'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir. AH 295-320 / AD 908-933. AV Dinar (18.6mm, 1.90 g, 4h). Zabid mint. Dated AH 320 (AD 932/3). Good Fine.

Islamic Auction 7 - Session One
Lot: 108.
Closing Date: Oct 24 2024 11:00 GMT

‘Abbasid Caliphate, Gold

Estimate: $ 3 000

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'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir. AH 295-320 / AD 908-933. AV Dinar (18.6mm, 1.90 g, 4h). Zabid mint. Dated AH 320 (AD 932/3). Obverse field: without name of caliphal heir. Bernardi 237Ej = Spink Zurich auction 18 (18 February 1986) lots 72-73; Album 1058. Traces of mounting, slightly bent. Good Fine. Excessively rare.

The Spink Zurich cataloguer noted that these dinars are the earliest known coins from Zabid, an important and historic city located on the coast of Tihama.

Closing Date and Time: at 14:35:40 ET.