Catalogue
Umayyad Caliphate, `Abd al-Malik, (A.H. 65-86) (A.D. 685-705), gold dinar, anonymous dinar, no mint name (but Damascus mint), dated A.H. 80 = A.D. 699-700, (A.125, BMC 4, W.190). Full flan, nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $650
SOLD $0
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 $80
SOLD $0
Umayyad Caliphate, Marwan II, (A.H. 127-132) (A.D. 744-750), silver anonymous dirham, Wasit mint, A.H. 130 = A.D. 747-8, (A.142). Dark tone, full flan, very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Ayyubid, al-Kamil Muhammad , (A.H. 615-635) (A.D. 1218-1238), gold dinar, Al Qahira mint (Cairo), date off flan (A.H. 624-635 type) but c.AH. 628 = A.D. 1031), (2.278 grams), (A.811, Balog 371-382 Type B, [p.148-150], cf.M.829). Weak in places as usual and crinkled, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Mamluk Coinage in Egypt, al-Nasir Nasir al din Mohammed, third reign, (A.H. 709-741) (A.D. 1310-1341), gold dinar, (3.05 grams), probably Al Qahira mint (Cairo, Egypt), date off flan, obv. & rev. six lines of legend, (A.919, cf.Balog 176-177, the dies differ from those listed in Balog, M.1167). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Seljuqs of Rum, Ghiyath al din Kaykhusraw II ibn Kayqubad, (A.H. 634-644) (A.D. 1236-1245), silver dirham, Sivas mint A.H. 639 = A.D. 1241-2, obv. lion to right with sun above, rev.. three lined inscription, in name of Caliph Al-Mustansir, (A.1218, M.983, BMC 197d [Vol.IX]). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Suleiman I ibn Selim (The Great and The Magnificent), (A.H. 926-974, A.D. 1520-1566), gold sultani (dinar), (3.44 grams), Misr (Egypt) mint, year 926, (A.1317, M.1253, [£85]). Slightly crinkled as usual, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $160
SOLD $110
Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Selim II ibn Suleiman, (A.H. 974-982, A.D. 1566-1574), gold sultani (dinar), (3.485 grams), Misr (Egypt) mint, year 974, (A.1324, M.1257, [£85]). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $160
SOLD $180
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 $130
SOLD $0
Great Seljuq Coinage, Jalal al din Abu al Fath Malikshah I, (A.H. 465-485) (A.D. 1072-1092), Pale gold dinar, uncertain Eastern mint (Balkh, Herat or Marw), A.H. 4XX (A.1675). Off centred flan, weak in places, otherwise fine/good fine and scarce.
Estimate $160
SOLD $100
Khwarizmshahs (Anushteginids), `Ala al din Mohammad, (A.H. 596-617) (A.D. 1200-1220), gold dinar, uncertain date and mint, (A.1712, M.-). Weak with flat areas, slightly off centred, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $140
Zangids of Mosul, Sayf al-Din Ghazi II, (A.H. 564-576) (A.D. 1169-1180), copper dirham, pictorial type, (13.432 grams), obv. bust facing quarter l., winged Nikes above flying, rev. Sayf legend, year A.H. 566 = A.D. 1170, (A.1861, M.-, S/S 60.1, Edham 120, BMC 510). Green patina, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Ilkanids (Mongols of Persia), Local Coinage, First Period, Abaqa, (A.H. 665-680) (A.D. 1265-1282), gold dinar, Tabriz mint, (4.37 grams), issued A.H. 676 (A.D. 1277-8), Uighur obverse, (A.2126.2, cf.M.1565-6 [for silver only]). Off centred obverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Ilkanids (Mongols of Persia), Local Coinage, First Period, Abaqa, (A.H. 665-680) (A.D. 1265-1282), gold dinar, Yazd mint, (5.17 grams), issued A.H. [679 (A.D. 1280-1), (A.2126.1, M.-). Off centred on the obverse, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Ilkanids (Mongols of Persia), Post Reform Coinage, Second Period, Abu Sa`id Bahadur ibn Uljaitu, (A.H. 716-736) (A.D. 1316-1335), silver six dirhems, (10.5 grams), Jajern mint (mint in district of west of Khorasan), A.H. 719 = A.D. 1318-1319, looped square or mihrab type, type C, (A.2199, M.1626). Some weak areas and off centred, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $170
SOLD $0
Ilkhans, (Mongols of Persia), Abu Sa`id, (A.H. 716-736) (A.D. 1316-1335), silver two dirhams, type F, Tabriz mint, dated 725 (AD 1325), (A.2210). Good very fine, weak in places and scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Walid, Amir of Astarabad, Amir Wali, (A.H. 757-788) (A.D. 1356-1386), silver six dirhams, Astarabad mint, dated 775 (AD 1374), (A.2343.2). Nearly extremely fine, and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
The Karts, Pir `Ali, (A.H. 771-784) (A.D. 1369-1382), silver tanka or dinar kebchi, Herat mint A.H. [78]2 = A.D. 1379-1380, (A.2353A, M.-). Fine, scarce.
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Timurid, Shahrukh, (A.H. 807-850) (A.D. 1405-1447), silver tanka, Samarkand mint, dated 830 (AD 1427), (A.2405). Very fine, weak in places and scarce.
Estimate $70
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
The Zands and Qajars Coinage, Nasir al-Din Shah (A.H. 1264-1313) (A.D 1848-1896), gold toman, Rasht mint, A.H.1274 = A.D. 1857-8, (A.2921, KM.853). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
The Zands and Qajars Coinage, Nasir al-Din Shah (A.H. 1264-1313) (A.D 1848-1896), gold toman, Isfahan mint, A.H.1279 = A.D. 1862-3, (A.2921, KM.853). Unlisted and unpublished mint for date, weak in places, very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0