News In Brief – including an early Islamic coin to be offered at auction with a £1.4m- 1.6m estimate

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the emergence of a rare Umayyad gold dinar dated 105AH (723AD) at auction.

Inscriptions are key to dinar value

A rare Umayyad gold dinar dated 105AH (723AD) will be offered…

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