Catalogue
Arab Sassanian prototype issue, Khusru II (A.D. 590 - 627), silver drachm or dirhem, ST = Istakhr mint, dated year 35 (A.D. 625), with word 'praise' in outer margin, (cf.W. alpha [p.2, Plate I, alpha); cf.M.21; Sellwood type 62; Gobl 214). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Umayyad, `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 $400
SOLD $360
Umayyad, Hisham, (A.H. 105-125) (A.D. 724-743), gold dinar, anonymous dinar, no mint name (but probably Damascus mint), dated A.H. 114 = A.D. 732-733, (A.136, BMC 33, W.234, M.39-40). Full flan, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $260
Tulunids, Harun, (A.H. 283-292) (A.D. 896-905), gold dinar, Misr mint (Cairo, Egypt), A.H. 288, = A.D. 901, with additional field inscriptions including ruler's name, (A.667, M.-). As struck, good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $450
SOLD $400
Fatimid, al-Mustansir Abu Tamin Mu'add, (A.H. 427-487) (A.D. 1036-1094), gold dinar, Misr mint (Cairo mint), A.H. 439 = A.D. 1047-1048, (A.719, BMC 135b, cf.M.564, Miles 332, BMC 140). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $430
Mamluk, al-Nasir Nasir al din Mohammed, third reign, (A.H. 709-741) (A.D. 1310-1341), gold dinar, (7.708 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). Small flan, as struck extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $320
Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Suleiman I ibn Selim (The Great and The Magnificent), (A.H. 926-974, A.D. 1520-1566), gold sultani (dinar), (3.008 grams), Misr (Egypt) mint, year 926, (A.1317, M.1253, [£85]). Crinkled as usual, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $200
Khwarizmshahs (Anushteginids), `Ala al din Mohammad, (A.H. 596-617) (A.D. 1200-1220), gold dinar, (2.486 grams), mint off flan, (A.1716, M.-). Weak with flat areas, cruder style, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Khwarizmshahs (Anushteginids), `Ala al din Mohammad, (A.H. 596-617) (A.D. 1200-1220), gold dinar, (1.738 grams), mint off flan, (A.1716, M.-). Weak with flat areas, slightly off centred on obverse, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $160
SOLD $0
The Mongol Great Khans, Chingiz Khan (Genghis Khan), (A.H. 603-624) (A.D. 1206-1227) or his successors, pale gold dinar, uncertain mint, (2.472 grams), with title qa'an, on reverse, (A. 1966 [R]), Weak and flat on a third of the coin, otherwise, very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
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 $220