CNG 102, Lot: 1265. Estimate $1000. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Fatimids. al-Hafiz li-Din Allah. AH 526-544 / AD 1131-1149. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.08 g, 3h). Misr (Fustat) mint. Dated AH 526 (AD 1131/2).
’al/
ghaya (
highest goal) in Arabic in two lines across field, first portion of the
kalimat at-tawḥīd in inner margin, "Second Symbol" (Quran 9: 33) in outer margin /
al-imam/
ahmad (
the imam Ahmad) in Arabic in two lines across field; continuation of caliphal name and titles in inner margin; mint formula and AH date in outer margin. Nicol 2614; Miles,
Fatimid 495; SICA 6, –; Album 735.1; ICV 850. Superb EF.