358, Lot: 456. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, al-Andalus (Spain). Umayyads. Hisham II ibn al-Hakam. First reign, AH 366-399 / AD 976-1009. AR Dirham (23mm, 2.71 g, 9h). Citing the hajib ‘Abd al-Malik. al-Andalus (Qurtubah [Cordoba]) mint. Dated AH 396 (AD 1005/6). Cf. Gomez, Hispano, 47 (for type); Miles, Umayyads, 324g var. (single annulet on obv.); Album 354.6. Near EF.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection.