Leu Numismatik

Web Auction 15  –  27 - 28 February 2021

Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 15

Celtic, Greek, Central Asian, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, Islamic and Modern ...

Part 1: Sa, 27.02.2021, from 10:00 AM CET
Part 2: Su, 28.02.2021, from 10:00 AM CET
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Description

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Hadi, AH 169-170 / AD 785-786. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 2.32 g, 4 h), citing the governor Khuzayma ibn Khazim al Tamimi, al-Haruniya (Armenia), AH 169 = AD 785/6. SICA III, 2042. Rare. Porous, otherwise, about very fine.

Khuzayma was a son of Khazim al Tamimi (749-768), a Khurasani military officer who played an important role in the Abbasid revolution. Khuzayma himself held various high offices during the reigns of Harun al-Rashid and his successors.

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