Catalogue
Umayyad Caliphate, al-Walid I (A.H. 86-96) (A.D. 705-715), silver anonymous dirham, Nahr-Tira mint (in Khuzistan), A.H. 94 = A.D. 713, (A.128, cf.BMC 164 Vol.IX, W. P.106). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Umayyad Caliphate, al-Walid I (A.H. 86-96) (A.D. 705-715), silver anonymous dirham, Damascus mint, A.H. 90 = A.D. 709, (A.128, BMC 95, W.365, cf.M.46-7); another `Umar, (A.H.99-101, A.D. 7127-720), Damascus mint, A.H. 100 = A.D. 718, (A.133, M.48, BMC 105, W.377). Some minor edge oxidation on first coin, otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Umayyad Caliphate, Hisham, (A.H. 105-125) (A.D. 724-743), gold dinar, anonymous dinar, no mint name (but probably Damascus mint), dated A.H. 109 = A.D. 727-728, (A.136, BMC 32, W.229). Full flan, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $320
Umayyad Caliphate, Hisham, (A.H. 105-125) (A.D. 724-743), silver anonymous dirham, Wasit mint (on Euphrates river), A.H. 124 = A.D. 741-2, (A.137, cf.M.61, BMC 206, W. 576). Full flan, good very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Abbasid Caliphate, al-Mansur, (A.H. 136-158) (A.D. 754-775), gold dinar, no mint, A.H. 157 = A.D. 773-774, (A.212, cf.M.139). Nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Abbasid Caliphate, second period, al-Muqtadir, (A.H. 295-320) (A.D. 908-932), gold dinar, Misr mint (Cairo, Egypt), A.H. 317, = A.D. 929-930, with additional field inscription 'li-'Ilah' (to Allah), (A.245). Slightly bent, otherwise extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Umayyad Caliphate 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 $120
Egypt, Fatimid Coinage, al-Aziz abu al-Mansur Nazar, (A.H. 365-386) (A.D. 975-996), gold dinar, with central pellets, Misr mint (Cairo mint), A.H. 373 = A.D. 983-984, (A.703, cf.M.547, Miles 97). Fine - very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Ayyubid, Al `Adil Abu Bakr I (A.H. 592-615) (A.D. 1196-1218), gold dinar, Al Iskendariyah mint (Alexandria, Egypt), A.H. 60X = A.D. c.1210, (A.801, cf.Balog 260, 267, M.820, cf.BMC 353). Weak in places, as struck good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Ayyubid, al-`Aziz `Uthman, (A.H. 589-595) (A.D. 1193-1199), copper fals, Damascus mint, not dated, (A.798, M.818, Balog 150 (only 1 specimen noted), Al `Adil Abu Bakr I (A.H. 592-615, A.D. 1196-1218), silver dirham, Damascus mint, X9X date, (A.803, M.822, BMC 362), copper pictorial dirham, obv. facing bust of the Amir, A.H. 591 = A.D. 1196, (A.809, cf.M.824, BMC 369, copper fals, Damascus mint issue, A.H. 608 = A.D. 1211-2, (A. 810, Balog 322). Fine to very fine, copper rare. (4)
Estimate $90
SOLD $130
Ayyubid, al-Kamil Muhammad I, (A.H. 615-635) (A.D. 1218-1238), silver dirham, Damascus mint, A.H. 617 = A.D. 1220-1, (A.812, Balog 427, BMC 407), Al-salih Najm al-Din Ayyub, (A.H. 636-647) (A.D. 1239-1249), silver dirham, Damascus mint, dodekalobe type issued A.H. [64]4 = A.D. 1246-7, (A. 824, Balog 547, BMC -). The last rare but partly flat, otherwise very fine - nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $110
Mamluk, Egypt coinage, Sha`ban II, (A.H. 764-778) (A.D. 1363-1376), gold dinar (11.78 grams), Dimashq (Damascus) mint, nd, obv. and rev. six line legend, (A.955, cf.M.1173). Weak in places, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Ottoman Empire, Suleiman I ibn Selim (The Great and The Magnificant), (A.H. 926-974, A.D. 1520-1566), gold sultani (dinar), Misr (Egypt) mint, year 926, (A.1317, M.1252, [£85]). Fine - very fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $90
Saffarid, a-Husayn b. Tahir, (A.H. 359-360, 360-361) (A.D. 970-971, 971-972), gold fractional dinar, not dated, but from Sijistan mint, c.A.H. 360 = A.D. 971, (A.1416, M.-). Full strike but lacking margins as usual, very fine and very rare ruler.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
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). Nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $300
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. 393 = A.D. 1002-1003, (A.1607, cf.M.756). Weak in places, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Ghaznavids, Yemin al Daulah Bahram Shah, (A.H. 512-547) (A.D. 1118-1152), silver dirhams (6), no mint, but probably Ghaza, with the 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 $100
SOLD $50
