Al-Andalus AH 517 dinar

Sedwick Treasure Auction 39, lot 1316

This specimen was lot 1316 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN (Al-Andalus), Almoravids, Ishbiliya (Seville) إشبيلية, AV dinar, 'Ali ibn Yusuf, 517 AH (1123 AD), date with units in feminine form, NGC MS 64. Bold strike with full inscriptions, good luster per the grade. NGC #8437667-004." This type was struck at twenty mints in Morocco (Tlemcen, Marrakesh, Fez) and Spain (Almeria, Valencia, Granada, Malaga, Murcia, etc.). The Almoravid empire collapsed under Almohad attacks in 1146 AD.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 4.00 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón-632, Vives-1659; Hazard-215.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Auction 39, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2026.

Links to:

• al-Andalus AH 503 dinar, Valencia mint, 'Ali ibn Yusuf
• al-Andalus AH 519 dinar, Almeria mint, 'Ali ibn Yusuf
• Coins and currency dated 1123