1 Dirham - Alfonso VI 479 (1086)

Weight

3.08 g

Diameter

NA

Thickness

NA

Material

Silver

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

Plain.

Technique

Hammered

Front design

NA

Back design

NA

Year of Minting

479 (1086)

King

Alfonso VI (1085)

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

NA

Inscriptions

NA

Context

A translation from the Aureo & Calicó S.L. auction: Neither Vives nor Prieto could read well the only copy they both knew. In 1994, Rafael Frochoso, Antonio Medina and Tawfiq Ibrahim published an article (NVMISMA 235, page 41ff) with the correct transcription, which includes 'the month of Safar' at the beginning of the date, in the border on the back. The copy we present is the same as that article, photographed with number 3, and was also included in the 'Supplement' by Canto and Ibrahim to the Prieto catalogue, with number 171. 'After the agreed surrender of Toledo (the 10 Muharram 478 AH / 6 May 1085) and its effective occupation by Alfonso VI (27 Muharram 478 AH / 25 May 1085) anonymous fleeces continued to be minted in Arabic characters for a short period (...) 'The introduction of the month of minting is a piece of information as enigmatic as it is unpublished, and has no precedent in all of Andalusian numismatics' (from the same article in NVMISMA). https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8930076

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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