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Islamic Coin Auction 20 Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Venue:

CIPFA The Council Chamber 3 Robert Street Adelphi London WC2N 6BH

1.30 pm precisely

Baldwin's Celebrating 140 Years A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd 11 Adelphi Terrace London WC2N 6BJ Tel: +44 (0)20 7930 9808 Fax: +44 (0)20 7930 9450 email: auctions@baldwin.co.uk website: www.baldwin.co.uk

Arabian Coins and Medals (LLC) P O Box 30450 Dubai United Arab Emirates Tel: 00971 4 2246 400 Fax: 00971 4 2226 288

Date of Sale:

Tuesday 8 May 2012 One Session

Public View:

Monday 7 May 2012 A H Baldwin and Sons Ltd 11 Adelphi Terrace, London WC2N 6BJ

1.30 pm

Lots 1-811

10.00 am - 4.00 pm Viewing at all other times by appointment at 11 Adelphi Terrace during the preceding one week 9.30 am - 4.00 pm, Monday to Friday Order of Sale:

Arab Sasanian / Arab Byzantine

Lots 1-56

Umayyad

Lots 57-144

Abbasid Revolutionary / Abbasid / Abbasid Tabaristan

Lots 145-312

Spanish Umayyad / Idrisid / Aghlabid

Lots 313-335

Zirid of Qayrawan / Ziyarid / Muwahhid / Hafsid / Ziyanid

Lots 336-356

Merinid / Tulunid / Ikhshidid / Qaramita

Lots 357-374

Fatimid / Hamdanid / Crusader Imitation / Ayyubid

Lots 375-459

Bahri Mamluk / Burji Mamluk

Lots 460-485

Ottoman Empire

Lots 486-515

Ziyadid / Rassids / Najahid / Sulayhid

Lots 516-519

Ayyubids in Yemen / Governors and Amirs of Oman

Lots 520-527

Mukramid / Qalhati Amirs / Hamdanid / Mirdasid / Burid

Lots 528-557

Zangid of Mosul / Lu’lu’id / Seljuq of Rum / Sajid

Lots 558-561

Kurds of Adharbayian/ Sulurid / ‘Alid of Tabaristan / Harthamid

Lots 562-573

Duklafid / Hasanwayhid / Beteginid / Saffarid / Samanid

Lots 574-619

Ziyarid / Buwayhid / Kakwayhid / Ghaznavid / Great Seljuq

Lots 620-696

Khwarizmshahs / Amir of Waksh / Sufid / Salghurid / Qutlughkhanid

Lot 697-702

Great Mongol / Manghit of Bukhara / Khoqand / Ghorid / Ilkhans

Lots 703-736

Jalayrid / Safavid / Mehrabanid / Shayabanid / Janid

Lots 737-743

Modern Coins of Arabia

Lots 744-805

Haj Tokens / Sudan

Lots 806-811

Currency:

Pounds Sterling (GBP)

Buyer’s Premium:

20% (plus VAT)

Catalogue Editor: Design and Layout: Photography: Consultant:

André de Clermont Seth Freeman Laurent Stainvurcel Robert Darley-Doran

Arab Sasanian

Khusraw II type, Silver Drachm, SK = Sistan, date uncertain, 3.37g (Album 79). Crude, pierced and plugged, otherwise very fine. £250-300

Khusraw II/Muhammad, Silver Drachm, mint and date unread, 3.20g (see SICA 1:495 for type; Album E97?). Good very fine and rare. £400-500

Daray, Copper Fals - Pashiz, Bishapur, undated, obv facing god, rev bull, 0.82g (Gyselen, Arab Sasanian Copper, type 7). Very fine. £200-250

Farrukhzad, Copper Fals - Pashiz, GWBI = Jur, date uncertain, 2.69g (Gyselen type 16). About fine. £200-250

Khusraw, Copper Fals - Pashiz, DA = Darabjird 47h(?), rev fire altar, 2.19g (Gyselen type 10 var). About fine. £120-150

Khusraw, Copper Fals - Pashiz, mint and date unclear, obv Khusraw, rev god, 0.35g (Gyselen type 65b). About fine. £100-150

Yazdigird III type, Silver Drachm, NAR = Narmashir, 20h, 2.61g (A 2). Clipped, about very fine, rare. £300-350

Khusraw II type, Silver Drachm, AHM = Hamadhan, 30h, 3.43g (SICA -; A 4). Good very fine, rare. £400-500

Khusraw II type, Silver Drachm, ŠY = Shiz(?) 32h, 4.04g (unrecorded year for mint). Extremely fine and rare. £400-500

Khusraw II type, Silver Drachm, NY = Nihawand(?) 30h, 4.11g (Walker, Arab Sassanian, p.10:RB.2). Extremely fine. £350-400

Khusraw II type, Silver Drachm, SK = Sistan 48h, 3.75g (Walker p.20: 28). Extremely fine. £300-350

Khusraw, Copper Fals - Pashiz, no mint, undated, obv Khusraw, rev fire altar with figures to left and right, 1.17g (Gyselen type 66). Very fine. £150-200

19 † ‘Abd Allah b. Amir (c.41-45h), Silver Drachm, DA = Darabjird with countermark, 43h, 3.38g (A 6; SICA 238). Very fine, rare. £150-200

Khusraw, Copper Fals - Pashiz, no mint, undated, obv Khusraw, rev fire altar, 1.14g (Gyselen type 83). Fine and very rare. £200-250

20 † Mu’awiya b. Abi Sufyan (41-60h), Silver Drachm, DA = Darabjird, 43 YE = 54h, 4.14g (A 14). Good very fine. £200-250 14

Khusraw, Copper Fals - Pashiz, mint uncertain, undated, obv Khusraw, rev fire altar, 0.85g (Gyselen type 83 var). Fine and very rare. £200-250

Khusraw, Copper Fals - Pashiz, ART = Ardashir Khura 34h, obv Khusraw, rev fire altar, 0.96g (Gyselen type 101). Good fine and rare. £250-300

Khusraw, Copper Fals - Pashiz, no mint, undated, obv Khusraw, rev fire altar, 0.66g (Gyselen -). Good only, scarce. £120-150

Khusraw, Copper Fals - Pashiz, Ardashir Khurra, undated, obv Khusraw, rev angel, 0.48g (Gyselen type 103). Fine. £120-150

‘Umar/Khusraw, Copper Fals - Pashiz, ST = Istakhr, undated, rev fire altar, 0.85g (Gyselen type 104). Very fine. £150-200

Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan (c.52-53h), Silver Drachm, DAP = Fasa 43h, 3.43g (Walker p.41:61). Edge chipped, about very fine. £200-250

‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad (53-67h), Silver Drachm, KRMAN = Kirman 58h, obv countermarked lillah in the margin at 10 o’clock, 3.98g (Walker -; Album 12). Edge chipped, about very fine. £300-350

‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, Silver Drachm, BJRA = al-Basra 60h, 2.30g (Walker p.58:83). Good very fine. £120-150

al-Hakam b. Abi’l-‘As (c.54-58h), Silver Drachm, NHR - Nahr Tirâ 56h, 2.72g (Walker p.86:J.4). Clipped, good fine. £250-300

Salm b. Ziyad (c.61-65h), Silver Drachm, mint uncertain (Marw?), 64h, obv countermarks in the margin at 8 o’clock and 10 o’clock, 3.13g (Album 18). Very fine. £300-350

Salm b. Ziyad, Silver Drachm, MRWRUT = Marw al-Rudh 70h, obv countermark in the margin at 9 o’clock, 3.52g (Walker p.83:148; Album 18). Edge chipped, about very fine. £300-350

Salm b. Ziyad, Silver Drachm, HRA = Hirat 67h, no countermarks, 4.14g (Walker p.76:115). About extremely fine. £250-300

‘Abd Allah b. Khazim (62-72h), Silver Drachm, MRW = Marw 66h, no countermarks, 4.05g (Walker p.91:170). Good very fine. £300-350

‘Abd Allah b. Khazim, Silver Drachm, MRW = Marw, date uncertain, obv countermarks in the margin at 8 o’clock and 10 o’clock, 3.10g (Album 19). Very fine. £250-300

30 † ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, the Umayyad Caliph (65-86h), Silver Drachm, DAP = Fasa, 65 YE = 76h, 4.10g (A 32). Good very fine. £200-250

‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, Silver Drachm, DA+ GH = Jahrum 60 = 72h, 4.10g (see Walker p.28: Asc.1 for type). Extremely fine and rare. £500-600

32 † ‘Umar b. ‘Ubayd Allah, Zubayrid Governor (c.67-72h), Silver Drachm, ART = Ardashir Khurra, 70h, 4.01g (A 21; SICA 28). Neatly engraved, extremely fine. £200-250

al-Qatari b. al Fuja’a (c.69-79h), Silver Drachm, BYS = Bishapur, 75h, 3.78g (A 33; SICA 194). Very fine. £350-400

34 † al-Qatari b. al Fuja’a, Silver Drachm, TART = Tawwaj, 75h, 4.22g (A 33). Good very fine. £600-800

39 † al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf (75-95h), Silver Drachm, ART = Ardashir Khurra 77h, with full shahada, 4.10g (A 35.1; SICA 40). About extremely fine. £250-300

al-Qatari b. al Fuja’a, Silver Drachm, DA = Darabjird, 76h, 4.00g (SICA -; A 33). Very fine, a very rare date for this issue. £1500-2000 40

al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, Copper Fals - Pashiz, no mint, undated, 0.80g (Gyselen type 79). Good fine. £150-200

‘Ubayd Allah b. Abi Bakra (79-80h), Silver Drachm, SK = Sistan 79h, 3.94g (Walker p.110: Th.14). Extremely fine and rare. £500-600

36 † Khalid b. ‘Abd Allah (c.73-75h), Silver Drachm, BYSH = Bishapur, 74h, 4.07g (A 24; SICA 192). Extremely fine and scarce. £250-300

37 † Bishr b. Marwan (73-75h), Silver Drachm, Jayy 74h, 3.96g (A 27.2). Very fine and rare. £3500-4500

‘Abd Allah b. Umayya (c.74-77h), Silver Drachm, SK = Sistan 77h, 3.71g (Album 30). Good very fine and very rare. £500-600

42 † ‘Ubayd Alla, Silver Drachm, SK = Sijistan 79h, 4.07g (A 37). Extremely fine. £300-350

‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad (c.80-84h), Silver Drachm, SK = Sistan, date uncertain, 3.99g (Album 38A). Good very fine. £400-500

‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, Silver Drachm, SK = Sistan, date uncertain (80h?), 3.31g (Album 38A). About very fine. £350-400

Misma‘, Silver Drachm, SK – Sistan, date illegible, 3.25g (Album 85). Crude, very fine and rare. £350-400

Qudama, Silver Drachm, mint and date unclear (SK?), 3.64g (Album 86). Crude, about very fine and rare. £400-500

Murad, Silver Drachm, SK – Sistan, date illegible, 3.34g (Album 87). Crude, pierced and plugged, very fine and very rare. £400-450

Anonymous, Fals, Sus = Susa, undated, 21.0mm, 2.91g (Gyselen type 44, 3 references). About extremely fine and very rare. £800-1000

Anonymous, Copper Fals - Pashiz, no mint, undated, obv bust to right, rev fire altar, 0.68g (Gyselen -). Good fine and very rare. £150-200

Qudama, Silver Drachm, duriba bi-Zaranj, undated, 2.02g (Album A80). Crude, good very fine and rare. £400-500

Yusuf b. ‘Umar (c.120-126h), Copper Fals Pashiz, no mint, undated, obv Janusoid bust, 1.59g (Gyselen type 125; Album T42). Very fine and very rare. £250-300

Sulayman b. ‘Abd Allah (c.138-141h), Silver Drachm, SK – Sistan, date illegible, 3.17g (Album 80). Crude, very fine and rare. £350-400

Arab-Byzantine

53 † temp. al-Walid I b. ‘Abd al-Malik (86-96h), Gold Semissis, North Africa, undated (85-95h), globe on steps, Latin text, 2.06g (A 120.1). About extremely fine. £1800-2200

temp ‘Abd al-Malik, Gold Dinar, 80h, 4.27g (A 125). Light marks at top of reverse, otherwise extremely fine. £350-450

temp ‘Abd al-Malik, Gold Dinar, 82h, variety without pellet, 4.29g (A 125). Good extremely fine. £350-450

temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Istakhr, 84h, 2.91g (Klat 71.2). Good very fine and very rare. £3000-3500

54 † temp. al-Walid I b. ‘Abd al-Malik, Gold Solidus, Spain, obv star in field, Latin text, indiction XI, 4.12g (A 122; Vives 4). About extremely fine. £2000-2500

Fals, Justin and Sophia type, Abila, undated, 27.0mm, 11.02g (Album 3509.3). Good very fine and very rare. £1000-1200

Fals, Justin and Sophia type, Scythopolis, undated, 30.0mm, 11.61g (INJ 13:A15). Good very fine and rare. £600-800

Umayyad Caliphate

temp ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan (65-86h), Gold Dinar, 79h, 4.28g (A 125). Graffiti below khalima, otherwise good extremely fine. £350-450

61 † temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Shaqq alTaymara 79h, 2.87g (Klat 201). Good very fine, scarce. £600-800

62 † temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, al-Jazira 79h, 2.96g (Klat 229). Good very fine and rare. ex Islamic Coin Auction 14, Baldwin’s, July 2008, lot 19

£15,000-20,000

63 † temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Dimashq 79h, 2.81g (Klat 323b). Weakly struck, very fine. £150-200

temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Manadhir 80h, 2.36g (Klat 611, 4 references). Toned, very fine and very rare. £2500-3000

temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Ramhormuz 83h, 2.84g (Klat 382, 3 references). Very fine and very rare. £2500-3000

temp ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, al-Rayy 79h, 2.81g (Klatt 394; A 126). Good very fine, a rare mint and date combination. £4500-5500

temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Fil 81h, 2.77g (Klat -). Struck from rusty dies, very fine and extremely rare. £8000-10,000 This date not recorded by Klat. See Baldwin’s Islamic Coin Auction 17, October 2012, lot 52, for an example which sold for £14,750

temp. ‘Abd al Malik, Silver Dirham, al-Kufa 79h, 2.54g (Klat 540). Fine, the reverse double struck, rare. £650-850

69 † temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Marw 79h, 2.74g (Klat 581b). Chipped, deeply toned, good very fine. £500-600

temp. ‘Abd al Malik, Silver Dirham, Suq alAhwaz 81h, 2.62g (Klat 485). Fine and rare. £650-850

75 † temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Mah alBasra 81h, 2.85g (Klat 552). Graffiti in obverse field, start of mint not struck up, otherwise good very fine, rare. £500-600

70 † temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Maysan 79h, 2.81g (Klat 628). Very fine, rare. £2000-2500 76

temp. ‘Abd al Malik, Silver Dirham, Marw 81h, 2.76g (Klat 583). Good very fine, light brush marks and a little corrosion to the reverse, scarce. £300-350

71 † temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Junday Sabur 80h, 2.75g (Klat 235). Fine. £300-350 77 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I b. ‘Abd al-Malik (86-96h), Gold ½-Dinar, no mint, 91h, 2.00g. Ex-mount and with some graffiti, otherwise very fine and rare. £1500-2000

temp. ‘Abd al Malik, Silver Dirham, Junday Sabur 81h, 2.80g (Klat 236). About extremely fine, light scrape in obverse field, rare. £650-850

73 † temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, al-Sus 81h, 2.75g (Klat 475). Fine and rare. £350-400

78 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Gold ⅓-Dinar, no mint, 91h, 1.44g. A few scuffs, otherwise very fine and very rare. £1500-2000

79 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Gold ½-Dinar, no mint, 92h, 2.09g, Five pointed star graffiti in obverse field, very fine. £1200-1500

85 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 91h, 2.89g (Klat 433). Good very fine. £250-300

80 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Gold ⅓-Dinar, no mint, 92h, 1.34g Very fine. £500-600

86 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Silver Dirham, Surraq 90h, 2.86g (Klat 464). Very fine. £200-250

87 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Silver Dirham, al-Sus 90h, 2.80g (Klat 477). Once cleaned, good very fine and rare. £300-350 81 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Gold ½-Dinar, no mint, 94g, 2.12g Very light crease, attractive good very fine. £1200-1500

82 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Gold ⅓-Dinar, no mint, 94h, 1.41g. Occasional marks, otherwise good very fine. £500-600

temp. al-Walid, Silver Dirham, al-Dasakir 87h, 2.41g (Klat 304). Has been broken into three pieces and expertly repaired, very fine and extremely rare. £3500-4000

84 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Silver Dirham, Abrashahr 90h, 2.81g (Klat 4b). Very fine, scarce. £500-600

temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Silver Dirham, Hamadhan 91h, 2.83g (Klat 668a). About extremely fine and very rare. £1500-2000

89 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Silver Dirham, al-Rayy 93h, 2.54g (Klat 402). Minor graffiti on obverse, very fine. £150-200

temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Silver Dirham, al-Jazira 95h, 2.88g (Klat 220). Extremely fine and very rare. £3500-4500

91 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I, Silver Dirham, Maysan 95h, 2.85g (Klat 633). Very fine. £400-500

