| Baldwin's Auctions Ltd > Auction C24003 | Auction date: 19 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 86 Price realized: 2,000 GBP (Approx. 2,542 USD / 2,341 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Abbasid, Abbasid Governors, 'Asim bin Jamil (AH 140 / 788 AD) or 'Abd al?Malik bin Abi al?Ja'di (AH 140?141 / 758?759 AD), silver Dirham, AH 140 / 758 AD, Ifriqiya, 2.73g (Lowick 268 var.). Very Fine, slightly bent. Extremely rare. Only a couple known to have appeared on the market and none since 2014.For parallels see Morton & Eden, Auction 69, lots 14 and 15. The Governor of Africa at the time of the overthrow of the Umayyads was 'Abd al?Rahman b. Habib, who had been appointed in AH 127. In AH 132 the new Abbasid caliph, al?Saffah, reconfirmed 'Abd al?Rahman's governorship. 'Abd al?Rahman sporadically issued dirhams of Umayyad type during this period (examples from AH 133?136 are known). This practice was continued by the four short?lived governors who served between AH 138 and AH 144. Estimate: 2000 - 3000 GBP |  |
