Lot 670
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Samanid, Nasr II b. Ahmad (1223-55 AH 1808-39 AD), silver Dirham (Dinar on die), 2.52g, al-Muhammadiya 326, field, attractive ornaments at top and bottom; rev. field, lillah flanked by a mirror image of the letter jim, Muhammad/rasul Allah al-Radi billah/Nasir bin Ahmad al-'izza lillah, traces of four "good luck" words in both obv. and rev. margins (not in Miles Rayy in silver, see 167 for gold), very fine, very rare
Samanid, Nasr II b. Ahmad (1223-55 AH 1808-39 AD), silver Dirham (Dinar on die), 2.52g, al-Muhammadiya 326, field, attractive ornaments at top and bottom; rev. field, lillah flanked by a mirror image of the letter jim, Muhammad/rasul Allah al-Radi billah/Nasir bin Ahmad al-'izza lillah, traces of four "good luck" words in both obv. and rev. margins (not in Miles Rayy in silver, see 167 for gold), very fine, very rare

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Samanid, Nasr II b. Ahmad (1223-55 AH 1808-39 AD), silver Dirham (Dinar on die), 2.52g, al-Muhammadiya 326, field, attractive ornaments at top and bottom; rev. field, lillah flanked by a mirror image of the letter jim, Muhammad/rasul Allah al-Radi billah/Nasir bin Ahmad al-'izza lillah, traces of four "good luck" words in both obv. and rev. margins (not in Miles Rayy in silver, see 167 for gold), very fine, very rare

Lot Essay

Although struck in silver, the dies were originally intended for the striking of gold dinars