E-auction 610-588019 - AL-ANDALOUS - ABD AL-RAHMAN III Dirhem 349 AH. Madinat Al-Zahara
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Type : Dirhem
Date: 349 AH.
Mint name / Town : Madinat Al-Zahara
Metal : silver
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 3,01 g.
Rarity : R1
Obverse
Obverse legend : LÉGENDE ARABE CIRCULAIRE ET EN TROIS LIGNES AU CENTRE.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE ARABE CIRCULAIRE ET EN QUATRE LIGNES AU CENTRE.
Commentary
Au revers, la date et l’atelier sont bien lisibles. L’interdiction de la représentation de l’homme et des animaux valorise grandement l’écriture, d’autant plus que le Coran dit explicitement que l’art d’écrire est d’essence divine (sourate 96, verset 4). Les inscriptions ont donc à la fois une fonction de prosélytisme religieux et un rôle esthétique.
Historical background
AL-ANDALOUS - ABD AL-RAHMAN III
(891-961)
Calif
Abd Al-Rhaman III, sometimes francized in Abderraman III was born in Cordoba on January 7, 891. He is the grandson of the seventh independent Umayyad emir of Al-Andalus. First named Emir of Cordoba on October 15, 912, he was the first to emancipate himself from the power of Baghdad by assuming the title of Caliph on January 16, 929. Although an Umayyad, he had blue eyes, blond and light-skinned by his close ancestry, in particular his grandmother, Christian, the Royal Infanta Onneca Fortunez. He is best known for the Medina Al-Zahara, the palace he had built in honor of his wife Zahra from 936, which employed more than 10,000 workers for 25 years. Since 2009, this monument has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its immense ruins are located 8 kilometers from Cordoba. Abd Al-Rahman III died on October 15, 961 and his son Al-Hakam II succeeded him..
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