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CNG Islamic Auction 2

Lot nuber 150

'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mu'tadid. AH 279-289 / AD 892-902. Fourrée Fractional Dinar (16.5mm, 1.45 g, 1h). Without mint-name. Dated AH [2]83 (AD 896/7). Near VF.


CNG Islamic Auction 2
Lot: 150.
 Estimated: $ 500

‘Abbasid Caliphate, Gold

Sold For $ 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mu'tadid. AH 279-289 / AD 892-902. Fourrée Fractional Dinar (16.5mm, 1.45 g, 1h). Without mint-name. Dated AH [2]83 (AD 896/7). Obverse margin: Qur’an xxx, 4-5 (outer); bismillah duriba hadha al-dinar sanat thalath wa thama (sic) (inner) Obverse field: amir / al-mu’ / minin / Reverse margin: Qur’an ix, 33 Reverse field: Muhammad / rasul / Allah. Unpublished. Gilding mostly intact over copper core, some verdigris spots, reverse weak. Near VF. Excessively rare, apparently unpublished.

This intriguing piece is evidently a contemporary imitation. While its size indicates that it was intended to be a donative fractional piece, the legends are in fact much closer to those seen on standard currency dinars of al-Mu‘tadid, with double marginal legends on the obverse and Muhammad rasul Allah in the reverse field. The inscription in the obverse field however, which gives the caliph’s title but not his name, is identical to al-Mu‘tadid’s gold donative issues (Bernardi 209 and 210). If this piece was made as an accurate copy of a genuine coin, no such originals are known today.

The final winners of all CNG Islamic Auction 2 lots will be determined during the live sale that will be held on 27 October 2022.

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