Details
LOT 3682
Islamic AR Dirham. Circa 10th century AD.
Legend in four lines and in margin / Legend in five lines and in margin. Near Very Fine.(3.87gr, 25mm, 10h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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