Yemen AH 719 1 dirham

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Courtesy of Stephen Album

The Rasulids were a dynasty which tooks its name from Rasul, who was a Turkoman official of the Abbasids. However, the first ruler of the dynasty was Rasul’s grandson Umar I, whose rule followed the collapse of the Ayyubid dynasty (centered in Egypt and Syria).

The specimen shown was lot 278 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads[1]:

"RASULID: al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud, 1297-1322, AR dirham, al-Mahjam, AH719, bold mint and date, choice VF to EF."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.74g, silver.

Catalog reference: A-1105.

Source:

  • Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
  • [1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 16. Santa Rosa, 2013. Stephen Album Rare Coins.
  • Mitchiner, Michael. Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of Islam. London, 2000. Hawkins Publications.

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