ARAB-LATIN, TEMP. SULAYMAN (96-99h) Gold solidus/dinar, al-Andalus 98h Obverse: In margin: mint and date; in field: Muhammad ra- | sul Allah Reverse: Around eight-pointed star: feritos soli in span an Weight: 4.15g References: Bernardi 35Aa; Balaguer 42 Die rust and minor faults on obverse, otherwise good very fine and very rare With collector’s ticket stating ‘Sotheby’s 74, part lot 260’, although this provenance cannot be traced. These rare bilingual solidi are the first gold coins from Muslim Spain to bear Arabic inscriptions.
Estimate: GBP 7000 - 10000
Price realized | 6'000 GBP |
Starting price | 5'600 GBP |
Estimate | 7'000 GBP |