CALIPHATE OF CÓRDOBA, Hisam II and the governor Ziri Ibn 'Atiyya. Handús. (Ar. 1.94g/14mm). 388H. Medina Fez. (Vives type 618; French, Manquso nº15, p. 63-66, same copy). Quoting Ziri/زيري in IIA. Encapsulated by NCV AU. Only known specimen.
Ziri ibn ʿAtiyya was a Berber chieftain and warlord who, in his later years, supported Caliph Hisham II against the rule of Ibn Abi ʿAmir. His name only appears on coins from the year 388 AH, the last year of his reign, as he faced off in the Maghreb, first against Wadih and then against ʿAbd al-Malik, son of Amir, who crushed him at Jabal Habib, causing his forces to disperse.
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