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The material presented in the corpus is rich (particularly the collection of Bank al-Maghrib) but it does not seem to include all the coins and collections known at the time of the preparation of the work. However, as a corpus, the late edition of this book could have been more interesting and more useful if it was accompanied by a supplement including the many dozens of Almoravid gold and silver coins that were discovered since 1984 and published mostly by Spanish scholars and collectors. Keywords: Almoravids; coinage; mints; Morocco; Andalus EN Almoravids coinage mints Morocco Andalus Corpus des monnaies almoravides by Daniel Eustache, AbdellatifJouahri and Ahmed Ettahiri. [Extracted from the article]

In this article a plated hektē from Cyzicus is published, preserved in the collection of the Numismatics Department of the State Historical Museum. Results of metallographic analysis have shown that the plated hektē from Cyzicus has a silver core. In connection with this the question is examined as to how the plated coins were manufactured and how they circulated in the 6th-4th centuries BC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Imam-caliph al-Mu'izz al-Dīn Allah undertook a series of monetary changes which were to have a monumental impact on all future Faṭimid coinage, would lead to many imitations even after the dynasty had fallen, and create an easily identifiable pattern that attracted medieval merchants and modern collectors. The fact that al-Mu'izz's coinage went through three stages with slight variations in the wording and layout indicates that he was determined to create a new model for Faṭimid coinage which would distinguish it from the Aghlabid and 'Abbasid coinage that preceded and competed with it. In contrast, Sijilmasa coinage was so conservative in layout due to its role in the African trade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]