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UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Hisham II, 976-1009, AR fractional dirham (0.55g), NM, ND, VF-EF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Islamic Coins - Spain & North Africa Start Price:170.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Hisham II, 976-1009, AR fractional dirham (0.55g), NM, ND, VF-EF
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325.00USD+ (65.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Sep 14 @ 11:25UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Hisham II, 976-1009, AR fractional dirham (0.55g), NM, ND, A-354P, Fatimid style, design of the silver dirhams of al-'Aziz (975-996), obverse inner legend al-imam hisham al-mu'ayyad (outer legend illegible), reverse legend has the circular kalima with the star of Solomon in the center; probably struck by one of the North African tribes supporting the Umayyads of Spain but imitating the Fatimid currency used in that region; unpublished, VF-EF, RRR. Tonegawa illustrates a number of probably North African silver coins imitating Fatimid hosts, but none with the star of Solomon.