| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2917 Price realized: 300 CHF (Approx. 341 USD / 315 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. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dinar (Gold, 19 mm, 3.94 g, 7 h), [Misr], AH 172 = 788/9. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in Arabic); in the margin, 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih' ('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' in Arabic). Rev. Citing the Egyptian governor Musa, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / Mūsā' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Musa' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār sana ithnatayn wa sabʿīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in the year 172' in Arabic). Album 218.7. Rare. Slightly clipped and the flan a bit wavy, otherwise, very fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
