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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid, AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. Drachm (Silver, 25 mm, 3.63 g, 6 h), citing the caliph al-Mu'tamid billah, Madinat al-Muwaffaqiya, AH 268 = AD 881/2. SICA IV, -. A very rare mint. Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, very fine.
From the Dr. David Majer Collection of Islamic coins and from the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years, Leu Web Auction 13, 15-16 August 2020, 1845.
Album identifies al-Muwaffaqiya as a military mint established by al-Mu'tamid's brother al-Muwaffaq in the context of the last campaign against the Zanj rebellions, a series of revolts of Bantu speaking slaves from Sub-Saharan Africa.
From the Dr. David Majer Collection of Islamic coins and from the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years, Leu Web Auction 13, 15-16 August 2020, 1845.
Album identifies al-Muwaffaqiya as a military mint established by al-Mu'tamid's brother al-Muwaffaq in the context of the last campaign against the Zanj rebellions, a series of revolts of Bantu speaking slaves from Sub-Saharan Africa.