154, Lot: 252. Estimate $300. Sold for $185. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC DYNASTIES, Ayyubids. al-Nasir Salah ed-Din Yusuf bin Ayyub (Saladin). 1171-1193. AR Dirhem (2.76 g, 6h). Hamah mint. Struck in the name of the Abbasid Caliph, al-Mustadi. Dated AH 572 (AD 1177). Name and titles of Saladin; mint and date in outer legend / Name and titles of al-Mustadi . Balog -; Album -; Classical Numismatic Group 46, lot 1717. VF, toned, with typical areas of flat strike. An extremely rare date unknown to Balog and unlisted in Album.