Coins and Historical Medals

Zuray‘id, Anonymous, Half-Dinar, no mint, [5]19h, citing the Fatimid caliph al-Amir, al-malik al-sayyid after date, 1.08g/6h (A – [see p.121, note 278]; ICV 1109, this coin illustrated). About extremely fine, extremely rare £400-£500

Provenance: Baldwin Islamic Auction 23, 6 December 2012, lot 502; Tim Wilkes FPL 19, April 2013 (50).

Although described by Album as unique, there are currently 4-5 examples of this type known