Islamic Coins
Lot 4155 Islamic Coins
Estimate $400
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ZIRID OF QAYRAWAN, al-Mu'izz ibn Badis, (A.H. 406-454) (A.D. 1016-1062), gold dinar, second series, Al Qayrawan mint (South of Tunis), A.H. 441 = A.D. 1049-1050, (A.458, Hazard 3, cf.M.326). Off centred, weak in outer legends, good very fine and rare.
A Sanhaja Berber dynasty in what is now Tunisia. Distinctive Zirid coins were struck only from 441-449 A.H., and are all anonymous but all have a characteristic legend. Earlier and later issues were struck in the name of the Fatimid caliph.
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