Samanid, Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, AH 331, with the engraver's name ba harith at 10 o'clock in outer margin. AGC 386F dies 1/b

AGC 386F dies 1/b

crowned quartered shield of arms in frame

with cross ghosting on to obverse

first I of legend to border tooth

unusual to see the King's name misspelt

Samanid, Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, AH 331, with the engraver's name ba harith at 10 o'clock in outer margin. AGC 386F dies 1/bSamanid, Nasr II b. Ahmad (AH 301 331 AD 914 943), gold Dinar, Nishapur, AH 331, with the engraver's name ba harith at 10 o'clock in outer margin, citing the Abbasid caliph al Muttaqi in the penultimate line of the reverse, and naming Nasir [Nasir b. Ahmad] in the final line, 5. 17g, 1h (Album 1449; Bernardi 269Pj). Good extremely fine.