2142 | Al Andalus coins

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ALMORAVIDES, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H). Dirham/Quirate. (Ar. 0.90g/12mm). (4)94H. Miknasa (Meknes) / مكـناسة. (Benito Ba1). Good Very Fine/Extremely Fine-. Extremely rare.
This piece, halfway between the new Almoravid metrology and the traditional design of other periods, presents Yusuf with the title of Nasir al-Din on the reverse border and without mention of an heir, while on the obverse, we can highlight the perfection of the tiny date, fully expressing the unit and decade: سنة اربع و تسعين, a peculiarity that we do not find in any other copy.

We only have evidence of two pieces with similar characteristics. The first, the origin of its cataloging and belonging to the Tonegawa collection, was auctioned by Áureo y Calico, in volume I of the same (02/15/2024) and sold for €1,700. As a unique example, it contains the unit and the beginning of ten. While the second, auctioned by Stephen Album Rare Coins, 48 (01/18/2024), only contained the unit.