Watch List notes:

KHUJISTANID: temp. Ahmad b. 'Abd Allah, 874-881, AR dirham (6.64g), Makka, AH268, A-1396, standard kalima divided as usual between obverse & reverse, with the name of the deceased caliph al-Mutawakkil 'ala Allah (caliph AH232-247) below the reverse field; this piece was likely struck at Herat, but with the mint name clearly Makka, during the transfer at Herat between the Khujistan ahmad b. 'Abd Allah and the Harthamid Rafi' b Harthama during the year AH268, VF, RRRR. This type has previously been interpreted as an issue of AH238 in the name of the caliph al-Mutawakkil, but that is incorrect. Two examples are listed on CoinArchives, one sold by Baldwin's ICA19, Lot 90 (same dies), the other by NBJ Auction 2, Lot 280 (different dies both sides). There are also issues in the name of the Khujistanid Ahmad b. 'Abd Allah struck in 268 with mint name Herat, with the name of al-Mutawakkil on the reverse (A-1396H). It seems that the reference to al-Mutawakkil was actually to his son Talha, known as al-Muwaffaq, who was the effective Abbasid caliph during the first 22 year of the incapable al-Mu'tamid, his brother, cited on the normal coins of Ahmad b. 'Abd Allah struck at both Nishapur and Herat in 267-268. The weight standard was about 5.68g, described by the 10th century historian al-Tabari as a dirham of 8 daniqs, i.e., 8 times the weight of the daniq, which was 1/6 of the mithqal. It was likely struck at Herat, but the mint name Makka was engraved for political or religious reasons, perhaps to broadcast his opposition to the 'Alid branch of Islam, whose ruler in Tabaristan was attempting to invade the Khuzistani territories. This is third known example.

Estimate: 2,200-2,800 USD