Numismatica Genevensis SA
Auction 8 24-25 November 2014
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LE MONDE ARABE
THE ABBASID DYNASTY, AH 132-656 (750-1258).
al-Ma'mun, AH 194-218 (810-833).
Dirham AH 198 (813-14), al-Mada'in. Inscription centrale sur trois lignes, entourée d'une légende circulaire / Inscription centrale sur six lignes entourée d'une légende circulaire. 2,86g. A 223.8 ; Shams Eshragh -.
Très rare et Superbe.
Second and best specimen known. The mint of al-Mada'in was active in AH 197 and 198 only. This coin is also one of the rare dirhams that bear al-Ma'mun's two titles – "Imam" and "Commander of the Faithful".
THE ABBASID DYNASTY, AH 132-656 (750-1258).
al-Ma'mun, AH 194-218 (810-833).
Dirham AH 198 (813-14), al-Mada'in. Inscription centrale sur trois lignes, entourée d'une légende circulaire / Inscription centrale sur six lignes entourée d'une légende circulaire. 2,86g. A 223.8 ; Shams Eshragh -.
Très rare et Superbe.
Second and best specimen known. The mint of al-Mada'in was active in AH 197 and 198 only. This coin is also one of the rare dirhams that bear al-Ma'mun's two titles – "Imam" and "Commander of the Faithful".