Fatimids. al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah. AH 341-365 / AD 953-975. AR Dirham (23mm, 3.12 g, 12h). Filastin mint. Dated AH 359 (AD 969/70). Nicol 340. Near VF.
This is the first year in which the Fatimids struck coins in the Holy Land. The mint-name, ‘Filastin’, is the name of the province; it is believed that these coins were struck at the capital, Ramla.