97 † temp. Sulayman, Silver Dirham, al-Rayy 98h, 2.81g (Klat 407). Very fine. £200-250

92 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I / Sulayman, Gold ½-Dinar, no mint, 96h, 2.11g. Some graffiti, very fine. £1200-1500

98 † temp. Sulayman / ‘Umar II, Gold ½-Dinar, no mint, 99h, 2.13g Very fine, very rare. £1500-2000

93 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I / Sulayman, Gold ⅓-Dinar, no mint, 96h, 1.39g. Some graffiti, fine. £500-600

99 † temp. Sulayman / ‘Umar II, Gold ⅓-Dinar, no mint, 99h, 1.42g. Minor graffiti, very fine and rare. £600-800

94 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I / Sulayman, Silver Dirham, Abarqubadh 96h, 2.59g (Klat 21). Very fine, rare. £500-600

95 † temp. ‘Abd al-Walid I / Sulayman, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 96h, 2.72g (Klat 438). About very fine. £150-200

100 † temp. Sulayman / ‘Umar II, Silver Dirham, Arminiya 99h, 2.53g (Klat 53). Light marks in the reverse field, good very fine. £300-350

101 † temp. ‘Umar II b. Abd al-Aziz (99-101h), Gold ½-Dinar, no mint, 100h, 2.12g. Small area of edge flattened, about extremely fine. £1000-1200

102

96 † temp. Sulayman b. ‘Abd al-Malik (96-99h), Gold ⅓-Dinar, no mint, 97h, 1.06g, Fine, an extremely rare date. £1000-1200

temp. ‘Umar II, Gold ½-Dinar, no mint, 100h, 2.08g (A 132A). Gouge on reverse, very fine. £400-500

103 † temp. ‘Umar II, Gold ⅓-Dinar, no mint, 100h, 1.40g. Very fine. £350-400

104

temp. ‘Umar II, Gold ⅓-Dinar, no mint, 100h, 1.40g (A 132B). Very fine. £350-400 110 † temp. Yazid II, Silver Dirham, Arminiya 102h, 2.85g (Klat 56b). Extremely fine, scarce. £400-500

105 † temp. ‘Umar II, Gold ⅓-Dinar, no mint, 101h, 1.44g. Light graffiti to reverse, otherwise extremely fine and very rare. £2000-2500

106

temp. ‘Umar II, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 100h, 2.44g (Klat 442a, 6 references). About very fine and rare. £3000-4000

107 † temp. ‘Umar II / Yazid II, Silver Dirham, Ifriqiya 101h, 2.45g (Klat 88). Very fine. £350-400

108 † temp. Yazid II b. ‘Abd al-Malik (101-105h), Gold ⅓-Dinar, no mint, 103h, 1.36g. Very fine and rare. £1000-1200

109 † temp. Yazid II, Silver Dirham, Ifriqiya 102h, 2.88g (Klat 89). About extremely fine. £250-300

111 † temp. Yazid II, Silver Dirham, Arminiya 104h, 2.74g (Klat 58). Very fine, rare. £600-800

112 † temp. Yazid II, Silver Dirham, al-Andalus 104h, 2.79g (Klat 117). Very fine. £1200-1500

113 † temp. Yazid II / Hisham, Silver Dirham, Ifriqiya 105h, 2.87g (Klat 92). Good very fine. £350-400

114

temp. Hisham b. ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (105-125h), Gold Dinar, 122h, 4.25g (Walker p.97:242). Extremely fine. £400-500

115 † temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, Adharbayjan 106h, 2.87g (Klat 25a). About extremely fine and rare. £400-500

116 † temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, al-Andalus 106h, 2.61g (Klat 119). Very fine. £450-550

122 † temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, al-Andalus 114h, 2.79g (Klat 127). Fine. £400-500

117 † temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, al-Andalus 110h, 2.90g (Klat 123). Good very fine. £450-500

123 † temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, Ifriqiya 117h, 2.96g (Klat 104 var). Good very fine. £400-500

118 † temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, Marw 110h, 2.83g (Klat 600). Good very fine. £150-200

124 † temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, al-Mubaraka 117h, 2.91g (Klat 575) Good extremely fine. £150-200

119 † temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, al-Andalus 111h, 2.85g (Klat 124b). Good very fine and very rare. £1000-1200

125 † temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, al-Bab 119h, 2.77g (Klat 146). A little deposit, extremely fine. £300-350

120

temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, Madinat Balkh al-Bayda 111h, 2.73g (Klat 176). Very fine and rare. £800-1000

121 † temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, Madinat Balkh alBayda 111h, 2.14g (Klat 176). Fair and rare. £500-600

126

temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, Balkh 121h, 2.64g (Klat 183). Fine and rare. £1500-2000

127 † temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, Balkh 122h, obv three pellets in field, 2.54g (Klat 184). About extremely fine. £200-250

128 † temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, al-Bab 123h, 2.36g (Klat 150). Clipped, toned, very fine. £300-350

134 † temp. Marwan II, Silver Dirham, al-Jazira 128h, 2.84g (Klat 224). Good very fine. £150-200

135

temp. Marwan II, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 129h, 2.85g (Klat 447). Very fine, very rare. £3500-4500

136

temp Marwan II, Silver Dirham, Wasit 129h, 2.92g, obv seven annulets, 2.92g (Klat 722a). About extremely fine and a rare variety. £500-600

129 † temp. Hisham / al-Walid II, Silver Dirham, al-Bab 125h, 2.85g (Klat 152). Extremely fine. £300-350

130

temp al-Walid II/Ibrahim/Marwan II, Gold Dinar, 126h, 4.04g (Walker p.98:246). Good very fine, clipped. £450-550

131

temp Marwan II b. Muhammad (127-132h), Gold Dinar, 130h, 4.04g (Walker 250). Clipped, very fine and a rare date. £400-500

137 † temp. Marwan II, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 130h, 2.73g (Klat 448b). Extremely fine, rare. £650-850

132

temp Marwan II, Gold Dinar, 131h, 4.25g (Walker 251). Extremely fine £500-700

138

133 † temp. Marwan II, Silver Dirham, Dimashq 128h, 2.85g (Klat 372). Lightly lacquered, extremely fine, rare. £1200-1500

temp. Marwan II, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 130h, 2.76g, with doubled annulets (Klat 448b). Weakly struck, otherwise good very fine and rare. £650-850

139 † temp. Marwan II, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 132h, 2.78g (Klat 449). Fine and very rare. £1000-1200

140

Salm b. al-Musayyib, Copper Fals, Istakhr, undated (c.129h), 1.21g (Miles Persepolis 180184). About very fine. £150-200

141

Silver Dirhams (8), Wasit 86h, 87h, 91h (2), 92h (4). Good very fine or better. (8) £150-200

142

Silver Dirhams (7), Wasit 93h (2), 94h (2), 95h, 96h, 99h. Year 96h very fine, the others extremely fine. (7) £200-250

143

Silver Dirhams (8), Wasit 104h, 105h, 116h (2), 120h, 122h, 123h, 124h. Extremely fine to uncirculated. (8) £300-350

144

Anonymous, Copper Fals, Jarash, undated, rev bird in the margin at 12 o’clock, 4.41g (Ilisch Palästina 277). Fine and very rare. £700-900

148

temp. ‘Abd Allah b. Mu’awiya, Silver Dirham, Istakhr 129h, 2.81g (Klat 84). Very fine and rare. £1000-1200

149 † temp. ‘Abd Allah b. Mu’awiya, Silver Dirham, Jayy 129h, 2.83g (Klat 270a). Very fine. £250-300

150 † temp. ‘Abd Allah b. Mu’awiya, Silver Dirham, Mahay 129h, 2.77g (Klat 567b). Very fine. £400-500

Abbasid Revolutionary

145 † temp. ‘Abd Allah b. Mu’awiya (127-129h), Silver Dirham, al-Taymara 128h, 2.71g (Klat 215). Very fine. £400-500

151 † temp. Abu-Muslim (130-136h), Silver Dirham, Marw 130h, 2.60g (Klat 604). Heavily creased, about very fine and very rare. £1200-1500

Abbasid Caliphate

146

temp. ‘Abd Allah b. Mu‘awiya, Silver Dirham, Ramhurmuz 128h, 2.88g (Klat 391). Good very fine and rare. £1000-1200

147 † temp. ‘Abd Allah b. Mu’awiya, Silver Dirham, al-Kufa 128h, four large annulets, 2.88g (Klat 549 var). Good very fine. £400-500

152 † temp. al-Saffah b. Muhammad (132-136h), Gold Dinar, no mint, 133h, 3.83g (Ber 51; Low 177). Very fine. £350-400

153 † temp. al-Saffah, Gold Dinar, no mint, 135h, 4.25g (Ber 51; Low 183). Extremely fine. £350-400

154 † temp. al-Saffah, Silver Dirham, Dimashq, 134h, 2.84g (Low 589). Fine and rare. £500-600

155 † temp. al-Saffah, Silver Dirham, Ardashir Khurra, 134h, 2.92g (Low 2027). Extremely fine. £250-300

156

temp. al-Saffah, Silver Dirham, Ardashir Khurra 134h, 2.85g (Low 700). Fine. £200-250

161 † temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 143h, 4.24g (Ber 51; Low 202). Obverse extremely fine, scratches to reverse, a scarce date. £350-400

162 † temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 147h, 4.21g (Ber 51; Low 220). Lustrous extremely fine. £350-400

163 † temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 150h, 4.07g (Ber 52 var; Low 230). Good very fine. £250-300

164 † temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 151h, 4.09g (Low 233). Edge clipped at 7 o’clock, very fine. £200-250 157 † temp. al-Saffah, Silver Dirham, Ardashir Khurra, 136h, 2.95g (Low 2029). Extremely fine. £200-250

158 † temp. al-Mansur b. Muhammad (136-158h), Gold Dinar, no mint, 138h, 4.26g (Ber 52; Low 188). Light graffiti, good very fine. £250-300

165 † temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 154h, 3.23g (Ber 52 var; Low 245). Good extremely fine. £400-500

166 † temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 155h, 4.24g (Low 248). Good extremely fine. £400-500 159 † temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 140h, 3.92g (Ber 51; Low 196). Good very fine. £250-300

160 † temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 142h, 4.24g (Ber 51; Low 200). Extremely fine, a scarce date. £400-500

167 † temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Dimashq 137h, 2.92g (A 213; Low 591). About extremely fine, rare. £500-600

168 † temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Istakhr 138h, 2.65g (A 213; Low 2050). Very fine, rare. £200-250

174 † temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 146h, 2.92g (Low 1161ff). Good fine. £350-400 175 † temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Arran 149h, 2.91g (A 213; Low 756). Good very fine, rare. £300-350

169 † temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, al-Hashimiya 139h, 2.87g (A 213; Low 1080). Good very fine, rare. £300-350

176 † temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Arran 152h, 2.91g (A 213; Low 759). Extremely fine. £300-350

170 † temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Marw 139h, 2.84h (A 213). About extremely fine, rare. £200-250 177 † temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Arminiya 154h, 2.82g (A213; Low 675). Very fine. £150-200

171 † temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Arminiya 143h, 2.82g (A 213; Low 657). Very fine. £120-150

172 † temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Arminiya 144h, 2.88g (A 213; Low 658). Good very fine. £120-150

173 † temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Arran 146h, 2.76g (A 213; Low 752). A little deposit, nearly extremely fine. £250-300

178 † temp. al-Mahdi b al-Mansur (158-169h), Gold Dinar, no mint, 162h, 4.26g (A214; Ber C0071; Low 283 var). Good extremely fine, a scarce date. £400-500

179 † temp. al-Mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint, 164h, 4.25g (A 214; Low 300). Arabic graffiti on reverse, otherwise extremely fine. £350-400

180 † temp. al-Mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint, 165h, 4.22g (A 214; Ber C0074; Low 301). Very fine. £250-300

181 † temp. al-Mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint, 168h, pellet below 8, 4.24g (A 214; Low 331ff). Few light marks, otherwise extremely fine. £350-400

182 † temp. al-Mahdi, Silver Dirham, al-Yamama 166h, rev Hajjar below in field, 2.76g (A 215; Low 573). Very fine. £600-800

183 † temp. al-Mahdi, Silver Dirham, Qasr al-Salam 167h, 2.93g (A 215ff; Low 1473). Some graffiti, very fine. £120-150

184 † temp. al-Mahdi, Silver Dirham, al-Yamama 168h, 2.92g (A 215; Low 579ff). Good very fine and rare. £800-1000

185

al-Mahdi, Silver Dirham, al-Yamama 168h, rev: Hajar/-/‘Abd Allah, 2.95g (Low 580, 2 references). Cleaned, extremely fine and very rare. £2500-3000

186 † temp. al-Mahdi / al-Hadi, Gold Dinar, no mint, 169h, 4.24g (Low 352). Good extremely fine, rare. £500-600

187 † temp. al-Mahdi / al-Hadi, Silver Dirham, Adharbayjan 169h, rev al-Mahdi in field, 2.75g (A 215). Very fine, rare. £200-250

188 † temp. al-Mahdi / al-Hadi, Silver Dirham, Haruniya, 169h, citing Harun, 2.91g (A 215.3). Very fine. £120-150

189 † temp. Harun al-Rashid b. al-Mahdi (170-193h), Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr),170h, citing ‘Ali (A 218.6; Low 3). Very fine. £300-350 Ubayd Allah bin al-Mahdi was a younger brother of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid. According to numismatic evidence he was made governor of Armenia in the year 172 and remained there until 175 H. This coin provides evidence that he was subsequently governor of Arran in 182, after which he seems to have disappeared from history.

190

al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, 170h, 4.04g (Bernardi, Corpus, 58B, 3 references). Ex-mount, fine and rare. £3500-4000

191 † temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint, 171h, obv with the name of the Caliph Harun as amir almu’minin in the field, 4.22g, rev d in field. Fine and very rare. £400-500

192 † temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr), 191h, citing‘Ali, 4.15g (A A218.4; Low 9). Light scrape to reverse, good very fine. £350-400

193 † temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr), 171h, citing Musa, 4.00g (A 218.7; Low 12). Some deposit, good very fine. £350-400

200 † temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr), 187h, citing Khalid, 4.25g (A 218.12; Low 65). Good very fine, scarce. £400-500

194 † temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint, 172h, citing li’l-khalifa, 3.83g (A 218.13). Good fine, very rare. £500-600

201 † temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint, 188h, 4.26g (A 218). Red ink on reverse, very fine. £250-300

195 † temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint, 174h, citing Da’ud, 4.21g (A 218.9; Low 26). Good very fine. £600-800

196 † temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint, 174h, 4.21g (A 218; Low 24). Spade mark at 3 o’clock, good very fine, very rare. £500-600

197 † temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint, 176h, 4.07g (A 218). Very fine. £350-400

198 † temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint (Madinat al-Salam), 180h, citing al-Amin, 4.20g (A 218.3). Scratches to obverse, very fine. £250-300

199

‘Ubayd Allah b. al-Mahdi, Silver Dirham, Arran 182h, rev: ‘Ubayd Allah/-/bin al-Mahdi, 2.85g (Lowick 770, 2 references). Extremely fine and very rare. £2000-2500

202 † temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint, 189h, rev pellet lower part of field, 4.27g (A 218; Low 78). Minor test mark to edge, about uncirculated. £400-500

203 † temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr), 193h, citing li’l khalifa, 4.24g (A 218.13; Low 84). Extremely fine. £350-400

204 † temp. al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 172h, citing Huzaima b. Hazim, 2.70g (Low 2367). Good fine. £200-250

205 † al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, San’a’ 173h, citing Governor al-Ghitrif b. ‘Ala al-Kindi, 1.23g (A 1048.2). Good fine, very rare. £600-800

206 † temp. al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 174h, citing Governor ibn Hurraym, 2.82g (A 219.2a). Good very fine. £200-250

207 † temp. al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, Kirman 177h, citing Ja’far, 2.91g (A 219.2a; Low 2526). Extremely fine, rare. £250-300

208 † al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, San’a’ 180h, citing Governor ‘Abd Allah b. Mus’ab, 1.25g (A 1048.2). Good fine, very rare. £500-600

212 † temp. al-Amin, Gold Dinar, no mint (Madinat al-Salam), 196h, citing al-Abbas, 4.29g (A 220.5; Low 416). Extremely fine. £400-500

213 † temp. al-Amin, Silver Dirham, Arminiya 195h, citing Asad b. Yazid, 2.93g (Low 736). Very fine, rare. £300-350

214 † temp. al Ma’mun b. al-Rashid (194-218h), Gold Dinar, no mint, 199h, citing al-Muttalib, 4.26g (A 222.4). Extremely fine. £400-500

209 † temp. al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, Misr 181h, citing Ja’far, 2.74g (A 219.13; Low 501 var). Very fine, rare. £200-250 215 † temp. al Ma’mun, Gold Dinar, no mint (al-‘Iraq), 200h, obv al-Iraq in field, citing only Dhu’lRi’asatayn, 4.11g (A 222.12). Very fine. £200-250

210 † temp. al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, Arran 189h, citing Huzayma b. Hazim, 2.74g (Low 189). Nearly extremely fine. £300-350 Ubayd Allah bin al-Mahdi was a younger brother of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid. According to numismatic evidence he was made governor of Armenia in the year 172 and remained there until 175 H. This coin provides evidence that he was subsequently governor of Arran in 182, after which he seems to have disappeared from history.

