358, Lot: 454. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. 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 (25mm, 2.93 g, 3h). Citing ‘Amir. al-Andalus (Qurtubah [Cordoba]) mint. Dated AH 381 (AD 991/2). Cf. Gomez, Hispano, 47 (for type); cf. Miles, Umayyads, 289g (same); Album 354.1. Near EF, areas of weak strike at periphery.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection.