Numismatica Genevensis SA
Auction 8 24-25 November 2014
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THE ABBASID DYNASTY, AH 132-656 (750-1258).
AN UNPUBLISHED PRESENTATION GOLD DINAR. al-Muqtadir, AH 295-320 (908-932).
Dinar de présentation AH 300 (912-13), Madinat al-Salam (Bagdad). Inscription centrale sur cinq lignes, entourée d'une double légende circulaire et d'un cercle vide marginal / Inscription centrale sur quatre lignes entourée d'une légende circulaire et d'un cercle vide marginal. Avec une bélière d'époque. 4,21g. (avec la bélière). A 245A ; Bernardi - (cf. 242Jh.
Anneau de suspension. Rarissime et Superbe.
From the reign of the caliph al-Mutawakkil (AH 232-247), it was customary to strike dinars on large blanks and give them to important visitors as gifts. Such coins often became highly prized items, including this one, which was worn on a necklace at the time. The date AH 300 was hitherto unknown and this coin is probably unique.
THE ABBASID DYNASTY, AH 132-656 (750-1258).
AN UNPUBLISHED PRESENTATION GOLD DINAR. al-Muqtadir, AH 295-320 (908-932).
Dinar de présentation AH 300 (912-13), Madinat al-Salam (Bagdad). Inscription centrale sur cinq lignes, entourée d'une double légende circulaire et d'un cercle vide marginal / Inscription centrale sur quatre lignes entourée d'une légende circulaire et d'un cercle vide marginal. Avec une bélière d'époque. 4,21g. (avec la bélière). A 245A ; Bernardi - (cf. 242Jh.
Anneau de suspension. Rarissime et Superbe.
From the reign of the caliph al-Mutawakkil (AH 232-247), it was customary to strike dinars on large blanks and give them to important visitors as gifts. Such coins often became highly prized items, including this one, which was worn on a necklace at the time. The date AH 300 was hitherto unknown and this coin is probably unique.