216 † temp. al Ma’mun, Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr), 200h, citing Sulayman, al-Tahir and Yaman’ain, 4.26g (A 222.6; Low 110). About extremely fine and rare. £450-500

217 † temp. al Ma’mun, Gold Dinar, no mint (alMaghrib), 202h, citing al-Fadl and Dhu’l-Ri’asatayn, 4.28g (A 222.7). Extremely fine. £400-500

211 † temp. al-Amin b. al-Rashid (193-198h), Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr), 194h, citing li’l-khalifa, 4.24g (A 220.1; Low 85). About extremely fine, scarce. £350-400

218 † temp. al Ma’mun, Gold Dinar, no mint, 204h, rev lilah in field, 4.22g (A 222.14). Very fine. £300-350

219 † temp. al Ma’mun, Gold Dinar, no mint (al-Iraq), 204h, obv al-Iraq in field, rev lillah and Dhu’lRi’asatayn in field, 4.25g (A 222.12). A few light marks, good very fine. £250-300

220 † temp. al Ma’mun, Gold Dinar, no mint, 207h, obv double marginal legend, rev lillah in field, 4.22g (A 222A.1). About extremely fine, rare. £500-600

225 † temp. al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Madinat Harat 196h, 3.35g. Very fine. £100-120

226 † temp. al Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Madinat Naysabur 197h, citing the Vizier Dhu’lRi’asatayn, obv ‘Abd Allah in outer margin, 2.74g (A223.4). Extremely fine, rare. £200-250

227 † temp. al Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Madinat alSalam, 198h, citing the Vizier Dhu’l-Ri’asatayn, 2.78g (A 223.4). Extremely fine. £120-150 221 † temp. al Ma’mun, Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr), 213h, rev li’l-khalifa al-ma’mun in field, 4.22g (A 222.11). Good very fine, rare. £600-800

228 † temp. al Ma’mun, the rebel Abu’l-Saraya alShaybani (al-Asfar), Silver Dirham, al-Kufa 199h, 2.78g (A A225). Cracked and repaired, fine and rare. £250-300 222 † temp. al Ma’mun, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 214h, 4.16g (A 222A.2). About very fine and rare. £500-600

223

temp. al Ma’mun, Gold Dinar, Misr 218h, 4.18h (A 222A.2). Extremely fine. £400-500

224 † temp. al Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, al-Muhammadiya 196h, citing Tabir b. al-Husayn, rev lillah al-Fadl in field, 2.54g (A 223.3). Very fine, rare. £200-250

229 † temp. al Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Isfahan 201h, citing the Vizier Dhu’l-Ri’asatayn, 2.95g (A 223.4). Very fine. £120-150

230 † temp. al Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, alMuhammadiya 202h, naming heir Ali al-Rida and citing the Vizier Dhu’l-Ri’asatayn, 2.91g (A 224; Low 1964). Extremely fine. £400-500

231 † temp. al Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Madinat alSalam 203h, citing Jamal, 2.98g (A 223.4; Low 1431). Extremely fine. £120-150

232 † temp. al Ma’mun, Silver Dirham of Mithqal weight, 4.80g, Samarqand 203h, citing the Vizier Dhu’l-Ri’asatayn (cf Low 2680ff). Fine, pierced, very rare. £350-400

233 † temp. al Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Samarqand 203h, citing heir Ali al-Rida, 2.83g (Low 2680ff). Good very fine. £400-500

234 † temp. al Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Madinat alSalam 204h, citing Humayd, 2.83g (A 223.7; Low 1443). Nearly extremely fine. £120-150

235 † temp. al Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, alMuhammadiya 204h, naming heir Ali al-Rida and citing the Vizier Dhu’l-Ri’asatayn, 2.89g (A 224). Crimped, very fine and rare. £500-600

236

al-Ma’mun/Governor of Damascus Muhammad b. Bayhas, Silver Dirham, Dimashq 206h, obv unread word in the margin at 12 o’clock, 2.66g (Lowick 616). Edge chipped, about very fine and rare. £450-550

237 † temp. al Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Fars 208h, 2.93g (A 223.5; Low 2046). Good very fine and rare. £350-400

238 † al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, San’a’ 210h, 1.44g (A T1050). A little �� die rust, very fine and extremely rare. £500-600

239 † temp. al Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Madinat Arran 212h, citing Sadeqa b. ‘Ali and Barmaki, 3.02g (A 223.8). A little weakness, good very fine and very rare. £500-600

240 † al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 213h, 2.93g. About extremely fine. £150-200

241 † al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Misr 217h, 2.92g. Good very fine, rare. £250-300

242 † al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, al-Muhammadiya 218h, 3.03g. Good very fine, scarce. £200-250

249 † al-Mu’tasim, Silver Dirham, Fars 220h, 2.93g (A 226). Good very fine, scarce. £150-200

243 † temp. al-Ma’mun, Silver ¼-Dirham, San’a’ 210h, 0.61g (A 1050R). Fine and very rare. £500-600

250 † al-Mu’tasim, Silver Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 220h, 2.98g (A 226). About extremely fine. £150-200 244 † al-Mu’tasim (218-227h), Gold Dinar, Misr 220h, 4.13g (Bernardi 151 De). Extremely fine. £400-500

245 † al-Mu’tasim, Gold Dinar, San’a’ 222h, 4.10g (Bernardi 151 E1, one example recorded). Weakly struck, good fine and rare. £600-800

246 † al-Mu’tasim, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 224h, 4.22g (Bernardi 151 Jh). Extremely fine, rare. £600-800

251 † al-Wathiq (227-232h), Gold Dinar, San’a’ 229h, 3.96g (Bernardi 152 El, one example recorded). Very fine and very rare. £1000-1200

252 † al-Wathiq, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 232h, 4.23g (Bernardi 152 Jh). Very fine. £350-450

247 † al-Mu’tasim, Gold Dinar, Misr 225h, 4.08g (Bernardi 151 De). Weakly struck on borders, good very fine. £350-450

248 † al-Mu’tasim, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 225h, 3.99g (Bernardi 151 Mh). Very fine and rare. £500-600

253 † al-Mutawakkil (232-247h), Gold Dinar, Dimashq 233h, 4.26g (Bernardi 155 Ge, two examples recorded). About extremely fine and very rare. £2500-3000

254 † al-Mutawakkil, Gold Dinar, al-Basra 235h, 4.17g (Bernardi 155 Je). Good very fine, scarce. £500-600

260 † al-Mutawakkil, Silver Dirham, Marw 234h, 2.89g (A 230.1). Good very fine. £150-200

261

al-Mutawakkil, Silver Donative Dirham, Surra man ra’a 240h, 2.96g (Album 230B). About extremely fine and rare. £1500-2000

255 † al-Mutawakkil, Gold Dinar, Surra man ra’a 235h, 4.19g (Bernardi 155 Jc, date not recorded). About extremely fine, very rare. £2500-3000

262 † al-Mutawakkil, Silver Dirham, Fars 245h, 2.97g (A 230.3). Slightly clipped, extremely fine. £150-200 256 † al-Mutawakkil, Gold Dinar, Marw 245h 4.20g (Bernardi 158 Ph). Good very fine, rare. £600-800

257

al-Mutawakkil, Gold Dinar, al-Mutawakkiliya 247h, 4.21g (Album 229.4). Very fine and rare. £1500-2000

263 † al-Mutawakkil, Silver Dirham, Dimashq 247h, 2.80g (A 230.3). Very fine, rare. £350-450

258 † al-Mutawakkil, Gold Dinar, Misr 247h, 4.17g (Bernardi 158 De). Weakly struck, obverse very fine, reverse fine, scarce. £400-500

264 † al-Mutawakkil, Silver Dirham, Madinat alMutawakkiliya 247h, 2.95g (A 230.3). Very fine, rare. £400-500

259 † al-Mutawakkil, Silver Dirham, Madinat alSalam 233h, 2.96g (A 230.1). Slightly rough borders, otherwise extremely fine. £200-250

265 † al-Muntasir (247-248h), Silver Dirham, Surra man ra’a 248h, 2.93g (A 232). Off centre, good very fine, very rare. £500-600

266 † al-Musta’in (248-251h), Gold Dinar, San’a’ 249h, 2.87g (Bernardi 161 El). Very fine and very rare. £400-500

267 † al-Musta’in, Gold Dinar, al-Shash 250h, 4.19g (Bernardi 161 Qf). Good very fine. £450-550

272 † al-Mu’tamid, Gold Dinar, Wasit 271h, with heir al-Muwaffaq and Vizier Dhu’l Wizaratayn, 4.05g (Bernardi 179 Jm, one example recorded). Good very fine and extremely rare. £2000-2500

273 † al-Mu’tamid, Gold Dinar, al-Rafiqa 271h, with heir al-Muwaffaq and Vizier Dhu’l Wizaratayn, 4.09g (Bernardi 181 Hn, two examples recorded). Good very fine, rare. £800-1000

268 † al-Musta’in, Silver Dirham, Armeniya 248h, 2.85g (A 234.1). Very fine, rare. £400-500 274 † al-Mu’tamid, Gold Dinar, Samarqand 272h, with heir al-Muwaffaq, 3.71g (Bernardi 177 Qe). Very fine. £400-500

269 † al-Mu’tazz (251-255h), Gold Dinar, al-Shash 253h, 3.97g (Bernardi 162 Qf). Very fine. £400-500

270 † al-Muhtadi (255-256h), Silver Dirham, al-Basra 256h, 2.87g (A 238). Crude strike as usual, good very fine, very rare. £600-800

271 † al-Mu’tamid (256-279h), Gold Dinar, al-Ahwaz 270h, with heir al-Muwaffaq and Vizier Dhu’l Wizaratayn, 4.81g (Bernardi 178 Nd). Good very fine. £500-600

275 † al-Mu’tamid, Silver Dirham, Dimashq 257h, 2.88g (A 240). Slightly crimped, very fine and rare. £300-350

276 † al-Mu’tamid, Silver Dirham, Hims 260h, 3.27g (A 240, an early date for this mint, not recorded by Album). Very fine, very rare. £600-800

277

al-Mu’tamid, Silver Dirham, Madinat alMuwaffaqiya 270h, 3.05g (Album 240.6). Cleaned, extremely fine and very rare. £2500-3000

278

279

280

278 † al-Mu’tamid, Silver Suds, San’a’ (27)8h, 0.46g (A 1055a). Very fine and very rare.

£600-800

279 † al-Mu’tadid (279-289h), Gold Dinar, al-Rafiqa 280h, 4.06g (Bernardi 211 Hn, date unrecorded). Good very fine, very rare. £800-1000 280 † al-Mu’tadid, Gold Dinar, Mah al-Kufa 283h, 4.36g (Bernardi 211 Jg, date unrecorded). Good very fine, very rare. £1500-2000

281

al-Mu’tadid, Gold Dinar, Nisibin 283h, 3.80g (Bernardi 211 Hg). Good very fine and very rare.

£3500-4500

282 † al-Muktafi (289-295h), Gold Dinar, Harran 290h, 2.43g (Bernardi 226 Hj). Extremely fine and rare. £1200-1500

283 † al-Muktafi, Gold Dinar, Misr 293h, 4.20g (Bernardi 226 De). Brilliant uncirculated, rare as such.

£600-800

284

al-Muktafi, Gold Dinar, Dimashq 295h, 4.12g (Bernardi 226 Ge, 1 reference). Extremely fine and very rare. £2500-3000

285 † al-Muktafi, Silver Dirham, San’a’ 291h, 2.82g (A 1057a). Slightly crimped, very fine and extremely rare. £1500-2000

290 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Filastin 297h, 3.53g (Bernardi 237 Gn). About extremely fine and rare. £1500-2000

286 † al-Muktafi, Silver Dirham, Misr 292h, 2.97g (A 244). Extremely fine, very rare. £400-500

291 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 298h, with heir Abu’l ‘Abbas, 3.60g (Bernardi 242 Mh). Good very fine. £500-600

287

al-Muktafi, Silver Dirham, Tiflis 294h, 2.92g (Album 244.1). Cleaned, crude, extremely fine and very rare. £2000-2500

288 † al-Muktafi, Silver Dirham, Tiflis 294h, 2.93g (A 244). Crude strike but good very fine, extremely rare. £1500-2000

289 † al-Muqtadir (295-320h), Gold Dinar, Filastin 296h, 3.65g (Bernardi 237 Gn). Slightly crimped, good very fine and rare. £1200-1500

292 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Harran 299h, 3.95g (Bernardi 242 Hj, one example recorded). Extremely fine, extremely rare. £2000-2500

293 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 300h, 4.62g (Bernardi 242 Jh). Good very fine. £400-500

299 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Qumm 308h, 3.11g (Bernardi 242 Mn). Flatly struck in parts, otherwise good very fine. £600-800

294 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Halab 301h, 3.06g (Bernardi 242 Gb, date unrecorded). Uncirculated and extremely rare. £3500-4500

295 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Mah al-Kufa 302h, 4.13g (Bernardi 242 Jg, date unrecorded). Good very fine, very rare. £800-1000

296

al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, al-Rafiqa 303h, 4.52g (Bernardi 242 Hn, but an unrecorded date). About extremely fine and rare. £2500-3000

297

al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 303h, 6.31g (Bernardi 242 Jh). Heavy coin, extremely fine and rare. £1000-1200

298 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Filastin 307h, 3.60g (Bernardi 242 Gn). Extremely fine and rare. £1500-2000

300 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Hamadhan 311h, 3.70g (Bernardi 242 Mu). Broad flan, extremely fine and rare. £1200-1500

301 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, San’a’ 311h, 1.90g (Bernardi 241 El). Good very fine. £400-500

302

al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Dimashq 314h, 4.16g (Bernardi 242 Ge, but an unrecorded date). Extremely fine and very rare. £6000-8000

303 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, al-Kharaj 315h, 577g (Bernardi 242 Jf). Unevenly struck, good very fine. £600-800

304

al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, al-Kharaj 315h, 3.93g (Bernadi 242Jf; A 245.2). Unevenly struck, very fine. £400-500

305 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Mad al-Kufa 317h, 2.45g (Bernardi 242 Mr). Weak in parts, good very fine. £500-600

306 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Mah al-Basra 318h, 4.09g (Bernardi 242 Mq). Good very fine. £500-600

309

al-Radi (322-329h), Gold Dinar, Madinat alSalam 327h, 3.78g (Bernardi 289 Jh, 2 references). About extremely fine and very rare. £1000-1200

310

al-Musta‘sim, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 651h, 7.37g (A 275). Irregular flan, very fine. £400-500

Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan

311

‘Umar b. al-‘Ala (c.155-164h), Fals, Tipurstan 123 PYE, 2.03g (Gyselen p.186, type b). Extremely fine. £250-300

312

‘Nusayr, Silver Hemidrachm, al-Rayy 168h, 2.05g (Walker p.174:I.58; SICA 1:352). Extremely fine and very rare. £400-500

Umayyads of Spain

307

al-Qahir (320-322h), Gold Dinar, Mah al-Kufa 321h, 4.42g (Bernardi 277 Mr). Very fine. £400-500

308

al-Qahir, Silver Presentation Dirham, al-Mawsil 320h, 3.31g (Album does not record this broad flan type). Extremely fine, very rare. £1500-2000

313 † ‘Abd al Rahman III (300-350h), Gold Dinar, alAndalus 324h, 4.39g (A 348). Extremely fine, very rare. £2500-3000

Kings of Cordoba

314 † ‘Abd al Rahman III, Gold Dinar, al-Andalus 331h, 4.18g (A 348). Fine style, about extremely fine and very rare. £2500-3000

315 † ‘Abd al Rahman III, Gold ¼-Dinar, al-Andalus 332h, 1.09g (A 349). Very fine and very rare. £1500-2000

316 † Hisham II (first reign, 366-399h), Gold Dinar, alAndalus 396h, 4.14g (A 353.1). About extremely fine, rare. £1500-2000

319 † Hamdin b. Muhammad (c.539-540h), Gold Dinar, Qurtuba 540h, 3.94g (A 406). Good extremely fine, very rare. £3000-3500

Kings of Murcia

317 † Sulayman al-Musta’in (first reign, 400h, for 6½ months), Gold Dinar, al-Andalus 400h, 4.88g (A 357). Good very fine, very rare. £3500-4000

Abbadid of Seville

320 † Muhammad b. Sa’d (542-567h), Gold Dinar, Mursiya 565h, 3.88g (A 407.1). Light crease line, otherwise about extremely fine, rare. £1200-1500

Hudid of Zaragoza

318 † al-Mu’tamid Muhammad (461-484h) Gold Dinar, Madinat Qurtuba 468h, 3.52g (A 403). Edge split, otherwise about extremely fine and very rare. £1500-2000

321 † al-Mustansir al-Mansur (623-640h), Gold Dinar (Sabta), undated, 4.59g. Good extremely fine, extremely rare. £3500-4000

