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Fatimids. temp. Abu 'Abd Allah al-Shi'i. AH 296-297 / AD 909-911. AV Dinar (18.6mm, 4.15g, 8h). Al-Qayrawan mint. Dated AH 296 / AD 908/9. With additional legends al-hamdu lillah and rabb al-'alamayn in reverse field. Nicol 2. Small test-mark on rim. Near VF. Extremely rare.
Qayrawan was captured for the Fatimids in AH 296 by Abu 'Abdallah al-Shi'i, a staunch supporter of the Fatimid cause who had long fought and intrigued against the Aghlabids in North Africa. Al-Mahdi was duly recognized as Fatimid caliph in AH 297, but he soon came to view the man who paved his way to power as a threat and arranged for al-Shi'i to be murdered in AH 298.
Qayrawan was captured for the Fatimids in AH 296 by Abu 'Abdallah al-Shi'i, a staunch supporter of the Fatimid cause who had long fought and intrigued against the Aghlabids in North Africa. Al-Mahdi was duly recognized as Fatimid caliph in AH 297, but he soon came to view the man who paved his way to power as a threat and arranged for al-Shi'i to be murdered in AH 298.