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Morocco's Tinma Gold: The Almoravid Coin That Financed an Empire

Morocco's Tinma Gold: The Almoravid Coin That Financed an Empire

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 In this episode of The Story of Morocco, Lucas and Luna turn back to the Almoravid era—but not the battles or religious fervor you might remember from Episode 31. Instead, they focus on a single object: the Almoravid gold dinar, struck from West African bullion and minted in Marrakech, Aghmat, and Sijilmasa. These coins, called mithqals by contemporaries, became the de facto currency of Mediterranean trade in the 11th and 12th centuries. Lucas explains how the Almoravids gained control of the gold routes from Ghana and the Niger bend, and how their rigid adherence to Maliki orthodoxy shaped the design and purity of their coinage—no figurative images, only calligraphic verses from the Quran. He contrasts the Almoravid dinar with the later Christian imitations struck in Spain, and the role of Jewish merchants like the Banu Jannah in moving these coins across the Sahara. Luna asks about the famous 'Almoravid dinar' hoards found in Europe, and Lucas walks through a few key examples—like the 1871 hoard from Murcia. The conversation ends with the dinar's decline after the Almohad takeover, and how its legacy lingers in the word 'maravedí' in Spanish. A tight, object-focused episode that shows how a single coin reveals the commercial and religious soul of an empire. #Almoravid #GoldDinar #Sijilmasa #Aghmat #Marrakech #Ghana #Sahel #Mithqal #Maliki #BanuJannah #Maravedi #TransSaharanTrade #MoroccanHistory #MedievalCoinage #Numismatics #BerberEmpire #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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