| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2951 Price realized: 30 CHF (Approx. 34 USD / 31 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-Musta'in, AH 248-252 / AD 862-866. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 2.98 g, 12 h), al-Muhammadiya, AH 249 = 863/4. Citing his son al-ʿAbbas as heir apparent, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / al-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. al-ʿAbbas, son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi al-Muḥammadiya sana tisʿ wa arbaʿīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-Muhammadiya in the year 249' in Arabic); outer margin, weak traces of '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-Mustaʿīn billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Mustaʿin billah' in Arabic); in the margin, weak traces of '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 234.2. Zeno-76410. Rare. Weakly struck, otherwise, about very fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
