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354 Dirham, Ma`dan Bajunays AH 191. Citing Umm Ja`far (Rashid’s beauteous wife Zubayda, mother of al-Amin) above and Da`ud below. Pellet at bottom. Ties.1502. RARE. Some dark deposits in peripheries. Thin test slash reverse edge EF 300. 355 Dirham, Ma`dan Bajunays AH 193. Citing al-Amin Muhammad as heir, `ayn below. Ties.1547. VERY RARE. Thin test slash obverse edge. Slight crease About EF 200. 356 al-Ma`mun, AH 194-218/810-833. Dirham, al-Muhammadiya AH 195. Citing the military commander Tahir (b. al- Husayn) below protocol, and the vizier al-Fadl above. Ties.1601. RARE EF 100. 357 al-Mutawakkil, AH 232-247/847-861. Dirham, al-Basra AH 241. al-Mu`tazz named as heir. A-230.3. Scarce. Once lacquered EF 50. 358 al-Muktafi, AH 289-295/902-908. GOLD Dinar, Misr AH 292. 3.35 gm. A-243. Pinscratch below obverse central legend. RARE in this condition As Struck 300.

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359 Contemporaries of the IDRISIDS. Rawh, AH 171-174/788-790. Dirham, al-Walila AH 173. Citing Yazid (ibn Hatim) posthumously. Eustache p.75. VERY RARE. Somewhat crinkly as is common with North African issues. Three thin test slashes (I obv, 2 rev) Good VF 250. The Governor of Ifriqiya, Yazid b. Hatim is cited posthumously on issues of his son Da’ud (AH 170-171), and on two issues of Rawh – Tudgha AH 174 and the coin above. al-Walila was built on the site of the Roman city of Volubilis.

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360 TULUNIDS. Harun, AH 283-292/896-905. GOLD Dinar, Misr AH 288. 4.08 gm. Ruler named as Harun bin Khumarawayh. A-667 As Struck 300. 361 GOLD Dinar, Misr AH 290. 4.21 gm. Ruler named as Harun bin Khumarawayh. Grabar 90, A-667 About as Struck 300. 362 FATIMIDS. Al-Mustansir, AH 427-487/1036-1094. GOLD Dinar, Tarablus AH 471. 3.95 gm. Four-line legends in center circle both sides, broad outer border and peripheral legend in circle. Miles 310, BN 347, A-719. Scarce EF 375.

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363 TAHIRIDS. Tahir b. `Abd Allah, Ah 230-248/845-862. Fals, al-Shash AH (2)33. Ruler named in margin legend. Citing Yahye (b. Asad) below reverse central legend. SNAT 193. EXTREMELY RARE. Deep olive-green, near black. Some typical file marks. Crude Good VF 225.

364 Fals, al-Shash AH 241. Ruler named in margin legend. Citing the caliph, al-Mutawakkil. A-B1395. VERY RARE. Minor crease at center likely from strike VF 200.

365 SAMANIDS. Isma`il I b. Ahmad, AH 279-295/892-907. Dirham, Samarqand AH 290. wa mashriq in small letters below obverse central legend. Well-struck. RARE EF 200.

366 Fals, al-Shash AH 280. Double margin legend on obverse, bakh bakh below central legend/ Ruler cited as al-Amir Isma`il a`zeh Allah. SNAT 211. VERY RARE. Somewhat rough surfaces and minor edge deposit VF 180.

367 Fals, Samarqand AH 288. Ruler named in margin legend. Sin below reverse central legend. A-1444. Scarce Good VF 75.

368 369 Æ 370 371 Å 372 Æ 373 Æ

368 Nasr II b. Ahmad, AH 301-331/914-943. Dirham, Jurjan AH 314. VERY RARE. Some typical weakness About EF 150. 369 Fals, AH 303. A-1452. Small module. Deposits over some roughness VF 60. 370 Ahmad b. Sahl, rebel in Khurasan (and not of the Samanid line), AH 303-308/915-920. Dirham, Andaraba AH 303. Still formally recognizing Nasr II as Nasr bin Ahmad, letter sin below. Attractive style , double margin legend obverse, single reverse, three annulets in outer border. A-B1453. Scarce EF 200.

371 Nuh I b. Nasr, AH 331-343/943-954. GOLD Dinar, AH 338 (?). 4.12 gm. Recognizing the deposed caliph al-Mustakfi. A-1454 VF 150.

372 b. Nuh I, AH 350-365/961-976. Fals, Ferghana Malik AH 358. Double margin legend. With the local ruler Ahmad b. Mansur cited in the margin. A-1467. VERY RARE VF 150.

373 SAMANIDS OF AKHSIKATH. Ishaq b. Ahmad, fl. AH 284-290/897-903. Fals, Akhsikath AH 284. Ishaq named below on reverse. A-B1477. EXTREMELY RARE. Some file lines on surfaces as is common, and some porosity VF 225.

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