Ancient Quran fetches record price

A Quran written in 1203, believed to be the oldest known complete copy, has sold for more than 1 million pounds ($2.33 million) at an auction.

The holy book, which had been estimated to sell for up to 350,000 pounds ($715,000), fetched 1,140,500 pounds ($2,327,300 ) at Tuesday's auction in London, the auctioneer Christie's said.

That was a world record auction price for a Quran or any type of Islamic manuscript, Christie's said.