Morton & Eden Ltd
Auction 69 10 April 2014
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FATIMID, AL-QA'IM (322-334h)
Dinar, without mint name [Sijilmasa] 330h
OBVERSE: In field: 'Abdallah above
REVERSE: In field: al-Imam | -- | al-Mahdi above and below
WEIGHT: 4.13g
REFERENCE: cf Nicol 139 (dated 329h)
CONDITION: Fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished
NOTE: The mint of Sijilmasa continued to strike dinars naming al-Mahdi for at least eleven years after his death (see Nicol 136-142). This appears to be an unpublished date for the issue.
Estimate: £1000 - 1500
Dinar, without mint name [Sijilmasa] 330h
OBVERSE: In field: 'Abdallah above
REVERSE: In field: al-Imam | -- | al-Mahdi above and below
WEIGHT: 4.13g
REFERENCE: cf Nicol 139 (dated 329h)
CONDITION: Fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished
NOTE: The mint of Sijilmasa continued to strike dinars naming al-Mahdi for at least eleven years after his death (see Nicol 136-142). This appears to be an unpublished date for the issue.
Estimate: £1000 - 1500