Morton & Eden Ltd
Auction 69 10 April 2014
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ABBASID, TEMP. AL-MA'MUN (194-218h)
Dinar, Dimashq 215h
OBVERSE: Reform type with double margins
In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu
REVERSE: In field: lillah | Muhammad | rasul | Allah
WEIGHT: 3.82g
REFERENCE: legends as Bernardi 116 (mint not listed for this type)
CONDITION: Lightly clipped, otherwise good fine and of the highest rarity
NOTE: This unpublished coin is the earliest known dinar to bear the mint-name Dimashq (Damascus).
Estimate: £4000 - 6000
Dinar, Dimashq 215h
OBVERSE: Reform type with double margins
In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu
REVERSE: In field: lillah | Muhammad | rasul | Allah
WEIGHT: 3.82g
REFERENCE: legends as Bernardi 116 (mint not listed for this type)
CONDITION: Lightly clipped, otherwise good fine and of the highest rarity
NOTE: This unpublished coin is the earliest known dinar to bear the mint-name Dimashq (Damascus).
Estimate: £4000 - 6000