213, Lot: 530. Estimate $100. Sold for $89. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, al-Andalus (Spain). Umayyads. 'Abd al-Rahman III ibn Muhammad. As Caliph, AH 316-350 / AD 929-961. AR Dirhem (23mm, 2.88 g, 8h). Madinat al-Zahra mint. Dated AH 339 (AD 950-951). Kalima / Legend citing al-Rahman III as protector of Islam; pellet above, star below; mint and date in marginal legend. Gomez, Hispano 43; Album 350. Good VF, toned, flan slightly ragged.

Ex Elsen 55 (19 September 1998), lot 1719.