Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1923. Estimate $300. Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008. Sold For $350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Julandids. Ridwan ibn Ja'far. Circa AH 338-349 / AD 949-960. AR Dirhem (2.07 g, 6h). Huzu mint. Dated AH 339 (AD 950/1). Kalima in two lines across field; name of Ridwan ibn Ja'far in two lines below; al-Quran 30:3-4 in outer margin; mint formula and AH date in inner margin / Continuation of Kalima and name and title of Abbasid caliph al-Muti’a in four lines across field; “l’illah” above; Second Symbol in outer margin. Album 1586. VF, lightly toned, light overall porosity. Very rare.