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Auction 14  21-22 September 2012
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Lot 707

Starting price: 130 USD
Price realized: 260 USD
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ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AE fals (3.30g), Jurjan, AH7(29), A-2220, Diler--, ruler's name & mint on obverse, kalima, date and the tower known as Gunbad-e Qabus on reverse (aka Gunbad Kavoos), Fine, RRR. This is the only Islamic coin type with an architectural representation before the late 19th century. There is an example with clear date at Tübingen (GJ8 A1). The tower, about 180 feet tall, was completed in 1006 AD and was the tomb of the Ziyarid ruler Shams al-Din Qabus b. Wushmagir, who died 6 years later, in 1012. It still stands today, the tallest pure-brick tower surviving in the world, and remains a popular tourist site in Iran. The city of Jurjan (Gorgan in Persian) is now known as Gunbad-e Qabus.

Estimate: 250-350 USD
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