Online Coin Auction #118

NAZARÍES DE GRANADA, Anonymous. 1/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.52g/12mm). Sabta (Ceuta) / سبتة. (Vives 2199; Medina 267.e; Hohertz 760). Very Fine. Scarce.
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NAZARIES OF GRANADA. 1/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.51g/12mm). Madinat Ghārnata / مدينة غرناطة. (Vives 2207, like 1/2 Dirham; Hohertz 770). Very Fine.
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NAZARIES OF GRANADA. 1/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.51g/12mm). Madinat Ghārnata / مدينة غرناطة. (Vives 2207, like 1/2 Dirham; Hohertz 770). Very Fine.
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NAZARIES OF GRANADA. 1/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.53g/12mm). Madinat Ghārnata / مدينة غرناطة. (Vives 2207, like 1/2 Dirham; Hohertz 770). Very Fine. Perforated.
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NAZARÍES DE GRANADA, Anonymous. Felus. (Ae.2.87g/18mm). 879H. Bi-Gharnata / بــغرناطة. (Vives 2215; Hohertz 778). Good Fine. Scarce.
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NAZARÍES DE GRANADA, Anonymous. Felus. (Ae. 1.77g/19mm). 888H. Bi-Gharnata / بــغرناطة. (Vives 2220; Hohertz 782). Very Fine. Scarce.
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NAZARÍES DE GRANADA, Anonymous. Felus. (Ae.2.69g/15mm). 881?H. Bi-Gharnata / بــغرناطة. (Vives 2220; Hohertz 780a). Good Fine. Scarce.
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NAZARÍES DE GRANADA, Anonymous. Felus. (Ae. 3.07g/17mm). 892H. Bi-Gharnata / بــغرناطة. (Vives 2224; Hohertz 789a). Very Fine. Scarce.
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NAZARÍES DE GRANADA, Anonymous. Felus. (Ae. 1.04g/19mm). 893H. Bi-Gharnata / بــغرناطة. (Vives 2225; Hohertz 791). Very Fine. Scarce.
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NAZARÍES DE GRANADA, Anonymous. Felús. (Ae. 2.65g/21mm). S/D. Bi-Gharnata / بــغرناطة. (Vives 2218; Hohertz2017-780b). Obverse minted in both areas: عام / بغرناطة / طبع (Minced/in Granada/year). VF+. Beautiful and very rare specimen.
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An interesting collection of 23 coins and coins covering virtually every period in the history of al-Andalus. Noteworthy is the wide variety of types and emirs. Different metals, sizes, and weights. READY TO EXAMINE.
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Interesting collection of 14 dirhams and fractions, corresponding to the periods of the Emirate, Caliphate, and Almohad Empire. Different mints, sizes, and measurements. PLEASE EXAMINE.
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An interesting and varied collection of nine coins from the Emirate and Caliphate of Córdoba, the Almohad Caliphate, the Kingdom of Granada, and the Kingdom of Morocco. Different metals, dates, mints, and states of preservation. PLEASE EXAMINE.
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1/2 Dinar Ponderal, Anonymous. (Ae. 1.93g/10mm). Undated. Square shape with Kufic inscription: عدل : ''Just''. (Tonegawa Type-D64var). VF+.
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Interesting pair of square-shaped Dinar ponderals with Kufic epigraphy in both areas. Different variants, sizes, and states of preservation. FOR EXAMINATION.
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CALIPHAL/TAIFAS PERIDOD. Interesting pair of coin-shaped amulets. (Pb. 6.14g/25mm and 2.17g/19mm). Possibly 10th-12th century. (Type BI/III amulets). Both pieces have an obverse decorated with the seal of Solomon or an eight-pointed star, while the reverse contains some type of religious or magical legend. There is also evidence of having had some type of suspension element. Good Fine. TO BE EXAMINED.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD. Coin-shaped amulet. (Pb. 2.34g/23mm). Possibly 10th century. (Similar to the reverse of Amulets 376-N12, Type B-IV). In both areas, four lines of pseudo-writing surrounded by a plain circular band. VF-. Two perforations.
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CALIFAL PERIOD OR TAIFAS. Circular amulet-pendant. (Pb. 3.21g/21mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. (Similar to Amulets 123-124, Type BI). It runs along the entire edge of both areas, a border of small radial lines. Anv: Six-pointed star or seal of Solomon with double stroke and central point. Rev: Divided into six lines of Quranic text in Kufic: كفوا أ / حد. (Say: He is the One God, the Eternal God, He begot not and was not begotten, and He has no equal.) Good Very Fine. Attractive specimen.
