Hamdanids. Sayf al-Dawla Abu al-Husayn & Nasir al-Dawla Abu Muhammad. Joint reign, AH 330-356 / AD 942-967. AV Dinar (23.1mm, 4.01 g, 5h). Antakiya mint. Dated AH 337 (AD 948/9). VF.Islamic Auction 4 – Session 1 Egypt & Syria, Gold Sold For $ 4 375. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Hamdanids. Sayf al-Dawla Abu al-Husayn & Nasir al-Dawla Abu Muhammad. Joint reign, AH 330-356 / AD 942-967. AV Dinar (23.1mm, 4.01 g, 5h). Antakiya mint. Dated AH 337 (AD 948/9). Album 747; Bikhazi, Struggle for Syria —; cf. Morton & Eden 103 (24 October 2019), lot 75 (a Hamdanid dinar of al-Mawsil dated AH 337 with similar legends). File marks on edge. VF. Of the highest rarity, apparently unpublished and believed unique. |