UMAYYAD OF SPAIN, 'ABD AL-RAHMAN III (300-350h)
Dinar, al-Andalus 321h
OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa Allah | wahdahu la sharik lahu | Muhammad rasul Allah | Muhammad
REVERSE: In field: al-Imam | al-nasir li-din | Allah 'Abd al-Rahman | Amir al-Mu'minin
WEIGHT: 4.24g
REFERENCES: CUS 200a var.; Vives 376 var.
CONDITION: Minor flan faults on reverse, almost extremely fine and rare
NOTE: This variety, with the shahada in the obverse field in two lines rather than three, appears to be unpublished.
Estimate: £2000 - 3000