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CALIPHAL OR LATER PERIOD. Anthropomorphic amulet. (Pb. 8.00g/32x22mm). Possibly 10th-15th century. (Amulets Types 263-434, Anthropomorphic-figurative). Female head with a circular headdress composed of two superimposed crescents decorated with circles and dots. VF+. Very rare.
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CALIPHAL OR TAIFAS PERIDOD. Coin-shaped amulet. (Pb. 5.21g/27mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. (Amulets 123-133var. Type B, I-Sura 112). Circular lead plaque with signs of possibly having had a suspension element at the top. A double border of small diagonal lines runs around the entire edge of both areas. Anv: Divided into six lines, Quranic text in Kufic: قل هو أ / لله أحد ألله / الصمد لم يلد/ و لم يولد و لم يكن/ له كفوا / أ حد. (Say: He is the One God, the Eternal God, he did not beget and was not begotten, and has no equal). Rev: Divided into six lines, the Quranic text was not included in the catalogue. Good Very Fine. Extraordinary and rare specimen.
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CALIPHAL PERIDOD. Circular amulet-pendant. (Pb. 4.83g/26mm). Possibly 10th century. (Amulets 121-G11. Type BI). Monetiform lead plaque with remains of two fastening rings at the top. A border of small radial lines runs around the edge of both areas. Obv: Six-pointed star or seal of Solomon with a two-line legend: الملك / لله (Sovereignty belongs to God). The spaces between the outer border and the star are each occupied by a three-pointed, outward-facing, spike-shaped motif. Rev: Divided into six lines Quranic text in Kufic: كفوا أ / حد. (Say: He is the One God, the Eternal God, he did not beget and was not begotten, and has no equal). The piece has a fold break line at the top. Good Very Fine. Excellent specimen.
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CALIPHAL OR TAIFAS PERIDOD. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 5.75g/20x19mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. Obv: Three lines of text in Kufic: ... بسم الله / الرحمن الر/ حيم (In the name of God, the Clement, the Merciful!...), below two serrated pentagrams and a small seven-pointed star. Rev: Two lines of text in Kufic that are difficult to read, below two symbols, on the right a horizontal palm? inside a circle and on the left a double-stroke square with a central X. VF+. Very rare and unpublished.
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CALIPHAL OR LATER PERIOD. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 11.18g/50x28mm). Possibly 10th-12th century. (Amulets 55, Type A-III/IV). Rectangular lead plaque with signs of having been folded into a triptych shape and two fastening elements at the top. In both areas, there are Quranic texts divided into eight lines of elegant Kufic script, with floral ornaments on some of the final letters and the stems of the upper letters finished with a bevel. Anv: ...بسم الله الرحمن الر حيم / تحصّنت بذي العزّ / ة و الملك و الجبرو / و توكلت على / الحيّ الذي لا يموت (In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful! I fortify myself in him who has glory and majesty and omnipotence and I trust in the Living One who does not die...). Rev: ب سم ألله الرحمم الرحيم /...ـ. (In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful!...). Good Very Fine. Extraordinary specimen. Rare and much more so.
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TAIFAS PERIOD. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 15.14g/60x30mm). Possibly 11th century. (Type AV amulets with central sector). Rectangular lead plaque with signs of having been folded into a closed triptych shape and triangular crenellations on the upper edge. Obv: Anepigraph. Rev: Simple Kufic Quranic text that develops within a double rectangular epigraphic band: ...بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (In the name of God, the Clement, the Merciful!...), which in turn frames the central legend: ...الملك لـلله. (Power belongs to God...). VF+. Extraordinary and very rare specimen. Unpublished.
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ARAB-BYZANTINE, Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus. Felus. (Ae. 3.62g/23mm). 65-86H. Hims (Emesa). (Walker 57; Album 3524). Obv: Crowned bust facing forward carrying a cruciform globe, legend around. Rev: Large M, star above, on both sides: EMI-CHC, Arabic character in exergue. VF-.
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UMAYA CALIPHATE OF DAMAUncirculatedUS, Anonymous. Post-Reformation Felus. (Ae. 3.94g/20mm). Harran. (Album 192). VF. Attractive and rare specimen.
