Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Egypt & Syria (Pre-Fatimid). Tulunids. Ahmad ibn Tulun, AH 254-270 / AD 868-884. Dinar (Gold, 22 mm, 4.15 g, 12 h), citing the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tamid 'ala Allah, the heir apparent al-Mufawwid 'ala Allah and the Tulunid ruler Ahmad ibn Tulun, Misr, AH 266 = AD 879/80. Album 661. Bernardi 191De. Struck from somewhat corroded dies and the flan somewhat wavy, otherwise, very fine.


From an American collection, formed before 2016.

This coin is one of the earliest issues to bear the name of Ahmad ibn Tulun.