Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 4 9 May 2017
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Islamic Coins, Abbasid, temp al-Ma'mun, dinar, al-Mashriq 202h, obv. field 4th line: al-Mashriq, rev. field: lillah/-/Dhu'l-Riyasatayn, wt. 4.16gms. (Lowick - ; A. - ; variety unrecorded by Bernardi), extremely fine, extremely rare
This is a newly identified dinar bearing the title of al-Fadl bin Sahl, Dhu'l-Riyasatayn ("Holder of the Two Jurisdictions"). Now there appears to be three types of al-Fadl's dinars which bear geographical designations in their obverse fields. Al-Maghrib (the West) for coinage struck in Egypt, al-'Iraq probably for that from the capital, Madinat al-Salam and al-Mashriq (the East) for that of an unknown mint in Khurasan, possibly Marw where the Caliph al-Ma'mun lived. This beautiful and previously unknown coin may have been seen as an act by al-Fadl which overstepped his powers and prompted his death shortly after it was struck. (2500 - 3000 GBP)
This is a newly identified dinar bearing the title of al-Fadl bin Sahl, Dhu'l-Riyasatayn ("Holder of the Two Jurisdictions"). Now there appears to be three types of al-Fadl's dinars which bear geographical designations in their obverse fields. Al-Maghrib (the West) for coinage struck in Egypt, al-'Iraq probably for that from the capital, Madinat al-Salam and al-Mashriq (the East) for that of an unknown mint in Khurasan, possibly Marw where the Caliph al-Ma'mun lived. This beautiful and previously unknown coin may have been seen as an act by al-Fadl which overstepped his powers and prompted his death shortly after it was struck. (2500 - 3000 GBP)