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Dinar of the Fatimid dynasty. Egypt, 970 CE. The coin shown here indicates a break from the standard design by the Fatimid dynasty. As Shi'ites, they were theologically and politically opposed to the Sunni rule of the Abbasids in Baghdad. Some of their coins mirror this conflict in their revolutionary design of concentric circles with inscriptions referring to their Shi'a beliefs, and in replacing the central traditional inscriptions with ones of their own. Weight: 2.91 g. Inv. CM 1877,1102.1.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART341980
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Purpose
Public
Size
3072px × 1561px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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10th century CE
Coin
Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171 CE)
Shi`ite