‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir. AH 295-320 / AD 908-932. AR Donative Dirham (22.5mm, 3.19g, 2h). Without mint or date.CNG Islamic Auction 1 ‘Abbasids, Silver Sold For $ 3 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir. AH 295-320 / AD 908-932. AR Donative Dirham (22.5mm, 3.19g, 2h). Without mint or date. Obverse: Ja‘far al-Imam - al-Muqtadir - billah, Two confronted S-shaped ornaments with pellet between them, ornaments above and below. Reverse: Ja‘far al-Imam - al-Muqtadir - billah, Similar to the obverse but additional ornaments between the second l and h of billah in margin. Cf Ilisch T5 (gold); cf Baldwin’s Islamic Coin Auction 16 (20 October 2009), lot 321 (without additional ornaments on lillah). Pierced. VF. Excessively rare. |