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LOT 4069
Abbasid Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of Al-Mahdi, dated AH 166(?) (AD 782/3). Al-Abbasiya(?) mint. Citing the governor Yazid.
Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin containing date and mint / Kalima in lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. Cf. SICA III, 1030. Near Very Fine.(2.28gr, 25mm, 9h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4069
Abbasid Caliphate AR Dirham.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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