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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil, AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. Dirham (Silver, 20 mm, 2.89 g, 8 h), citing the caliph al-Mutawakkil 'ala Allah, Dimashq, AH 247 = AD 861. SICA IV, 325. Rare. Porous and with a minor edge crack, otherwise, very fine.
From the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.
This rare dirham dates to the last year of al-Mutawakkil; it was struck just months before his assasination, which led to a period of civil unrest known today as the 'Anarchy at Samarra'.
From the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.
This rare dirham dates to the last year of al-Mutawakkil; it was struck just months before his assasination, which led to a period of civil unrest known today as the 'Anarchy at Samarra'.