Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (26mm, 2.00 g, 6h). Ard mint. Dated AH 82 (AD 701/2). Good VF / Fine, reverse stained.

Islamic Auction 5 - Session 1
Lot: 17.

Umayyad Silver and Bronze, Silver

Estimate: $ 4 000

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Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (26mm, 2.00 g, 6h). Ard mint. Dated AH 82 (AD 701/2). Klat 30; al-‘Ajlan p. 113, no. 3 (same obverse die as illustration). Losses to edge. Good VF / Fine, reverse stained. Extremely rare.

'Ard' is one of the rarest Umayyad mint-names. Initially read as ‘Urdu’, meaning 'camp,' ‘Ard’ has also been interpreted as a die-engraver's error for Ardashir Khurra. But the discovery of another dirham from 'Ard' dated AH 79 (Klat 29) counts strongly against this suggestion, since it is far less likely that the same error should have been made twice on dirhams struck three years apart. Thus 'Ard' is now generally regarded as being an authentic mint-name in its own right, even though its location has not yet been established.



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