Egypt AH 616 dinar
This specimen was lot 43206 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $6,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "ISLAMIC KINGDOMS. Ayyubid. Dinar, AH 616 (1219/20). al-Qahira (Cairo) Mint. al-Kamil Muhammad I. NGC MS-66. An outlier for this issue in terms of both production quality and condition, with an essentially perfect centering with no areas of the legends cut off, a strong strike, and beautiful satiny luster. About as fine an example of an Ayyubid Dinar as one might hope to find, and indeed the sole finest example of this ruler certified by NGC by two full points." The Ayyubids were a Kurdish clan who conquered first Syria and later Egypt, terminating the Fatimid Caliphate. The most famous ruler was Saladin (r. 1174-93), adversary of the Crusaders, but the dynasty survived until 1260, when it was overthrown by the Mamluks.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3.45 g.
Catalog reference: A-811.1.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed., Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- Mitchiner, Michael, The World of Islam, London: Hawkins Publications, 2000.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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