Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Ghaznavids. Yamin al-Dawla Abu'l-Qasim Mahmud, AH 384-387 / AD 994-997 as Samanid governor. Heavy Dinar (Gold, 24 mm, 6.12 g, 3 h), citing Mahmud as Samanid governor in western Khorasan (AH 994-997) and the Samanid ruler Mansur II as overlord, Nishapur, AH 386 = AD 996. Album A1602. Struck on an exceptionally heavy flan and extremely rare as such. Minor areas of weakness and with two minor scratches, otherwise, good very fine.