Lot 6245
ISLAMIC, Arabia. Sulayhids. 'Ali ibn Muhammad, AH 439-473 / AD 1047-1081. Dinar (Electrum, 23 mm, 2.15 g, 6 h), imitative type. Shiʿa kalima in three lines in a pseudo-Kufic style: ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ʿAlī walī Allāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Ali is the friend of Allah’ in Arabic); mint and date formula around in a pseudo-Kufic style consisting of lines and pellets. Rev. Pseudo-Kufic legend citing the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir (AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094); pseudo-Kufic legend in outer margin consisting of lines and pellets. Album 1075.3. A few marks, otherwise, very fine.

From an American collection, ex Leu Web Auction 18, 18-20 December 2021, 4245.

These imitations may have been struck across the Red Sea in what is now Ethiopia or Eritrea for trade with the Sulayhids.
Starting price:
50 CHF
Hammer price:
140 CHF
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Closed
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Closing time: 12-Jul-23, 21:54:00 CEST
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