Morocco 1 Dirham - Hisham 2nd Standard; Asfi 1220 KM# 86.5 [решено]

Hello,

can someone help me ID this arabic coin with a date of 1210



Metal: Silver with a dark patina
Weight: 2.06g
Diameter: 20.2mm

Thank you,

Paul

Hello Paul,

this one looks like a Dirham from Morocco (around 1790).

Best Regards,
Michael

Excellent that is it.
Morocco Dirham

C108 but many different ones for the different mints.

Anyone who can read which mint it is?

Thank you,

Paul

This is a fascinating coin. The ruler of Morocco was Sulayman, 1206-1238 / 1792-1822. However, there was a pretender to the throne, Hisam, until 1211. He controlled three mints, including the one on this coin: Asfi (اسفي). Your coin is dated 1210 (1795/6) with Asfi on the obverse side. As stated, it is a silver dirham.

References: KM #86.5
Corpus des Monnaies Alawites vol. II p973 #722

Wow excellent, thank you so much for the ID and the very detailed information regarding this piece and its history.

Best regards,

Paul