Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1729. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $310. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Samanids. Nasr II ibn Ahmad. AH 301-331 / AD 914-943. AV Dinar (3.82 g, 1h). al-Muhammadiya mint. Dated AH 321 (AD 933/4). Kalima and name of Abbasid caliph al-Qahir billah in three lines across field; tamgha above; al-Quran 30:3-4 in outer margin; mint formula and AH date in inner margin; pellet above mint name / Continuation of Kalima and name and title of Nasir ibn Ahmad in four lines across field; “l’illah” above; Second Symbol in outer margin. Miles, Numismatic -; Album 1449. VF, typical areas of flat strike. Extremely rare caliphal issue.