Islamic Coins

Sale 45    13–15 Jul 1994      Melbourne

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Lot 4046       Islamic Coins

Estimate $350
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $600

IKHSHIDIDS, Abu'l-Qasim, (A.H. 334-349) (A.D. 946-961), gold dinar, Misr mint (Cairo, Egypt), A.H. 340, = A.D. 951-952, with additional field inscriptions, (A.676, cf.M.537). Extremely fine and scarce.

ex Christie's June 26 1962 (lot 63 part), Glendining's Nov. 14, 1974 (lot 358 part). See note on Hisham dinar and hoard source. The Ikhshidids were a Central Asian dynasty that flourished in Egypt and Syria from A.H. 323-358 (A.D. 935-969). They issued mostly gold coins of fine quality but poor silver.

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