Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Idrisids. temp. Muhammad ibn Idris II, AH 213-221 / AD 828-836. Dirham (Silver, 23 mm, 2.10 g, 2 h), al-'Aliya, AH 216 = AD 831/2. Small crescent between the second and third line of the Kalima and 'Ali' (in Kufic) below. Rev. In inner field, palm next to 'Ali' (in Kufic); below the Kalima in the inner field, 'Idris' (in Kufic). Album 423. Rare. Some marks, otherwise, very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.