Period
Islamic
Person
al-Musta‘ṣim, 1242 - 1258, al-Ashraf Ismā‘īl, 1377 - 1400
Mint
Zabīd (Islamic)
Denom.
Dirham
Dating
788 AH (=AD 1386-1387)
Obverse
السلطان / الملك الاشرف / ممهد الدين / اسمعيل, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin , all enclosed by tiny fish swimming clockwise bordered by linear and pointillate circles
Reverse
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم / لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / ارسله بالهدى, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin , all enclosed by tiny fish swimming clockwise bordered by linear and pointillate circles