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Auction 5 27 Oct 2019
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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tadid, AH 279-289 / AD 892-902. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 2.84 g, 12 h), donative issue. Withount mint name, AH 282 = AD 895/6. Album 242A. Very rare. A nicely toned and unusually attractive example. Holed and somewhat wavy, otherwise, very fine.
From the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.
The frequent piercing of the very rare Abbasid donative dirhams strongly indicates that they were usually worn as pendants by their recipients.
From the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.
The frequent piercing of the very rare Abbasid donative dirhams strongly indicates that they were usually worn as pendants by their recipients.