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FATIMID: al-Mansur, 946-953, AV 1/4 dinar (1.03g), Madinat Nabl, AH342, appealing VF-EF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Islamic Coins - Egypt & Syria Start Price:1,400.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
FATIMID: al-Mansur, 946-953, AV 1/4 dinar (1.03g), Madinat Nabl, AH342, appealing VF-EF
SOLD
9,500.00USD+ (1,900.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 15 @ 14:21UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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FATIMID: al-Mansur, 946-953, AV 1/4 dinar (1.03g), Madinat Nabl, AH342, A-695, Nicol-204, month of al-Muharram; exceedingly rare mint, now called Nabeul in north-eastern Tunisia (ancient Greek city founded in the 5th century BC as Neapolis, "new city"), coastal port closest to Sicily, appealing VF-EF, RRRR. This is the third known example, the first published by Nicol (from our Price List 70:13, with the mint misread as Balerm for Palermo), the second sold in Numismatica Genevensis auction 8, lot 270, the third example is this piece. All are from the same pair of dies. These are only Islamic coins struck at Nabl. The style and calligraphy is identical to contemporary quarter dinars struck at the Sicilian mint Siqilliya.