'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AV Dinar (17.5mm, 4.04 g, 11h). Citing Musa. Unnamed (Misr [al-Fustat]) mint. Dated AH 176 (AD 792/3). Good Fine.

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Lot: 783.
Closing Date: Dec 4 2024 10:00 ET

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Estimate: $ 1 000

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'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AV Dinar (17.5mm, 4.04 g, 11h). Citing Musa. Unnamed (Misr [al-Fustat]) mint. Dated AH 176 (AD 792/3). AGC I 65; Album 218.7 (this date not listed). Edge smoothed. Good Fine.

Ex collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib (Keystone 12, 5 July 2023), lot 1910.

The name on the reverse of this coin is that of Musa b. ‘Isa, who held the governorship of Egypt on three occasions between AH 170-180. Bernardi records a single dinar dated AH 176 which bears Musa’s name, held in the American Numismatic Society (ANS 1951.174.4), who apparently described it as a ‘contemporary or modern counterfeit’. The present specimen is unquestionably genuine, and is thus the first confirmed dinar from the year AH 176 which names Musa.

Closing Date and Time: 4 December 2024 at 14:20:40 ET.

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