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Auction 56 5 Feb 2022
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Abbasid, second period, temp. al-Muntasir or al-Musta'in (name of caliph effaced), dirham, Arminiya, 248h, wt. 2.93gms. (A.232 or 234.1), extremely fine, extremely rare
This dirham was struck at a time when there was a such a rapid succession in caliphs that the mint of Arminiya simply could not keep up with the changes, so as an expedient they effaced the caliphal name from a reverse die.
(400-450 GBP)
This dirham was struck at a time when there was a such a rapid succession in caliphs that the mint of Arminiya simply could not keep up with the changes, so as an expedient they effaced the caliphal name from a reverse die.
(400-450 GBP)