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Auction 1 11 Jan 2020
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MERINID: Abu Al-Hasan 'Ali (1331-1351), silver square dirham (0.88g), Tilimsan (Tlemcen) mint, AH 737-749. Obverse legend "la ilaha illallah al-amru kulluhu lillah ma aqraba farajallah tilimsan" ("there is no god except Allah, all matter belongs to Allah, how close is the relief from Allah, Tilimsan"), reverse "allahu rabbuna muhammadun rasuluna al-qur'anu imamuna" ("Allah is our lord, Muhammad is our messenger, Al-Qur'an is our Imam"). A-M520 (RR), Hohertz-272. Very fine. Very rare.
An important and very rare Marinid issue minted in Tilimsan after its conquest by the Marinids in AH 737. The phrase "ma aqraba farajallah" ("how close is the relief from Allah") can be seen as an indication to the victorious conquest of the city. There appears to be no recent auction records of this type. An elusive opportunity by all means.
Estimate: 200-300
An important and very rare Marinid issue minted in Tilimsan after its conquest by the Marinids in AH 737. The phrase "ma aqraba farajallah" ("how close is the relief from Allah") can be seen as an indication to the victorious conquest of the city. There appears to be no recent auction records of this type. An elusive opportunity by all means.
Estimate: 200-300