Lot 137
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Nasir. AH 575-622 / AD 1180-1225. AV Dinar (27.7mm, 2.36 g, 2h). Daquqa mint. Dated AH 618 (AD 1221/2). Near VF.
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Islamic Auction 9
Live bidding begins Apr 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM BST (18d 9h 31m left for internet bidding)
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'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Nasir. AH 575-622 / AD 1180-1225. AV Dinar (27.7mm, 2.36 g, 2h). Daquqa mint. Dated AH 618 (AD 1221/2). Jafar, Fourth ‘Abbasid Period 99; Album 268. Softly struck, some marginal weakness. Near VF. Extremely rare.

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

Daquqa, a town in Iraqi Kurdistan, is an extremely rare mint which operated intermittently under the last ‘Abbasids.

The final winners of all CNG Islamic Auction 9 lots will be determined during the live sale that will be held on 24-25 April 2025.

Islamic Auction 9 – Session One – Lots 1–255 will be held Thursday afternoon, 24 April 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM GMT.


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