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A Hafsid gold dinar from the reign of Abul al-Abbas Ahmad II (AD 1370-1394) Qafsa, Tunisia, 14th Century image 1
A Hafsid gold dinar from the reign of Abul al-Abbas Ahmad II (AD 1370-1394) Qafsa, Tunisia, 14th Century image 2
Lot 59

A Hafsid gold dinar from the reign of Abul al-Abbas Ahmad II (AD 1370-1394)
Qafsa, Tunisia, 14th Century

11 June 2020, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,500 - £3,500

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A Hafsid gold dinar from the reign of Abul al-Abbas Ahmad II (AD 1370-1394)
Qafsa, Tunisia, 14th Century

with central square cartouche filled with inscription in naskhi to both sides, the borders with further inscriptions in naskhi, good extremely fine and rare
30 mm. approx.; 4.77 g.

Footnotes

Inscriptions: with the name Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad, and a form of prayer.

The city of Qafsa is an ancient city in modern day Tunisia. Its name is taken from the Latin Capsa referring back to the Mesolithic Capsian culture. Excavations in the region have yielded artefacts back to between 10,000 – 6,000 years BC. Qafsa is a seemingly an unrecorded mint for Abul al-Abbas Ahmad II.

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