Morton & Eden Ltd
Auction 69 10 April 2014
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ABBASID, AL-MUQTADI (467-487h)
Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 486h
OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa Allah | wahdahu la sharik lahu | al-Imam al-Muqtadi | bi-amr Allah Amir | al-Mu'minin
REVERSE: In field: lillah | Muhammad | rasul Allah | Sali Allah 'alayhi
To left (vertically, downwards): Abu'l-'Abbas
To right (vertically, upwards): Dhakhr al-din
WEIGHT: 4.34g
REFERENCE: Jafar A.MS.486 var. (slightly different arrangement of legend in fourth and fifth line of obverse field)
CONDITION: Extremely fine and very rare
Estimate: £1800 - 2200
Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 486h
OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa Allah | wahdahu la sharik lahu | al-Imam al-Muqtadi | bi-amr Allah Amir | al-Mu'minin
REVERSE: In field: lillah | Muhammad | rasul Allah | Sali Allah 'alayhi
To left (vertically, downwards): Abu'l-'Abbas
To right (vertically, upwards): Dhakhr al-din
WEIGHT: 4.34g
REFERENCE: Jafar A.MS.486 var. (slightly different arrangement of legend in fourth and fifth line of obverse field)
CONDITION: Extremely fine and very rare
Estimate: £1800 - 2200