ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 2.95 g, 3 h), citing the heir apparent Muhammad al-Amin as 'ibn Amir al-Mu'minin' ('son of the Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic) and the vizier Ja'far ibn Yahya al-Barmaki, Madinat al-Salam, AH 179 = AD 795/6. SICA III, 1664. Minor areas of weakness on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.
Price realized | 25 CHF |
Starting price | 25 CHF |