Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid, AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. Dinar (Gold, 21 mm, 2.93 g, 12 h), reduced weight. Citing the caliph al-Mu'tamid billah, the caliph's brother al-Muwaffaq billah and the minister Sa'id ibn Makhlad as Dhu'l Riyasatayn (holder of the two ministries), San'a', AH 270 = AD 883/4. Bernardi 178El. About extremely fine.


Ex Leu Web Auction 17, 14-16 August 2021, 3540 and previously from a European collection, formed before 2005.