Lot 2060

Sale 63 · Important Australia Coins & Banknotes, World Coins & War Medals, Featuring Highlights of the Moran Collection

Description

Mamluk coinage, al-Nasir Nasir abu al-Sa`adat al din Faraj, first reign, (A.H. 801-808) (A.D. 1399-1405), gold heavy dinar, (10.11 grams), Al Qahira mint (Cairo, Egypt), A.H. [804] = A.D. 1401-1402, obv. & rev. six lines of legend with various symbols in the field, (A.977, cf.Balog 616, the dies differ from those listed in Balog, but are the same dies as other known dated examples). Weak in places, otherwise very fine and rare for this date.

A very heavy pure gold coin.

Estimate
$350
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$0