Watch List notes:

ABBASID, AL-MUHTADI (255-256h), Dinar, Surra man ra'a 256h. OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu. REVERSE: In field: lillah | Muhammad | rasul | Allah | al-Muhtadi billah. WEIGHT: 4.20g. REFERENCE: Bernardi 165Jc (date not listed). CONDITION: Lightly creased and with some weakness, good fine and of the highest rarity, apparently unpublished. NOTE: Of the six mints known to have been active during al-Muhtadi's short reign, Bernardi only knew of two which were still striking coins in 256h.

Estimate: £3,000-4000