Lot 1
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Ikhshidid, abu'l-Misk Kafur (355-57 AH/966-68 AD), Dinar, 2.75g., Makka (3)54, rev. field, lillah/muhammad/rasul Allah/al-Muti 'lillah/kef (for Kafur), fairly weakly struck, minor edge cut, very fine and probably the only recorded specimen
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Ikhshidid, abu'l-Misk Kafur (355-57 AH/966-68 AD), Dinar, 2.75g., Makka (3)54, rev. field, lillah/muhammad/rasul Allah/al-Muti 'lillah/kef (for Kafur), fairly weakly struck, minor edge cut, very fine and probably the only recorded specimen

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Ikhshidid, abu'l-Misk Kafur (355-57 AH/966-68 AD), Dinar, 2.75g., Makka (3)54, rev. field, lillah/muhammad/rasul Allah/al-Muti 'lillah/kef (for Kafur), fairly weakly struck, minor edge cut, very fine and probably the only recorded specimen
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

An extremely important coin historically and numismatically. Abu'l-Misk Kafur was a eunuch chosen to succeed the throne by the founder of the Ikhshidid dynasty - Muhammad bin-Tughj (al-Ikhshid). Until the recent discovery of this piece, his coins were only known from the year 355 AH. This coin closely resembles the contemporary 'Aththari Dinars in its design and execution.

See colour illustration on front cover