Morocco, 1767-68 AD., AH 1181, Alawi Sharifs, Sidi Muhammad III, Meknes mint, Dirham.
'Alawites, `Alawi Sharifs (Maghreb, Morocco) (AH 1075-1311), Sidi Muhammad III (AH 1171-1204 / 1757-1790 AD.), Meknes mint, AH 1181 / 1767-68 AD.,
Dirham (20-24 mm / 2,83 g),
Obv.: , date 118[1].
Rev.: , date 1181.
cf. http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=75559 .
Mohammed Ben Abdellah al-Qatib (c. 1710-1790) (Arabic: Ù…Øمد الثالث بن عبد الله الخطيب‎) was Sultan of Morocco from 1757 to 1790 under the Alaouite dynasty. He was the governor of Marrakech around 1750 and was the son of Sultan Abdallah IV who reigned 1745-1757. He was also sultan briefly during 1748.
Meknes (Arabic: مكناس‎, Berber: Meknas or Ameknas, French: Meknès, Spanish: Mequinez) is a city in northern Morocco
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