Great Seljuq Coinage of Iran, Jalal al din Abu al Fath Malikshah I, (A.H. 465-485) (A.D. 1072-1092), gold dinar, Nishapur mint (Khorasan), A.H. 478 = A.D. 1085-1086, with additional name of Caliph Al Muktadi on obverse field, (A.1674, cf.M.879 var.). Weak in places, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Khwarizmshahs (Anushteginids), `Ala al din Mohammad, (A.H. 596-617) (A.D. 1200-1220), gold dinar, no mint mark, but Nishapur style, A.H. [6]13 = A.D. 1216-7, (A.1712, cf.M.902). Weak with flat areas, slightly off centred, otherwise nearly good fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Zangids of Mosul, Nasir al-Din Mahmud, (A.H. 616-631) (A.D. 1219-1233), gold dinar, (7.1 grams), Al Mosul mint, issued A.H. 620 = A.D. 1222-1223, (A.1869, cf.M.1127). Slightly off centred and weak in places, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
Chaghatayid (Jagatai) Khans, Post Reform Coinage, Buyan Quli ibn Surgu Oghul ibn Duwa Khan (A.H. 749-760) (A.D. 1348-1359), silver dinar kebeki, Bukhara mint, A.H. 75[X] = A.D. 1350-9, (date in ciphers with last number off flan) (A.2007, M.-). Off centred on obverse and reverse, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Mongols of Persia, Ilkanids, Local Coinage, First Period, Arinchen Turji Gaykhatu ibn Abaga, (A.H. 690-694) (A.D. 1291-1295), silver dirham, Tabriz mint, A.H. 69[X] = A.D. 1291-5, issue with his name in both Arabic and Mongol (Uighur) script, (A.2159, M.1583 a full dated example of this mint). Weak in places, otherwise very fine or better and scarce. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Mongols of Persia, Ilkanids, Local Coinage, First Period, Baidu (Baydu) ibn Teraghai ibn Hulagu, (A.H. 694) (A.D. 1294), gold dinar, Tabriz mint, (4.01 grams), but off flan, date A.H. 694 = A.D. 1294, (A.2164, cf.M.1588 [silver dirhem]). Weak in places, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Mongols of Persia, Ilkhanids, Post-Reform Coinage, Second Period, Uljaytu ibn Arghun, (A.H. 703-716) (A.D. 1304-1316), gold two dinars (8.45 grams, Erzincan mint (Arzinjan), A.H. 717 = A.D. 1317 (a posthumous issue), type C, obv. inscription within and outside a heptafoil enclosure, rev. similar but a hexafoil enclosure, (A.2179, cf.M.1609 [silver 6 dirhams]). Good very fine and a very rare mint in gold.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Mongols of Persia, Ilkanids, Post Reform Coinage, Second Period, Abu Sa`id Bahadur ibn Uljaitu, (A.H. 716-736) (A.D. 1316-1335), silver six dirhems, Jajerm mint (district west of Khorasan), Khani year 33 = A.H. 734-5 = A.D. 1333-1335, bi-lingual type, type H, (A.2217, cf.M.1663 but double dirhem). Slightly off centred on reverse, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
The Walids, Amir of Astarabad, Amir Wali, (A.H. 757-788) (A.D. 1356-1386), silver six dirhems, Astarabad mint, A.H. 778 = A.D. 1376-1377, (A.2343, cf.M.1873-4). Flat in places, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Timurids, Timur Gurkan (with overlord Mahmud), Pre-reform currency, (A.H. 790-806) (A.D. 1388-1405), silver tanka, no mint or date style of Samarkand mint, (A.2386, cf.M.1888). Off centred on obverse, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Timurids, Abu al Qasim Baber (Babur) ibn Baisunqur ibn Shah Rukh, (A.H. 851-861) (A.D. 1447-1457), silver tanka, (Firuzkuh) mint type, dated A.H. 860 = A.D. 1455-6, another not dated but struck over Shah Rukh from Kirman mint, A.H. 84X, (A.2420, cf.M.1970). Weak in places, otherwise very fine, and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Safavids, Shah Abbas II (A.D. 1052-1077, A.D.1642-1666), silver four shahi, 1058, Isafahan mint; Sultan Husayn, (A.H. 1105-1135, A.D. 1694-1722), silver four shahi on round flan, A.H.1130 Erivan mint, IA.H. 1131 (1718-9) Isfahan mint (mounted); Shah Tahmasp II (A.H. 1135-1145, A.D. 1722-1732), silver four shahi 1135 (1722-3) Tabriz mint another 1135 Rasht mint; Nadir Shah, (A.H. 1148-1210, 1735-1747), silver six shahi, Tabriz mint uncertain date; Fath 'Ali Shah, (A.H. 1212-1250, A.D. 1797-1834), silver kran various mints, 1241 another 1243; Muhammad Shah, (A.H. 1250-1264, A.D. 1834-1848), silver kran, Tehran mint, 1261; others various dynasties (3), (A.2646, 2683, 2689, 2747, 2894, 2917, KM.169.1, 282, 303, 376, 710, 799, cf.M2061, M.2083, 2100, 2114, 2152). Several mounted or damaged, otherwise mostly very fine. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Safavids, Sultan Husayn, (A.H. 1105-1135, A.D. 1694-1722), silver five shahi on oval-square flan, A.H. 1124 (1711-2) Iravan mint another Tabriz mint (reading 42), 1128 (1715-6) Tabriz mint, 1129 (1716-7) Tabriz mint (3), (A.2677.1, 2677.2, KM.276.1, 276.2, M.2079-80, 2081, cf.2082). Very fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $230