Details
LOT 4084
Islamic AR Dirham. Circa 9th century AD.
Inscription in four lines in Arabic and in margins / Inscription in four lines in Arabic and in margin. Very Fine.(2.91gr, 19mm, 7h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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