MASKUKAT auction #123

Taifas of the Caliphate, Córdoba. Anonymous, attributed to the Banu Yahwar. Fraction of a dirham. (Ar. 0.83g/14mm). 422-462 AH (Vives 1398; Prieto 437b; Medina 118). In the name of Imam Abd Allah. VF-. Rare.
Former Ibercoin, Online Auction 23 (03/10/2018), Lot No. 323.
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Taifas del Caliphate, Córdoba. Anonymous, attributed to the Banu Djahwar (422-462H). Fraction of a Dirham. (Ve. 0.98g/15mm). Uncut. (French 356-61; Frochoso BY12-photo 30 (OMNI 05-2014, p. 200-201). In the name of Imam Abd Allah. VF. Interesting specimen with part of the border visible.
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Taifas of the Caliphate, Córdoba. Anonymous attributed to the Banu Djahwar (422-462H). Fraction of a Dirham. (Ve. 1.41g/15mm). Undated. (French 356-61; Frochoso BY12-photo 30 (OMNI 05-2014, p. 200-201). In the name of Imam Abd Allah. Good Fine/Very Fine-.
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TAIFAS OF THE CALIPHATE, ZIRIES OF GRANADA. Badis al-Muzaffar, in the name of the Hammoudi caliph Idriss II. Dirham. (Ae. 5.71g/25mm). 429-465H. Medina Granada / مدينة غرناطة. (Vives 852; Prieto 111f). Very Fine-.
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TAIFAS OF THE CALIPHATE, GRANADA (Ziries). Badis al-Muzaffar, in the name of the Hammoudi caliph Idriss II. Dirham. (Ar. 3.63g/25mm). 429-465H. Medina Granada / مدينة غرناطة. (Vives 852; Prieto 111f; Ariza IdII.14.7). Very Fine.
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TAIFAS OF THE CALIPHATE, GRANADA (Ziries). Badis Ibn Habbus al-Muzafar. 1/3 Dinar. (Au. 1.08g/12mm). 429-465H. Medinat Gharnata / مدينة غرناطة. (Pieto 116-18; Medina 77; Prieto-Supplemento nº65). Good Very Fine. Attractive and very rare specimen.
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TAIFAS OF THE CALIPHATE, TOLEDO (Banu Du-l-Nun). Ismail Az-Zafir (428-435H). Fraction of Dirham. (Ve. 0.88g/16mm). S/D. (Vives 1083; Prieto 321c; French 152). Good Very Fine. Strange.
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Taifas of the Caliphate, Toledo (Banu Du-l-Nun). Yahya I al-Ma'mun (435-467H). Fractional dirham. (Ve. 1.31g/11mm). Uncut. (Types: Vives 1099 and Prieto y Vives 332). Fleece issue with fractional dinar types. VF+. Irregular blank. Esacasa.
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Taifas of the Caliphate. Anonymous coin attributed to Toledo. Fraction of a Dirham. (Ve. 1.66g/17mm). 441H? (Vives does not cite; Prieto 434; Francés 363). VF-/VF. Very rare.
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Taifas of the Caliphate, Toledo (Banu Du-l-Nun). Yahya al-Ma'mun (435-467H). Fraction of a Dinar. (El. 0.55g/13mm). Uncut. (Vives 1100; Prieto 335). VF.
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TAIFAS OF THE CALIPHATE, TOLEDO (Banu Du-l-Nun). Yahya II al-Qadir. Dirham. (Ve. 5.07g/24mm). 474H. Madinat Kunka (Cuenca) / مدينة قونكة. (Vives 1121; Prieto 343b). Good Very Fine. Strange.
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TAIFAS OF THE CALIPHATE, TOLEDO (Dhululnies). Yahya II al-Qadir (476-478H). Dinar fraction. (EI. 1.76g/13mm). S/D. (Vives 1127; Prieto 348; French 201). Good Very Fine.
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TAIFAS DEL CALIPHATE, Anonymous attributed to Toledo. Dinar fraction. (El. 0.54g/11mm). S/D. (Codera and Zaidin (1897) 1047 bis; Ibrahim, Cantó (2003) Supplement to the Kingdoms of Taifas, no. 169, French no. 362). Anv: لااله الاالله / محمدرسول الله. Rev: الح و ل و القوة / الله. (For God / power and might). Very Fine-. Scarce.

