Morton & Eden Ltd
Auction 69 10 April 2014
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ABBASID, AL-RADI (322-329h)
Dinar, Dimashq 327h
REVERSE: In field: al-Radi billah
WEIGHT: 3.01g
CONDITION: Fair to fine and extremely rare
NOTE: This appears to be the only known example of a Damascus dinar struck between 317h, which is the latest recorded date for al-Muqtadir, and the first Ikhshidid issues of 332h (Bernardi 342Ge, citing a single specimen in the Qatar Museum).
Estimate: £1500 - 2000
Dinar, Dimashq 327h
REVERSE: In field: al-Radi billah
WEIGHT: 3.01g
CONDITION: Fair to fine and extremely rare
NOTE: This appears to be the only known example of a Damascus dinar struck between 317h, which is the latest recorded date for al-Muqtadir, and the first Ikhshidid issues of 332h (Bernardi 342Ge, citing a single specimen in the Qatar Museum).
Estimate: £1500 - 2000