Al-Andalus AH 532 dinar
This specimen was lot 42500 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $5,612. The catalog description[1] noted, "ISLAMIC KINGDOMS. Almoravid. Dinar, AH 532 (1137/8). al-Mariya Mint. 'Ali bin Yusuf, with Sir as heir. NGC MS-64+. Issued in the modern-day city of Almeria, Spain, at the time a wealthy trading port for silk, oil, and raisins. A gorgeous specimen on the very precipice of Gem, and VERY RARE state of preservation for any Almoravid Dinar. Boldly and attractively detailed, with neat characters and no areas of major strike weakness, the surfaces awash with satiny luster. An overall exceptional piece that would be difficult to improve upon for the type." This type was struck at twenty mints in Morocco (Tlemcen, Marrakesh, Fez) and Spain (Almeria, Seville, Granada, Malaga, Murcia, etc.). The Almoravid empire collapsed under Almohad attacks in 1146 AD.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 4.19 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-641, A-466.2.
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- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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- al-Andalus AH 519 dinar, Almeria mint, 'Ali ibn Yusuf
- al-Andalus AH 533 dinar, Almeria mint, ‘Ali ibn Yusuf
- Coins and currency dated 1137