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Auction 40  13-15 May 2021
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Lot 303

Starting price: 700 USD
Price realized: 1100 USD
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TAIFAS ALMORAVIDES: Anonymous, 1146-1155, AV dinar (4.10g), NM, AH558, A-405, VyE-2001/02, similar to Kassis-138, with al-amr kulluhu lillah / la quwwa illa billah instead of a ruler's name, below the kalima on obverse, but with many spelling errors, suggesting that this variant might have been issued by non-Muslim authorities, EF, RRR. This coarsely engraved type was probably issued somewhere in southeastern Spain by local contenders opposed to the rising Kings of Murcia and the Almohades arriving from North Africa. There are numerous spelling errors through this coin, throughout the text. The overall calligraphic style resembles some of the dinars minted in the early to mid-540s in and around the Spanish city of Jaén. This date was unknown to Vives y Escudero, and appears to be unpublished and probably unique (also unknown to Kassis).

Estimate: 900-1,200 USD
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