ISLAMIC, Fatimids. al-'Aziz billah, AH 365-386 / AD 975-996. 1/2 Dirham (Silver, 18 mm, 1.17 g), Bull’s-eye type, mint and date off flan. Two concentric circles of inscription with a relatively broad empty band between, and a pellet in the center; inner inscription, ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh Muḥammad rasūl Allāh ʿAlī khayr ṣafwat Allāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Ali is the best of the elect of Allah’ in Arabic); outer inscription, traces of ‘Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih wa law kariha al-mushrikūn’ (‘Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it’ in Arabic). Rev. Two concentric circles of inscription with a relatively broad empty band between, and a pellet in the center; inner inscription, ‘ʿabd Allāh wa waliyyuhū Nizār al-imām al-ʿAzīz billāh amīr al-muʾminīn’ (‘The servant of Allah and His friend, Nizar Imam al-ʿAziz billah, Commander of the Believers’ in Arabic); outer inscription, mint and date formula. Album 705. Nicely toned. A few minor die breaks, otherwise, very fine.