Islamic Coins
Lot 1460 SESSION 6 (9.30AM WEDNESDAY 24TH NOV) Islamic Coins
Estimate $400
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SOLD $750
ISLAMIC DYNASTIES, Egypt, Tulunids, Huran b. Khumarawayh, (AH 283-292, AD 896-905), gold dinar, 21mm, (3.98 g), Misr (Egypt) mint, dated 290 AH (902-903 AD), obv. Kalima in three lines then citin with the letters 'ra' below, rev. continuation of Kalima in three lines, citing the Abbasid caliph al-Muktafi billah; (Album 667.2, SICA 6, 119, Bernardi 230De, Grabar 90, Wilkes 786). Nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Ex Dr. L.J. Sherwin Collection, acquired from Spink & Son, London retail July 20, 2005.
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