Coins of al-Andalus Tonegawa collection
Taifas

بطليوس
BADAJOZ

The early history of the Taifa of Badajoz is far from clear due to the scarcity of written sources and known coins. See section "Unidentified Taifa" for coins of an enigmatic al-Hadjib Khalid which are probably related to the Taifa of Badajoz.



AFTASIDS       د ولة بني الأفطس

Yahya al-Mansur                  يحيى بن محمّد بن عبد ألله المنصور بألله  
? -460/ ?-1068

Dinars


Fractional
no mint /date

0.94gr 9mm
Vives 991,
Prieto 365.

Dirhams


Andalus date not readable
2.78gr 22mm
Type Vives 994,
Prieto 367b.

Andalus
(45)7H

3.66gr 26mm
Type Vives 999,
Prieto 375 but with readable date.

(Andalus)
(45)7H

3.60gr 26mm
Type Vives 999,
Prieto 375 but with readable date

Andalus
(45?)9

4.08gr 25mm
Prieto supplement nē144, this coin

mint /date not readable
4.08gr 23mm
Prieto supplement nē 142, this coin

Andalus
(460H)

3.90gr 29mm
Prieto supplement nē145

´Umar al-Mutawakil                                                   عمر المتوكل
460-487 / 1068-1094

Almoravid occupation of Badajoz can securely be date as in 487H. See in Almoravid section of this collection a dinar of this date and mint struck in the name Yusuf ibn Tashfin.

Dinars


Fractional
no mint/date

1.26gr 16mm
Vives 1001,
Prieto 377g

Fractional
no mint/date

1.00gr 13mm
Vives 1009,
Prieto 380b

Fractional
no mint/date

1.08gr 12mm
Prieto supplement nē146, this coin

Dirhams


Andalus
460H

3.02gr 24mm
Vives 1002,
Prieto 377a

Andalus
463H??

3.98gr 25mm
Vives 1004,
Prieto 377e

Andalus
466H?

2.52gr 23mm
- - - - - -

Andalus
no date

3.24gr 22mm
Vives 1007,
Prieto 378a

margins not readable
2.72gr 22mm
Vives 1010,
Prieto 380a

Andalus
date not readable

2.72gr 22mm
Attributed to Badajoz.
Prieto supplement nē168

Fractional
no mint/date

1.82gr 14mm
Prieto supplement nē147, this coin

Fractional
no mint/date

1.06gr 12mm
Vives 1016,
Prieto 385
Variant

Fractional
no mint/date

0.31gr 8mm
Vives 1021,
Prieto 393
Variant

Fractional
no mint/date

0.83gr 12mm
Variant not in Vives or Prieto

 

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