1221 | Al Andalus coins

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TAIFAS ALMORAVIDS, Sidray ibn Wazir (recognizing Almohad sovereignty, 538-546 AH). Quirate. (Ar. 0.92g/18mm). S/D. (Vives 1911; Gomes 05.03; Benito Hd1). Obv: 'Sahada' in three lines, below quote: ابن وزير (Ibn Wazir). Rev: المهدي (al-Mahadi)/ بالله محمد بن (by God, Muhammad son of)/ عبد الله (Abd Allah). Good Very Fine. Very rare.

"Ibn Wazīr's trajectory is reflected in his coinage, which we divide into four periods. The first comprises what would initially be his first coins minted in Beja after the uprising, although the brief legends that appear on these half-kirates do not allow us to state with absolute certainty that they belong to this period and not another. The second, more prolific period shows Sidrāy's alliance with Ḥamdīn ben Muḥammad, either by displaying his name or his honorific title of al-Manṣūr, with coins initially issued in Mértola and Beja, which continued in Silves after Ibn Wazīr moved his residence there. Following this, a couple of coins issued in Silves represent the period in which Ibn Wazīr expressed his submission to the Caliph of the East by using the generic appellation of Imam 'Abd Allāh, in the same way that this title appeared in the..." Almoravid dinars. Finally, the pieces minted during the Almohad period are collected, which are distinguished by the presence of the name of Mahdī Muḥammad ben 'Abd Allāh (benTūmart)." (https://wearenumismatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Manquso07.pdf).