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The coin was estimated to fetch in excess of £1.4 million.
October 27th, 2019 - 11:00 GMT

World’s Rarest Islamic Gold Coin Sold for $4.77 Million

One of the world’s rarest and most highly-prized of all Islamic gold coins, indeed any coin, was sold by specialist auctioneers Morton & Eden in London last week for an outstanding £3.72 million ($4.77 million). {"preview_thumbnail":"https://cdn.flowplayer.com/6684a05f-6468-4ecd-87d5-a748773282a3/i/v-i-4…","video_id":"4e8dbd33-5fd5-480c-9ed1-b944b8f49d76","player_id":"8ca46225-42a2-4245-9c20-7850ae937431","provider":"flowplayer","video":"Top 10 World’s Workplaces 2019"} Measuring a mere 20 mm across, about the size of a modern £1 piece, the gold coin, an Umayyad dinar, dated 105h (723AD) from the first dynasty of Islam, was ...
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The dinar was made from gold mined at a location owned by the Caliph himself. 
September 15th, 2019 - 10:30 GMT

World’s Rarest Islamic Gold Coin to Go for Auction in London

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