990 | Al Andalus coins

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CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA. 'Abd al-Rahman III. Dirnar. (Ar. 3.93g/19mm). 340 AH. Madinat al-Zahra / مدينة الزهرا. (Vives 420; Frochoso 340.3). Citing Muhammad / محمد in IA. Good Very Fine. Very rare. Although there is an initial series of coins citing the name Muhammad, dated between 332 and 334 AH, and identified with Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Hudayr—mentioned in the list of mint masters in Ibn Hayyan's Muqtabis V—this example belongs to a second series begun in 336 AH, after the mint was moved from Cordoba (al-Andalus) to Madinat al-Zahra. This second series lasted until the year 343 AH and, curiously, the quote they record does not coincide with the official responsible for the mint mentioned in the aforementioned chronicle, Abd al-Rahamam ibn Yahya ibn Idri.