Dinar

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The Dinar is a historic gold coin and monetary unit widely used across the Islamic world, originating as the standard currency of early Muslim empires.

Aliases (2)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic monetary unit
gold coin
historical currency
authorityNamedOn reigning caliph
category Islamic numismatics
medieval currencies
circulatedAlongside copper fals
silver dirham
contrastedWith Dirham
currencyOf early Islamic state
denominationOf Islamic coinage
etymology derived from Latin denarius
function medium of exchange
store of value
unit of account
historicalInfluenceOn later Islamic coinage
modern currencies named dinar
historicalStatus standard high-value coin in early Islamic economy
inspiredBy Byzantine solidus
introducedInCentury 7th century
late 7th century
languageOfLegends Arabic
material gold
metalComparedWith silver dirham
monetaryStandard gold standard in early Islamic period
region Iberian Peninsula under Islamic rule
Middle East
North Africa
relatedConcept Islamic gold dinar
modern dinar currencies
religiousInscription Islamic declarations of faith
Quranic verses
scriptUsed Arabic script
shape round coin
standardizedUnder Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
subdivisionOf Islamic monetary system
timePeriodOfProminence 7th to 13th centuries
usedBy Islamic states
Muslim merchants
usedFor long-distance trade
payment of soldiers
state revenues
tax payments
usedIn Abbasid Caliphate
Islamic world
Umayyad Caliphate
early Muslim empires
various Islamic caliphates
weightStandard approximately 4.25 grams of gold

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Marinid dynasty ("gold dinar")
Rashidun Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate
currency
Dirham
contrastedWith
solidus ("Islamic dinar")
influenced

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