'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Muntasir. AH 247-248 / AD 861-862. Lead token, ‘value 24’ (24.5mm, 8/96 g). Octagonal, with scalloped faces. In the name of ‘Ali b. Musa. Good VF.

Islamic Auction 4 – Session 1
Lot: 59. Estimated: $ 500

‘Abbasid Caliphate, Lead

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Muntasir. AH 247-248 / AD 861-862. Lead token, ‘value 24’ (24.5mm, 8/96 g). Octagonal, with scalloped faces. In the name of ‘Ali b. Musa. Obverse: eight-line legend arranged in ‘clock-face’ pattern, only partially read but apparently citing the ‘Abbasid caliph al-Muntasir / Reverse: sanat sab‘a wa arba‘in wa miatayn around arbat / ‘Ali ibn Musa / wa ‘ashrin . Cf. Stephen Album Rare Coins 35 (12 September 2019), lot 953 (a comparable lead token of ‘value 24’ dated AH 282). Good VF. Very rare, apparently unpublished.


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