'Abbasid caliphs
al-Mahdî Muhammad, 158-169 H./775-785 AD. Lot of two dirhams 168 H., Ifrîqiya, with the names of the caliph and the prince Hârûn, and 160 H., al-Basra, with the names of the caliph and of the local governor Muhammad. 2,77 g. and 2,70 g. Lowick/Savage 310 and 1028; Qatar 1506 and 1507; Ties. 1046 and 892. 2 pieces Both very fine
Acqu. Stephen Album, Santa Rosa, list 196, April 2004, no. 96 and Jean Elsen, Brussels, list 224, May 2003, no. 530.