Catalogue
Abul Abbas Ahmad al Nasir, (A.H. 575-622) (A.D. 1180-1225), multiple gold dinar (11.07 grams), with caliph's name, Madinat al Salam mint (Baghdad mint), A.H. 610 = A.D. 1213-1214, with additional field inscriptions, (cf.A.268, cf.BMC 487, Lavoix 1289, cf.M.264-5). Holed, weak in places with about flans, slightly crimped, otherwise nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $150
Abul Abbas Ahmad al Nasir, (A.H. 575-622) (A.D. 1180-1225), gold dinar, Madinat al Salam mint (Baghdad), A.H. 615 = A.D. 1218, with additional field inscriptions, (A.268, cf.M.265, Lavoix 1299, BMC 492). Weak in places including the date, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $130
Abul Abbas Ahmad al Nasir, (A.H. 575-622) (A.D. 1180-1225), gold dinar, Madinat al Salam mint (Baghdad), A.H. 615 = A.D. 1218, with additional field inscriptions, (A.268, cf.M.265, Lavoix 1299, BMC 492). Crinkled, weak in places, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
al-Musta'sim, (A.H. 640-656) (A.D. 1242-1258), multiple gold dinar (7.55 grams), with caliph's name, Madinat al Salam mint (Baghdad mint), A.H. 640 = A.D. 1242-1243, with additional field inscriptions, (cf.A.275, BMC 503, Lavoix 1317-1318, cf.M.266-7). Weak in places with full flans, slightly crimped, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $200
al-Musta'sim, (A.H. 640-656) (A.D. 1242-1258), multiple gold dinar (4.87 grams), with caliph's name, Madinat al Salam mint (Baghdad mint), A.H. 641 = A.D. 1243-1244, with additional field inscriptions, (cf.A.275, BMC 504, Lavoix 1319, cf.M.266-7). Weak in places with full flans, surface flaw, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
al-Musta'sim, (A.H. 640-656) (A.D. 1242-1258), multiple gold dinar (6.66 grams), with caliph's name, Madinat al Salam mint (Baghdad mint), A.H. 642 = A.D. 1244-1245, with additional field inscriptions, (cf.A.275, BMC 504, Lavoix 1320-1322, cf.M.266-7). Double struck on the obverse, weak in places with clipped flans, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
al-Musta'sim, (A.H. 640-656) (A.D. 1242-1258), multiple gold dinar (7.02 grams), with caliph's name, Madinat al Salam mint (Baghdad mint), A.H. 642 = A.D. 1244-1245, with additional field inscriptions, (cf.A.275, BMC 505, Lavoix 1320-1322, cf.M.266-7). Weak in places with clipped flans, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
al-Musta'sim, (A.H. 640-656) (A.D. 1242-1258), multiple gold dinar (10.10 grams), with caliph's name, Madinat al Salam mint (Baghdad mint), A.H. 645 = A.D. 1247-1248, with additional field inscriptions, (cf.A.275, BMC 507, Lavoix 1325, cf.M.266-7). Weak in places, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
al-Musta'sim, (A.H. 640-656) (A.D. 1242-1258), multiple gold dinar (6.04 grams), with caliph's name, Madinat al Salam mint (Baghdad mint), date of flan, with additional field inscriptions, (cf.A.275, cf.BMC 504, cf.Lavoix 1320-1322, M.267). Weak in places with clipped flans, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Umayyad of Spain, al-Hakam I, (A.H. 181-206) (A.D. 797-821), silver dirham, Al-Andalus mint (Spain), A.H. 195 = A.D. 810-1, minor variant from Miles with dot above and three dots in line below on reverse, (A.340, Miles 86d, cf.M.317). Cut in edge, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Umayyad of Spain, 'Abd al-Rahman II, (A.H. 206-238) (A.D. 822-852), silver dirham, Al-Andalus mint (Spain), A.H. 232 = A.D. 846-7, (A.342, Miles 124b, Ruler not in M.-). Weak in places, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Umayyad of Spain, Muhammad I, (A.H. 238-273) (A.D. 852-886), silver dirham, Al-Andalus mint (Spain), A.H. 243 = A.D. 857-8, style B with circular obverse, no extra names or symbols on both sides, (A.343, Miles 133g, Ruler not in M.). Weak in places, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Umayyad of Spain, Muhammad I, (A.H. 238-273) (A.D. 852-886), silver dirham, Al-Andalus mint (Spain), A.H. 269 = A.D. 882-3, type variant with star above reverse four lines, (A.343, Miles 162b., ruler not in M.-). Slightly crinkled, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Umayyad of Spain, Al Hakam II, (A.H. 350-366) (A.D. 961-976), silver dirham, Madinat al-Zahra mint (near Cordoba Spain), A.H. 350 = A.D. 961, type variant with eight petal flower on reverse above the four lines, (A.352, Miles 242 var., ruler not in M.-). Slightly crinkled, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Umayyad of Spain, Al Hakam II, (A.H. 350-366) (A.D. 961-976), silver dirhams, Madinat al-Zahra mint (near Cordoba Spain), A.H. 351 = A.D. 962, significant type variants, with different symbols on obverse above the three lines, (A.352, Miles 243d, 243h, 243m, 243o, ruler not in M.-). All slightly crinkled, otherwise fine - very fine and rare. