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Auction 73  23 April 2015
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Lot 123

Estimate: 1500 GBP
Price realized: 1500 GBP
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FATIMID, AL-HAKIM (386-411h), Dinar, al-Mahdiya 387h. OBVERSE: In margin: Qur'an 6:115 (outer); mint/date formula (inner). REVERSE: In margin: Qur'an 4:54 (outer); Qur'an 9:33 (inner). WEIGHT: 4.18g. REFERENCES: Nicol 1208 = Qatar II: 2496 (same dies). CONDITION: Minor edge marks, very fine or better and very rare. NOTE: This one-year type is only known for gold and silver issues from al-Mahdiya in this year. The additional verses from the Qur'an translate as 'The laws of your Lord are perfect in truth and justice and his laws cannot be changed; he is all-seeing and all knowing' (6:115) and 'Are they so jealous of others for what God in His generosity has given to them? So We had given the Book and the Law to Abraham's family, and given them great power' (4:54)

Estimate: £1,500-2000
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