358, Lot: 455. 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 (3.32 g, 10h). Citing the hajib ‘Abd al-Malik. al-Andalus (Qurtubah [Cordoba]) mint. Dated AH 393 (AD 1002/3). Cf. Gomez, Hispano, 47 (for type); Miles, Umayyads, 324f; Album 354.6. Near EF, area of weak strike at periphery.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection.