ISLAMIC, Fatimids. al-Mustansir billah, AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094. Dinar (Gold, 21.5 mm, 3.85 g), Tarablus (Tripolis in Lebanon) mint, AH 446 =1054-1055 AD. Inscription in three concentric circles around a central pellet: inner, al-Mustansir billah amir al-mu'minin ; middle, da'a al-imam mu'id li-tawhhid al-ilah al-samad ; outer " bism-illah Duriba haza al Dinar bi Misr Sanat Thaman wa arba'in wa arba'a-mi'a. Rev. Inscription in three concentric circles around a central pellet: inner, la illah illa-llah Mouhammad rasul allah ; middle, wa ali afdal al-wassiyin wa wazir khair al-moursalin ; outer, Muhammad rasul allah arsalahou bil houda li-youzhirahou 'ala al-din kullahou wa law kariha al Moushrikoun. Album 719A. ICV 837. Miles 307. Nicol 2001. Very fine.

From a collection in USA.