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LOT 3590
Umayyad Caliphate, time of Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik AR Dirham. AH 105-125 (AD 724-743).
Dimashq (Damascus) mint. Dated AH 119 (AD 737/8). Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Sura 112 in four lines; Quran IX, 33 around. Album 137; Klat 363. Good Very Fine.(2.88gr, 26mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Acquired from Artemis Gallery, 1999.
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LOT 3590
Umayyad Caliphate, time of Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik AR Dirham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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