UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Hisham II, 976-1009, AR fractional dirham (0.41g), NM, ND, A-354P, Fatimid style, imitating the silver dirhams of al-'Aziz (975-996), obverse inner legend al-imam hisham al-mu'ayyad billah (probably no outer legends either side), standard Fatimid style reverse but without the phrase 'ali wali Allah, bold VF, RRR. Probably struck by one of the North African tribes allied with the Umayyads of Spain but imitating the Fatimid currency used in that region; 2 variants published by Tonegawa.

Estimate: USD 200 - 300