Codera attributed this coin to Almería ''because it bears some resemblance to some examples of Vives No. 1047, although the hoard where those examples appeared also contained other different ones from the taifas of Toledo, Badajoz, Córdoba, Valencia, Dénia and Zaragoza. However, preceding the intuition of Dr. Albert Cantó, it would be David Francés who would give a more logical reasoning to its origin, in his book ''On legitimacy, successions and their reflection in Andalusian coinage'' page 137-139, justifying the attribution of this coin to Toledo, during the presence of 'Umar al-Mutawakkil king of Badajoz'.

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TAIFAS DEL CALIPHATE, Anonymous attributed to Toledo. Dinar fraction. (El. 0.79g/13mm). S/D. (Codera and Zaidin (1897) 1047 bis; Ibrahim, Cantó (2003) Supplement to the Kingdoms of Taifas, no. 169, French no. 362). Anv: لااله الاالله / محمدرسول الله. Rev: الح و ل و القوة / الله. (For God / power and might). Very Fine. Scarce.

Codera attributed this coin to Almería ''because it bears some resemblance to some examples of Vives No. 1047, although the hoard where those examples appeared also contained other different ones from the taifas of Toledo, Badajoz, Córdoba, Valencia, Dénia and Zaragoza. However, preceding the intuition of Dr. Albert Cantó, it would be David Francés who would give a more logical reasoning to its origin, in his book ''On legitimacy, successions and their reflection in Andalusian coinage'' page 137-139, justifying the attribution of this coin to Toledo, during the presence of 'Umar al-Mutawakkil king of Badajoz'.
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Taifas of the Caliphate, Badajoz (Aftasis). Umar al-Mutawakkil. Fraction of a dirham / handous. (Ve. 0.59g/14mm). 460-487H. (Fochoso III8; French 45-47). VF+. Scarce.
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Taifas of the Caliphate, Badajoz (Aftasids). Umar al-Mutawakkil Abu Hasfs. (460–487 AD). Interesting pair of fractional dirhams/handus. Different variants, sizes, and states of preservation. UNDERSTANDING.
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Taifas of the Caliphate, Badajoz (Aftasis). 'Umar al-Mutawakkil. Fraction of a Dirham / handous. (Ve. 0.84g/16mm). 460-487 H. S/D. (Vives 1007; Prieto and Vives 378a; Francés 50-51). VF+. Scarce.
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TAIFAS OF THE CALIPHATE, MORON (Banu Dimmar). Anonymous in the name of Imad al-Dawla. Dirham. (Ae. 2.66g/28mm). 458H? al-Andalus / الاندلس. (Francés 272; Francés and Gaspariño, Omni nº6 (2013) p. 118-126). Anv: Up ejaculation: العزة لله (The glory is ''all of it'' for God). Rev: Invocation to Iman Abd Allah and quote: عماد الدوله / الحاجب (el hayib / 'Imad al Dawla). Good Very Fine. Perforations. Very rare specimen.
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TAIFAS OF THE CALIPHATE, VALENCIA (Banu Du-l-nun). Yahya al-Ma'mun (457-457H). Fraction of a Dinar. (E.g. 2.42g/15mm). N/A. (Vives 1108; Prieto 342d; Francés 121-122). VF+. Nice specimen.