Kings of Castille

322 † Alfonso VIII (570-615h), Gold Dinar, Tulaytula (Toledo), 1239h, Safar, 3.78g. Extremely fine and rare. £2000-2500

327 † ‘Abd Allah I (196-201h), Silver Dirham, Ifriqya 201h, 2.52g (A 437). Extremely fine and very rare. £300-350

Nasrid of Granada 328 † Ziyadat Allah I (201-223h), Gold Dinar, no mint 219h, 4.21g (Bernardi 124; A 438). Very fine. £350-400

323 † Yusuf I b. Ismail I (734-755h), Gold Dinar, without mint name or date, 4.62g (A 410). Good extremely fine. £1200-1500

329 † Ahmad (242-249h), Gold Dinar, no mint 246h, 4.04g (Bernardi 132; A 444). About very fine. £300-350

Idrisid of the Maghrib

330 † Ahmad, Gold Dinar, no mint 249h, 4.20g (Bernardi 132; A 444). Good very fine. £450-550 324

Idris II b. Idris I (175-213h), Silver Dirham, Tajrajra 184h, obv field: hud, 26mm, 2.33g (unrecorded date, see Eustache, Idrisids, p.129 for mint, p.187 for coin). Good fine and very rare. £800-1000 331 † Muhammad II (250-261h), Gold Dinar, no mint 260h, 4.14g (Bernardi 137; A 446). Slightly crimped, very fine. £350-400

325 † ‘Ali b. Muhammad (221-224h), Silver Dirham, al-‘Aliya 233h, 1.76g (A 424). Good very fine, rare. £200-250

Aghlabid

332 † ‘Abd Allah II (289-290h), Gold Dinar, no mint 290h, 4.16g (Bernardi 143; A 451). Two edge cuts, otherwise good very fine, rare. £500-600

326 † Ibrahim I b. al-Aghlab (184-196h), Silver Dirham, Ifriqya 189h, 2.81g (A 435). Good very fine, scarce. £200-250

333 † Ziyadat ‘Allah III (290-296h), Gold Dinar, no mint 292h, 4.15g (Bernardi 145; A 452). Good very fine, rare. £600-800

Collection of Aghlabid Dinars 334

‘Abd Allah I (196-201h), Gold Dinar (2), 199h, 4.12g, 201h, 4.01g (Bernardi 120; A 437), both very fine; Ziyadat ‘Allah I (201-223h), Gold Dinar (9), 202h, 4.22g, 210h, 4.04g, 212h, 3.94g, 213h (2), 4.19g, 3.83g, 215h, 4.19g, 219h, 4.20g, 221h, 4.14g, 223h, 4.07g (Bernardi 122, 124; A 438), generally very fine or better, two fine; al-Aghlab (223-226h), Gold Dinar, 225h, 4.12g (Bernardi 125; A 441), about very fine; Muhammad I (226-242h), Gold Dinar (4), 230h, 4.16g, 232h, 4.07g, 238h, 4.18g, 241h, 4.19g (Bernardi 127; A443), second fine, the others very fine; Ahmad (242-249h), Gold Dinar (7), 243h, 4.20g, 244h, 4.14g, 245h, 4.20g, 246h, 4.18g, 248h, 4.22g, 249h (2), 4.18g, 4.18g (Bernardi 131, 132; A 444), very fine or better; Muhammad II (250-261h), Gold Dinar (6), 250h, 4.20g, 252h, 3.98g, 253h, 4.21g, 254h, 4.20g, 255, 4.18gh, 257h, 4.19g (Bernardi 134; A 446), second fine, others very fine to extremely fine; Ibrahim (261-289h), Gold Dinar (12), 265h, 4.14g, 268h, 4.19g, 269h, 4.20g, 274h, 4.13g, 275h, 3.89g, 276h, 4.04g, 280h, 4.14g, 281h, 4.13g, 282h, 4.18g, 284h, 4.22g, 286h, 4.20g, 288h, 4.17g (Bernardi 138, 140; A 447), three fine, the others very fine or better. (41) £12,000-15,000 All Aghlabid Dinars are mintless but believed to have been struck at Ifriqiya or al-‘Abbasiya. The overall condition of the coins in this lot is above average, and this is a rare opportunity to acquire a nice collection in one lot.

Anti Aghlabid Revolt

335 † Anonymous, Silver Dirham, Ifriqya 195h, 2.79g (A 436R). Horn silver on edge, otherwise very fine and rare. £250-300

339 † temp. al-Mu’izz b. Badis, Gold Dinar, Madina ‘Izz al-Islam wa’l-Qayrawan 444h, 4.36g (A 458). Well centred, extremely fine. £350-400

Zirid of Qayrawan

340 † temp. al-Mu’izz b. Badis, Gold Dinar, Madina ‘Izz al-Islam wa’l-Qayrawan 445h, 4.13g (A 458). Extremely fine, a rare date. £500-600 336 † temp. al-Mu’izz b. Badis (406-454h), Gold Dinar, Madina ‘Izz al-Islam wa’l-Qayrawan 441h, 4.42g (A 458). Extremely fine. £300-350

Al-Murabitid (Almoravid)

337 † temp. al-Mu’izz b. Badis, Gold Dinar, Madina ‘Izz al-Islam wa’l-Qayrawan 442h, 3.71g (A 458). Good very fine. £250-300

341 † Abu Baakr b. ‘Umar (448-480h), Gold Dinar, Sijilmara 479h, 4.12g (A 461.2). Extremely fine. £1000-1200

338 † temp. al-Mu’izz b. Badis, Gold Dinar, Madina ‘Izz al-Islam wa’l-Qayrawan 442h, waw in the field on both sides, 4.08g (A 458). Extremely fine. £300-350

342 † Yusuf b. Tashufin (480-500h), Gold Dinar, Ishbiliya 491h, 4.11g (A 464). About extremely fine. £1200-1500

343 † Yusuf b. Tashufin, Gold Dinar, Ighramata 493h, 4.13g (A 464). Extremely fine. £1500-2000

347 † ‘Ali b. Yusuf, Gold Dinar, al-Mariya 531h, 4.13g (A 466). Extremely fine. £800-1000

344 † Yusuf b. Tashufin, Gold Dinar, Qurtuba 494h, 4.05g (A 464). Extremely fine, rare. £2500-3000

348 † ‘Ali b. Yusuf, Gold Dinar, Nul Lamta 534h, 4.10g (A 466). Good very fine. £1000-1200

349 † ‘Ali b. Yusuf, Gold Dinar, Fas 535h, 4.12g (A 466). Extremely fine. £1000-1200

345 † Yusuf b. Tashufin, Gold Dinar, Balansiya 498h, with heir ‘ali b. Yusuf, 4.09g (A 464). Good extremely fine, very rare. £3000-3500

346 † ‘Ali b. Yusuf (500-537h), Gold Dinar, Sijilmasa 523h, 3.98g (A 466). Slightly crimped, very fine. £400-500

350 † Tushufin b. ‘Ali (537-540h), Gold Dinar, Ishbiliya 540h, 4.11g (A 471). Extremely fine and rare. £2000-2500

Al-Muwahid (Almohad)

351 † Abu Hafs ‘Umar (646-655h), Gold Dinar, Subta, undated, 4.60g (A 491). Extremely fine and rare. £800-1000

Hafsid

352 † Abu-Yahya Abu Bakr II (710-747h), Gold Dinar, Qafsa, undated, 4.60g (Haz 587; A 507). Good very fine, a rare mint. £1500-2000

Merinid

357 † temp. Abu-Ya’qub Yusuf (685-706h), Gold Dinar, Madinat Subta, undated, 4.59g (A 524). Good very fine. £600-800

353 † Abu’l-‘Abbas al Fadl (749-751h), Gold Dinar, Fas, undated, 4.44g (A B509). Unevenly struck around borders, very fine and rare. £500-600 358 † Abu-‘Iman Faris (749-759h), Gold Dinar, Madinat Fas, undated, 4.48g (A 531). Good very fine. £600-800

Tulunid 354 † Abu’l-Abbas Ahmad II (755-758h), Gold Dinar, Qustantina, undated, 4.69g (Haz -; A 510). Weak in parts on border, very fine and a very rare mint. £2000-2500

Ziyanid

359 † Ahmad b. Tulun (254-270h), Gold Dinar, alRafiqa 266h, 3.53g (Grabar -; A 661). Good extremely fine and very rare. £1200-1500

355 † ‘Abd al-Rahman I (718-737h), Gold Dinar, Madinat Tilmsan, undated, 4.57g (Haz 647; A 515). About extremely fine. £600-800

356 † Abu-‘Abd Allah Muhammad IV (first reign, 827-831h), Gold Dinar, Madinat Tilmsan, undated, 4.44g (Haz 663; A 518). A little weak on the borders, about extremely fine and very rare. £1000-1200

360 † Harun (283-292h), Gold Dinar, Hims 285h, 3.70g (Grabar 75; A 667). Two indented stamps in central field between legends on the reverse, otherwise good very fine and very rare. £1500-2000

361 † Harun, Gold Dinar, Dimashq 287h, 4.23g (Grabar 82; A 667). Extremely fine. £600-800

362 † Harun, Gold Dinar, Filastin 291h, 4.12g (Grabar 96; A 667). Good very fine, rare. £1500-2000

367 † ‘Ali b. al-Ikhshid (349-355h), Gold Dinar, Filastin 351h, rev letter Kaf (for Kafur) in lower field, 3.93g (Bach FG351a; A 676). About extremely fine. £450-550

368

‘Ali b. al-Ikhshid, Gold Dinar, Filastin 351h, rev letter Kaf (for Kafur) in lower field, 3.76g (Bach FG351a; A 676). About extremely fine. £450-550

Ikhshidid

363 † Muhammad b. Tughj (323-335h), Gold Dinar, Filastin 332h, 4.02g (Bach FG332a; A 674). Crude strike, very fine. £300-350

369 † ‘Ali b. al-Ikhshid, Gold Dinar, Filastin 353h, rev letter Kaf (for Kafur) in lower field, 3.80g (Bach FG353a; A 678). Lightly struck, extremely fine. £500-600

364 † Muhammad b. Tughj, Gold Dinar, Misr 333h, 4.10g (Bach MG333a; A 674). Extremely fine. £400-500

370 † ‘Ali b. al-Ikhshid, Gold Dinar, Misr 353h, rev letter Kaf (for Kafur) in lower field, 3.89g (Bach MG353b; A 678). Flaw in reverse field, uncirculated. £550-650

365 † Muhammad b. Tughj, Gold Dinar, Misr 334h, 4.20g (Bach MG334a; A 674). Extremely fine, a rare date. £500-600

366 † Abu’-Qasim Unujar (334-339h), Gold Dinar, Filastin 345h, 3.52g (Bach FG345a; A 676). Crude strike, extremely fine. £450-550

371

‘Ali b. al-Ikhshid, Gold Dinar, Filastin 353h, rev letter Kaf (for Kafur) in lower field, 4.41g (Bach FG353a; A 678). About extremely fine. £450-550

372 † Kafur (355-357h), Gold Dinar, Filastin 355h, rev letter Kaf (for Kafur) in lower field, 3.49g (Bach FG355a; A 680.1). Extremely fine, rare. £550-650

373 † Ahmad b. ‘Ali (357-358h), Gold Dinar, Filastin 359h, 4.37g (Bach FG359; A 682). A little weak in parts, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare. £550-650

Qaramita

376 † ‘Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi, Gold Dinar, alQayrawan 313h, 4.07g (not listed in Nicol, an unrecorded date). Slightly clipped, good very fine and extremely rare. £2000-2500

377

al-Qa’im (322-334h), Gold Dinar, al-Mahdiya 323h, 4.04g (Nicol 153). Very fine and rare. £1200-1500

378 † al-Qa’im, Gold Dinar, al-Mahdiya 326h, 4.17g (Nicol 158). Full flan, good very fine and very rare. £1500-2000 374

al-Hasan b. Ahmad (361-364h), Gold Dinar, Filastin 361h, 4.15g (A 684). Good very fine and very rare. £10,000-12,000

Fatimid

379 † al-Qa’im, Silver ½-Dirham, al-Mahdiya 328h, 1.41g (Nicol 173, 1 reference). Very fine and very rare. £200-250

375 † ‘Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi (297-322h), Gold Dinar, al-Qayrawan 308h, 4.15g (Nicol 36, 2 references). Full flan, good very fine and rare. £1500-2000

380 † al-Qa’im, Silver ½-Dirham, al-Mahdiya 331h, 1.39g (Nicol 177). Weakly struck in parts, good very fine and rare. £150-200

387

381 † Abu Yazid Makhlad b. Kaydad, Rebel at alQayrawan (333-334h), Gold Dinar, al-Qayrawan 333h, 4.13g (Nicol 201). Full flan, lightly polished on high points, very fine and very rare. £5000-6000

al-Mu‘izz, Gold Dinar, Misr 363h, 4.l6g (Nicol 368). About extremely fine. £300-400

388 † al-Mu’izz, Gold Dinar, Misr 364h, 4.14g (Nicol 370). Good extremely fine. £400-500

389

al-Mu‘izz, Gold Dinar, Misr 364h, 4.05g (Nicol 370). Good very fine. £300-400

382 † Ismail al-Mansur (334-341h), Gold Dinar, alMahdiya 335h, 4.13g (not listed in Nicol, an unrecorded date). Good very fine and extremely rare. £1800-2200 383 † al-Mu’zz (341-365h), Gold Dinar, al-Mansuriya 348h, 4.14g (Nicol 401). Good very fine. £450-550

390 † al-Mu’izz, Gold ¼-Dinar, al-Mahdiya 342h, 1.00g (not listed in Nicol, for type see Nicol 389, type H3, for date see Nicol 467). About very fine and extremely rare. £1200-1500

384 † al-Mu’izz, Gold Dinar, al-Mansuriya 353h, 4.01g (Nicol 409). Slightly clipped, very fine. £300-350

391 † al-Mu’izz, Gold ¼-Dinar, al-Mansuriya 362h, 1.03g (Nicol 424). Very fine, scarce. £200-250

385 † al-Mu’izz, Gold Dinar, Misr 359h, 4.14g (Nicol 350). About extremely fine. £450-550

386 † al-Mu’izz, Gold Dinar, Misr 362h, month of al-Muharram, 4.11g (Nicol 365). About uncirculated. £400-500

392 † al-‘Aziz (365-386h), Gold Dinar, Sijilmara 374h, 4.01g (Nicol 566, 2 recorded). Slightly clipped, very fine and extremely rare. £5000-6000

393 † al-‘Aziz, Gold Dinar, Filastin 376h, 4.06g (Nicol 678). Very fine, rare. £1000-1200

394 † al-‘Aziz, Gold Dinar, Filastin 378h, 4.16g (Nicol 679). Good very fine. £1200-1500 399 † al-Zahir (411-427h), Gold Dinar, Dimashq 412h, 3.59g (not listed in Nicol, date not recorded for this mint). Full flan, about very fine and extremely rare. £3000-3500

395 † al-Hakim (386-411h), Gold Dinar, Misr 387h, 4.15g (Nicol 1073). Extremely fine. £400-500

400 † al-Zahir, Gold Dinar, Filastin 412h, 4.13g (Nicol 1493, 2 recorded). Very fine, very rare. £1800-2200

396 † al-Hakim, Gold Dinar, al-Mansuriya 393h, 4.10g (not listed in Nicol, date not recorded for this mint). Extremely fine, rare. £500-600

401 † al-Zahir, Gold Dinar, Misr 413h, 4.20g (Nicol 1513). About extremely fine. £400-500

397

al-Hakim, Gold Dinar, Barqa 403h, 3.51g (Nicol type N1, unrecorded date for mint). About very fine and very rare. £1500-2000

402 † al-Zahir, Gold Dinar, Filastin 413h, 4.08g (Nicol 1494, 3 recorded). Very fine, rare. £1000-1200

398 † al-Hakim, Gold ¼-Dinar, Siqiliya 400h, 1.03g (Nicol 945). Very fine, scarce. £200-250

403 † al-Zahir, Gold Dinar, Filastin 417h, 4.13g (Nicol 1498, 2 recorded). Good very fine and very rare. £1000-1500

404

al-Zahir, Gold Dinar, al-Mahdia 418h, 4.09g (Nicol 1593, 1 reference). Full flan, good very fine and extremely rare. £3000-3500

405 † al-Zahir, Gold Dinar, Filastin 423h, 4.13g (Nicol 1503). Very fine and very rare. £2000-2500

408 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Tarablus 433h, 4.05g (Nicol 1986). Good extremely fine, rare. £400-500

409

al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Tarablus 435h, 3.48g (Nicol 1988). Good very fine. £350-400

410 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, al-Mansuriya 435h, 4.20g (Nicol 2197). Extremely fine, scarce. £400-500

411 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Filastin 435h, 3.55g (Nicol 2064). Extremely fine. £1200-1500 406 † al-Zahir, Gold Dinar, Tabariya 424h, 3.80g (Nicol 1487, 2 recorded). Crudely struck, very fine and extremely rare. £3500-4000

412 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Sur 436h, 3.58g (Nicol 1916). Good extremely fine. £400-500

413 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Tabariya 436h, 4.16g (Nicol 1973). Good very fine, very rare. £2000-2500

