Fatimids. al-'Aziz billah. AH 365-386 / AD 975-996. AV Dinar (20.6mm, 4.13 g, 12h). Dimashq mint. Dated AH 381 (AD 991/2). Near EF.

Islamic Auction 4 – Session 1
Lot: 124. Estimated: $ 7 500

Fatimids, Gold

Sold For $ 14 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Fatimids. al-'Aziz billah. AH 365-386 / AD 975-996. AV Dinar (20.6mm, 4.13 g, 12h). Dimashq mint. Dated AH 381 (AD 991/2). Obverse field: letter D in centre / Reverse field: letters M-Q in centre. Nicol 553 (this piece). Near EF. Of the highest rarity, apparently unique.

Ex Spink Zurich 22 (17 March 1987), lot 182.

The letters in the fields on both sides of this remarkable type are interpreted by Nicol as spelling the mint-name: Dimashq.

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