| Classical Numismatic Group > Islamic Auction 5 | Auction date: 18 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 166 Price realized: 900 USD (Approx. 845 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Samanids. 'Abd al-Malik I b. Nuh. AH 343-350 / AD 954-961. AV Dinar (24.4mm, 4.03 g, 11h). Harat mint. Dated AH 344 (AD 955/6). Reverse field: citing the deceased 'Abbasid caliph al-Mustakfi billah and the Samanid 'Abd al-Malik b. Nuh. Cf. Morton & Eden 79 (21 April 2016), lot 174 (dated AH 346 and citing al-Muti');Album 1460. Near VF, ex-mount. Of the highest rarity, apparently unpublished and believed unique. The earliest dinar from Harat known to Diler was dated AH 347 (p. 1304, note 20369). An example dated AH 346 has since appeared at auction, but the coin offered here appears to be the earliest known Samanid dinar from the important mint of Harat by two years. Estimate: 750 USD |  |