407 † al-Mustansir (427-487h), Gold Dinar, Halab 429h, 3.90g (Nicol 1703, 1 example recorded in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris). Good very fine and excessively rare. £4000-5000

414 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Dimashq 437h, 3.97g (Nicol 1724). Good very fine. £1800-2200

415 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Filastin 438h, 3.77g (Nicol 2066). Slightly irregular flan, extremely fine and rare. £1000-1200

421 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Dimashq 441h, 4.28g (Nicol 1727). Good very fine. £2000-2500

422 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Sur 441h, 4.06g (Nicol 1921). About extremely fine. £350-400 416 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Sabra 438h, 4.29g (Nicol 1748, 1 recorded). Good very fine and extremely rare. £2000-2500 423 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Tarablus 442h, 4.13g (Nicol 1997). Extremely fine. £400-500

417 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Sabra 439h, 4.09g (Nicol 1749). About extremely fine. £600-800

418 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Tabariya 439h, 2.22g (Nicol 1976). Extremely fine, very rare. £1800-2200

424 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Filastin 445h, 4.22g (Nicol 2073). Good extremely fine, rare. £1800-2200

425 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Halab 445h, 4.14g (Nicol 1709). Extremely fine. £2000-2500

419 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Filastin 440h, 4.13g (Nicol 2068, 3 recorded). Slightly double struck, otherwise uncirculated and very rare. £1500-2000

420 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Sabra 440h, 4.13g (Nicol 1750). Extremely fine, rare. £800-1000

426 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Dimashq 446h, 3.81g (Nicol 1731, 2 recorded). About extremely fine and extremely rare. £2500-3000

427 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Sur 447h, 4.19g (Nicol 1926). Good very fine. £350-400

428 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Sur 450h, 3.41g (Nicol 1929). Full broad flan, about extremely fine. £400-500

432 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Filastin 454h, 3.33g (Nicol 2078, 2 recorded). Extremely fine and extremely rare. £2500-3000

433 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, al-Mahdiya 455h, 4.15g (Nicol 2231). Good very fine and very rare. £1000-1200

429 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Halab 451h, 3.50g (not listed in Nicol, date not recorded for this mint). Extremely fine and extremely rare. £4000-5000

430 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Sur 453h, 4.39g (Nicol 1932). Extremely fine. £400-500

431 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Dimashq 454h, 4.13g (Nicol 1734, 2 recorded). Small striking defect in centre of the reverse, otherwise about uncirculated and extremely rare. £2000-2500

434

al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, al-Iskandariya 474h, 4.23g (Nicol 1680). Extremely fine. £350-400

435 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Misr 482h, 4.16g (Nicol 2167). Extremely fine. £450-550

436 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, ‘Akka 487h, 4.22g (Nicol 2043). Extremely fine, rare. £1200-1500

441 † al-Amir, Gold Dinar, al-Mu’izziya al-Qahira 520h, 4.34g (Nicol 2562). Obverse slightly double struck, otherwise good extremely fine. £700-900

437 † al-Mustansir, ¼-Dinar or Tari, Sur 481h, 1.38g (Nicol 1948, 2 recorded). Very fine and extremely rare. £800-1000 442 † al-Amir, Gold ¼-Dinar or Tari, al-Mu’izziya alQahira 518h, 1.03g (not listed in Nicol, date not recorded for this mint). Good very fine, very rare. £1200-1500

443 † al-Hafiz (526-544h), Gold Dinar, Misr 541h, 3.96g (Nicol 2636). Slight edge clip, otherwise good very fine. £450-550

438 † al-Musta’li (487-495h), Gold Dinar, ‘Akka 488h, 3.98g (Nicol 2408, 1 recorded). Slight edge damage, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare. £4500-5000 444 † al-Fa’iz (549-555h), Gold ¼-Dinar or Tari, Misr 553h, 0.85g (Nicol 2678, 1 recorded). Crudely struck, good very fine and extremely rare. £1000-1200

439 † al-Amir (495-524h), Gold Dinar, Misr 499h, 4.13g (Nicol 2517). Slightly clipped, good very fine. £350-450

440 † al-Amir, Gold Dinar, al-Mu’izziya al-Qahira 519h, 4.27g (Nicol 2561). About uncirculated. £800-1000

445 † al-‘Adid (555-567h), Gold Dinar, al-Mu’izziya alQahira 564h, 4.38g (Nicol 2711). Good very fine, rare. £1200-1500

446 † al-‘Adid, Gold Dinar, al-Mu’izziya al-Qahira 565h, 3.52g (Nicol 2712). Struck from rusty dies, otherwise extremely fine and very rare. £1500-2000

Crusader Imitation

451 † al-Nasir Salah al-din Yusuf I, Gold Dinar, alQahira, 582h, with Qaramanid Lion countermark, 4.74g (Balog 42). Coin and countermark both good very fine, very rare. £800-1000 This countermark is recorded for silver and copper coins, but not on gold coins

447

“al-Mustansir”, Gold Dinar, ‘Akka’ 492h (sic), 4.24g, an unrecorded Crusader imitation. About extremely fine and of the highest rarity. £2000-2500

452 † al-‘Aziz ‘Uthman (589-595h), Gold Dinar, alIskandariya 592h, 4.55g (not listed in Balog, date not recorded for this mint). Good very fine, rare. £600-800

This newly discovered imitation of a Fatimid Dinar, presumably of Crusader origin, is struck from high quality gold. However, its origins are given away by the slightly crude calligraphy and the fact that, while struck in the name of al-Mustansir, the date would identify it as a coin which should have been in the name of al-Must’ali. Together these provide evidence of its non-Fatimid origins.

453 † al-Mansur Muhammad (595-596h), Gold Dinar, al-Iskandariya 596h, 4.86g (Balog 229). Good very fine, rare. £600-800

448

Anonymous (second phase), Gold Dinar, no mint, c.1148-1187 CE(?), 4.47g (Malloy, Crusaders p.123:3a). Good very fine and rare. £600-800

454 † al-‘Adil Abu Bakr (596-615h), Gold Dinar, alIskandariya 608h, 6.30g (Balog 266). Good very fine. £500-600

Ayyubid

449 † al-Nasir Salah al-din Yusuf I (567-589h), Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 568h, 3.87g (Balog 2). Extremely fine, very rare. £1500-1800

450 † al-Nasir Salah al-din Yusuf I, Gold Dinar, alQahira 576h, 4.33g (Balog 36). Small spade mark on the reverse rim, extremely fine. £500-600

455 † al-Kamil Muhammad (615-635h), Gold Dinar, al-Iskandariya 618h, with Qaramanid Lion countermark, 3.54g (Balog 387). Coin and countermark both extremely fine, very rare. £1000-1200 This countermark is recorded for silver and copper coins, but not on gold coins

456 † al-Kamil Muhammad, Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 628h, 6.01g (Balog 373). Extremely fine. £450-550

457 † al-Kamil Muhammad, Gold Dinar, alIskandariya 634h, 4.21g (Balog 399). Good extremely fine. £400-500

458 † al-Salih Ayyub (637-647h), Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 640h, 4.26g (Balog 520). Good very fine. £500-600

459 † al-Salih Ayyub, Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 647h, 4.13g (Balog 531). Good very fine, rare. £600-800

463

al-Zahir Baybars, Gold Dinar, al-Qahira, date off flan (c.658-659h), 9.15g (Balog 28). Good very fine. £600-800

464 † al-Mansur Qala’un (678-689h), Gold Dinar, Dimashq, date off flan, 7.52g (Haz 120; A 893). Good very fine. £500-600

465 † al-Nasir Hasan (first reign, 748-752h), Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 751h, 7.39g (Haz 319; A 944). Well centred, extremely fine. £400-500

Bahri Mamluk

460 † al-Muzaffar Qutuz (657-658h), Gold Dinar (alIskandariya), 658h, 5.79g (Haz 22; A 876). Good very fine and very rare. £1000-1200

461

al-Muzaffar Qutuz, Gold Dinar, mint off flan (but al-Qahira or al-Iskandariya), date off flan, 8.92g (Balog 22 or 23). Very fine, rare. £600-800

462 † al-Zahir Baybars (658-676h), Gold Dinar, alQahira 6(60)h, 6.25g (date not listed in Haz; A 880). Flatly struck in parts, otherwise uncirculated and rare. £400-500

466 † al-Nasir Hasan (second reign, 755-762h), Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 757h, 4.35g (Haz 341; A 944). Crimped, good very fine. £350-400

467 † al-Ashraf Sha’ban II (764-778h), Gold Dinar, alQahira 778h, 9.64g (Haz 408; A 955). Flatly struck in part, otherwise extremely fine. £500-600

468 † al-Salih Hajji II (first reign, 783-784h), Gold Dinar, Dimashq 784h, 9.33g (Haz 514; A 964). Extremely fine, rare. £600-800

Burji Mamluk

474 † al-Nasir Faraj, Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 808h, 7.02g (Haz 620; A 977). Scratches on both sides, otherwise good very fine. £400-500 469 † al-Zahir Barquq (first reign, 784-791h), Gold Dinar, al-Qahira (7)89h, 13.95g (Haz 539; A 972). Weakly struck in parts, good very fine. £600-800

475 † al-Musta’in billah (815h), Bunduqi, Dimashq (815h), 3.33g (Haz 672; A 984.2). Very fine and very rare. £800-1000

470 † al-Zahir Barquq (second reign, 792-801h), Gold Dinar, Halub 793h, 846g (Haz 576; A 972). Off centre and unevenly struck, otherwise very fine, scarce. £400-500

471 † al-Zahir Barquq, Gold Dinar, Madinat Halub 799h, 11.12g (date not listed in Haz; A 972). Flatly struck in part, otherwise good very fine and scarce. £600-800

476 † al-Ashraf Barsbay (825-841h), Ashrafi, Dimashq 829h, 3.34g (Haz 713 for type; A 998). Traces of mounting, otherwise good very fine, rare. £250-300

477 † al-Ashraf Barsbay, Ashrafi, al-Qahira 834h, 3.39g (Haz 706; A 998). Weak in parts, otherwise very fine. £150-200

478 † al-Ashraf Barsbay, Ashrafi, al-Qahira 835h, 3.37g (Haz 707; A 998). Good very fine. £200-250

472 † al-Nasir Faraj (801-808h), Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 805h, 8.14g (Haz 617; A 977). Extremely fine. £400-450 479 † al-Nasir Muhammad IV (901-904h), Ashrafi, al-Qahira, date off flan, 3.34g (Haz 846; A 1031). Very fine, scarce. £200-250

473 † al-Nasir Faraj, Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 806h, 10.53g (Haz 618; A 977). Scratches on the reverse, good very fine. £400-450

480 † al-Zahir Qansuh I (904-905h), Ashrafi, mint and date off flan, 3.40g (Haz 862; A 1035). Very fine, rare. £250-300

481 † al-Ashraf Qansur II al-Ghuri (906-922h), Ashrafi, mint off flan, 910h, 5.36g (Haz 872; A 1041). Very fine. £120-150

488 † Bayezid II, Gold Sultani, Qustantiniyya 918h, 3.53g (Pere 116). Some deposit, very fine. £1200-1500

482 † al-Ashraf Qansur II al-Ghuri, Ashrafi, mint off flan, 912h, 5.38g (date not listed in Haz; A 1041). Very fine. £120-150

489

Selim I (918-926h), Gold Sultani, Serez, 918h, 3.42g (Pere 121). Slightly clipped, very fine and rare. £1200-1500

483 † al-Ashraf Qansur II al-Ghuri, Ashrafi, mint off flan, 915h, 5.34g (Haz 880; A 1041). Possibly exmount, very fine, scarce. £200-250 490 † Sulayman I b. Selim (926-974h), Gold Sultani, Amid 926h, 3.49g (Pere 156). Extremely fine. £350-400 484 † al-Ashraf Qansur II al-Ghuri, Ashrafi, Dimashq, 919h, 3.36g (Haz 885; A 1041). Very fine and scarce. £200-250

491 † Sulayman I, Gold Sultani, Baghdad 926h, 3.11g (Pere 159). About extremely fine. £500-600 485 † al’Adil Tumanbay II (922h), Ashrafi, mint (alQahira) and date off flan, 3.30g (Haz 904; A 1045). Very fine and very rare. £500-600

Ottoman Empire

486 † Mehmet II (second reign, 855-886h), Gold Sultani, Qustantiniyya 883h, 3.50g (Pere 80). Extremely fine and rare. £1500-2000

487 † Bayezid II b. Mehmet (886-918h), Gold Sultani, Qustantiniyya 886h, 3.51g (Pere 101). Good very fine, rare. £1500-2000

492 † Sulayman I, Gold Sultani, Quchaniya 926h, 3.29g (Pere 175). Extremely fine, rare. £500-600

493 † Sulayman I, Gold Sultani, Janza 926h, 3.42g (Pere 164). Slight flan flaw to centre, very fine and rare. £600-800

494

Sulayman I, Gold Sultani, Sidreqapsi 926h, 3.45g (Pere 187; A 1317). Very fine. £200-250

495 † Sulayman I, Gold Sultani, Zabid 954h, 3.46g (cf Pere 194). Nearly extremely fine and very rare. £2500-3000

500 † Selim II, Gold Sultani, Sidra Qapsi 974h, 3.42g (Pere 242). Good very fine. £200-250

501 † Murad III b. Selim (982-1003h), Gold Sultani, Dimashq 982h, 3.35g (Pere 267). Extremely fine. £250-300 496 † Selim II b. Sulayman (974-982h), Gold Sultani, Dimashq 974h, 3.45g (Pere 234). Extremely fine. £250-300

497 † Selim II, Gold Sultani, Janza 974h, 3.48g (Pere 231). Slight flan flaw to centre, very fine and rare. £600-800 502 † Murad III, Gold Sultani, Janza 982h, 3.48g (Pere 263). Extremely fine, rare. £800-1000

498 † Selim II, Gold Sultani, Jaza’ir 974h, 3.42g (Pere 232). Very fine. £200-250 503 † Murad III, Gold Sultani, Tarablus 982h, 3.52g (cf Pere 281-2). Extremely fine, rare. £1200-1500

504 † Murad IV b. Ahmad (1032-1049h), Gold Sultani, Misr 1032h, 3.42g (Pere 412). Partial flatness, extremely fine. £250-300

499 † Selim II, Gold Sultani, Sarbarnija 974h, 3.44g (Pere -). Trace of mount, otherwise very fine and extremely rare. £3000-3500

505 † Mehmet IV b Ibrahim (1058-1099h), Gold Sultani, Qustantiniyya 1058h, 3.46g (Pere 446). Partial flatness, extremely fine. £300-350

506 † Osman III b. Mustafa (1168-1171h), Gold 1½-Funduq, Islambul 1168h, 5.05g (Pere 592). Lightly creased, pierced, otherwise very fine and rare. £600-800

511 † Mahmud II, Gold Double Rumi Altun, Qustantaniyya 1223h RY 12, 4.79g (Pere 756). Lightly creased as many are, otherwise extremely fine. £200-250

507 † Selim III b. Mustafa (1203-1222h), Gold Zeri Mahbub, Islambul 1203, RY 6, 2.37g (Pere 697). Broad flan, twice pierced, fine. £150-200 512 † ‘Abd al-Hamid II b.’Abd al-Majid (1293-1327h), Gold 5-Lira, Qustantaniyya 1293h, 35.59g RY 6 (Pere 968). Surface marks, very fine. £1000-1200

508 † Mahmud II b. ‘Abd al-Hamid (1223-1255h), Gold Double Rumi Altun, Qustantaniyya 1223h RY 9, 4.79g (Pere 756). Lightly creased as many are, otherwise extremely fine. £200-250

509 † Mahmud II, Gold Double Rumi Altun, Qustantaniyya 1223h RY 10, 4.81g (Pere 756). Lightly creased as many are, otherwise extremely fine. £200-250

510 † Mahmud II, Gold Double Rumi Altun, Qustantaniyya 1223h RY 11, 4.81g (Pere 756). Lightly creased as many are, otherwise extremely fine. £200-250

513

‘Abd al-Hamid II, Monnaie de luxe, Gold 500Kurush, AH1293, Year 27, Tughra in trophy of arms, banners and orders, rev Struck at Qustantaniyya, Constantinople, 36.1g (F 44; KM 746). Extremely fine. £1000-1200

Rassids

517 † al-Hadi ila’l Haqq (284-298h), Gold Dinar, San’a’ 288h, 2.82g (A 1065). About extremely fine and very rare. £3500-4500 514

Muhammad V (1327-1336h), Presentation Set of Nickel 40-, 20-, 10- and 5-Para, Constantinople mint, AH 1327, Year 3 (1911), obv toughra, rev value, in somewhat damaged and worn velvetlined maroon leather fitted case, the lid with gilt inscription HOTEL DES MONNAIES DE L’EMPIRE OTTOMAN, and in Arabic, the interior lid with toughra and reshat, also the visiting card of “H. Ferid, Directeur de l’hotel des monnaies, Constantinople” (KM 766, 761, 760, 759). The coins mint state or virtually so. (4) £400-500

Najahid

518 † Jayyash b. al-Mu’ayyad (465-482h), Gold Dinar, Zabid, frozen year 465h, 2.36g (A 1074). Good very fine, rare. £350-450

