Watch List notes:

TAIFAS AFTER THE ALMORAVIDS: Anonymous, 1167, AV dinar (4.06g), Makka, AH563, A-4201M, in the style of the Almoravid dinars, citing abd Allah amir al-mu'minin on the obverse and the kalima followed by sall Allah 'alayhi wa salam / al-amr kulluhu lillah on the reverse, bold mint & date, with the entire design carefullly engraved; slightly crinkled; unique and of the greatest historic importance, VF to EF, RRRR. The style is similar to the late issues of the kings of Murcia (last struck by Muhammad b. Sa'd in 567) and the anonymous issues of the Banu Ghaniya dated 565-567 on the island of Mallorca, thus shortly before the advancing Christian royal army of Léon & Castille copied the Almoravid dinar design, but with Christian legends in Arabic.It is conceivable that this coin was struck by an undetermined ruler not only to proclaim his allegiance to Islam but for some examples to be carried to Makka itself during the Hajj, either by himself or his representatives. Fearful of the Christian advance he might have been desperately seeking Muslim military assistance!

Estimate: 15,000-20,000 USD