| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5791 Price realized: 35 CHF (Approx. 40 USD / 37 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid, AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.81 g), Nasibin, AH 269 = 882/3. Citing his heir al-Mufawwid ila Allāh, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / [lā ] sharīka lahū / al-Mufawwiḍ ilā Allāh' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. al-Mufawwid ila Allāh' in Arabic); in the inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Naṣībīn sana tisʿ wa sittīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Nasibin in the year 269' in Arabic); in the outer margin, 'li-llāh al-amr min qabl wa min baʿd wa yawmaʾidhin yafraḥu al-muʾminūn bi naṣr Allāh' ('To Allah belongs the command before and after, and on that day the believers will rejoice with the help of Allah' in Arabic; Qurʾān 30: 4-5). Rev. 'li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / al-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muʿtamid ʿala Allah' in Arabic); in the margin, 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih wa law kariha al-mushrikūn' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it' in Arabic). Album 240.2. Rare. Somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
