Morton & Eden Ltd
Auction 69 10 April 2014
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ABBASID, AL-ZAHIR (622-623)
Dinar, Daquqa 623h
OBVERSE: In field: al-Imam | la ilaha illa Allah | wahdahu la sharik lahu | al-Zahir bi-amr Allah | Amir al-Mu'minin
REVERSE: In field: lillah | Muhammad | rasul Allah | Sali Allah 'alayhi
WEIGHT: 6.45g
REFERENCE: Unpublished; cf Album 270 (where stated to be struck at 'Madinat al-Salam only.')
CONDITION: Margins weak, especially on reverse, and some scratches in areas of flat striking, better than very fine and excessively rare
NOTE: An unpublished mint for this rare and short-lived caliph.
Estimate: £4000 - 6000
Dinar, Daquqa 623h
OBVERSE: In field: al-Imam | la ilaha illa Allah | wahdahu la sharik lahu | al-Zahir bi-amr Allah | Amir al-Mu'minin
REVERSE: In field: lillah | Muhammad | rasul Allah | Sali Allah 'alayhi
WEIGHT: 6.45g
REFERENCE: Unpublished; cf Album 270 (where stated to be struck at 'Madinat al-Salam only.')
CONDITION: Margins weak, especially on reverse, and some scratches in areas of flat striking, better than very fine and excessively rare
NOTE: An unpublished mint for this rare and short-lived caliph.
Estimate: £4000 - 6000