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Auction 14 14 Jan 2018
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Islamic Coins, Fatimid, al-Hakim , gold dinar, Zawila 404h, legends on obverse and reverse according to Nicol type N1, wt. 3.74gms. (A.709.3; Nicol – unrecorded date), slightly clipped, neat calligraphic style, good very fine, of the highest rarity
Zawila is a village in southwestern Libya. It was conquered by Uqba ibn Nufi in 22 h (643CE), evidence that Islam reached the Fezzan region early. It is one of the oldest inhabited places in Libya and was made a place of residence by the Fatimid Caliph Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi for his people.
($13500-15000)
Zawila is a village in southwestern Libya. It was conquered by Uqba ibn Nufi in 22 h (643CE), evidence that Islam reached the Fezzan region early. It is one of the oldest inhabited places in Libya and was made a place of residence by the Fatimid Caliph Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi for his people.
($13500-15000)