ISLAMIC, Arabia. Sulayhids. 'Arwa bint Ahmad, AH 484-532 / AD 1091-1137. Dinar (Gold, 22 mm, 2.43 g, 4 h), Adan, blundered date. Album 1077. Struck from somewhat corroded dies and with a minor scratch on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine.
Queen Arwa ibn Ahmad was the first woman to bear the title Hujjah ('proof' [of God]), which in Shia Islam denotes a person with a very close relationship to God.
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