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ABBASID: Ja'far b. Muhammad, ca. late 880s, AE fals (2.75g), Samarqand, AH172

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:170.00 USD Estimated At:275.00 - 350.00 USD
ABBASID: Ja'far b. Muhammad, ca. late 880s, AE fals (2.75g), Samarqand, AH172
SOLD
440.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2011 Apr 22 @ 13:33UTC-7 : PDT/MST
Opening bids do not reflect absentee book bids that have been received.
ABBASID: Ja'far b. Muhammad, ca. late 880s, AE fals (2.75g), Samarqand, AH172, A-334, SNAT-574, citing the local authority Masa'da b. Bujayr, some minor discoloration spots, lovely Very Fine to Extremely Fine, RR. The calligraphy is very similar to the Abbasid dinars of the late 160s and early 170s. Could it be that the dies were cut in Baghdad (Madinat al-Salam) and shipped to Samarqand, or an engraver from Baghdad or Cairo was sent to Samarqand to continue his practice?