A rare dirham citing the Turkish general Tuzun as al-Muzaffar Abu al-Wafa
Lot 1813
ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mustakfi, AH 333-334 / AD 944-946. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 3.58 g, 1 h), citing the caliph al-Mustakfi and the great military leader Tuzun as al-Muzaffar Abu al-Wafa, Madinat al-Salam, AH 333 = AD 944/5. SICA IV, 1200. Rare. The flan slightly wavy, otherwise, very fine.

From the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.

Tuzun was a Turkish slave-soldier who made an astonishing military career within the Abbasid administration. In 943, after defeating the Hamdanids and driving them out of Madinat al-Salam, Tuzun was named amir al-umara ('The Emir of Emirs' in Arabic) by the caliph.
Starting price:
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Hammer price:
110 CHF
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Closing time: 31-May-20, 20:37:00 CEST
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