Sulayhid

515 † Muhammad VI Wahid al-din (1336-1341h), Gold 5-Lira, Qustantaniyya 1336h RY3, 35.93g (Pere 1072). Ex-mount, otherwise good very fine. £1500-2000

Ziyadid

516 † al-Muzaffar b. ‘Ali (c.371-435h), Gold Dinar, Madinat ‘Aden 403h, 3.81g (A 1071). Extremely fine and very rare. £3500-4500

519 † ‘Ali b. Muhammad (439-473h), Gold Dinar, Zabid 451h, 2.42g (A 1075.2). Very fine and scarce. £200-250

Ayyubids in the Yemen

520 † al-Mu’azzam Turanshah (569-575h), Gold Dinar, ‘Aden 573h, 2.18g (A A1087). Good very fine, very rare. £2000-2500

Rasulid

Wajihid

523 † Yusef b. Wajih (314-332h), Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 319h, 4.09g (A 1160). Good very fine and very rare. £1200-1500

524 † Yusef b. Wajih, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 320h, 3.28g (A 1160). Very fine and very rare. £1200-1500

525 † Yusef b. Wajih, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 328h, with heir Muhammad b. Yusef, 2.63g (A 1161). Extremely fine and very rare. £1500-2000

521 † al-Mujahid Sayf al-Islam ‘Ali (721-764h), Gold Dinar, ‘Aden 735h, obv sword at centre, 4.20g (A M1108). Pierced and plugged twice, otherwise very fine and extremely rare. £4000-5000

Governors of Oman 526

Yusuf b. Wajih/Muhammad b. Yusuf (conjoint coinage 326-332h), Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 330h, 3.61g (Album 1161). Cleaned, extremely fine and rare. £1500-2000

Amirs of Oman

522 † ‘Abd al-Halim b. Ibrahim (313h), Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 313h, 3.65g (A H1160). Unevenly struck, good very fine and extremely rare. £1500-2000

527 † Hallaj b, Hatim (358-361h), Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 359h, 3.01g (A 1164). Slightly ragged borders but about extremely fine and extremely rare. £2500-3000

Mukramid

533 † Nasir al-din ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 421h, 4.80g (A 1164). Crudely struck, very fine and rare. £1500-2000

534 † Nasir al-din ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 422h, 5.03g (A 1164). About extremely fine, rare. £1500-2000 528 † Hasen b. Mukram (408-411h), Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 410h, 4.17g (A M1164). Extremely fine and very rare. £2500-3000

529 † Nasir al-din ‘Ali (401-427h), Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 411h, 4.40g (A 1164). Extremely fine and rare. £1500-2000

535 † Nasir al-din ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 423h, 3.60g (A 1164). Crudely struck, very fine and rare. £1500-2000

530 † Nasir al-din ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 416h, 4.10g (A 1164). Very fine and rare. £1500-2000

531 † Nasir al-din ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 417h, 4.02g (A 1164). Crudely struck, very fine, rare. £1200-1500

532 † Nasir al-din ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 420h, 4.92g (A 1164). Outer legends weakly struck, extremely fine and rare. £1500-2000

536 † Nasir al-din ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 426h, 5.16g (A 1164). Extremely fine, rare. £1500-2000

537 † Nasir al-din ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 427h, 4.35g (A 1164). Parts of outer legend weakly struck, otherwise extremely fine, rare. £1500-2000

542 † temp. Turan Shah II, Gold Fractional Dinar, Jarun 844h, 1.24g (A 1942). Crude strike, good very fine. £200-250

538

Abu’l-Hasan b. Nasir al-din (c.428-429h), Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 429h, 3.80g (A A1166). Extremely fine and rare. £2000-2500

539 † Abu’l Hasan, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 429h, 4.39g (A A1166). Crudely struck, good very fine and very rare. £2000-2500

543 † temp. Turan Shah III (919-928h), Gold Fractional Dinar, Jarun 926h, 1.51g (A 1943, only the year 922h recorded). Good very fine, very rare. £600-800

Qalhati Amirs Hamdanid

540 † temp. Turan Shah II (c.840-860h), Gold Fractional Dinar, Jarun 841h, 1.25g (A 1942). About extremely fine, rare. £250-300

541 † temp. Turan Shah II, Gold Fractional Dinar, Jarun 842h, 1.24g (A 1942). About extremely fine, rare. £250-300

544 † Nasir al dawla and Sayf al-dawla (330-356h), Silver Dirham, al-Mawsil (33)2h, 5.97g (A 748). Crude strike, very fine. £200-250

545 † Nasir al dawla and Sayf al-dawla, Silver Dirham, Antakiya 340h, 3.15g (A 748). Crude strike, good very fine. £250-300

Mirdasid

546 † Shibl al-Dawla Nasr I (420-429h), Gold Dinar, Halab 429h, citing the Fatimid overlord al-Mustansir, 3.60g (A N767). Extremely fine and extremely rare. £15,000-20,000

Burid

547 † Shihab al-din Mahmud (529-533h), Gold Dinar, Dimashq 531h, citing the Seljuqs Sanjar and Mas’ud and the caliph al-Muqtafi, 3.49g (A 782). Extremely fine and extremely rare. £15,000-20,000

Zangid of Mosul

548

549

548 † Nasir al-din Mahmud (616-631h), Gold Dinar, al-Mawsil 620h, 7.07g (A 1869). Normal crude strike, very fine. £300-350 549 † Nasir al-din Mahmud, Gold Dinar, al-Mawsil 628h, 6.37g (A 1869). Good very fine.

£300-350

Seljuq of Rum

550 † Nasir al-din Mahmud, Gold Dinar, al-Mawsil 631h, 7.40g (A 1869). Flatly struck in parts, good very fine. £300-350

Lu’luid of Mosul

555 † ‘Ala al-din Kaykubadh I (616-634h), Gold Dinar, Siwas 621h, citing caliph al-Zahir, 4.51g (A 1211.1). Extremely fine, very rare. £3000-3500 551 † Badr al-din Lu’lu (631-657h), Gold Dinar, al-Mawsil 641h, citing Rum Seljuq overlord Kaykhusraw II, 6.49g (A 1871.4). Crude strike, extremely fine. £300-350

552 † Badr al-din Lu’lu, Gold Dinar, al-Mawsil, 647h, 7.33g (A 1871.7). Flatly struck in parts, good very fine. £300-350 556 † ‘Ala al-din Kaykubadh I, Gold Dinar, Siwas 623h, citing caliph al-Zahir, 4.49g (A 1211.1). Extremely fine and very rare. £3000-3500

553 † Badr al-din Lu’lu, Gold Dinar, al-Mawsil, 653h, 7.15g (A 1871.9). Flatly struck in parts, good very fine. £300-350

554 † Rukr al-din Isma’il (657-660h), Gold Dinar, alMawsil, date off flan (A 1877). Good very fine, very rare. £600-800

557 † Ghiyath al-din Kaykhusraw II (634-643h), Gold Dinar, Qunya 635h, 4.15g (A 1215). Extremely fine and very rare. £2500-3000

Kurds of Adharbayjan

558 † Ghiyath al-din Kaykhusraw II, Gold Dinar, Qunya 642h, 4.39g (A 1215). About uncirculated, rare. £2000-2500

562 † Daysam b. Ibrahim (c.325-341h), Gold Dinar, al-Maragha 328h, 3.74g (A A1484). Unevenly struck, very fine and very rare. £1000-1200

Su’lurid

563 † Ahmad b. ‘Ali (c.304-311h), Gold Dinar, alMuhammadiya 308h, 4.19g (A 1481). Small part flatly struck, otherwise good very fine. £350-400

559 † The Three Brothers (Kayka’us II, Qilij Arslan II and ‘Ali al-din Kaykubad II (647-657h)), Gold Dinar, Qunya 648h, 4.48g (A A1227). Uncirculated and rare. £2000-2500

564 † Ahmad b. ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, al-Shash 308h, mule with a Samanid reverse die, 2.55g. Weakly struck, fine to very fine and rare. £1000-1200

Saljuq Governors of Hamadhan

565 † Ahmad b. ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 309h, 4.13g (A 1481). Good very fine. £350-400 560

Shams al-Ma’ali Fulad Arslan (c.467-484h), Gold Dinar, Hamadhan, date off flan, 2.96g (Album A1707). Weak strike and off centre, otherwise fine and rare. £350-400

Sajid

566 † Ahmad b. ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 310h, 3.79g (A 1481). Good very fine. £350-400

561 † Muflih al-Yusufi (c.317-323h), Gold Dinar, Adharbayjan, 323h, 2.75g (A 1480). Very fine and very rare. £1200-1500

567 † Ahmad b. ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 311h, 3.79g (A 1481). Good very fine. £350-400

Harthamid

568 † Muhammad b. ‘Ali (second reign, c.314-316h), Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 316h, 3.75g (A A1483). Crude strike, good very fine. £350-400

573

‘Alid of Tabaristan

Rafi‘ b. Harthama (268-283h), Silver Dirham, Hirat 275h, obv: Muhammad bin Ahmad, rev: alMansur (bin Sharik)/-/Rafi bin Harthama, 3.77g (Album C1396). Cleaned, about extremely fine and very rare. £800-1000

Dulafid 569

al-Hasan b. Zayd (250-270h), Silver Dirham, Naysabur 262h, 2.82g (Vardanyan 4, 1 reference). About extremely fine and very rare. £1500-2000

570

al-Hasan b. Zayd, Silver Dirham, Jurjan 269h, 4.75g (Album 1523). Very fine and rare. £600-800

574

Ahmad b. ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (265-280h), Gold Dinar, Hamadhan 274h, 4.08g (Bernardi 202 Mu, 2 references). Very fine and very rare. £4000-5000

575 † ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (280-284h), Gold Dinar, Mah al-Basra 281h, 4.09g (A 1399). Good very fine and very rare. £1500-2000 571

al-Hasan b. al-Qasim (265-280h), Gold Dinar, fi khilafa abi-Muhammad bi-Amul 309h, 3.97g (type unpublished by Vardanyan in Numismatic Chronicle 2010). Very fine and very rare. £3000-3500

572 † temp. Harun b. al-Qasim (second reign, 314316h), Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 316h, 3.38g (A E1524). An exceptional example of this issue, good very fine and rare. £500-600

Hasanwayhid

576 † Badr b. Hasanwayh (369-405h), Gold Dinar, Saburkhwast 397h, 4.37g (A 1588; Bernadi 217, date not recorded for this mint). Scratched on the reverse border, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare. £800-1000

Begteginid

582 † Ahmad b. Muhammad, Gold Dinar, Sijistan 337h, 3.94g (A A1411). Extremely fine and very rare. £2000-2500 577

578

Kukburi b. ‘Ali (563-630h), Gold Dinar, Irbil 600h, 3.26g (Album 1887.1). Extremely fine for type, weakly struck. £450-550

Kukburi b. ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, Irbil 621h, 3.26g (Album 1887.5). Extremely fine for type, weakly struck. £450-550

Samanid

583 † Isma’il b. Ahmad (279-295h), Gold Dinar, Samarqand 284h, 4.01g (A 1442; Bernardi 223Qe). Ex-mount, very fine and rare £300-350

Saffarid (First Dynasty) 584 † Isma’il b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Samarqand 293h, 4.49g (A 1442; Bernardi 234 Qe, unrecorded date). About extremely fine. £350-400

579

Tahir b. Muhammad, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 294h, 3.06g (‘Uman p.129, one ref; A 1404). Very fine and extremely rare. £1500-2000 585 † Isma’il b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Samarqand 295h, 3.83g (A 1445; Bernardi 235 Qe). Some deposit, very fine and rare. £300-350

580

‘Amr b. al-Layth (296-298h), Silver Dirham (double weight), Naysabur 284h, 5.95g (Album 1402N). Extremely fine and rare. £1200-1500

581 † Ahmad b. Muhammad (311-352h), Gold Dinar, Zaranj 325h, 4.18g (A A1411). About extremely fine and very rare. £2000-2500

586 † Ahmad II (295-301h), Gold Dinar, Naysabur 296h, 4.13g (Bernardi 267 Pj). A little crimped, very fine. £250-300

587 † Ahmad II, Gold Dinar, al-Shash 298h, 4.04g (Bernardi 267 Qf). A little crimped, very fine and rare. £400-500

588 † Ahmad II, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 298h, 4.26g (Bernardi 267 Pj). Some deposit, very fine. £250-300

589 † Nasr II b. Ahmad (301-331h), Gold Dinar, Samarqand 302h, 4.15g (Bernardi 269 Qe). Good very fine. £300-350

590

Nasr II b. Ahmad, Silver Donative Dinar, alMuhammadiya 325h, 3.37g (variety unrecorded by Bernardi). Extremely fine, very rare. £1200-1500

591 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 303h, 4.37g (Bernardi 269 Pj). A little crimped, very fine. £200-250

592 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Samarqand 304h, 3.97g (Bernardi 269 Qe). A little crimped, nearly extremely fine. £300-350

593

Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Samarqand 310h, 4.21g (Album 1449.1). Very fine, very rare. £200-250

594 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar 3.46g, Naysabur 311h (Bernardi 269 Pj). A little crimped, very fine. £200-250

595 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Samarqand 313h, 3.85g (Bernardi 269 Qe). Extremely fine. £300-350

596 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 314h, 3.47g (Bernardi 269 Mh). A little deposit, about extremely fine. £300-350

597 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Samarqand 314h, 4.14g (Bernardi 269 Qe). A little crimped, nearly extremely fine. £300-350

598 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 316h, 4.31g (Bernardi 269 Pj). Die flaw to reverse, good very fine. £200-250

599 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 317h, 3.44g (Bernardi 269 Mh). Extremely fine. £300-350

600 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 318h, 3.01g (Bernardi 269 Mh). Extremely fine. £300-350

601 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Caliph al-Qahir, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 321h, 4.06g (Bernardi 250-300). Good very fine. £250-300

602 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 323h, 2.44g (Bernardi 300 Mh). Good very fine. £300-350

603 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Madinat Farwan 324h, 3.86g (Bernardi 300 Pw). Very fine and extremely rare. £1500-2000 only one specimen recorded – this piece

604 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Madinat Qazwin 324h, 4.04g (Bernardi 300 Mk). Some weakness, very fine. £300-350

605 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 327h, 3.01g (Bernardi 300 Mh). Very fine and rare. £300-350

606 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Madinat Qazwin 329h, 4.00g (Bernardi 300 Mk). A little weakness, good fine. £250-300

607 † Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 329h, citing al-Radi, 4.67g (A 1454). Very fine and rare. £300-350

608 † Nuh b. Nasr (331-343h), Gold Dinar, Naysabur 338h, 4.01g (A 1454). Flan crack, very fine. £200-250

609

Nuh II b. Nasr, Silver Dirham, Naysabur 342h, obv field: Muzaffar, rev field: al-Mustakfi billah/almalik al-Mu’ayyad/Nuh bin Nasr, 2.47g (Album 1456). Cleaned, extremely fine. £400-500

610 † ‘Abd al-Malik b. Nuh (343-350h), Gold Dinar, Bukhara 343h, 4.68g (A 1460). About extremely fine and rare. £500-600

611 † ‘Abd al-Malik b. Nuh, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 344h, 4.33g (A 1460). Some deposit, good very fine. £300-350

612 † ‘Abd al-Malik b. Nuh, Gold Dinar, Harat 347h, 4.44g (A 1460). Good very fine. £300-350

618 † Isma’il II b. Nuh (390-395h), Gold Dinar, Naysabur 391h, 3.42g (A 1476C). Good very fine, rare. £300-350

Samanid Rebel

613 † Mansur I b. Nuh (350-365h), Gold Dinar, Naysabur 355h, 3.16g (A 1464). Ex-mount, very fine. £200-250

614 † Nuh b. Mansur (366-387h), Gold Dinar, Harat 373h, citing the Governor ‘Ali, 3.54g (A 1468). Slightly crimped, good very fine. £250-300

619

Ahmad b. Sahl (303-308h), Silver Dirham, Naysabur 307h, obv field: Ahmad bin Sahl, rev field: al-Muqtadir ha, 3.27g (Album B453, but unrecorded variety where Ahmad bin Sahl does not include the name of his nominal overlord Nasir II bin Ahmad). Cleaned, about extremely fine and rare. £800-1000

Zaydi Imam of Hawsam

620 615 † Nuh b. Mansur, Gold Dinar, Harat 374h, citing Governor Muhammad b. Muhammad, 3.72g (A 1468). About extremely fine. £300-350

Ja’far b. Muhammad, al-Tha’ir fi Allah (c.319351h), Silver Dirham, Hawsam 341h, 3.78g (Stern, Amul, p.272, no.c; Album K1524). Crude, very fine and very rare. £2000-2500

Ziyarid

616 † Nuh b. Mansur, Gold Dinar, Harat 376h, citing Governor Muhammad b. Muhammad, 3.45g (A 1468). About extremely fine. £300-350

617 † Nuh b. Mansur, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 377h, citing Governor Muhammad b. Muhammad, 3.50g (A 1468). About extremely fine. £300-350

621

Bisutun b. Wushmagir (357-367h), Gold Dinar, Sariya 358h, 3.81g (Album 1532). About extremely fine and very rare. £3000-3500

626 † Mu’izz al-Dawla (334-356h), Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salaam 353h, 4.60g (A 1542.1). Good very fine. £350-400

