★ An extremely rare Dirham of al-Hafiz ★

ISLAMIC, Fatimids. al-Hafiz li-Din Allah, AH 526-544 / AD 1131-1149. Dirham (Billon, 20 mm, 2.60 g, 7 h), Misr, AH 527 = AD 1132/3. In the inner field, 'abd-Allah wa Walihi'; In the outer margin, 'no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah, Ali is the chosen one of Allah'; (all in Kufic). Rev. In the inner field, 'Allah lillah al-Hamd'; 'Abu’l-Maymun al-Hafiz li-Din Allah, Commander of the Faithful'; (all in Kufic). Album B736. Nicol 2641 var. (differing inner field legends). Extremely rare. Minor areas of weakness and with a few scratches, otherwise, very fine.

Ex Album 44, 15 September 2022, 432.