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UMAYA CALIPHATE OF DAMAUncirculatedUS, Al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik. Period counterfeit dirham. (Ae. 2.00g/27mm). 90H. Wasit/Wasit? VF/Fine. Perforation. Very interesting and rare counterfeit with no signs of silver plating.
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UMAYA CALIPHATE OF DAMAUncirculatedUS. Hisham Ibn `Abd Al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.85g/27mm). 105H. Wasit / واسط. (Album 137). VF-. Deposits and slight lack of a coin blank, not affecting the legends. Attractive tone.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE, Khurshid. Tabari dirham. (Ar. 2.00g/25mm). 94 PYE/129H/745 AD Tabaristan. (Album 52). Obv: Sassanian-style bust with a winged crown facing right, with Palavhi legend: Khurshid on the right and GDH (Splendour) on the left. Outside, at 2 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock, crescent and star. Below right, the Palavhi word: ADB (Excellent). Rev: Fire altar flanked by two priests, on the right: Tapurstan (Tabaristan), on the left: year of minting: 94 PYE (Post Yazgard Era) within 3 borders, on the outside, at 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock a crescent and a star, and in the middle of these ornaments 3 triangular dots. VF+.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE, Anonymous. Tabari Dirham. (Ar. 1.88g/23mm). 122 PYE/157H/773-4 AD Tabaristan. (Album 73). Obv: Sassanian-type bust with a winged crown facing right, with Palavhi legend: ABZUD (Growth) on the right and GDH (Splendour) on the left. Outside, at 2 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock, crescent and star. Below right, the Palavhi word: ADB (Excellent) and NEK (Good) on the left. Rev: Fire altar flanked by two priests, on the right: Tapurstan (Tabaristan), on the left: year of minting: 128 PYE (Post Yazgard Era) within 3 borders, on the outside, at 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock a crescent and a star, and in the middle of these ornaments 3 triangular dots. VF.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE, Anonymous. Tabari Dirham. (Ar. 2.16g/23mm). 122 PYE/157H/773-4 AD Tabaristan. (Album 73). Obv: Sassanian-type bust with a winged crown facing right, with Palavhi legend: ABZUD (Growth) on the right and GDH (Splendour) on the left. Outside, at 2 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock, crescent and star. Below right, the Palavhi word: ADB (Excellent) and NEK (Good) on the left. Rev: Fire altar flanked by two priests, on the right: Tapurstan (Tabaristan), on the left: year of minting: 122 PYE (Post Yazgard Era) within 3 borders, on the outside, at 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock a crescent and a star, and in the middle of these ornaments 3 triangular dots. VF.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE, Anonymous. Tabari dirham. (Ar. 1.95g/24mm). 134 PYE/169H/785-6 AD Tabaristan. (Album73). Obv: Sassanian-type bust with a winged crown facing right, with legend in Palavhi: on the right, ABZUD (Growth) and on the left, GDH (Splendour). Outside, at 2 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock, crescent and star. Bottom right, the Palavhi word: ADB (Excellent) and on the left, BAKH BAKH (Very good) in Arabic. Rev: Fire altar flanked by two priests, on the right: Tapurstan (Tabaristan), on the left year of minting: 134 PYE (Post Yazgard Era) within 3 borders, on the outside, at 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock crescent and star, and in the middle of these ornaments 3 dots in the shape of a triangle. Extremely Fine-.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE, Anonymous. Tabari dirham. (Ar. 2.00g/24mm). 136 PYE/171H/787 AD Tabaristan. (Album 73). Obv: Sassanian-style bust with a winged crown facing right, with Palavhi legend: ABZUD (Growth) on the right and GDH (Splendour) on the left. Outside, at 2 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock, crescent and star. Below right, the Palavhi word: ADB (Excellent) and NEK (Good) on the left. Rev: Fire altar flanked by two priests, on the right: Tapurstan (Tabaristan), on the left: year of minting: 136 PYE (Post Yazgard Era) within 3 borders, on the outside, at 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock a crescent and a star, and in the middle of these ornaments 3 triangular dots. VF.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE, Anonymous. Tabari dirham. (Ar. 2.00g/24mm). 136 PYE/171H/787-8 AD Tabaristan. (Album 73). Obv: Sassanian-type bust with a winged crown facing right, with Palavhi legend: ABZUD (Growth) on the right and GDH (Splendour) on the left. Outside, at 2 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock, crescent and star. Below right, the Palavhi word: ADB (Excellent) and NEK (Good) on the left. Rev: Fire altar flanked by two priests, on the right: Tapurstan (Tabaristan), on the left: year of minting: 136 PYE (Post Yazgard Era) within 3 borders, on the outside, at 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock a crescent and a star, and in the middle of these ornaments 3 triangular dots. VF.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE. A beautiful set of three anonymous Tabari dirhams, minted in Tabaristan on different dates. All three are in high-quality condition and retain slight traces of their original luster. FOR EXAMINATION.
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SULAYMANÍES, Yahya ibn Muhammad. 1/4 Dirham. (Ar. 0.56g/14mm). 296H? (Album G434). Good Very Fine. Strange.
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FATIMID CALIPHATE, Al Hakim. 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 1.72g/20mm). Misr. Type (Album 711). VF. Two period perforations.
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FATIMID CALIPHATE. Interesting collection of 12 dirhams from the reigns of Al-Hakim and Al-'Aziz. Different sizes, mints, weights, and states of preservation. FOR EXAMINATION.
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GAZNAVIES. Interesting collection consisting of 4 dirhams. Different emirs and states of preservation. FOR EXAMINATION.
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AGHLABIES. Set of three feluses corresponding to the reigns of Al-Aghlab and Muhammad I. Different sizes and states of preservation. TO BE EXAMINED.
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IDRISIES, Idris II. Dirham. (Ar. 2.13g/24mm). 211H. Al-'Aliya / العالية. (Eustache 127; Album 421). Quoting Ali/علي on AI. and Ali / علي and Idris / إدريس in IIA. Very Fine-. Loose and displaced coinage on obverse. Still, rare specimen.
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MOROCCAN MERINIDS, Anonymous, attributed to Abu Yahya Abu Bakr. 1/4 Dinar. (Au. 1.15g/16mm). S/D. (Album 522; Hazard 700, as 1/2 dinar; Lavoix 1036). FF/VF. Rare.
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MERINID, Abu Ya'qub Yusuf, al-Narir. 2/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.74g/15mm). 685-706H. Without mint. (Hohertz 796, cataloged as RRR). Anv: العالمين / رب / الحمد الله. Rev: المسلمين / امير / الناصر. Good Very Fine. Very rare.
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MERINIES, Abu Faris 'Abd al-'Aziz II. 2/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.72g/15mm). 796-799H. Without mint. (Hohertz 801, listed as R). Anv: العالمين / رب / الحمد الله. Rev: المسلمين / العزيز امير / عن امر عبد. Good Very Fine. Scarce.
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MERINIES, 'Abd Al-Haqq II. 2/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.79g/16mm). 823-869H. Miknasa (Meknes) / مكـناسة. (Hohertz 812, cataloged as RR). Anv: العالمين / رب / الحمد الله. Rev: مكـناسة / المسلمين تع / عبد الحق امير. Good Very Fine. Strange.
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MERINIDS. 'Abd Al-Haqq II. 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 0.83g/14mm). 823-869H. Without mint. (Hohertz 829, catalogued as RR). Obv: Surah Al-A'raf, verse 89. Rev: It presents Sultan 'Abd Al-Haqq / عبد الحق, with the title of Amir al-Muslimín. VF. Rare.
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MERINIDS. 'Abd Al-Haqq II. 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 0.88g/16mm). 823-869H. Without mint. (Hohertz 829, catalogued as RR). Obv: Surah Al-A'raf, verse 89. Rev: It presents Sultan 'Abd Al-Haqq / عبد الحق, with the title of Amir al-Muslimín. VF. Rare.
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MERINIES, 'Abd Al-Haqq II. 2/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.85g/14mm). 823-869H. Miknasa (Meknes) / مكـناسة. (Hohertz 831, cataloged as RR). Anv: واليك المصير/ واليك انبنا / توكلنا / ربنا عليك. Rev: ايده اللّٰه / امير المسلمين / عبد الحق / الغالب بالله. Good Very Fine. Strange.
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MERINÍES. Anonymous. 1/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.43g/12mm). Ceuta?. (Hohertz 854b). Anv: لا قوة الا / بالله. Rev: الأمر كله / لله وحده / سبتة. Very Fine-. Strange.
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ANTI-ALMOHADS MERINIDS, Anonymous. Dirham. (Ar. 0.90g/14mm). S/D. (Hohertz 835; Medina 205). In the last line of IIA, instead of Al-Mahdi, appears the mention of the Quran: القران امامنا ('The Quran is our Imam'). VF. Scarce.
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