Watch List notes:

Samanids, Ahmad II ibn Ismail (AH 295-301 / AD 907-914) AV Dinar. Nishapur, AH 297 = AD 909. First part of kalima in three lines across field; mint and date formula in inner margin; Qur'an XXX, 4-5 in outer margin / Continuation of Kalima, citing the Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir billah, name and title of Ahmad II in four lines across field; "li-llah" above; Qur'an IX, 33 around. Album 1445; Bernardi 267Pj. 4.27g, 24mm, 11h.

Extremely Fine; slightly wavy. Scarce.

From the Professor Shir Mohammad Collection.