Triton XVI, Lot: 1322. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Almoravids (al-Murabitun). 'Ali ibn Yusuf. AH 500-537 / AD 1107-1142. AV Dinar (26mm, 3.97 g, 8h). Isbiliya (Seville) mint. . Dated AH 520 (AD 1126/7). Kalima, name and title of 'Ali ibn Yusuf in four lines; “allah” flanked by pellets above, pellet below; al-Quran Sura 3 Verse 79 in outer margin / Name and title of Abbasid caliph and mintmaster “Yasir” in five lines; “Yasir” flanked by annulets; Mint formula and AH date in outer margin. Hazard 219; Lavoix 579; Album 466.1. EF.