2173 | Al Andalus coins

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ALMOHADS, Abd al-Mumin ibn Ali. Dirham in 1/2 Dirham type. (Ar. 1.50g/12mm). S/D. (Brethes 1050; Hazard 1067; Medina p443, note 2; Hohertz 548b). Variant with Alif and Lam joined at the top on the last line of the obverse. VF. Very rare.

This rare piece in the name of Abd al-Mumin, although for unknown reasons, most likely belongs to a rare series of coins that include 3 different metric units minted under a single design, the same being the usual one on the 1/2 Dirham.
Although we also consider it remarkable the existence of a small ornament in the form of a 'sin' or 'shadda' ending in a roundel and underlined, over the end of the word God / لله, in the upper part of the obverse. This type of ornament or isolated letters are quite typical in the Dirhams in the name of Al-Madhi, but not in those of Abd al-Mumin.