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Kakwayhids of Kurdistan, Zahir al din abu Mansur Faramurz, (A.H. 433-443) (A.D. 1041-1051), gold dinar, Isfahan mint (Western Iran), A.H. 435, = A.D. 1043, with additional field inscriptions and citing Caliph Al Qa'im Suzerain Tughril Beg Seljuk, (A.1592, M.620-1). Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $130
Ghaznavids, Sabuktakin (Sebuktegin), (A.H. 366-388) (A.D. 977-997), silver dirhems, no mint or date, similar for Mahmud (A.H. 388-421) (A.D. 998-1030), and for Mawdud (A.H.432-441) (A.D. 1041-1050), (A.1599, 1605, 1626, M.753, cf.771 and 780). Extremely fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Ghaznavids, Mahmud ibn Sabuktakin, (A.H. 388-421) (A.D. 998-1030), gold dinar, Nishapur mint, struck in fine gold, A.H. 401 = A.D. 1011-1012, (A.1606, cf.M.757, BMC 465). Good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Ghaznavids, Mahmud ibn Sabuktakin, (A.H. 388-421) (A.D. 998-1030), gold dinar, Herat mint, struck in pale gold, A.H. 404 = A.D. 1013-1014, (A.1607, cf.M.758). Weak in places, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Ghaznavids, Mahmud ibn Sabuktakin, (A.H. 388-421) (A.D. 998-1030), gold dinar, Herat mint, struck in pale gold, A.H. 407 = A.D. 1016-1017, (A.1607, cf.M.758). Weak in places, minor striking hole in field, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
Ghaznavids, Mahmud ibn Sabuktakin, (A.H. 388-421) (A.D. 998-1030), gold dinar, Herat mint, struck in better coloured gold, A.H. 411 = A.D. 1020-1021, (A.1607, cf.M.758). Weak in places, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Ghaznavids, Mahmud ibn Sabuktakin, (A.H. 388-421) (A.D. 998-1030), silver dirhem, Andaraba mint (Tokharestan south east of Balkh), not dated, (A.1609, cf.M.767). Small flan as usual, otherwise good very fine and a rare mint.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Ghaznavids, Mahmud, (A.H. 388-421) (A.D. 998-1030) silver yamini dirham, probably Ghazna mint, struck A.H.39X, (A.1609, cf.M.768), Yemin al daulah Bahram shah, (A.H. 512-547) (A.D. 1118-1152), silver dirhams (3), no mint Ghaza style, but in name of Caliph Al Mustarshid, issued A.H. 512-529 = A.D. 1118-1134, (A.1652, M.798 and variants). Weak in places, otherwise fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Ghaznavids, Mahmud ibn Sabuktakin, (A.H. 388-421) (A.D. 998-1030), silver bilingual dirham (Sanskrit and Arabic), Mahmudpur mint (Lahore), A.H. 418 = A.D. 1027-1028, (A.1610, M.773a, BMC 507). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Ghaznavids, Mahmud ibn Sabuktakin, (A.H. 388-421) (A.D. 998-1030), silver bilingual dirham (Sanskrit and Arabic), Mahmudpur mint (Lahore), A.H. 419 = A.D. 1028-1029, (A.1610, cf.M.773a, BMC 510). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Ghaznavids, Nasir al din Masa'ud, (A.H. 421-432) (A.D. 1030-1041), gold dinar, Nishapur mint, struck in fine gold, A.H. 423 = A.D. 1011-1012, (A.1618, cf.M.776 cf.BMC 520). Weak in places, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Ghaznavids, Nasir al din Masa'ud, (A.H. 421-432) (A.D. 1030-1041), gold dinar, Ghazna mint, struck in yellow gold, A.H. 427 = A.D. 1035-1036, (A.1619, cf.M.776 BMC -). Flan crack, weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Ghaznavids, Nasir al din Masa'ud, (A.H. 421-432) (A.D. 1030-1041), gold dinar, Ghazna mint, struck in yellow gold, A.H. 429 = A.D. 1037-1038, (A.1619, cf.M.776 BMC -). Weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Ghaznavids, Nasir al din Masa'ud, (A.H. 421-432) (A.D. 1030-1041), silver dirhem, Balkh mint, struck on broader flan, A.H. 423 (weak) = A.D. 1011-1012, (A.1620, cf.M.777). Weak in places, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Ghaznavids, Nasir al din Masa'ud, (A.H. 421-432) (A.D. 1030-1041), silver dirham, Ghazna mint, A.H. 426 = A.D. 1034-1035, similar to gold issue, (A.1621, M.-, BMC -). Weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine and a scarce type.
