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SPAIN Al-AndALUS Abbadids Seville AV dinar al Mu‘tamid 467AH Ishbiliya NGC AU58 ex Tonegawa

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SPAIN Al-AndALUS Abbadids Seville AV dinar al Mu‘tamid 467AH Ishbiliya NGC AU58 ex Tonegawa
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SPAIN (Al-Andalus), Abbadids, Taifa of Seville, AV dinar, Muhammad ibn ‘Abbad al Mu‘tamid, 467 AH (1075 AD), Madinat Ishbiliya مدينة إشبيلية (Seville), NGC AU 58, ex-Tonegawa, Prieto Suplemento Plate. Vives-unl; Prieto Suplemento-155 (this coin). 3.76 grams. Beautiful example in light yellow color with spots of reddish encrustation, fully detailed strike, very rare in this condition, missing in Vives.

After the death of Almanzor, general and chief minister of the caliph Hisham II, the authority of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba entered a profound crisis. The inability of the caliph and of Almanzor’s successors to maintain political stability triggered the fitna, a prolonged period of internal conflict that culminated with the formal abolition of the caliphate in 1031 (422 AH). As a result, the territory of al Andalus fragmented into a series of independent states ruled by local dynasties, the so called muluk al tawa’if or taifa kingdoms.

From a monetary perspective this fragmentation led to the multiplication of mints and the decentralization of gold dinar production, previously tightly controlled by the caliphal administration. The earliest taifa issues maintained a strong continuity with the Umayyad tradition in both typology and epigraphy, reflecting the prestige and legitimacy associated with caliphal coinage. As the new dynasties consolidated their authority, however, gradual modifications appeared in the inscriptions and sometimes in the metallic standard, adapting the dinar to the evolving political landscape.

Different dynasties developed distinct numismatic strategies to legitimize their rule. The Hammudids, who sought to restore the caliphate under their own dynasty, incorporated caliphal titles in their coinage. Other rulers resorted to the political fiction that Hisham II was still alive and continued striking dinars in his name, as seen with the Amirids of Valencia, the Banu Hud of Zaragoza, and the Abbadids of Seville, attempting to counter the caliphal claims of the Hammudids. In other cases certain taifas issued coinage in the name of the imam Abd Allah, establishing a symbolic reference to the Abbasid caliphate and reinforcing their religious legitimacy.

This complex political landscape is reflected in the remarkable typological and epigraphic diversity of the dinars struck in al Andalus during the 11th century, forming one of the richest and most varied chapters of Andalusí numismatics. NGC #8437663-006. Pedigreed to the Tonegawa Collection (stated on label), Auction II (Aureo & Calicó 439, November 2024, lot 330), and plated as coin 155 in the 2003 supplement to Antonio Prieto's Los Reyes de Taifas.
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