Al-Mustakfi, ‘Abbasid Caliph AH 333-334/AD 944-946

SICA-10, 270; A 1061, Extremely Fine

San’a’ mint, Yemeni standard. Kalima, mint and date around. In broad outer band, duriba at left, bi-San’a’ at right. Reverse, continuation of Kalima, al-Mustakfi Billah in third line, ornament below. In broad outer band amara bihi at left and al-amir at right. Posthumous issue struck in the name of al-Mustakfi by the Ya’furid amirs of San’a’ who never placed their own names on the coins. Sana is currently the capital of Yemen. Rare.

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