Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Ma'mun, AH 199-218 / AD 813-833. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.75 g, 9 h), citing Dhu'l Riyasatayn (holder of the two ministries) al-Fadl, the vizier of the caliph al-Ma'mun, Samarqand, AH 200 = AD 815/6. al-Mashriq ('The East' in Kufic) on the obverse. SICA III, 901. A beautiful example. Some horn silver on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.


From the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.