View source for Yemen AH 719 1 dirham

[[Image:YEM-RASULID_719AH_1dirham_Al-MuayyadDaud_SA-lot278-A1105-18May2013-NS.jpg|550px|thumb|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<sup>[1]</sup>: <blockquote>"RASULID: al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud, 1297-1322, AR dirham, al-Mahjam, AH719, bold mint and date, choice VF to EF."</blockquote> 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 1.74g, silver.

''Catalog reference:'' A-1105.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Album, Stephen. ''Checklist of Islamic Coins.''  Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>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. 

''Link to:''
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[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 16]]