Catalogue
Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate, (c.685-692), AE fals, 18mm, (3.81 g), Hims (Emesa) mint, obv, crowned facing imperial bust, holding globus cruciger, K/A**L*/O/N (= "good") to left, bi-hims to right rev, Large m, star between annulets above, E/M/I-C/H/C across each side, in exergue 'tayyib' (= "good"), (SICA 1, 544 var. [star after bi-hims], Album 3524, Wilkes 133 [$125 US]). Fine - very fine with an earthen black patina.
Estimate $80
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Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate, (c.670-690 A.D.), AE fals (19mm), Hims (Emesa) mint, obv. crowned facing imperial bust, holding globus cruciger, K/A**L*/O/N (= "good") to left, bi-hims to right, rev. large cursive M, star between wavy lines above, E/M/I - C/H/C across, tayyib (= "good") in exergue, (A.3524, Walker, Arab-Byzantine 57, cf.SICA 1, 548. Wilkes 133); another (c.680-mid 690's), Damascus mint, (20mm), obv. single standing emperor wearing long robe, holding long cross and cross on globe, rev. large square M, reversed K in right field, dots etc, in exergue mint name, (A.102, SICA I, Type VI, 567, [Pl.39], Wilkes 131); another fals as temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan' (AH 65-86 = AD 685-705), AE Fals (20mm), Baalbek (Heliopolis) mint, obv. two standing imperial figures, each holding cruciform scepter, cross between heads, rev. large M, cross above, inverted crescent below, H/**L*/I/(OY) to left, **P/O/L/E to right, ba'labakk in exergue, (SICA 1, 584; A.3513.2, Wilkes 132). Fine - very fine, dirt patina in descriptive packets. (3)
Estimate $220
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Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate, 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan', (A.H. 65-86 = A.D. 685-705), AE fals 18mm, (3.79 g), Halab (Aleppo) mint, struck c.690s, obv. Caliph standing facing, placing hand on hilt of sword, rev. transformed cross, 'waf' to left, 'bi-halab' to right, (SICA 1, 611, Album 3529, Wilkes 138). Nearly very fine with an earthen green patina, rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Arab-Sasanian prototype issue, Khusru II (A.D. 590 - 627), silver drachm or dirhem, (3.65 g), Darabgird mint, dated year 31 (A.D. 621), with word "praise" in outer margin, (cf.Walker alpha [p.2] Plate I, alpha, cf.M.21, Sellwood type 62, Gobl 214). With some hoard patination, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Islamic, Artuturqids of Mardin, Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslam, (AH580-597, AD1184-1201), copper dirham, (A.1829, M.1035-6, Edham 47, BMC.405-8). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Islamic, Zangids, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk), Nur al-Din Mahmud,每AH 541-569 = AD1146-1173, AE dirham 23mm, (4.14 g), al-Halab (Aleppo) mint, obv. two Byzantine style imperial figures standing facing, supporting between them labarum resting on three steps, rev. Christ standing facing, holding Gospels, (A.1850, S&S Type 73). Fine - very fine, dark brown patina, areas of flat strike, scarce.
Estimate $80
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Islamic, Golden Horde (Juchid), first period, temp, Batu, (624-654 A.H. - 1227-1256 A.D.) AE pul, citing al-Nasir and with inscription 'Life is short, so pursue it obediently' probably from the Bulghar mint, (A.P2018 [RR], Wilkes 2017]. Very fine, very rare in descriptive packet.
Estimate $100
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Islamic, Golden Horde (Juchid), for Russia, second period, Muhammad Uzbek, (A.H. 712-742, 1312-1341 A.D.), silver dirham, issued in [7]31 (1331 A.D.), Bulghar mint, (A.2025A [R], Wilkes 2027]. Very fine, rare, in descriptive packet.
Estimate $100
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Islamic, Golden Horde (Juchid), first period, AE pul, from Kosteshty Cyrlia region, Moldova, c.1300s, anonymous and undated, (A.-, Wilkes -); another of Tulun Beg third period (A.H. 773, A.D. 1371-1372), AE pul, struck at Saray al-Jadida in 773, (A2047, Wilkes 2047) countermarked with 'Zafir' (Victory); another second - third period c.1300-1400, from Astrakhan mint reading Hajji Tarkhan, (cf.A.2030.1 or G2063, cf.Wilkes 2032). Very fine, fair, very fine, all rare in descriptive packets. (3)
Estimate $170
SOLD $100
Islamic, Golden Horde (Juchid), fourth period, silver asper, of Dawlat Birdi Khan (A.H. 827-840 A.D. 1424-1437), type with partial Latin legend D V M[ED D CAF]A, and arms of Genoa, (A.2059C, Wilkes 2060); another AE pul (follaro) countermarked with Genoese castle portal, coming from an Italian or Genoese colony in the Black Sea, (cf.A.G2063, cf.Wilkes 2062). Very fine; very good, both rare in descriptive packets. (2)
Estimate $100
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