Islamic, Africa & Spain, Muwahhids, AR Sq. Dirhem, 13th Century AD, Zeno-23838

Description

This coin was issued by
Muwahhids Dynasty
in
Magrev
Region
(North Africa)
and
Spain
in
circa
13th century AD
.
It is an anonymous type.  There is no mint mark, struck on the surface.
The
Muwahhids
Caliphate (or
Almohad
Caliphate) was a North African
Berber Muslim
empire
founded in the 12th century
.  At its height, it controlled
much of the Iberian Peninsula (
Al Andalus
) and North Africa (
the Maghreb
).  The Muwahhid movement was founded by Ibn Tumart among the Berber
Masmuda tirbes, but the Muwahhid state and its ruling dynasty were founded after the death by Abd al-Mu'min al Gumi.  Around
1120
, Ibn Tumart first
established
a Berber state
in Tinmei in the
Atlas Mountains
.  Under Abd al Mu'min (1130-1163) they succeeded in overthrowing the ruling Almoravid
dynasty governing
Morocco in 1147
, when conquered
Marrakesh
and
declared himself caliph
.
They then
expanded their power
over all of the
Maghreb by 1159
.
Al Andalus
soon followed, and all of Muslim Iberia was
under Muwahhid rule by 1172.
The
turning point
of their presence in the Iberian Peninsula came in
1212
, at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.  Much of the remaining Moorish dominion
in Iberia
was lost
in the ensuing decades, with the cities of
Cordova and Seville falling
to the Christians in
1236
and 1248 respectively.
[The above explanations are quoted from Wikipedia etc.]
I will attach share free some historical maps of "Phases of the expansion of the Almohad State", "The Almohad empire at its greatest extent, c. 1180-1212" and
"Almohad after 1212."
Silver square Dirhem.    A small black spot.
Very beautifully struck, lovely coin.
Catalog number is MI-418 and Zeno-23838.
MI catalogue is "Oriental coins and their values, The World of Islam.",
written by Michael Mitchiner, published by Hawkins Publications
in London in 1977.
Zeno list is "Zeno Ru.-Oriental Coins Database" on line.
Size : 13 x 13 mm.     Weight : 1.49 gr.
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