Almohad Dinar Gold Coin

Timeline

1. c. 1147–1151Marrakesh · MoroccoAfter unifying the Maghreb and al-Andalus, the Almohad regime carried out monetary reform, standardizing the dinar's gold weight, fineness, and inscription design, and establishing an imperial coinage standard through distinctive motifs such as a square enclosing a circle.
2. 1151–1160Territory of the Almohad Empire · Iberian PeninsulaThe standardized dinar circulated widely in Morocco, the Tunisian coast, and the cities of southern Iberia, becoming the common medium of gold for taxation, military pay, and long-distance trade within the empire, replacing the assorted local gold coins of the period of political fragmentation.
3. 1155–1160Seville · al-AndalusThe consistently fine Almohad dinar entered Mediterranean trade networks along commercial routes and was accepted in the port cities of al-Andalus and in frontier trade with the Christian world, reflecting the empire's economic integration and credit backing.