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ALMOHAD PERIOD OR LATER. Coin-shaped amulet-pendant. (Pb. 5.84g/32x38mm). Possibly 13th-15th century. Large, well-crafted circular piece with a small suspension ring at the top. Both the obverse and reverse are divided into two parts by a fine, incised circular fillet. The outer band is further bordered by another plain, engraved circular fillet. The obverse bears an epigraphic inscription in elaborate Kufic script, with the upper letters beveled: هو ألله احد (ألله) الصمد ما يلد (و ما) يولد. (He is the One God, the Eternal God. He neither begot nor was begotten.) and in the central field a six-pointed star formed by the intersection of two equilateral triangles. The reverse is similar, except that the central star is somewhat larger and has in its center a plain circular field with a central dot: الملك لـلله الاحد الصمد- - -د يلد اى. (Power belongs to God, the One, the Eternal.....). (Type BI amulets; piece published in Manquso No. 8, pp. 80-81). Very Fine. Ex Ibercoin, Auction 92, Sebastián Gaspariño Amulets Collection (03/21/2024), Lot No. 1035.
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