'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AV Donative Dinar (23mm, 3.90 g, 1h). Medallion type with broad margins. Surra man ra’a mint. Dated AH 245 (AD 859/60). VF.

CNG Islamic Auction 2
Lot: 136. Estimated: $ 3 000

‘Abbasid Caliphate, Gold

Sold For $ 2 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AV Donative Dinar (23mm, 3.90 g, 1h). Medallion type with broad margins. Surra man ra’a mint. Dated AH 245 (AD 859/60). Obverse field: citing the caliphal heir al-Mu‘tazz billah in fourth line. Bernardi 158Jc (this date not recorded); cf. Morton & Eden 89 (25 October 2017), lot 35. Some edge damage (probably where a mount has been removed). VF. Excessively rare.


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