Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Banijurids. Sahlan ibn Maktum, circa AH 367-378 / AD 977-988. Multiple Dirham (Silver, 43 mm, 8.22 g), citing Qur'an 9:34 ('and there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah' in Kufic), Andaraba, AH 367 = AD 977/8. Album A1440. Very rare. Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, very fine.


From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, ex Album 28, 18 May 2017, 547.

This coin is the earliest dated multiple dirham struck in the Badakhshan region.