الدرهم الإدريسي ( Arabic) | |
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Demographics | |
User(s) | Idrisid dynasty |
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. |
The Idrisid dirham ( Arabic: الدرهم الإدريسي) was a silver coin minted under the Idrisid dynasty in Morocco and the western Maghreb. [1]
The word "dirham" (درهم) comes from drachma (δραχμή), the Greek coin. [2] "Dirham" is also the name of the currency in use in Morocco today. Idris I was the founder of the Idrisid dynasty. [3]
They were first struck under Idris I (788–791) in Tudgha and Volubilis. [4] Ultimately, they were minted at approximately 20 different workshops. [5]
Inscriptions on the coins indicate the dynasty's Zaidiyyah Shia alignment. [5] They promoted the dynasty's lineage tracing back to Ali, which gave the dynasty legitimacy. [5] The Iraqi Kufic script on these coins influenced the early development of Maghrebi script. [6] The Kufic script on these coins is basic and unembellished, reflecting the economic status of the Idrisid state. [6]
Idrisid dirhams circulated widely in the Middle East, and have been found as far as Russia and the Balkans. [5]
الدرهم الإدريسي ( Arabic) | |
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Demographics | |
User(s) | Idrisid dynasty |
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. |
The Idrisid dirham ( Arabic: الدرهم الإدريسي) was a silver coin minted under the Idrisid dynasty in Morocco and the western Maghreb. [1]
The word "dirham" (درهم) comes from drachma (δραχμή), the Greek coin. [2] "Dirham" is also the name of the currency in use in Morocco today. Idris I was the founder of the Idrisid dynasty. [3]
They were first struck under Idris I (788–791) in Tudgha and Volubilis. [4] Ultimately, they were minted at approximately 20 different workshops. [5]
Inscriptions on the coins indicate the dynasty's Zaidiyyah Shia alignment. [5] They promoted the dynasty's lineage tracing back to Ali, which gave the dynasty legitimacy. [5] The Iraqi Kufic script on these coins influenced the early development of Maghrebi script. [6] The Kufic script on these coins is basic and unembellished, reflecting the economic status of the Idrisid state. [6]
Idrisid dirhams circulated widely in the Middle East, and have been found as far as Russia and the Balkans. [5]