Object type
coin
Culture/period
Medieval
Materials
gold
Technique
minting
Mint
Còrdoba
Production date
994
Current location
Reserves
Archaeological site
Olèrdola
Township
Olèrdola (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Barcelona, Alt Penedès)
Dimensions
24 mm
Description
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Coin in the Islamic currency series (al-Andalus), with inscriptions in Arabic script on both sides. Obverse (IA): central legend (phrase of the Quran) and named mint (al Andalus) and year (384). Reverse (IIA): central legend with the name of the emir and border.
The dinar was acquired by the Archaeological Museum of Barcelona from its owner, of which we do not know the name. Pere Girò, an expert on Penedes archeology and promoter of the public purchase of Olèrdola by the Diputación de Barcelona in 1963, brokered the acquisition.
it is an Andalusian coin, a dinar or mancuso (Arabic word meaning engraved), according to the Arabic or Christian name, minted by the Caliph of Cordoba Hisham II (Abu'l-Walid Hisham ibn el-Hakam) around the year 384 of the Hegira (994 in the Christian era).
Hisham II (Cordoba, 995-1013) was the 3rd Caliph and grandson of the Abd-al-Rahman III. He had two reigns, the first between 976 and 1009; the second between 1010 and 1013. He reformed the Mosque of Cordoba, cultural centre of the time. His hayib or prime minister was the famous Almanzor, who conducted several raids in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. The best known was in 985, when he sacked the city of Barcelona.
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID
2230