https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Yemen-Rassid_No_Date_%281226-1258%29_1_dirhamYemen-Rassid No Date (1226-1258) 1 dirham - Revision history2026-07-31T07:42:31ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.0https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Yemen-Rassid_No_Date_(1226-1258)_1_dirham&diff=17424&oldid=prevPastakhov: This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Yemen-Rassid_No_Date_%281226-1258%29_1_dirham2021-01-12T19:27:06Z<p>This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Yemen-Rassid_No_Date_%281226-1258%29_1_dirham</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:YEM-RASSID_643AH_1dirham_Al-Mutawakkil-Ahmad_SA-lot266-18May2013-USD250.jpg|550px|thumb|Courtesy of Stephen Album]]<br />
The Rassids were a group belonging to the Zaidiyyah branch of Shia Islam. They exerted control over portions of [[Yemen]], at times becoming the dominant political force.<br />
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The specimen shown was lot 266 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it sold for US$295. The catalog description reads<sup>[1]</sup>: <blockquote>"RASSID: al-Mutawakkil Ahmad, 1226-1258, AR dirham, Zufar, AH643, also citing the previous ruler al-Mansur, as always, with Ahmad's name in the obverse marginal text, lovely strike, choice VF, RRR."</blockquote> <br />
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.<br />
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''Specification:'' 1.74 g, silver.<br />
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''Catalog reference:'' A-1084.<br />
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br />
* Album, Stephen. ''Checklist of Islamic Coins.'' Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album. <br />
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen. ''Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 16''. Santa Rosa, 2013. Stephen Album Rare Coins.<br />
* Mitchiner, Michael. ''Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of Islam''. London, 2000. Hawkins Publications. <br />
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''Link to:''<br />
* [[Yemen-Rassid No Date (913-937) 1/2 dirham|(913-937) 1/2 dirham]]<br />
* [[Yemen-Najjahid AH 465 (frozen date) 1 dinar|AH 465 (frozen date) 1 dinar]]<br />
* [[Yemen-Sulayhid AH 475 1 dinar|AH 475 1 dinar]]<br />
* [[Yemen-Sulayhid AH 487 1/2 dinar|AH 487 1/2 dinar]]<br />
* [[Yemen AH 647 1 dirham|AH 647 1 dirham]]<br />
* [[Yemen AH 651 1 dirham|AH 651 1 dirham]]<br />
* [[Yemen AH 747 1 dirham|AH 747-Adan 1 dirham]]<br />
* [[Yemen AH 750 1 dirham|AH 750-Zabid 1 dirham]]<br />
* [[Yemen AH 761 1 dirham|AH 761-Mahjam 1 dirham]]<br />
* [[Yemen AH 774 1 dirham|AH 774 1 dirham]]<br />
* [[Yemen AH 785 1 dirham|AH 785-Mahjam 1 dirham]]<br />
* return to coins of [[Yemen]]<br />
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