Classical Numismatic Group > Islamic Auction 5Auction date: 18 April 2024
Lot number: 60

Price realized: 3,000 USD   (Approx. 2,816 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (20.9mm, 4.17 g, 11h). Al-Ahwaz mint. Dated AH 265 (AD 878/9). Obverse margin: triplet of pellets above sittin in date

Obverse field: citing al-Muwaffaq billah in fourth line. Cf. Bernardi 177Nd (this date not recorded); Album 239.5. Old test mark on edge. Near VF. Of the highest rarity, apparently unpublished and believed unique.


Estimate: 5000 USD