Former Ibercoin, Auction 23 (03/10/2018), Lot No. 327.
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TAIFAS OF THE CALIPHATE, ALMERIA (Amíries of Valencia). Abd al-Aziz, al-Mansur. Fraction of a Dirham. (Ar. 0.82g/14mm). 435-439H. al-Mariya (Almería) / المـرية. (Vives type 1035; Prieto 174c). Partially visible obverse border. Citing محمد (Muhammad) / ¿ابن اسود? in IA. and المنصور (al-Mansur/ الناصر (al-Nasir) in IIA. VF. Two perforations. Scarce and interesting specimen.
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TAIFAS OF THE CALIPHATE, ALMERÍA (Banu Sumadih). Ma'an Ibn Sumadih. (Ar. 2.32g/16mm). 433-443 H. Al-Andalus. (Vives 1041; Prieto 354). Very Fine.
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Taifas of the Caliphate, Almería (Banu Sumadih). Ma'an Ibn Sumadih. (Ar. 3.48g/23mm). 433-443 H. al-Andalus / الاندلس. (Vives 1041; Prieto 354). VF/VF+. A beautiful example with a large part of the border visible, especially the reverse where the mint is located.
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Taifas of the Almoravid Caliphate. Interesting complex consisting of three sections/handus. Different variants, sizes, and states of preservation. UNDER EXAMINATION.
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Taifas of the Caliphate and the Almoravids. Interesting collection consisting of five pieces from the Taifas of Córdoba and Almería, as well as a curious covered quirate by Ali Ibn Yusuf. Various sizes and states of preservation. FOR EXAMINATION.
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Taifas and Almoravids. Interesting group consisting of three sections/handus corresponding to the Taifa of Murcia. Different types, sizes, and states of preservation. UNDER EXAMINATION.
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ALMORAVIDS, Abu Bakr ben `Umar (450-480H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.42g/11mm). S/D. (Benito A1; Vives 1443; Hazard 888). Anv: 'Shahadah' in four lines. Rev: الامير/ (the Emir)/ابوبكر (Abu Bakr)/بن عمر (son of 'Umar). Very Fine. Scarce.
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ALMORAVIDS, Abu Bakr ben 'Umar (450-480H). Quirate. (Ar. 0.85g/10mm). S/D. (Benito A5; Vives 1444, as 1/2 Quirate and a third line on the reverse does not exist). Obv: 'Shahadah' in three lines. Rev: الامير/ ابوبكر. VF+. Attractive and rare specimen.
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ALMORAVIDES. Yusuf ibn Tashufin (480-500). 1/4 Dinar. (Au. 1.16g/15mm). Sijilmasa (Sejilmesa) / سجلماسة. (Hazard 91; Album 464A). Anv: 'Shahada' in three lines, below ceca: سجلماسة. Rev: الامير (the Emir) / توسف ابن (Yusuf son of) / قا شفين (Tashfin). Very Fine. Queer.
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ALMORAVIDES. Yusuf ibn Tashfin. Dinar. (Au. 4.05g/25mm). 490H. Agmat / اغمات. (Vives 1469; Hazard 62). Extremely Fine-.
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ALMORAVIDES, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H). Dirham/Quirate. (Ar. 0.85g/13mm). (49)4H. Miknasa (Meknes) / مكـناسة. (Benito Ba1). Extremely Fine-. Coinage vain. Very rare.
This piece, halfway between the new Almoravid metrology and the traditional design of other periods, presents Yusuf with the title of Nasir al-Din on the reverse border and without mention of an heir, while the obverse still preserves the traditional formula of ''Bismi Allah...'' followed by the mint and the date: ... اربع و (4).
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ALMORAVIDS, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H). Quirate. (Ar. 0.67g/13mm). Unfinished. (Vives 1538; Hazard 893; Benito Ba5). Legends divided into two lines in both areas and without mention of an heir (480-497H). Extremely Fine-. A rare and attractive specimen. Light toning.
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ALMORAVIDS, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H). Quirate. (Ar. 0.64g/12mm). Uncut. (Vives 1538; Hazard 893; Benedict Ba5). Legends divided into two lines in both areas without mention of an heir (480-497H). VF+. A rare and attractive example with a beautiful variant of the script on the obverse.
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ALMORAVIDES, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.92g/13mm). S/D. (Vives 1537; Hazard 896; Benito Ba6). Anv: 'Shahadah' in two lines. Rev: امير (Amir) / توسف بن (Yusuf son of) / قا شفين (Tashfin). Very Fine. Cleaned. Scarce.
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ALMORAVIDES, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.60g/12mm). S/D. (Vives 1535; Benito Ba12). Anv: 'Shahadah' in four lines. Rev: No mention of heir. (480-497H). Good Very Fine. Remnants of original shine.
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ALMORAVIDES, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.83g/14mm). S/D. (Vives 1536; Benito Ba13). Anv: 'Shahadah' in four lines. Rev: No mention of heir. (480-497H). Very Fine-.
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ALMORAVIDES, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.70g/11mm). S/D. (Benito Ba13var). Anv: 'Shahadah' in four lines. Rev: No mention of heir. (480-497H). Good Very Fine.
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ALMORAVIDS, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H). Quirate. (Ar. 0.80g/12mm). S/D. (Vives does not cite; Hazard does not cite; Eustache 83a; Benito Ba14). Obv: 'Shahadah' in three lines. Rev: شفين (sufin)/ ابن قا (son of Ta)// توسف (Yusuf)/ الامير (the Emir) , in square with central star. Uncirculated. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDES, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H.). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.67g/11mm). S/D. (Vives does not cite; Hazard does not cite; Benito Ba15). Anv: 'Shahadah' in four lines. Rev: شفين (sufin)/ ابن قا (son of Ta)// توسف (Yusuf)/ الامير (the Emir), in square with central star. Good Fine/Very Fine. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDES, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.90g/12mm). S/D. (Vives does not cite; Martínez 2; Eustache 84; Benito Ba16). Anv: 'Shahadah' in four lines. Rev: Presents Yusuf with the title of al-Musta'in bi-Allah above divided into two lines: المستعين / بالله. Very Fine. Strange.

