Lot 95
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Glass Half-Dinar weight (21.8mm, 2.11 g, 6h). In the name of Humayd b. Qahtaba. Green glass. Good VF, minor corrosion on reverse.
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Sold
$375
Est.
$250
Bids: 12
Timed Auction
Islamic Auction 8
Description
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Glass Half-Dinar weight (21.8mm, 2.11 g, 6h). In the name of Humayd b. Qahtaba. Green glass. Obverse: bism allah a / mr al-amir humayd / bin qahtaba mithqa / l nisf dinar w / af in five lines. Reverse: san‘ah / kamil in two lines in centre, marginal legend unclear. Fahmy 139; cf. Balog 411 (Third-Dinar). Good VF, minor corrosion on reverse. Rare.

From the Collection of an Alexandrine Numismatist, formed before 1955.


Closing Date and Time: 14 February 2025 at 9:31:20 ET.

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