Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I (86-96 AH 705-15 AD), Dirham, 2.80g., Mah, 96 (Walker -), a bold fine, rare
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Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I (86-96 AH 705-15 AD), Dirham, 2.80g., Mah, 96 (Walker -), a bold fine, rare

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Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I (86-96 AH 705-15 AD), Dirham, 2.80g., Mah, 96 (Walker -), a bold fine, rare
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

A one year type, the mint name Mah, not Mahay suggests that the former mint may not have been associated with either Mah al-Basra or Mah al-Kufa, but another unidentified locality. In the year 96 several ephemeral mints were active in Iraq and Mah might be placed amongst them.