This type of Yusuf, along with some variants of Quirate of Ali, are the only types from the entire Almoravid period that contain the title al-Musta'in bi-Allah ("he who asks for God's help").
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ALMORAVIDES, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H.). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.88g/12mm). S/D. (Vives does not cite; Hazard does not cite; Benito Ba22). Anv: 'Shahadah' in two lines. Rev: توسف (Yusuf)/ امير المسلين (Amir al-Muslimin)/ بن قا شفين (son of Tashfin). Good Very Fine. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDES, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H.). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.67g/11mm). S/D. (Vives does not cite; Hazard does not cite; Espejo (2019)2; Benito Ba27). Anv: 'Shahadah' in two lines. Rev: Presents Yusuf without titles, in two lines: ابن قا شفين / الامير توسف and the expression: عونك / يالله (''Your help! O God!''). Good Very Fine. Vain on obverse. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDES, Yusuf ben Tashfin and Emir Ali (497-500H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.86g/12mm). S/D. (Vives does not quote; Benito Bb15). Anv: 'Shahada' in three lines. Rev: امير المسلين توسف (Amir al-Muslimin Yusuf) / ولي عهده علي (his heir 'Alí). Good Very Fine/Extremely Fine-. Very rare, we only have evidence of one other similar specimen, origin of its cataloging and sold by Martí Hervera & Soler y LLach, Auction 1108 (05/09/2019), Lot No. 1026.
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ALMORAVIDS, Yusuf ben Tashfin (480-500H). 1/2 Carat. (Ar. 0.45g/11mm). S/D. Obv: In a single line: الامير توسف (the Emir Yusuf) with the same decorative motif above and below the legend. Rev: Seal of Solomon surrounded by 4 tiny 6-pointed stars in the shape of a cross. VF. Unpublished. Only known example.
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ALMORAVIDES, Yusuf ben Tashfin and the emir Ali (497-500H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.93g/11mm). al-Qal'ah (Alcalá) / القلعة. Anv: 'Shahada' in two lines, below ceca: القلعة. Rev: لامير علي / ابن تاشفين / لامير يسف (Emir Yusuf/ibn Tashfin/Emir Ali). Very Fine. Dark patina. Unpublished with this mint.
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ALMORAVIDS. Anonymous coin by Ali ben Yusuf. Taifa type dirham. (Ar. 2.95g/22mm). 503H. Madinat Mursiya (Murcia) / مدينة مرسية. (Vives 1831; Prieto 443; Francés 279). VF-. Two perforations. Very rare. According to our sources, no more than five examples are known.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ali ben Yusuf (500-537H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.82g/14mm). 506H? Córdoba / قرطبة. (Medina 134; Benito Ca6). Anv: 'Shahadah' in three lines. Rev: Presents in the center Ali without titles or heir, around 'Basmala' with date expression variant 'Fi sana': في سنة... At the bottom of both areas we find the letter: ك isolated. Very Fine. Porosity. Strange.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ali Ibn Yusuf (500-537H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.81g/13mm). S/D. Miknasa (Meknes) / مكـناسة. Anv: 'Shahadah' in two lines, below: توكلنكعر? (I trust you). Rev: Central legend: علي / المسلين / امير (The emir/of the Muslims/Ali), border: بسم الله ضرب هذالدرهم بمكناسة (In the name of God minted this dirham in Miknasa). Extremely Fine-. Dark patina. Unpublished.

Similar to this piece, the very rare Vives 1673 type is known, catalogued as 1/2 Quirate, which is also collected by Hazard with reference 907 and Benito Cb13.
Therefore, due to the high weight of the piece we present, as well as an apparent difference in the last line of the legend on the obverse, we consider this specimen not only to be a complete unit, but also unique, requiring a new cataloging in accordance with this new metrology and varied legend.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ali ben Yusuf (500-537/1139-1143). 1/2 Quirate. (Ar. 0.46g/10mm). S/D. (Vives 1690; Benito CA23). Anv: الأمير / علي. Rev: Anepigraph. Very Fine. Scarce.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ibn Yusuf (500-537H). 1/2 Quirate. (Ar. 0.38g/9mm). S/D. (Benito Ca24). Obv: In a single line: الامير علي (third decorative variant among the three recorded in the catalogue of Benito de los Mozos). Rev: Anepigraph. VF+. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDS. Ali Ibn Yusuf (500-537H). 1/2 Carat? (Ar. 0.92g/11mm). Uncut. (Vives Type 1693; Eustacche 328A, Benito Ca27). Obv: علي. Rev: Anepigraph. VF. Weak mintage. Scarce.
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