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№ 930

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7 April 2021

Hammer Price:
£110

Ilkhanid, Abu Sa‘id, 2 Dirhams, type H, Wasit 736h/34Kh, 2.31g (Diler 543 [this mint not listed]; A 2218.2 [this mint not listed]; ICV 2149). About very fine, extremely rare £70-£90

Provenance: Tim Wilkes FPL 24, October 2017 (201)

Given the proximity of Wasit to the three mints previously recorded for this type (Baghdad, Hilla and Basra) it is not particularly surprising that this type should have been struck there