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Maker/s	Muhammad V b. Yusuf (1354-59, 1362-91) (ruler) Granada (mint)
Category	coin
Name	dinar (denomination) Islamic (Series) Spanish Dynasties (subseries) Nasrids of Granada (subsubseries)
Material/s	gold
Dimensions	image(height): 33 mm image(width): 33 mm die axis: 350 degrees weight: 4.62 g
Date	1354 to 1391
Provenance	bought: University Purchase Fund (Filtered for: Coins and Medals) bt 1973
Inscriptions/Marks	design Position: obverse Description: Legend within a double square; outer legend in segments counterclockwise, outer plain and beaded circles. design Position: reverse Description: Legend within a double square; outer legend in segments four times, outer plain and beaded circles.
Production Notes	Period between reigns AH 762-63
Production Place	Granada (mint) (place)
Documentation	(2005) Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum, London: Scala [page: 248] [comments: Note: This coin was published in Coin Hoards I, 1975, p. 79 no. 311.]
Catalogue ref/s	682 IS-0643
Accession Number	CM.41-1973 (Coins and Medals) (Reference Number: 106973; Input Date: 2004-08-05 / Last Edit: 2011-07-22)
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