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Lot 349: ABBASID CALIPHS; Al-Mamoun. AR Dirhem. Madinat al-Salam, 198 AH. Rare. 
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Description
ABBASID CALIPHS; Al-Mamoun, 810-811 AD. AR Dirhem (2.87 gm; 24 mm). mint, Madinat al-Salam, year 198 AH. Reverse, after the Shahadah for Prophet Mohamad, name "Dhu 'l-Ri'āsatayn" (head of two branches of Government), which was the title of Mamoun's Persian grand Vizir "Abu l-Abbas al-Fadl ibn Sahl ibn Zadhanfarukh al-Sarakhsi" This is the second type of the two, one is typically minted in eastern Persia such as Marv or Samarqand and is accompanied with the phrase "Al-Mashriq" (East). This type presented here does not have the phrase "Al-Mashriq". Choice AU. Scarce to rare.
Lot Details
- Offered By: Pars Coins
- Lot #: 349
- Listing #: 1052056
- Closed: Friday, June 7, 2024 12:56:00 PM CT
- Estimate: $50