Watch List notes:

FATIMID, TEMP. AL-MU'IZZ (341-365h), Medallic dirham, Misr, undated. OBVERSE: In margin: bismillah – duriba bi-Misr; Incentre: al-'Izzat. REVERSE: In margin: Muhammad – rasul – Allah; Incentre: Lillah. WEIGHT: 2.06g. CONDITION: Fine and of the highest rarity, apparently unpublished. NOTE: The central inscription, al-'izzat lillah, appears to place this remarkable piece as a Fatimid issue since the phrase is also found in the centres of gold and silver issues of al-Mu'izz (see Nicol types H1, H2 and H3).

Estimate: £3,000-5000