Thursday, October 25, 2007

Record Price for Koran

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Photo of gold Koran courtesy of the BBC

BBC: An 800-year-old copy of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, has sold for a world record price of £1,140,500 at an auction in London.

The Koran, which has been dated to 1203, is believed to be the oldest known complete copy written in gold. Gold Koran sells for record £1.1m (more)

Mark Alexander