1196 | Al Andalus coins

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CALIPHAL PERIOD OR LATER. Mihrab amulet (Pb. 18.293g / 63× 31mm). Possibly 10th-15th centuries. (Amulets Type AV (obv) / A-VI (rev). Rectangular lead plaque folded into a closed triptych and topped with two triangular crenellations. Obv: Quranic text in simple Kufic script developed within a rectangular epigraphic band: ...بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful!), which in turn frames the central legend in 7 lines. Rev: Legends distributed in a framing band and a central field, containing 4 lines of writing and a small horseshoe arch. VF+/VF-. A very beautiful and interesting specimen for study. Unpublished.