'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AV Dinar (19mm, 3.93 g, 1h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 169 (AD 785/6). Fine.

Keystone 12 – Islamic Coinage
Lot: 181. Estimated: $ 150

‘Abbasid Caliphate, Gold

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'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AV Dinar (19mm, 3.93 g, 1h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 169 (AD 785/6). Pellet in descender of ‘ayn in unit of date. Cf. SICA 3, 138 (without pellet); Bernardi 51; Album 214. Clipped. Fine.

From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.


Closing Date and Time: 5 July 2023 at 11:00:00 ET.



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