Details
LOT 3598
Mongols, llkhanids. Abu Sa'id Bahadur AR 2 Dirhams. AH 716-736 (AD 1316-1335).
Siwas mint. Dated AH 731 (AD 1330/1). Type G. Legend within looped octagon; date in the margin / Legend within octofoil; the names of the four Rashidun Caliphs around. Album 2214. Good Very Fine.(3.14gr, 21mm, 2h.).
Provenance
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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