Umayyad gold dinar equalled auction record for an Islamic coin
This rare Umayyad gold dinar dated 105AH (723AD) equalled the auction record for an Islamic coin (or any coin sold in Europe) when it was hammered down at £3.1m at Morton & Eden (20% buyer’s premium).
Similar dinars sell for a few hundred pounds. However, this particular coin is one of only about a…