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LOT 3472
Mongols, llkhanids. Abu Sa'id Bahadur AR 2 Dirhams. AH 716-736 (AD 1316-1335).
Arzanjan (Erzincan) mint. Dated AH 731 (AD 1330/1). Type G. Legend within octofoil; the names of the four Rashidun Caliphs around / Legend within looped octagon; date in the margin. Cf. Diler Ab-525 (for type); Album 2214; ICV 2145. Good Very Fine.(3.15gr, 20mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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