Watch List notes:

Islamic, Abbasid, al-Rashid, (A.H. 170-193) (A.D. 786-809), gold dinar, (3.85 g), Ja'far below dinar, no mint name (Misr mint, Egypt), dated A.H. 181 = A.D. 797-8, (A.218.11, Wilkes 382). Worn, weak in places, nearly fine and scarce.

Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection and previously from W. Fleming, Sydney, 14 June 1973, previously from Sotheby's May - June 1973.