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'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mustazhir. AH 487-512 / AD 1094-1118. AV Dinar (26.3mm, 4.24 g, 3h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 491 (AD 1098/9). Reverse field: citing the caliphal heir 'Umdat al-Dawla. Jafar A.MS.491; Album B266; ICV 464. Flan crease, some weakness in centres. Good VF. Very rare.
From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al Katib. Ex Morton & Eden 82 (20 October 2016), lot 277 (offered with ticket).
During every year between AH 491-496, three different types of dinar were struck at Baghdad: one purely 'Abbasid, another citing the caliph with the Great Seljuq ruler Barkiyaruq, and the third citing the caliph with the Barkiyaruq's Great Seljuq rival Muhammad.
From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al Katib. Ex Morton & Eden 82 (20 October 2016), lot 277 (offered with ticket).
During every year between AH 491-496, three different types of dinar were struck at Baghdad: one purely 'Abbasid, another citing the caliph with the Great Seljuq ruler Barkiyaruq, and the third citing the caliph with the Barkiyaruq's Great Seljuq rival Muhammad.