Samanids. Nuh I b. Nasr. AH 331-343 / AD 943-954. AR Dirham (27.8mm, 4.67 g, 3h). Ma‘dan mint. Dated AH 333 (AD 944/5). Good Fine.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session Two
Lot: 476.
Closing Date: Oct 29 2026 02:00 GMT

Pre-Mongol Asia, Silver

Estimate: $ 100

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Samanids. Nuh I b. Nasr. AH 331-343 / AD 943-954. AR Dirham (27.8mm, 4.67 g, 3h). Ma‘dan mint. Dated AH 333 (AD 944/5). Without caliph’s name on reverse. Kolosov & Kalinin Ma.333 (this coin illustrated); SNAT XIVd, 88; Album 1456. Good Fine. Rare.

Unusually, this rare type omits the name of the ‘Abbasid caliph and names the Samanid ruler only. Dirhams of this mint and date naming al-Muttaqi are also known (Kolosov & Kalinin Ma.331.1-331.2)

Closing Date and Time: 29 October 2026 at 15:48:20 ET.



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