Ricerc@Sapienza

This contribution is focused on the yemenite mints of Ta‘izz and Thab‘a ̄t during the Rasulid dinasty (626-858 AH/AD 1229-1454). Historical chronicles and literary sources are used to document the mint activity of these two closely con- nected cities, and a catalogue of more than one hundred coins struck in these ci- ties is included. The combination of different sources by nature and type – coins, manuscripts, and inscriptions – together with a historical as well as philological approach of the sources mentioned, provides a broad view of the issues, and of the medieval yemenite history, and written culture.