622 † Sharaf al-Ma’ali Anushirwan (unknown), Gold Dinar, Amul 433h, 3.57g (not in Album, this appears to be a totally unrecorded issue by a previously unknown ruler). Good very fine and extremely rare. £3000-4000

Buwayhid

627 † Rukn al-Dawla b. Buwayh (338-366h), as vassal under Imad al-Dawla, Gold Dinar, Qazwin 335h, 4.33g (A 1546). Good very fine, rare. £500-600

628

Rukn al-Dawla, Gold Dinar, Hamadhan 338h, 3.64g (Treadwell, Buyids -). Crimped, good fine and very rare. £550-650

629 † Rukn al-Dawla, as independent ruler, Gold Dinar, Sawa 345h, 2.41g (A 1546A). Nearly extremely fine, rare. £600-800

623 † ‘Imad al-Dawla (322-338h), Gold Dinar, alMuhammadiya 337h, 3.88g (A 1539). Good very fine, rare. £500-600 630 † ‘Adud al-Dawla (334-372h), as independent ruler, Gold Dinar, al-Basra 372h, 4.10g (A 1551). Extremely fine. £300-350

624

625

‘Imad al-Dawla/Rukn al-Dawla, Gold Dinar, Amul 337h, 3.83g (Treadwell, Buyids -). Good fine and very rare. £500-600

‘Imad al-Dawla/Rukn al-Dawla, Gold Dinar, Amul, date uncertain, 3.29g (Treadwell, Buyids -). Partly flat, very fine and rare. £500-600

631 † al-Marzuban (362-372h), Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 363h, 4.54g (Tr Um 363; A U1568). Softly struck, very fine. £200-250

632 † al-Marzuban, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 364h, 3.07g (Tr Um 364a; A U1568). Very fine. £200-250

633 † al-Marzuban, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 367h, 4.52g (A U1568). Very fine. £200-250

634 † Samsam al-Dawla (380-387h), Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 386h, 4.37g (A T1570; Tr Um 386g). Weakly struck on part of border, good very fine and very rare. £1200-1500

639 † Baha’ al-Dawla (379-403h), Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 397h, 3.49g (A 1573). Struck from a rusty die, very fine, rare. £800-1000

640 † Baha’ al-Dawla, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 401h, 4.04g (A 1573). Struck from rusty dies, good very fine, rare. £800-1000

641 † Sultan al-Dawla (403-415h), Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 405h, 4.03g (A 1580). Extremely fine, very rare. £1200-1500 635 † Samsam al-Dawla, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 381h, citing Caliphe al-Ta’i’, 5.20g (Tr Um 381a; A 1570). Weakly struck in part, very fine. £200-250 642 † Abu Kalijar (fl 432h), Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 432h, 6.56g (Tr Um 432g; A 1578D). About extremely fine and very rare. £1200-1500

636 † Samsam al-Dawla, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 381h, citing Caliphe al-Qadir, 3.61g (Tr Um 381d; A 1570). Very fine. £200-250

637 † Samsam al-Dawla, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman, 385h, 2.93g (Tr Um 385, A 1570). Good very fine. £250-300

643 638 † Samsam al-Dawla, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 386h, 3.73g (Tr Um 386; A 1570). Very fine. £200-250

Abu Kalijar, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 435h, 4.13g (Tr Ms 435, 1 reference; A A1584). Well centred, extremely fine and extremely rare. £5000-6000

Kakwayhid

644 † ‘Ala al-Dawla Muhammad (398-433h), Gold Dinar, Isfahan 432h, 4.00g (A 1590). Good very fine, rare. £400-500

649 † Mahmud, as independent ruler, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 396h, 5.42g (A 1606). Good very fine. £200-250

650 † Mahmud, as independent ruler, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 404h, 4.63g (A 1606). Good very fine. £200-250 645 † Faramurz b. Muhammad (433-443h), Gold Dinar, Isfahan 433h, citing overlord Abu Kalijar, 2.71g (A 1592.1). Flatly struck in parts, otherwise extremely fine. £300-350

651 † Mahmud, as independent ruler, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 405h, 3.63g (A 1606). Good very fine. £200-250

646 † Faramurz b. Muhammad, Gold Dinar, Isfahan 434h, citing overlord Abu Kalijar, 2.74g (A 1592.1). Good very fine. £300-350

Ghaznavid

647 † Mahmud (384-387h), as Samanid Governor in western Khorasan, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 390h, 3.94g (A A1602). About extremely fine. £200-250

648 † Mahmud, as independent ruler, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 391h, 5.01g (A 1606). About extremely fine. £200-250

652 † Mahmud, as independent ruler, Gold Dinar, Ghazna 407h, 4.00g (A 1607). Flan split to centre, very fine. £180-220

653 † Mahmud, as independent ruler, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 410h, 3.73g (A 1606). Good very fine. £200-250

654 † Mahmud, as independent ruler, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 411h, 4.50g (A 1606). Good very fine. £200-250

655 † Mahmud, as independent ruler, Gold Dinar, Ghazna 414h, 5.01g (A 1607). About extremely fine. £250-300

656 † Mahmud, as independent ruler, Gold Dinar, Harat 418h, 1.75g (A 1607). Good very fine. £200-250

661 † Farrukhzad b. Mas’ud (444-451h), Gold Dinar, Ghazna 449h, 4.73g (A 1633). Fine, rare. £400-500

662 † Ibrahim (451-492h), Gold Dinar, date off flan (Ghazna), 4.37g (A 1637). Fine. £180-220

Khujistanid

657 † Mahmud, as independent ruler, Gold Yamini Dinar, Harat 421h, 3.55g. Good very fine and scarce. £350-400

663 † Ahmad b. ‘Abd Allah (c.261-268h), Broad Silver Dirham, Nishapur 268h, 5.83g (A 1396). Good very fine, rare. £300-350

658

Nasr Din Allah Mas‘ud (421-433h), Gold Dinar, Ghazna 421h, 2.85g. Good very fine. £250-300

Great Seljuq

659 † Mas’ud I, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 423h, 3.86g (A 1618). Good extremely fine. £300-350

664 † Tughril Beg b. Mika’il (429-455h), Gold Mule Dinar, Nishapur 377h (sic), with the obverse die of a Buwayhid Dinar, 2.40h. Very fine and rare. £350-400

660 † Mas’ud I, Gold Dinar, Ghazna 428h, 4.73g (A 1619). Extremely fine. £350-400

665 † Tughril Beg, Gold Dinar, Nishapur 435h, 2.45g (A 1665). Extremely fine. £300-350

666 † Tughril Beg, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 434h, 3.58g. Some deposit, extremely fine. £350-400

672 † Tughril Beg, Gold Dinar, al-Rayy 454h, 4.61g (A 1665). Short of flan, very fine. £250-300

667 † Tughril Beg, Gold Dinar, al-Rayy 444h, 3.34g (A 1665). Extremely fine. £300-350

673 † Alp Arslan Muhammad (455-465h), Gold Dinar, Naysabur 456h, 4.22g (A 11670). Good very fine. £250-300

668 † Tughril Beg, Gold Dinar, Nishapur 444h, 6.92g (A 1665). Extremely fine. £300-350

669 † Tughril Beg, Gold Dinar, al-Ahwaz 448h, 4.11g (A 1665). Extremely fine. £300-350

670 † Tughril Beg, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 449h, 4.83g (A 1665). About extremely fine. £250-300

671 † Tughril Beg, Gold Dinar, al-Basra 452h, 4.10g (A 1665). Trace of an undertype on the obverse, very fine. £250-300

674 † Malik Shah (465-485h), Gold Dinar, Shiraz 434h (sic), 4.09g. Good very fine and very rare. £800-1000

675

Malik Shah, Gold Dinar, Sawa 466h, 2.55g (Album 1674). Crimped, extremely fine and very rare. £2000-2500

676 † Malik Shah, Gold Dinar, Isfahan 469h, 4.10g (A 1674). Good very fine. £300-350

677 † Malik Shah, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 473h, 3.84g (A 1674). Good very fine. £250-300

678 † Malik Shah, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 477h, 3.63g (A 1674). About extremely fine. £250-300

679 † Malik Shah, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 480h, 3.71g (A 1674). About extremely fine. £250-300

684 † Muhammad b. Malik Shah (492-511h), Gold Dinar, Isfahan 493h, 2.69g (A 1683). Very fine. £250-300

685 † Muhammad, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 501h, 4.69g (A 1683). Mint state. £300-350

680 † Barkiyaruq b. Malik Shah (486-198h), Gold Dinar, Naysabur 486h, 3.95g (A 1682.1). Extremely fine. £300-350

681 † Barkiyaruq, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 487h, 4.45g (A 1682.1). Good extremely fine. £500-600

682 † Barkiyaruq, Gold Dinar, Zanjan 488h, 2.54g (A 1682.1). Some weakness, extremely fine and very rare. £1000-1200

683 † Abu’l-Harith Sanjar (490-492h), as Viceroy under Barkiyaruq, Gold Dinar, mint unclear, 490h, 4.46g (A1684.1). About extremely fine. £250-300

686

Sanjar b. Malik Shah, as Viceroy of Khurasan under his brother Ghiyath al-din Muhammad b. Malik Shah (492-511h), Base Gold Dinar, Hirat 498h, obv field: Allah/la ilah illa/al-Muztazhir/billah Sanjar/bin Malikshah/‘adl, in margin: Surah IX verse 33, facing bull’s head at 12 o’clock flanked by double dragon’s heads with mouths agape, rev field: Allah/ Muhammad rasul/al-sadah/al-mu’azzam Muhammad/bin Malikshah, inner margin: mint name and date, outer margin: Surah XXX verses 4 and 5, triangle or pyramid at 12 o’clock flanked by double dragon’s heads with mouths agape, 3.34g (Album 1685.2). Good very fine and extremely rare in this condition. £1500-2000 The symbolism on this coin is clearly inspired by mystical Sufi beliefs.

687 † Mahmud II (511-525h), Gold Dinar, Isfahan 517h, 3.51g (A 1688). Very fine. £250-300

Seljuqs of Kirman

694

Mahmud b. Muhammad, Gold Dinar, al-Ahwaz 518h, 3.61g (A 1688). About very fine. £350-400

695

Mahmud b. Muhammad, Gold Dinar, Tustar 519h, 3.92g (A 1688). Very fine. £600-700

696

Mahmud b. Muhammad, Gold Dinar, al-Ahwaz 520h, 3.55g (A 1688). Very fine. £350-400

688 † Qara Arslan Qawurd b. Da’ud (440-465h), Gold Dinar, Jiruft 448, 3.18g (A 1697.1). Extremely fine. £500-600

689 † Qara Arslan Qawurd, Gold Dinar, Bamm 451h, 3.34g (A 1697.2). About extremely fine. £400-500

690 † Turan Shah b. Qara Arslan Beg (477-490h), Gold Dinar, Bardasir 480h, 3.13g (A 1700). Good very fine. £400-500

Khwarizmshahs 691 † Turan Shah, Gold Dinar, Bamm 481h, 3.65g (A 1700). About extremely fine. £450-550

697 † ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad (596-617h), Gold Dinar, Badakhshan 611h, 5.01g (A 1712). Good very fine. £300-350 692

Turan Shah, Gold Dinar, Bamm 483h, 3.47g (A 1700). Extremely fine and very rare. £3000-4000

Amir of Wakhsh Saljuqs of Iraq

693

Mahmud b. Muhammad (511-525h), Gold Dinar, al-Ahwaz 514h, 3.88g (A 1688). About very fine. £300-350

698 † Abu’l-Abbas Muhammad (c.618-621h), Gold Dinar, (Wakhsh 61)8h, 3.65g (A E1754). About extremely fine and rare. £300-350

Sufid

Great Mongol

703 † temp. Chingiz Khan, Gold Dinar, without mint name or date, 2.71g (A 1965). Good very fine. £2000-2500

Manghit of Bukhara 699

Anonymous, temp. Husayn (762-777h), Gold Fractional Dinar, Khwarazm 773h, 0.91g (A 2063). About extremely fine and rare. £1200-1500

Salghurid

700 † Queen Abish bint S’ad (663-684h), Gold Dinar, Dar al-Mulk Shiraz 663h, citing Abaqa, 7.94g (A 1928.1). Extremely fine and rare. £600-800

704 † temp. Shah Murad (1200-1215h), Gold Tilla, Bukhara-yi Sharif 1207h, 4.57g (A 3027). Good very fine. £240-280

705 † Haydar Tora (1215-1242h), Gold Tilla, Bukharayi Sharif 1236h, 4.59g (A 3030.2). Extremely fine. £240-280

706 † temp. Nasrullah (1242-277h), Gold Tilla, Bukhara-yi Sharif 1273/1275h, 4.56g (A 3035). Extremely fine. £240-280 701

Queen Abish bint S’ad, Gold Dinar, Shiraz 672h or 673h, 7.19g (Diler A-113). Good very fine and rare. £350-450

Qutlughkhanid

707 † temp. Muzaffar al-din (1277-1303h), as Russian vassal, Gold Tilla, Bukhara-yi Sharif 1291h, 4.44g (A 3038). Ex-mount and plugged, otherwise extremely fine. £150-200

702 † Queen Qutlugh Turkan Khatun (655-681h), Gold Dinar, Kirman 677h, 9.33g (A 1935). Good very fine and rare. £600-800

708 † temp. Muzaffar al-din, as Russian vassal, Gold Tilla, Bukhara-yi Sharif 1294h, 4.56g (A 3038). Extremely fine. £240-280

Khanate of Khoqand

713 709 † Muhammad Khudayar Khan (first reign, 12641275h), Gold Tilla, Khoqand Latif 1272h, 4.54g (A 3060). Ex-mount, otherwise extremely fine. £300-350

Arghun (683-690h), Gold Dinar, mint off flan, xx9h, 3.97g (A 2144). Flat striking on part of border, otherwise good very fine. £300-350

Ghorid 714 † Irinjin Turji/Gaykhatu (690-694h), Gold Dinar, Tabriz (69)1h, 4.18g (Diler Gy.231; A 2158.1). Good very fine. £300-350

710 † Mu’izz al-Din Muhammad b. Sam (567-602h), Gold Heavy Dinar, Ghazna 604h, 12.02g (A 1762). Ex-mount with some weakness as is to be expected, good very fine and rare. £600-800

715 † Baydu (694h), Gold Dinar, mint off flan (Tabriz) (69)4h, 3.62g (Diler Ba-248; A 2164). Very fine. £250-300

Ilkhans

716 † Ghazan Mahmud (694-703h), Gold Dinar, Shiraz 698h, 8.60g (Diler Ga-281; A 2170). Good very fine. £600-800

711 † Hulagu (654-663h), Gold Dinar, mint and date off flan, citing Möngke as overlord, 14.56g (Diler H-7; A 2121.1). An unusually heavy issue, of fine calligraphy and well struck, an exceptional example despite the absence of mint and date, good very fine and very rare. £2000-2500

712

Abaqa (663-680h), Gold Dinar, Shiraz, date off flan, 7.37g (A 2126.1). Good very fine, rare. £600-800

717 † Ghazan Mahmud, Gold Dinar, Tabriz 699h, 4.25g (Diler Ga-281; A 2170). Good very fine. £400-500

718 † Ghazan Mahmud, Gold Dinar, Yazid 699h, 4.29g (Diler Ga-281; A 2170). Weakly struck in parts, good very fine. £400-500

719

720

721

Uljaytu (793-716h), Gold Dinar, type B, Shiraz 710h, 8.36g (Diler Ul-365; A 2182). Full central strike, good very fine and rare. £5000-6000

722

Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, type D, Baghdad 722h, 10.77g (Diler Ab-502; A 2204). Some weakness on part of border, good very fine. £450-550

723

Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, type D, Hamadhan 722h, 10.82g (Diler Ab-502; A 2202). Well centred strike, lightly struck in part, good very fine. £600-800

724

Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, type F, Baghdad 724h, 4.21g (Diler Ab-506; A 2208). Very fine. £450-550

725

Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, type F, Hamadhan 727h, 8.77g (Diler Ab-506, unrecorded mint for this type; A 2208). Very fine and very rare. £800-1000

726

Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, type G, Baghdad 729h, 8.96g (Diler Ab-525; A 2212). Good very fine. £450-550

727

Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, type G, Sabzewar 731h, 9.73g (Diler Ab-525; A 2212). Very fine. £450-550

Abu Sa’id (716-736h), Gold Dinar, type B, Sultaniya, date illegible (718h), 4.22g (Diler Ab478; A 2194). Very fine. £300-350

Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, type C, Baghdad 719h, 10.08g (Diler Ab-488; A 2198). Part of border flat, very fine. £450-550

728

Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, type G, Tabriz 729h, 8.63g (Diler Ab-525; A 2212). Partially flat border, good very fine. £500-600

729

Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, type G, Tabriz 730h, 8.65g (Diler Ab-525; A 2212). Edge break, otherwise very fine. £500-600

734

Abu Sa’id, Silver Dinar/6-Dirhams, Ariwan 33 khani, 8.54g (Diler type H Ab 542). Extremely fine and rare. £250-300

735 † Sati Beg Khatum (739h), Gold Dinar, Hamadhan 739h, 4.75g (Diler SU-725; A K2231). Good very fine and extremely rare. £6000-8000 730

Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, type G, Tabriz 732h, 8.57g (Diler Ab-525; A 2212). Good very fine. £500-600

731

Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, type G, Tabriz 73xh, 8.08g (Diler Ab-525; A 2212). Border partially flat, extremely fine. £400-450

736 † Anushirawan (745-757h), Gold Dinar, Tabriz 747h, 5.44g (A 2261). Very fine and very rare. £1000-1200 732 † Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, al-Basra 731h, 4.67g (Diler Ab-525; A 2212). About very fine. £350-400

Jalayrid

733 † Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, Shahristan 731h, 8.18g (Diler Ab-525; A 2212). Very fine. £400-500

737 † Shaykh Hasan Buzurg (736-757h), Gold Dinar, Baghdad 757h, 7.49g (A 2294). Good very fine, very rare. £1500-1800

Safavid

Modern Coins of Arabia Kuwait

738 † Ismail I (907-950h), Gold Ashrafi, al-Ruha 922h, 3.22g (A 2569). Severe scratch, otherwise very fine and very rare. £600-800 744 † Anonymous, temp. Abdullah II al-Sabah (18661892), Copper Baiza, 1307h/1887 (KM 1). Very fine and rare. £600-800

739 † Ismail I, Gold Ashrafi, Tabriz 922h, 3.46g (A 2569). Good very fine. £350-400

Oman Muscat and Oman

740 † Tahmasp (930-984h), Gold Mithqal, Khazana 974h, 4.64g (A 2590). Lightly struck, very fine and rare. £300-350

Mehrabanid 745 † Faysal b. Turki (1285-1332h), Copper 1/12-Anna and ¼-Anna, Musquat, 1311h, obv fort, rev legend within wreath (KM 1, 2). First about extremely fine and rare, the second very fine. (2) £300-350 741 † ‘Izz al-din Karman (753-784h), Gold Tanka (Nimruz), 97xh, 11.02g (A 2358). Slightly offcentre, good very fine. £500-600

Shaybanid 746 † Faysal b. Turki, Copper ¼-Anna (3), Musquat, 1312h (KM 4.2, 8.1, 8.2). First extremely fine with original lustre, the others good very fine and about very fine. (3) £120-150 742 † ‘Abd Allah II b. Iskander (991-1006h), Gold Mithqal, Harat, undated, 4.52g (A 2992). Weak in parts, good very fine and very rare. £800-1000

Janid 747 † Faysal b. Turki, Copper Mule ¼-Anna, Musquat, 1313/1311h (KM 7, with the reverse of KM 2). Very fine and very rare. £150-200 743 † Abu’l-Fayz Khan (1117-1160h), Gold Tilla, without mint or date, 4.66g (A 3022). Minor cuts on both sides, good very fine. £400-500

748 † Faysal b. Turki, Copper ¼-Anna (4), Musquat, 1313h (KM 6, 9 (3 varieties)). First extremely fine, the others very fine or better. (4) £150-200

749 † Faysal b. Turki, Copper ¼-Anna (5), Musquat, 1314h (KM 10.1, 10.2, 11 (3 varieties)). First fine, the others very fine or better. (5) £120-150

Sultanate of Oman

750 † Faysal b. Turki, Copper ¼-Anna (11), Musquat, 1315h, an interesting group which includes one example from the Birmingham mint and a contemporary local copy of the issue, the others local strikes, all different varieties (KM 3, 12.1, 12.2, 13). Generally very fine, some better. (11) £300-350 751 † Faysal b. Turki, Copper ¼-Anna (11), Musquat, 1316h, varieties (KM 15). One extremely fine with lustre, the others very fine. (4) £150-200

755 † Qabus b. Sa’id (1970- ), Gold Presentation Omani Riyal, 1391h (KM 44). Brilliant proof, uncirculated. £1200-1500 only 224 pieces struck

The Yemen 752 † Faysal b. Turki, Copper ¼-Anna, Musquat, 1318h, though more likely to have been struck in 1315h and that the digit “8” is a misshapen Persian style “5” (KM 16; cf R & E Darley-Doran, History of Currency in the Sultanate of Oman, p 75). About very fine, rare. £100-120

756

753 † Sultan Sa’id b. Taimur (1351-1390h), Copper ¼-Anna 1315h, with countermark ST in Arabic for Sa’id Taimur (KM 19.1). Coin and countermark both extremely fine, very rare as such. £150-200

Sultanate of Lahej, Silver Medal, commemorating the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Aden in November 1911, obv outer legend SULTAN OF LAHEJ KGSI ZULHIDJA 1329, Arabic legend in centre, rev outer legend HIS MAJESTY KING EMPEROR GEORGE FIFTH, central legend QUEEN EMPRESS MARY HAVE VISITED ADEN IN NOVEMBER 1911, plain edge with suspension

loop, 34.9g. Attractively toned, about extremely fine and very rare. £1000-1200

Qasimid

754 † Sultan Sa’id b. Taimur, Copper ¼-Anna (2), 1315h, with countermark SS in Arabic for Sultan Sa’id (KM 19.2). Coins and countermarks very fine. (2) £300-350

757 † al’Mutawakkill Yahya (1322-1367h), ‘Imadi Riyal, struck in gold, Dar al-Khilifa San’a’ alYaman, 1344h, 41.23g (KM YF10). Traces of mounting at 12 o’clock, about extremely fine and extremely rare. £2000-2500

Qu’aiti State of Hadhramaut/Ghurfah

758 † al-Nasir Ahmad (1367-1382h), Ahmadi Riyal, struck in gold, Dar al-Khilifa San’a’, 1378h, 38.63g (KM YG17). About uncirculated and rare. £1500-2000

759 † al-Nasir Ahmad, ½-Ahmadi Riyal, struck in gold, Dar al-Khilifa San’a’, 1379h, countermarked on the reverse with the numeral “2”, 17.94g (KM YG16). About uncirculated and very rare. £1500-2000

760 † al-Nasir Ahmad, ½-Ahmadi Riyal, struck in gold, Dar al-Khilifa San’a’, 1379h, 17.94g (KM YG16). About uncirculated and very rare. £1500-2000

762 † ‘Abdat ‘Umar b. ‘Abdat, Complete Set of Silver 60-, 45-, 30-, 15-, 8- and 4-Khumasi, al-Ghurfah, 1344h (KM 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1). All uncirculated, a rare set. (6) £800-1000 ex Heaton Mint collection, Birmingham

Amirs of Nejd

761 † al-Nasir Ahmad, ¼-Ahmadi Riyal, struck in gold, Dar al-Khilifa San’a’, 13(71)h, countermarked on the reverse with the numeral “1”, 7.94g (KM YG15). Good extremely fine and very rare. £1200-1500

763 † temp. Abd al-‘Aziz I b. Muhammad (11791218h), Silver 1/6-Rupee, Makka, 1215h, 1.83g (KM -). About extremely fine, unpublished and possibly unique. £4000-5000

764 † Anonymous, temp. Ghalib b. Ma’Sud (12191229h), Copper Mahmudi, Makka, 1219h, 22.96g (KM 1). Very fine and rare. £1500-2000

765 † Anonymous, temp. Ghalib b. Ma’Sud, Copper Mahmudi, Makka, 121(9)h, 21.43g (KM 1). Good very fine, rare. £1000-1200

766 † Anonymous, temp. Ghalib b. Ma’Sud, Copper Mahmudi, Makka, 1221h, 21.55g (KM 1). Very fine and very rare. £2000-2500

770 † Anonymous, temp. Ghalib b. Ma’Sud, Copper Mahmudi, Makka, 1222h, obv bird, rev fish in centre between date repeated above and below, 19.90g (KM 3). About very fine, very rare. £2000-2500

771 † Yahya b. Surer (1230-124h), Copper Mahmudi, Makka, 1230h, obv bird, rev fish between dates above and below, 13.49g (KM 4). About very fine and extremely rare. £2500-3000

767 † Anonymous, temp. Ghalib b. Ma’Sud, Copper Mahmudi, Makka, 1222h, 19.16g (KM 1). Obverse fine, reverse very fine, very rare. £2000-2500

772 † Anonymous, temp. Yahya b. Surer/Abdul Muttalib and Ibn Awn (1230-1240h/1240-1248h), Copper ¼-Mahmudi, Makka, 1240h, 3.61g (KM 5). Good very fine, very rare. £1500-2000 768 † Anonymous, temp. Ghalib b. Ma’Sud, Copper Mahmudi, Makka, 1222h, 16.63g (KM 1). Very fine and rare. £2000-2500

769 † Anonymous, temp. Ghalib b. Ma’Sud, Copper Mahmudi, Makka, 1222h, obv bird, rev fish in centre between date repeated above and below, 19.93g (KM 3). Good very fine, very rare. £2500-3000

773 † Anonymous, temp. Yahya b. Surer/Abdul Muttalib and Ibn Awn, Copper ¼-Mahmudi, Makka, 1240h, 3.04g (KM 5). Good very fine, very rare. £1500-2000

774 † Anonymous, temp. Yahya b. Surer/Abdul Muttalib and Ibn Awn, Copper ¼-Mahmudi, Makka, 12xxh, 4.17g (KM 5). Good very fine, very rare. £1500-2000

779 † al-Husayn b. ‘Ali, 10-Qurush, Makka alMukarrima, 1334/8h (KM 29). Extremely fine, very rare. £800-1000

Kingdom of al-Hijaz

780 † al-Husayn b. ‘Ali, 5-Qurush, Makka alMukarrima, 1334/8h (KM 28). About uncirculated. £300-350 775 † al-Husayn b. ‘Ali (1334-1342h), Gold Hashimi Dinar, Makka al-Mukarrima 1334/8h (KM 31). Extremely fine. £400-500

781 † al-Husayn b. ‘Ali, Qurush, Makka al-Mukarrima, 1334/5h (KM 24). Extremely fine. £80-100

776

al-Husayn b. ‘Ali (1334-1342h), Gold Hashimi Dinar, Makka al-Mukarrama 1334/8h, 7.21g (KM 31). Extremely fine. £400-500

777 † al-Husayn b. ‘Ali, 20-Qurush, Makka alMukarrima, 1334/8h (KM 30). Brilliant mint state, very rare as such. £600-800

782 † al-Husayn b. ‘Ali, ½- and ¼-Qurush, Makka al-Mukarrima, 1334/5h (KM 23, 22). Both about extremely fine. (2) £80-100

783 † al-Husayn b. ‘Ali, 1/8-Qurush, Makka alMukarrima, 1334/8h (KM 21). Extremely fine with full original silver wash, a very rare denomination and even more so in this condition. £800-1000

Sa’udi Hijaz 784 † ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, ½-Qirsh (3), Umm alQura, 1343h, all with traces of overstriking on Hijaz Qirsh (KM 2.1 on KM 24). Two with traces of original silver wash, good very fine or better. (3) £250-300 778 † al-Husayn b. ‘Ali, 20-Qurush, Makka alMukarrima, 1334/9h (KM 30). Uncirculated, the rare date. £600-800

785 † ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, ½-Qirsh (2), Umm alQura, 1343h (KM 2.1). Both with considerable original silver wash, extremely fine. (2) £150-200

786 † ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, ½-Qirsh (3), Umm alQura, 1343h (KM 2.1). Two showing traces of the overstrike, all good very fine or better. (3) £200-250

Hijaz and Nejd

787 † ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, ¼-Qirsh (2), Umm alQura, 1343h (KM 1). Both with traces of overstriking extremely fine, scarce. (2) £150-200 788 † ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, ¼-Qirsh (2), Umm alQura, 1343h (KM 1). Both with light traces of silver wash, extremely fine, scarce. (2) £150-200

789 † ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, ½-Qirsh, Umm al-Qura, 1344/2h (KM 3). Uncirculated with traces of original lustre. £100-120

790 † ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, as King of Hijaz and Sultan of Nejd (1344h), Set of the Copper Nickel 1-, ½- and ¼-Qirsh, 1344h (KM 6, 5, 4). The first two specimen strikes, the third proof, all mint state and extremely rare. (3) £1200-1500

Hijaz and Nejd and Dependencies

791 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, Copper Nickel Pattern Qirsh 1345h, obv the King’s Toughra, rev value and date (KM -). . Good very fine and of the highest rarity. £15,000-20,000 This coin would appear to be a completely unpublished issue. It is believed that one other example exists though it has not, as yet, been confirmed

792 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, Sa’udi Riyal, Makka al-Mukarrima, 1346h (KM 12). Mint state, rare. £1200-1500

793 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, ½-Sa’udi Riyal, Makka al-Mukarrima, 1346h (KM 11). Mint state, rare. £1200-1500

794 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, ¼-Sa’udi Riyal, Makka al-Mukarrima, 1346h (KM 10). Attractive light toning, uncirculated, rare. £1200-1500

796 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, Complete Proof Set, 1-, ½- and ¼-Sa’udi Riyal and Copper-nickel 1-, ½- and ¼-Qirsh, 1348h, struck at the Royal Mint, London (KM 12, 11, 10, 15, 14, 13). The silver beautifully toned, all brilliant mint state and extremely rare. (6) £8000-10,000 ex Melbourne Mint Museum collection

795 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, Set of Copper-nickel 1, ½- and ¼-Qirsh, no mint (Birmingham), 1346h (KM 9, 8, 7). All mint state, rare. (3) £600-800 The Birmingham mint order book includes a note stating that this issue was “urgently needed for the pilgrim season”

797 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, Sa’udi Riyal, Makka alMukarrima, 1348h (KM 12). A specimen strike, mint state and very rare. £2000-2500

798 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, ½-Sa’udi Riyal, Makka al-Mukarrima, 1348h (KM 11). A specimen strike, lightly toned, mint state and very rare. £1500-2000

799 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, ¼-Sa’udi Riyal, Makka al-Mukarrima, 1348h (KM 10). A specimen strike, mint state and very rare. £1000-1200

800 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, Proof Set of the Coppernickel 1-, ½- and ¼-Qirsh, 1346h (KM 15, 14, 13). All brilliant mint state and extremely rare. (3) £2000-2500

801 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, ½-Sa’udi Guinea, Makka al-Mukarrima, 1354h, 3.95g (KM -). Extremely fine, the only recorded example. £15,000-20,000 Appears to be a completely unpublished denomination

802 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, Complete Set of the Silver 1-, ½- and ¼-Sa’udi Riyal and Copper-nickel 1-, ½- and ¼Qirsh, 1354h, struck at the Royal Mint, London (KM 18, 17, 16, 21,1 20.1, 19.1). All brilliant mint proofs apart from the ¼-Riyal which appears to be a specimen strike, extremely rare. (6) £5000-6000

804 † temp. ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, Gold Four-Pounds, Philadelphia mint, undated (c.1945-1946), 31.95g (KM 34). Bagmarked, extremely fine £1200-1500 This and the One-Pound in the following lot were specially struck for a concession payment for oil by Aramco to the Saudi Government

803 † ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, Gold Proof Sa’udi Guinea, Makka al-Mukarrima, 1370h (KM 36). Brilliant mint state. £4000-5000

805 † temp. ‘Abd al’-‘Aziz al-Sa’ud, Gold One Pound, Philadelphia mint, undated (c.1945-1946), 8.00g (KM 35). Extremely fine. £500-600

A Collection of Haj Tokens

806 † A Collection of Islamic-style “magic coins” or Haj Tokens (20), from the Malay Peninsula, cast in the form of British Trade Dollars which were struck between 1895-1935, these were probably produced either shortly before or after the First World War, they depict a variety of Islamic prophets and historical figures, many appearing to be travellers, and the legends invoke the protection of Allah in Arabic and proclaim the Islamic faith; it is likely that they were issued for pilgrims who carried them as talismans while making the Haj to the Holy City of Makka. Generally good very fine. (20) £1000-1500 For further information on this series see Joe Cribb, Magic Coins of Java, Bali and the Malay Peninsula, published by the British Museum Press, 1999, Series 18 (nos 288-327).

Sudan

809 † Abdullah b. Muhammad, The Khalifa, 20Qurush, Undurman, 1310/8h (KM 15). High silver content, good very fine. £150-200 807 † Anonymous, Muhammad Ahmad, The Mahdi (1298-1302h), 20-Qurush, Umdurman, 1302/5h (KM 2). Good very fine, rare. £600-800

810 † Abdullah b. Muhammad, The Khalifa, 10Qurush, Undurman, 1304/4h (KM 6). High silver content, very fine and very rare. £500-600

808 † Anonymous, Muhammad Ahmad, The Mahdi/ Abdullah b. Muhammad, The Khalifa, 20-Qurush or Megidiya, “Qustantaniya 1255/9h” (KM -). Very fine, extremely rare and unrecorded. £500-600 An imitation of the Ottoman 20-Qurush and similar to the gold 100-Qurush issued in Khartoum c.1302h

811 † Abdullah b. Muhammad, The Khalifa, 5Qurush, Undurman, 1311/-h (KM 19). Low silver content, good very fine and very rare. £200-250

End of Sale Bibliography A Balog BMC Diler Grabar Hazard Ilisch Klat KM Lowick Malek Miles Persepolis Miles Rayy Miles RIC Nicol Oman Pere SICA Treadwell Walker Wurtzel

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