Watch List notes:

ABBASID, AL-MU'TAMID (256-279h), Dinar, Madinat al-Muwaffaqiya 270h. OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu | al-Muwaffaq billah. REVERSE: In field: lillah | Muhammad | rasul | Allah | al-Mu'tamid 'ala-'llah | Dhu'l-Wizaratayn. WEIGHT: 3.97g. REFERENCES: Bernardi 178Ep (two examples listed); Artuk 362, same dies. CONDITION: Obverse scrapes, good very fine and very rare. NOTE: A rare issue from the short-lived mint of Madinat al-Muwaffaqiya, established by al-Muwaffaq as a base for his operations against the Zanj rebellion.

Estimate: £4,000-6000