please identify

[cebolar]

hi,
a friend od mine bought the following coin. as neither him nor me read arab, I would like you to help and identify the coin. our guess is something like a dinar of the almoravides of spain!
regards
frank

[Sebastian475]

Hi Frank

The reverse says in the center:

الامير
الامام محمد
امير المؤمنين
المهدي بألله
يحيى

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The obverse:

لا إله إلا
ألله وحده
لا شريك له
محمد

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And in the margin:

بسم ألله ضرب هذا الدينار بمدينة مالقة سنة اربعين و اربع ماية

Muhammad al-Mahdi, Malaga 440H.

All this in a strange and barbarian style.

A similar copy, but with another calligraphy, in:

http: // www.andalustonegawa.50g.com/Hammudidis/Muhammadbidris.html

Regards,

[cebolar]

hi sebastian,
thank you very much indeed for your very profound answer!
regards
frank

[cebolar]

hi sebastian,
is there a chance to identify these two aswell? they came from the same lot!
regards and thank you in advance
frank

[Sebastian475]

Sorry.

Too much time without visiting this page.

Two coins are of ‘ Abd to the-Rahman III al-Nasir, mint of to al-Andalus.

The first one is a dinar, probably of the year 317 although the photo does not allow me to be sure. Vives 349. There is the similar one on this page:
 http: // www.andalustonegawa.50g.com/abdalrahmanIII.htm

The second one is a dírham, it seems than of the year 325. Also there is the similar one on the page quoted above. Vives 386.

Regards,

[cebolar]

hi sebastian,
thank you very much again!
regards
frank