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Umayyad of Spain, Al Hakam II, (A.H. 350-366) (A.D. 961-976), silver dirhams, Madinat al-Zahra mint (near Cordoba Spain), A.H. 353 = A.D. 964, significant type variants, with different symbols on obverse above the three lines, (A.352, Miles 244f, 244n, ruler not in M.-). All slightly crinkled, otherwise fine - very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Umayyad of Spain, Al Hakam II, (A.H. 350-366) (A.D. 961-976), silver dirhams, Madinat al-Zahra mint (near Cordoba Spain), A.H. 356 (2), 357 (2) = A.D. 967, 968, as type variants, with different symbols on obverse above the three lines, (A.352, Miles 248a (2), 250f, 250g, ruler not in M.-). All slightly crinkled, otherwise fine - very fine and rare. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Umayyad of Spain, Al Hakam II, (A.H. 350-366) (A.D. 961-976), silver dirham, Madinat al-Zahra mint (near Cordoba Spain), A.H. 357 = A.D. 968, significant type variant, with different symbols on obverse and reverse, (A.352, Miles 250y, ruler not in M.-). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Umayyad of Spain, Al Hakam II, (A.H. 350-366) (A.D. 961-976), silver dirhams, Madinat al-Zahra mint (near Cordoba Spain), A.H. 358 (2) = A.D. 969, significant type variants, (A.352, Miles 251g, 251j, ruler not in M.-). All slightly crinkled, otherwise fine - very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Umayyad of Spain, Al Hakam II, (A.H. 350-366) (A.D. 961-976), silver dirhams, Madinat al-Zahra mint (near Cordoba Spain), A.H. 358, 359, 364 (with distinctive four) = A.D. 969, 970, 974, significant type variants, with different symbols on obverse and reverse, (A.352, Miles 251j, 252k but a variant with only one circle below, 257c, ruler not in M.-). All slightly crinkled, otherwise very fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Umayyad of Spain, Hisham II, First Reign, (A.H. 366-399) (A.D. 976-1009), gold quarter dinar, possibly Al-Andalus mint (Spain), not dated, (cf.A.353, cf.Miles 351f). Clipped and crimped with incomplete legends, very good and rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $30
Umayyad of Spain, Hisham II, First Reign, (A.H. 366-399) (A.D. 976-1009), silver dirham, Al-Andalus mint (Spain), A.H. 382 = A.D. 992, minor variant from Miles with symbol above and Amir in line below on reverse, (A.354, cf.Miles 295b, cf.M.325). Full legends very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Umayyad of Spain, Hisham II, First Reign, (A.H. 366-399) (A.D. 976-1009), silver dirham, Al-Andalus mint (Spain), A.H. 392 = A.D. 1001-2, three dots above reverse, (A.354, Miles 322q, cf.M.326). Full legends very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Muluk al-Tawa'if, Abbadid of Seville, al-Mu`tamid Muhammad, (A.H. 461-484) (A.D. 1069-1091), gold fractional (quarter) dinar, no mint or date, (0.76 grams), (A.403a, cf.Kazan 231). Very fine, very rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
Taifas Almoravides, Kings of Cordoba, Hamdin ibn Muhammad, (A.H. 539-540) (A.D. 1145-1146), silver qirat, Gharnatah (Granada) mint (Spain), not dated but c.A.H.539-540 = A.D. 1145-6, (A.406, Vives 1906, M.396-7). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Taifas Almohades, Nasrid of Granada, Anonymous Issue, 9th century A.D., silver square half dirham (0.86 grams), Gharnatah (Granada) mint (Spain), not dated, (A.416, M.424-5). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Idrisids of North Africa, Idris II, (A.H. 175-213) (A.D. 791-828), silver dirham, Tudgha mint (west of Sililmasa, Morocco), A.H. 176 = A.D. 792, citing Caliph, with additional legend on reverse, (A.420, M.350). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Contempories of the Idrisids of North Africa, Khalaf b. al-Muda', (A.H. 175-176) (A.D. 791-792), silver dirham, Tudgha mint (west of Sililmasa, Morocco), A.H. 175 = A.D. 791-2, citing Kharijite governor, with additional legend on reverse, (A.430, M.348). Nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Aghlabids Rulers of Tunisia, Ahmad, (A.H. 242-249) (A.D. 856-863), gold dinar, no mint but probably Tunis (North Africa), with additional legends on the obverse 'masrur' and reverse 'Ghalaba' (he who has conquered), ruler's name 'Ahmad' below, A.H.244 = A.D. 858, (A.444, cf.BMC 198 [Vol.II]). Nearly very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Aghlabids Rulers of Tunisia, Ibrahim II (A.H. 261-289) (A.D. 875-902), gold dinar, no mint but probably Tunis (North Africa), with additional legends on the reverse 'Ghalaba' (he who has conquered), ruler's name 'Ibrahim' below, A.H.272 = A.D. 886, (A.447, BMC 201 [Vol.IX], cf.M.367). Nearly very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0