Catalogue
Abbasid Coinage, al-Mansur, (A.H. 136-158) (A.D. 754-775), gold dinar, no mint, A.H. 156 = A.D. 773-774, no point (A.212, BMC 22 [with point]). Extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Abbasid coinage, al-Ma'mun, (A.H. 198-218) (A.D. 813-833), gold dinar, un-named mint (Baghdad), A.H. 211 = A.H. 826, with additional field words, 'al-Khalifa above, and al-Ma'mun below, (A.222, cf.M.198). Somewhat bent, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Buwayhid (Buyid) Coinage, Mu`izz-al-Dawla Ahmad b. Buwayh`, (A.H. 328-356) (A.D. 939-967), silver dirham, Madinat al-Salem mint, A.H. 336 = A.D. 948-9, (A.1543.1). Full round flan, weak in places near complete legends, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Artuqids of Mardin, Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslam, (A.H. 597-637) (A.D. 1201-1239), copper dirham, pictorial type, no mint, dated A.H. 620 = A.D. 1223-4, obv. Roman style head to r., rev. five lined legend in circle, (A.1830, M.1061, S/S 43, Edham 85, BMC 453-4). Polished, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $20
Ilkanids, Local Coinage, First Period, Baidu (Baydu) ibn Teraghai ibn Hulagu, (A.H. 694) (A.D. 1294), gold dinar, Tabriz mint but off flan, date A.H. 694 = A.D. 1294, (A.2164, cf.M.1588 [silver dirhem]). Off centred, weak in places, very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
Ilkanids (Mongols of Persia), Post Reform Coinage, Second Period, Abu Sa`id Bahadur ibn Uljaitu, (A.H. 716-736) (A.D. 1316-1335), silver two dirhems, Tabriz mint, A.H. 725 = A.D. 1325-1326, square/circle type (A.2210); another Kashan mint, A.H. 730 = A.D. 1329-1330, looped octagon type, type G, (A.2214, M.1652, 1657). Very fine or better. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Uzbekistan, Khans of Khoqand, Mohammed Ali Khan, (A.H. 1238-1256) (A.D. 1822-1840), gold tilla, Khoqand mint, issued with only 12 of the A.H. on the die, legends within chevron pear-shape frame, (A.3054, KM.68). Possibly has been mounted, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Islamic dynasties, a collection housed on sheets partially described, Umayyad copper (3), Abbasid silver dirhems (4) Madinat al Salam mint, others (1), copper (3); Ghaznavid, silver (9), billon (1) (M.802); Muwahhids (M.421); Buwayhid, AH 372, Isbahan mint, dirhem (A.1552); Khwarezm Shahs, AH 533-628, (M.912) (2); Seljuqs of Rum, silver dirhems (4), Kaykhusraw II, AH 639, lion and sun obverse, Konya and Siwars mint, (A.1218); Kaykhusraw III, nd and AH676, (A.1232). Very good - very fine. (29)
Estimate $120
SOLD $280
Islamic Dynasties, a group of copper dirhems desrcibed on a sheet, Artuqids of Mardin, Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan, (AH 580-597), (A.1829.2) (2); another Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslam, (AH 597-637), (A.1830.4); Zengids of Mosul, Qutb al-din Mawdud, (AH 544-564), (A.1858); Zengids of Sinjar, 'Imad al-Din Zangi (AH 565-594), (A.1879.2); others (2). Fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Islamic dynasties, a collection housed on sheets partially described, Ayyubids silver (8), copper (5), Mongols, Chingiz Khan, copper jital annonymous (M.1495, A.1969); Ilkhans, silver (4); Walid, silver Amir Wali, Astarabad mint, dirhem (A.2344.1); Timurids, Timur, dirhem, (A.2375), Shahrukh, copper adliya (A.2409); Shaybanids of Central Asia, 'Abd Allah II (4) silver tankas, (A.2995); Safavids, silver abbasi etc (3); Iran, Qajars, silver (3), copper (1), Mamluk, silver (1), copper (4), others (3). Very good - very fine. (44)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300