'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (21.7mm, 3.95 g, 11h). Hamadhan mint. Dated AH 277 (AD 890/1). Good VF.Islamic Auction 4 – Session 1 ‘Abbasid Caliphate, Gold Sold For $ 2 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (21.7mm, 3.95 g, 11h). Hamadhan mint. Dated AH 277 (AD 890/1). Obverse field: al-Nasir li-din Allah / al-Muwaffaq billah in fourth and fifth lines / Reverse field: Ahmad b. al-Muwaffaq billah in bottom line; al-quwwa - lillah - jami‘an to right, above and to left. Cf. Bernardi type 186 (this mint not recorded); cf Morton & Eden 35 (12 November 2008), lot 575 (same dies); Album 239.7. Minor weak striking. Good VF. Excessively rare. |