Broad Dirham - Muhammad ibn al-Husayn
Features
| Issuer |
Rawwadid dynasty
(Islamic Caucasia)  |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority |
Muhammad ibn al-Husayn (997-1016)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 351-407 (962-1016) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
| Currency | Dinar (628/632-1598) |
| Composition | Billon |
| Weight | 10.10 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 381706 |
| References | Album Islamic# 1490 Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States. Tim Wilkes; 2015. Islamic Coins & Their Values / Volume 1. The Mediaeval Period. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Kalima and the name of the caliph al-Qadir Billah.
Reverse
Muhammad ibn al-Husayn's titulature, surrounded by Qur'an XXX, 3-4
Edge
Plain.
Mints
| Ardabil, Iran | |
| Maragheh, Iran | |
| Tebriz, modern-day Tabriz, Iran | |
| Urmiya, modern-day Urmia, Iran |
Comments
"1490 BI broad dirham
RR [Very Rare]
Stylistically resembling multiple dirhams of the Ghaznavids, but of highly debased silver."
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 351 (962) | Ardabil Mint | ||||||||||||||
| 390 (1000) | Ma'den Mint (Uncertain) | ||||||||||||||
| 392 (1002) | Maragha Mint | ||||||||||||||
| 393 (1003) | Maragha Mint | ||||||||||||||
| 400 (1010) | Ardabil Mint | ||||||||||||||
| 402 (1012) | Maragha Mint | ||||||||||||||
| 403 (1012) | 
|
Tabriz Mint | |||||||||||||
| 403 (1012) | Urmiya Mint | ||||||||||||||
| 404 (1013) | Tabriz Mint | ||||||||||||||
| 405 (1014) | Maragha Mint | ||||||||||||||
| 407 (1016) |
|
Tabriz Mint | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Examples of the type
© American Numismatic Society (ANS), 1994.13.2
403 (1012) – Tabriz Mint • 39 mm • 10.29 g • ↑↑ 5h (see more)
403 (1012) – Tabriz Mint • 39 mm • 10.29 g • ↑↑ 5h (see more)
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
Stephen Album Auction 36 Lot 661 
|
23 Jan 2020 | 407 (1016) – Tabriz Mint | G |
USD 550.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Stephen Album Rare Coins | ||||||
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