Publication Date
403/ 1012
Publication Place
-
National Museum of Oriental Art
Subject
Minted gold.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
القطر: 2،2 سم؛ الوزن: 4.17غرام
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
10474
Record ID
object;ISL;it;Mus01;23;ar
Library Location
Museum of Civilizations | Museum of Oriental Art Giuseppe Tucci
Date
403/ 1012
Notes
A dinar minted for the Egyptian treasury, dated to the period of Al-Hakim’s caliphate bi-Amr Allah (386/411-996/1021), on both sides of a Kufic inscription distributed over four lines. On the first side we read the following phrase: “There is no god but God, alone, without partners, Muhammad is the Messenger of God, Ali is the guardian of God.” Around it we find an inscription that says: “It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions, even though the polytheists hate it.” (At-Tawbah: 33 and As-Saff: 9) On the other side, in the middle, we read the following phrase: “Abdullah, the governor of Al-Mansur, Abu Ali, the imam, the ruler, by the command of God, the Commander of the Faithful.” And on the letter, we read: “In the name of God, this dinar was minted in Egypt in the year three and four hundred (403).”
Sample Text
Paola Torre “Coin (Dinar)” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;it;Mus01;23;ar
