Dynasty: Marinid
Mint: Azemour
Ruler: Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad b. Ibrahim
Dates: 775-786; 789-796 AH / 1373-1384; 1387-1393 AD
AV Dinar, undated.
References: El Hadri 201; Hazard 812; BM 173.
Unfortunately, I feel that this gold dinar is a copy of the original.
Obverse:
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
صلى الله على محمد و اله
و الحمد لله وحده
لا اله إلا الله
محمد رسول الله
In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate
God bless Muhammad and his family
And the praise is unto God alone
There is no god except God
Muhammad is the messenger of God
Obverse margins:
و إلهكم
اله واحد
لا اله إلا هو
الرحمن الرحيم
And your god is
One God (Q 2:163)
There is no god except Him (Q 2:158)
The merciful, the compassionate
Reverse:
عن أمر عبد الله
المستنصر بالله
احمد أمير المسلمين
ابن الخلفا الراشدين
أيده الله و نصره
At the command of 'Abd Allah (the servant of God)
al-Mustansir-bi-Allah (the asking assistance of God),
Ahmad commander of the Muslims
The son of the orthodox caliphs
God help him and render him victorious
Reverse margins:
ضرب بمدينة
ازهور
حرسها
الله تعالى
It has been struck at the city of
Azemour
God -
May he be exhalted - guard it