AGHLABID, ZIYADAT ALLAH III (249-250h) Dinar, without mint-name (struck at Qayrawan), 249h Reverse field: Ghalib | Muhammad | rasul | Allah | Ziyadat Allah Weight: 4.22g References: Bernardi 133; Album T445 RRR; cf Baldwin’s of St James’s auction 4, 9 May 2017, lot 330. Edge scrape and minor marks, otherwise almost very fine and excessively rare. Dinars of the short-lived ruler Ziyadat Allah II are among the greatest rarities of the AGHLABID series. Al-‘Ush knew of only one gold dinar issued in his name, dated 250h, and Bernardi records a single specimen dated 249h.

Estimate: GBP 2500 - 3000