EARLY MEDIEVAL & ISLAMIC. Ayyubid. Al-Mansur MNHammad. A.H. 595 (A.D. 1198/9). Gold Dinar (3.69g). Alexandria mint. Balog 228; Album 799. VF. This dinar was struck at Alexandria during al-Mansur's brief, largely nominal tenure in Egypt after the death of his father al-Aziz, and belongs to the transitional moment just before al-Adil I fully secured control. It offers a vivid snapshot of the Ayyubid handover, when authority was still being negotiated and asserted through the coinage. From the Crescent Collection; acquired from Morton & Eden Ltd., London.

Estimate: AUD 1500