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KM39613

Nasr II b. Ahmad (AH 301-331), Donative Gold Dinar.

Regular price £2,400
Regular price Sale price £2,400

Samanid, Nasr II b. Ahmad (AH 301-331 / AD 914-943), donative gold Dinar, with extra peripheral margin, al-Muhammadiya, AD 325, citing the Abbasid caliph al-Radi, "good luck" words in the outer margin, 3.37g (Album 1449 or 1449D; Bernardi 301Mh, for mint and year but not for type). About extremely fine, rare.

Provenance:

Ex Islamic Coin Auction 20, 8th May 2012, lot 590, £1,400 hammer.

The coin was described as a donative at the above auction, a description which this cataloguer believes may have been the opinion of Robert Darley-Doran who catalogued extensively for ICA, and who is the author of the preface to Bernardi. Bernardi notes "numerous varieties". On another occasion (CNG, 27/9/17, lot 845) this type of coin was catalogued as a standard dinar. Album lists donatives for this reign but struck only at Nishapur and has catalogued a fairly comparable al-Muhammadiya dinar from the reign of al-Qahir as a standard dinar (21/1/21, lot 448). Nevertheless, the present coin does have a broad outer margin, and "good luck" words, in addition to the types of standard Samanid issues. It also exhibits a highly distinctive, individual and decorative style, including embellished calligraphy, double annular pellets and floral flourishes. It seems that only two examples of this rare type have been offered at auction since 2012.

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