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Auction: 15006 - Ancient, Islamic, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 123

Abbasid, temp. al-Mahdi, Dirham, 2.89g, al-Yamama, AH165, rev. naming Hajar below legend (A.215.1), about very fine, rare

Al-Yamama was the first mint to be established in the Arabian peninsula. It was the name for a district situated near al-Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and Hajar was it's then capital. AH165 is the earliest known date for this mint.

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