2451

ISLAMIC: ABBASID: LOT of 299 silver dirhams

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Islamic Coins - Group Lots Start Price:2,800.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD
ISLAMIC: ABBASID: LOT of 299 silver dirhams
PLEASE NOTE: You must request a bid limit when you register. If you would like to have a large bid limit, you must provide adequate references, or you must have previously established strong credit history with our company. Late registration may result in delayed approval.
ISLAMIC: ABBASID: LOT of 299 silver dirhams, mostly from the period AH132-218, with a wide variety of rulers, date and mints, an interesting study lot, average quality examples, retail value $7500, lot of 299 coins. The Abbasid Caliphate was founded by a descendent of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib (566–653), from whom the dynasty takes its name. They ruled as caliphs for most of the caliphate from their capital in Baghdad (Madinat al-Salam) in modern-day Iraq, after having overthrown the Umayyad Caliphate in the Abbasid Revolution of 750-751.