Morton & Eden Ltd
Auction 69 10 April 2014
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ABBASID, AL-MUTI' (334-363h)
Donative dirham, without mint or date
OBVERSE: In margin: Muhammad rasul Allah...
In field: billah | al-Muti' | lillah
REVERSE: In margin: lillah al-amr min qabl...
In field: Amir | al-mu'- | minin
WEIGHT: 1.86g
CONDITION: Fine to good fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished
NOTE: The caliph al-Muti' was under the 'protection' of the Buwayhids throughout his caliphate and his influence was largely confined to religious matters. Donative issues in his sole name which do not mention his Buwayhid overlords, such as the present piece, are very rare.
Estimate: £1200 - 1500
Donative dirham, without mint or date
OBVERSE: In margin: Muhammad rasul Allah...
In field: billah | al-Muti' | lillah
REVERSE: In margin: lillah al-amr min qabl...
In field: Amir | al-mu'- | minin
WEIGHT: 1.86g
CONDITION: Fine to good fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished
NOTE: The caliph al-Muti' was under the 'protection' of the Buwayhids throughout his caliphate and his influence was largely confined to religious matters. Donative issues in his sole name which do not mention his Buwayhid overlords, such as the present piece, are very rare.
Estimate: £1200 - 1500