Watch List notes:

ABBASID, AL-MU'TAMID (256-279h), Dirham, Sohar 261h. OBVERSE: In field: citing Ja'far. WEIGHT: 2.96g. CONDITION: Clipped and slightly bent, generally very fine with mint and date very clear, apparently unpublished. Sohar, today the largest city and capital of the Al-Batinah district of Oman, was a thriving port during the Abbasid period. Although attested as an Abbasid copper mint, with a fals dated 141h described in Oman (p.17), this appears to be the first Abbasid dirham of Sohar recorded. Romantically, although in keeping with its long maritime tradition, Sohar has been claimed in recent times as the home of the mythical figure, Sinbad the Sailor. (1500 - 2000 GBP)