Watch List notes:

SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham (3.29g), al-Shash, AH381, A-1470, Samanid dirhams of al-Shash are extremely rare after about AH376, only one specimen of 381 has been published (SNAT-XVb:393), Fine, RRR. This is the last Samanid date for al-Shash, followed by a unique Qarakhanid dirham dated AH382 (the next lot in this auction); the mint at al-Shash closed thereafter until 388.

Estimate: 100-120 USD