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ALID OF TABARISTAN: al-Hassan b. Zayd, 864-884, AV dinar (3.87g), Nishapur, AH262, VF

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ALID OF TABARISTAN: al-Hassan b. Zayd, 864-884, AV dinar (3.87g), Nishapur, AH262, VF
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ALID OF TABARISTAN: al-Hassan b. Zayd, 864-884, AV dinar (3.87g), Nishapur, AH262, A-1523D, with the 'Alid phrase al-da'i illa al-haqq, "advocate for the truth", and Qur'an verses 33:33 in the obverse margin, 22:39 in the reverse margin; pierced, small scratches, a decent example with fully readable legends, VF, RRR. This is the fourth known specimen of the Nishapur AH262 gold dinar, the first sold in the ICA Auction #2 in 2000 (lot 524), the 2nd in our Auction 43, lot 476, and the 3rd, a damaged example in Auction 48, lot 468. Nishapur was in confrontation between Sunni and Shi'ite supporters in the AH260s, falling to the Sunni rulers by 268 (after a coinage hiatus 263-267).