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Zirids of Qayrwan, al-Mu'izz b. Badis AV Dinar. Madinat 'Izz al-Islam wa'l-Qayrawan mint, AH 442 = AD 1051. Kalima in three lines across field; mint and date formula around / Qur'an III, 85 in three lines across field; Qur'an XXXIII, 44-45 around. Album 458; Hazard 4; 3.65g, 22mm, 8h.
Near Mint State. Rare.
From a private UK collection.
The Zirids are a Sanhaja Berber dynasty whose capital, Qayrawan, is located in modern day Tunisia and is now known as Kairouan. This type shows a Sunnite legend, struck anonymously by al-Mu'izz Badis after the repudiation of Fatimid suzerainty.
Near Mint State. Rare.
From a private UK collection.
The Zirids are a Sanhaja Berber dynasty whose capital, Qayrawan, is located in modern day Tunisia and is now known as Kairouan. This type shows a Sunnite legend, struck anonymously by al-Mu'izz Badis after the repudiation of Fatimid suzerainty.