Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1927. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Samanids. Mansur I ibn Nuh. AH 350-365 / AD 961-976. AV Dinar ( Falsmm, 3.52 g, 4h). Ahmad bin Mansur, governor in Fergana. Dated AH 359 (AD 969/70). “Mansur” across field within ornate frame; Kalima around; mint formula and AH date in outer margin / Continuation of Kalima; name and title of Ahmad bin Mansur in outer margin. Davidovich, Monety 23; Album -. Near VF, red-brown and green patina. Extremely rare.