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CNG Islamic Auction 1

Lot nuber 109

‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AV Dinar (17.8mm, 4.04g, 10h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 171 / AD 787/8.


CNG Islamic Auction 1
Lot: 109.
 Estimated: $ 1 500

‘Abbasids, Gold

Sold For $ 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AV Dinar (17.8mm, 4.04g, 10h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 171 / AD 787/8. Citing the governor Muhammad. Bernardi -; Lowick -; cf. Lugdunum GmbH Auction 15 (6 March 2019, lot 16). Lightly clipped. VF. Extremely rare.

The Muhammad cited on this coin has been plausibly identified with Muhammad b. Sulayman b. ‘Ali, a cousin of the first two ‘Abbasid caliphs, al-Saffah and al-Mansur, and husband of the caliph al-Mahdi’s daughter, ‘Abbasa. For much of his adult life he served as governor of Basra and its dependencies, which, in the time of Harun al-Rashid, also included Bahrayn, ‘Uman and Yamama.  He was still in office when he died in AH 173 / AD 789, whereupon his vast fortune, which contemporary accounts suggest may have amounted to sixty million dirhams, was promptly confiscated by the caliph.


The final winners of all CNG Islamic Auction 1 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 25 May 2022, beginning at 10:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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