'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muktafi. AH 289-295 / AD 902-908. AV Dinar (23.3mm, 3.65 g, 1h). Hims mint. Dated AH 291 (AD 903/4). Good VF, minor deposit and light pin marks in fields.

Islamic Auction 5 - Session 1
Lot: 64. Estimated: $ 6 000

‘Abbasid Caliphate, Gold

Sold For $ 6 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muktafi. AH 289-295 / AD 902-908. AV Dinar (23.3mm, 3.65 g, 1h). Hims mint. Dated AH 291 (AD 903/4). Obverse field: citing Wali al-dawla in fourth line. Bernardi 228Gd; Album 243.2. Good VF, minor deposit and light pin marks in fields. Excessively rare.

This coin was struck in the year Hims came back under direct ‘Abbasid control. Gold dinars from Hims dated AH 290 bear the name of the Tulunid ruler, Harun b. Khumarawayh (Bernardi 230Gd).



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