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ISLAMIC: ABBASID: LOT of 375 silver dirhams, mostly from the period AH132-218, with a wide variety of rulers, date and mints, an interesting study lot, average quality examples, retail value $9000, lot of 375 coins. The Abbasid Caliphate was founded by a descendent of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib (566–653), from whom the dynasty takes its name. They ruled as caliphs for most of the caliphate from their capital in Baghdad (Madinat al-Salam) in modern-day Iraq, after having overthrown the Umayyad Caliphate in the Abbasid Revolution of 750-751.

Estimate: 5,000-7,000 USD