Morton & Eden Ltd
Auction 69 10 April 2014
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UMAYYAD/ABBASID, GOVERNOR 'ABD AL-MALIK B. ABI AL-JA'DI (140-141h) OR ABU'L-KHATTAB AL-SAMAH (141-143h)
Dirham, Ifriqiya 141h
OBVERSE: In border: annulets O O O O
REVERSE: In border: annulets unclear (probably oo oo oo oo)
WEIGHT: 2.63g
REFERENCES: Lowick -; SCC -; cf Emirates Coin Auction 2, 28-29 March 2000, lot 174
CONDITION: Light crease, good fine and excessively rare
NOTE: See footnote to previous lot. The different annulet patterns on the two coins offered here probably denote different governors; it is likely that each was struck by the first individual listed, although there is insufficient evidence to confirm this.
Estimate: £4000 - 6000
Dirham, Ifriqiya 141h
OBVERSE: In border: annulets O O O O
REVERSE: In border: annulets unclear (probably oo oo oo oo)
WEIGHT: 2.63g
REFERENCES: Lowick -; SCC -; cf Emirates Coin Auction 2, 28-29 March 2000, lot 174
CONDITION: Light crease, good fine and excessively rare
NOTE: See footnote to previous lot. The different annulet patterns on the two coins offered here probably denote different governors; it is likely that each was struck by the first individual listed, although there is insufficient evidence to confirm this.
Estimate: £4000 - 6000