Found in Northern Ireland

454, Lot: 500. Estimate $150. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Caucasus (Pre-Seljuq). Volga-Bulgarians. Anonymous. Circa AH 285-310 / AD 898-922. AR Dirham (28mm, 2.74 g, 3h). Citing Samanid Isma’il ibn Ahmad. “al-Sash” mint. Dated “AH 296” (AD 908/9). Album Q1481; ICV 1549. Toned deposits, wavy flan. Near VF.

Found near Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, February 2019.