Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Arabia. Sulayhids. 'Arwa bint Ahmad, AH 484-532 / AD 1091-1137. Dinar (Gold, 22 mm, 2.32 g, 11 h), Adan, blundered date. Album 1077. Struck from worn dies and the flan somewhat wavy, otherwise, good very fine.


Queen Arwa ibn Ahmad was the first woman to bear the title Hujjah ('proof' [of God]). Among the Shia, this title is given only to a person with a very close relationship to God.