Al-Andalus AH 533 dinar

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Sedwick Treasure Auction 39, lot 1318
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This specimen was lot 1318 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN (Al-Andalus), Almoravids, Al Marīya (Almería) المرية, AV dinar, 'Ali ibn Yusuf, 533 AH (1139 AD), NGC MS 61. Broad flan, full inscriptions but softer in places, traces of luster. NGC #8437663-011." This type was struck at twenty mints in Morocco (Tlemcen, Marrakesh, Fez) and Spain (Seville, Valencia, Granada, Malaga, Murcia, etc.). The Almoravid empire collapsed under Almohad attacks in 1146 AD.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 4.20 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón-641, Vives-1753; Hazard-361.

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.

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