AMIRS OF ARMINIYA: al-Hasan b. 'Isa (b. Shaykh), fl. 881/882, AR dirham (3.06g), Arminiya, AH264, A-H4676, Vardanyan—, citing the caliph al-Mu'tamid without any of the subordinate caliphal heirs, some damage on the obverse, likely caused by the finder's equipment, unpublished and almost certainly unique, VF, RRRR.

His father, 'Isa b. Shaykh, was governor of the greater Abbasid province of Armenia 870-882/883, serving as regional governor at the Armenian capital of Dvin during the chaotic period towards the end of his father's governorship. Struck during the reign of the Armenian king Ashot V (856-884), who recognized the Abbasid caliphate as his suzerain. al-Hasan is the only Armenian governor cited on the coins of Armenia during the caliphate of al-Mu'tamid (AH256-279), only on this unique coin.

Estimate: 2,000-3,000 USD