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ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.62g), Samarqand, AH202

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:540.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 850.00 USD
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.62g), Samarqand, AH202
SOLD
650.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2011 Sep 16 @ 10:43UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.62g), Samarqand, AH202, A-224, citing al-Rida as heir apparent, lovely Very Fine to Extremely Fine, RR. By his appointment of al-Rida ('Ali b. Musa) as heir, the 8th Shi'ite Imam, al-Ma'mun was attempting to establish peace between the Sunni and Shi'ite divisions of Islam.