ID Help With North African AR Dirham? No. 1

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ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2577 Posts	Posted 06/07/2024 9:41 pm I recently received five silver coins from Morocco. One is a 1774 Cherifian Empire dirham. Two are Almohad Caliphate coins, one a 1/2 dirham and one is an imitation dirham by perhaps the Crown of Aragon (who knew?) But I can't seem to find similar script patterns for this one or the next that I will put up, but I believe they are from the same stable. They both have (to me) the same script on one side recognized by what looks to the English reading eye to be Jov!. I have tried to interpret it from the Arabic script and to me (but I am in no way experienced enough to be certain) it looks like alef L D S L which is of no help to me. So if anyone has a hint or clue I would be most appreciative. 15mm irregular 0.95g The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Edited by ttkoo 06/07/2024 9:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 191727 Posts	Posted 06/24/2024 3:36 pm Very interesting! Hopefully someone will be able to assist you. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2577 Posts	Posted 06/24/2024 10:50 pm Thanks for the nudge jbuck. However, I should have posted that this had been solved by aws22 on the World of Coins forum. His kind reply was: "I found a better match for your coin which I think it fits well: Morocco, Zaouai of Dila, Abd Allah Al-Ghalib, AR Dirham, Fas? mint (AH 965-982/1557-1574 AD) Reverse (First photo): Field: Inscriptions inside a square inscribed in a circle: Bi-Allah al-Ghalib Abd Allah Margin: mint and date information: Not clear Obverse (Second photo): Field: Inscriptions inside a square inscribed in a circle: La Ilah Illa Allah al-Amru Kulluhu Lillah Margin: Not clear The Zawiya Dila'iya also known as the Zawiya of Dila and the Dila'iya Sultanate, was a Sufi brotherhood, centred in the Middle Atlas range of Morocco. Abu Muhammad 'Abd Allah al-Ghalib was the second Saadian Sultan of Morocco. He succeeded his father Mohammed al-Shaykh as Sultan of Morocco." The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Edited by ttkoo 06/24/2024 10:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 191727 Posts	Posted 06/25/2024 08:20 am Excellent! Thank you for the update. Hopefully this will help another visitor in the future. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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