Morton & Eden Ltd
Auction 69 10 April 2014
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ABBASID, TEMP. AL-MA'MUN (194-218h)
Dinar, no mint-name, 206h
OBVERSE: Reform type with double margins
In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu
REVERSE: In field: lillah | Muhammad | rasul | Allah
WEIGHT: 4.06g
REFERENCE: Bernardi 116 (citing three examples)
CONDITION: Old scratches in fields, about very fine and very rare
NOTE: This is the earliest date for al-Ma'mun's reformed gold coinage, known only without mint-name.
Estimate: £1500 - 2000
Dinar, no mint-name, 206h
OBVERSE: Reform type with double margins
In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu
REVERSE: In field: lillah | Muhammad | rasul | Allah
WEIGHT: 4.06g
REFERENCE: Bernardi 116 (citing three examples)
CONDITION: Old scratches in fields, about very fine and very rare
NOTE: This is the earliest date for al-Ma'mun's reformed gold coinage, known only without mint-name.
Estimate: £1500 - 2000