Catalogue
Roman silver denarii, second and third century A.D., of various rulers of Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Septimius Severus, Caracalla (2), Elagabalus, Severus Alexander, all different reverses. Most with attached green deposits, very good - nearly very fine. (9)
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
Roman silver denarii, second and third century A.D., of Trajan (3.050 grams), rev. Genius standing left holding patera and corn ears, (S.-, RIC 348), another (2.338 grams), (RIC 347); Septimius Severus (3.510 grams), rev. Pax seated left, (S.-, RIC 118); Caracalla (3.364 grams), rev. Mars standing left, holding spear resting shield, (S.1943, RIC 83) another (3.218 grams), rev. Moneta standing left, (S.1925, RIC 224); and cast copies of denarii of Percennius Niger and Plautilla. First coin good very fine, others fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $170
SOLD $170
Roman silver denarii, featuring women, third century A.D., of Plautilla wife of Caracalla (3.094 grams), rev. Venus standing left, Cupid at feet, (S.2003, RIC 369); Julia Mamaea mother of Severus Alexander (3.316 grams), rev. Juno standing left, peacock at feet, (S.2310, RIC 343), and a cast copy of Orbiana denarius (cf.s.2300). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Roman coins, all fully described, card mounted and priced in album, of silver and copper issues, Republic (3, silver), Augustus (2), Agrippa, Vespasian, Domitian (2), Trajan (2), Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Faustina Snr. (2, 1 silver), Julia Domna (silver), Geta, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander, Julia Mamaea, Gordian III (6, silver), Philip I (2, silver), Trebonianus Gallus (silver ex Dorchester), Gallienus (3), Salonina (8, 5 silver), Postumus (3), Victorinus (4), Tetricus I, Constantine I (21), Licinus I, Crispus, Constantine II (4), Theodosius I, Marcian, Leo I, Anastasius. Very good - extremely fine, a good range of rulers and many with hoard provenance, (stated value $3748). (78)
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,400
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
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.532 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, good very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.542 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, has been mounted on edge, nearly very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.506 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, nearly very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $350
Samudragupta, (c.A.D. 330-370), gold stater, (7.454 grams), standard type, obv. king standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a tall standard with his left hand, sacrificing over altar, in the field to left is the garudadhvaja, the Garuda-topped standard, rev. goddess Lakshmi seated facing on a two leg stool, holding a cornucopiae and a noose, symbols to left, to right, (Altekar Bayana hoard cf.plate I, 11-15; BMC 1-13 [Pl.I, 1-17, cf.M.4773-4780). Of fine style, nearly very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0