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Rukn al din Abu Talib Tughril Beg, (A.H. 429-455) (A.D. 1038-1063), gold dinar, Al-Ravy mint (al Mohammadiya in Media, Tehran), A.H. 438 = A.D. 1047, with additional name of Caliph Al Qa'im at bottom of obverse field, and symbols above obverse and reverse fields, (A.1665, cf.BMC 447 [for mint and symbols] cf.M.875). Weak in places, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Rukn al din Abu Talib Tughril Beg, (A.H. 429-455) (A.D. 1038-1063), gold dinar, Al-Ravy mint (al Mohammadiya, in Media, Tehran), A.H. 445 = A.D. 1053, with additional name of Caliph Al Qa'im at bottom of obverse field, and symbols above obverse and reverse fields, (A.1665, Hennequin 12, cf.BMC 447 [for mint and symbols] cf.M.875). Slightly crinkled, weak in places, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Rukn al din Abu Talib Tughril Beg, (A.H. 429-455) (A.D. 1038-1063), gold dinar, Nishapur mint (Khorasan), A.H. 438 = A.D. 1047, with his additional name in full on reverse field top and bottom (as Mitchiner type a [p.160]), (A.1665, cf.M.875 [same except for date]). Slightly double struck on the reverse, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Rukn al din Abu Talib Tughril Beg, (A.H. 429-455) (A.D. 1038-1063), gold dinar, Nishapur mint (Khorasan), A.H. 439 = A.D. 1048, with additional name of Caliph Al Qa'im in obverse field top and bottom, (A.1665, BMC 54, cf.M.875). Weak in places, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Rukn al din Abu Talib Tughril Beg, (A.H. 429-455) (A.D. 1038-1063), gold dinar, Nishapur mint (Khorasan), A.H. 448 = A.D. 1057, with additional name of Caliph Al Qa'im at bottom of obverse field, and bead symbol above obverse field and extra legends in obverse (each side) and reverse (top and bottom) fields, (A.1665, Hennequin 33 [Pl.I], cf.M.876). Weak in places, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Jalal al din Abu al Fath Malikshah I, (A.H. 465-485) (A.D. 1072-1092), gold dinar, Nishapur mint (Khorasan), A.H. 472 = A.D. 1079-1080, with additional name of Caliph Al Muktadi on obverse field, (A.1674, cf.M.879 var.). Clipped flan as usual, weak in places, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Ghiyath al-Din Abu Shuja Mohammad, (A.H. 498-511) (A.D. 1105-1118), gold dinar as obverse brockage, probably Balh mint (Khorasan), date off flan, with additional names of Caliph Al-Mustazhir and local governors in obverse field all in 10 lines, (A.1683, cf.Hennequin 138 and on Plate IV). Brockage of obverse, off centred, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $130
Ghiyath al-Din Abu Shuja Mohammad, (A.H. 498-511) (A.D. 1105-1118), gold dinar with Sanjar as viceroy, Nishapur mint, dated A.H. 507 = A.D. 1113-4, and in name of Caliph Al-Mustazhir, (A.1685, Hennequin 154). Weak in places, otherwise good fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
Khwarizmshahs (Anushteginids), `Ala al din Mohammad, (A.H. 596-617) (A.D. 1200-1220), silver broad dirham, Farwan mint (barely visible), A.H. 614 = A.D. 1217-8, (A.1716, M.-). Weak with flat areas, slightly off centred, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Khwarizmshahs, `Ala al-din Muhammad, (A.H. 596-617) (A.D. 1200-1220), billon dirham, no mint, or date, (prototype for some dirhams of Ghengiz Khan), (A.1721, cf.M.905), others struck in copper as jital, nd, (A.1727 (3, one holed), another with rosette in circle in centre (A.1728). Some off centre, otherwise fine to very fine, some rare. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Ghorids, Ghiyath al din Mohammad Bin Sam (A.H. 558-599) (A.D. 1163-1203), silver double dirhem, Ghazna mint, [58]9 A.H., obv and rev. three lines of circular inscription, citing Ghiyas al din Mohammad and Mu'izz al din Mohammed ibn Sam (A.H. 569-602) (A.D. 1173-1193), (A.1770, M.931). Flat on portion of the coin, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Artukids of Hisn Keyfa and Amid, Rukn al din Modud, (A.H. 619-629) (A.D. 1222-1232), copper dirham, pictorial type, citing Ayyubid overlords, Amid mint, dated A.H. 621 = A.D. 1224-5, obv. small two headed eagle within circle, legends around, rev. Al-Malik and al-Kamil with central circle, (A.1824, M.1115-6, S/S 19, Edham 20-22, BMC 358-360). Off centred, weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Najm al-Din Alpi, (A.H. 547-572) (A.D. 1152-1176), copper dirham, pictorial type, no mint or date, obv. large diademed male head to r., (copy of Antiochus IV), rev. three lined legend, (A.1826, M.1025-6, S/S 27, Edham 27-30, BMC 368-9). Polished on obverse, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Najm al-Din Alpi, (A.H. 547-572) (A.D. 1152-1176), copper dirham, pictorial type, no mint or date, obv. facing male heads (Gemini), rev. facing female head (Virgo), (A.1827, M.1030, S/S 30.1, Edham 37, BMC 383). Dark toning, drt adhesion, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Najm al-Din Alpi, (A.H. 547-572) (A.D. 1152-1176), copper dirham, pictorial type, no mint or date, obv. facing male heads (Gemini), rev. facing female head (Virgo), (A.1827, M.1030, S/S 30.1, Edham 37, BMC 383). Cleaned, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0