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CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA, Hisham II. Dirham. (Ar. 2.48g/25mm). 388H. al-Andalus / Al-Andalus. (Vives 596). No names in any of its areas. VF. Very rare. The absence of the obligatory "Amir" in the IIA and the mint master in the IA, as well as their peculiar African-style design, have raised many doubts about the true origin of these coins, despite their clearly Al-Andalus mint. Researcher David Francés Baños, in his monograph on Fez and African coins published in Manquso No. 13 (pp. 27-31), suggests an interesting hypothesis that would place the minting of these coins in the vicinity of the city of Tlemcen, under exceptional circumstances perfectly documented in the chronicles of the period.
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