TAIFAS ALMORAVIDES: Anonymous, 1146-1155, AV dinar (3.92g), NM, AH544, A-405, VyE-2001/02, Kassis-138, with al-amr kulluhu lillah / la quwwa illa billah instead of a ruler's name, below the kalima on obverse, EF, RRR. This somewhat coarsely engraved type was probably issued somewhere in southeastern Spain by local contenders opposed to the rising Kings of Murcia and the Almohades arriving from North Africa. There are numerous spelling errors through this coin, especially in the Qur'anic verse in the obverse margin. The overall calligraphic style resembles some of the dinars minted in the early to mid-540s in and around the Spanish city of Jaén. This date was unknown to Vives y Escudero, and noted by Kassis as a single known specimen in the British Museum, plus a second example sold in our Auction 14, Lot 227.
Estimate: USD 1200 - 1600