Watch List notes:

Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil (232-247h), donative dinar with broad margins, Surra man ra'a 245h, 4.37g (including loop) (Bernardi 158Jc (this date not listed); cf Ilisch DI 9 = Qatar 1197 [244h]), pierced in border and still retaining ancient gold suspension loop, crease in centre running approximately the width of the legends, otherwise fine to good fine and of the highest rarity, apparently unpublished. Although donative silver dirhams of this type and date are known (Ilisch DI 10), this appears to be an unrecorded date for gold donatives from Samarra. These presentation coins were often worn as a visible mark of the caliph's favour, and it is common to find them pierced or mounted as here. As well as marking the coinage as a special issue, the broad outer margin allowed the coin to be mounted without impairing the legends.
(3000-4000 GBP)