QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AE fals (2.44g), Ustrushana, AH404, A-3308, cf. Kochnev-404, Zeno-, citing his brother Mansur b. `Ali as padishah in obverse field and al-amir al-jalil al-mansur mawla amir al-mu'minin in obverse margin, and citing himself as ilek on reverse, a highly unusual design that fills the field between the inner circle and the margin with annulets on both sides, unpublished in Kochnev or on Zeno, a type we have not encountered before, lovely VF to EF, RRR, ex Ralph A Cannito Collection.
Estimate: 150-200 USD