Online Coin Auction #133

EMIRAL OR CALIPHAL PERIOD. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 4.51g/35x22mm). Possibly 9th-10th century. Rectangular lead plaque with signs of having been folded into a triptych and two triangular fastening elements at the top. In both areas, simple Kufic script, difficult to read, runs in nine lines on both the obverse and reverse. (Amulets, 98. Type A-VII, same example). VF-.
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POSSIBLY CALIPHAL OR EMIRAL. Seal-Ring. (Ar. 5.65g/24x18mm). Two lines of writing in plain Kufic script. VF.
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Seal-Ring. (Ae/Cu. 3.20g). Apparently contains only one letter or symbol, but is very deteriorated. VF.
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POSSIBLY CALIPHAL OR EMIRAL. Seal-Ring. (Ar. 1.06g/17x16mm). Legend in three lines of linear Kufic script. VF+.
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POSSIBLY CALIPHAL OR EMIRAL. Seal-Ring. (Ar. 6.62g/13x12mm). Legend in two lines of simple linear Kufic script with three small wheat-shaped ornaments. VF+. A very interesting example.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 6.35g/28x25mm). Possibly 10th century. Rectangular lead plaque with signs of having been folded as a diptych and remains of two retaining rings at the top. It features linear Kufic script with straight strokes, beveled serifs on the upper letters, and swan-necked terminals. The Quranic text is divided into seven rather indistinct lines on the obverse: .....بسم ألله الر / حمن الرحيم. And six on the reverse, difficult to read. (Amulets 69-D3. Type A-IV, same example). VF.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 7.57g/35x21mm). Possibly 10th century. Rectangular strap clamp. Obverse: A smaller rectangle is inscribed lengthwise, within which four epigraphic cartouches are inserted, separated from each other and from the shorter sides of the rectangle by five plain bands. The long sides of the piece rise towards the back to form the box into which the strap was inserted, secured by a rivet, the hole of which remains in the first of the epigraphic bands, which has almost completely lost its writing. The inscription, despite the loss of the first cartouche, must have read: لا اله ا / لا لله / محمد / رسول الله. (There is no god / but God / Muhammad / is the Messenger of God). Rev: Anepigraph. (Amulets Type A-IV; Piece published in Manquso Nº14, page 169, by Tawfiq Ibrahim and Sebastián Gaspariño). Very Fine.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 10.97g/38x34mm). Possibly 10th century. Rectangular lead plaque with signs of having been folded, the lower section of which appears to be missing. In both areas, a well-executed linear Kufic Quranic text is displayed, running along an epigraphic band that borders the piece and a central field of which five lines remain on the obverse and six on the reverse. The piece retains a hanging or suspension ring at the top, and on its sides, remnants of two smaller rings. There are also two small perforations just below these rings. (Amulets 364-N4. Type AV, same example). VF.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD. Circular amulet-pendant. (Pb. 5.07g/24x29mm). Possibly 10th century. A border of small radial lines runs along the entire edge of both areas. Obv: Six-pointed star or Seal of Solomon richly ornamented with a motif of circles and dots. Rev: Divided into six lines, Quranic text in simple Kufic script with a careless stroke. (Similar to Amulets 139-F25. Type B-III). VF+.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD. Matrix for a wax or sealing wax seal. (Weight 4.23g/28x8x7mm). Possibly 10th century. Quadrangular. The body rests on a small plinth from which extends a long shaft decorated with globular motifs and incised lines, and a hole at the top for hanging. A single line in elegant, thick Kufic script: محمد (Muhammad). (Piece published in Manquso No. 8, p. 76 by Sebastián Gaspariño and Tawfiq Ibrahim, same copy). VF.
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EMIRAL OR CALIPHAL PERIOD. Matrix for a wax or sealing wax seal. (Pb. 6.68g/15x10x10mm). Possibly 9th-10th century. Circular with a truncated conical body. Legend in four lines executed in linear Kufic script. Given that the piece lacks suspension elements, and that the writing is not in negative, it could indicate that this is some type of amulet, rather than a seal. (Piece published in Manquso No. 8, p. 67 by Sebastián Gaspariño and Tawfiq Ibrahim, same copy). VF.
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Caliphate or Taifa Period. Matrix for a wax or sealing wax seal. (Weight 11.44g/28x10x9mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. Rectangular, truncated pyramidal body with a hole at the top for hanging. Legend in two lines in simple, deep-stroked Kufic script: عبد العز يز بن عبدة/ مسا كر ('Abd al-'Azīz b. 'Ubada / grateful). (Piece published in Manquso No. 8, p. 66 by Sebastián Gaspariño and Tawfiq Ibrahim, same copy). VF.
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Caliphate or Taifa Period. Matrix for a wax or sealing wax seal. (Weight: 25.70g/33(58)x16x16mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. Circular, with a highly ornamented truncated conical body and a rhomboidal ring extending from it, from which two chain links for hanging are suspended. Legend in four lines executed in very faded linear Kufic script. (Piece published in Manquso No. 8, p. 65 by Sebastián Gaspariño and Tawfiq Ibrahim, same copy). VF.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Pb. 7.41g/19x17x6mm). Possibly 10th century. Rectangular lead case with an opening on the shorter left side and part of three suspension or fastening elements at the top. In both areas, framed by a border of dots, are three lines of simple Kufic script with the long letter strokes beveled. Obv: تحصّنت بذي / العزّ و الملك / و الجبروت (I strengthen myself in him who has / glory and majesty / and omnipotence). Rev: و توكل تُ / على الحي الذي / لا يموت (and I trust / in the Living One who / does not die). (Amulets 354-N6. Type A-Boxes-III, same specimen). Good Very Fine. Rare in this conservation.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD OR LATER. Amulet-case. (Pb. 19.22g/26x14mm). Possibly 10th-12th century. Cylindrical lead case with an oval lid and two facing retaining rings at the top. The decoration consists of a series of parallel bands along the length of the piece. The first band contains an epigraphic band in well-executed Kufic script, with some upper letter terminals finished with a bevel and swan-neck, while the second band repeats a wave motif. This pattern appears to be repeated three times, for a total of six bands, separated by a very fine border of diagonal lines. (Similar to Amulets 231. Type B-Tubes-with two handles). VF+.

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CALIPHAL OR TAIFAS PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Pb. 15.00g/26x24x7mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. Rectangular lead case with an opening on the shorter left side and part of three suspension or fastening elements at the top. In both areas, framed by a border of dots, are three lines of elegant and well-formed Kufic script, with the ascenders of the upper letters beveled and some terminating in a "swan's neck". Obv: قل هو ألله أحد / ألله الصمد لم / يلد و لم يولد. (Say: He is the One God, / the Eternal God, He did not / beget and was not begotten). Rev: و لم يكن له / كفوا أحد / الملك لله (and has none / like none. / The majesty is of God). (Similar to Amulets 196 and 197. Type A-Boxes-III). Very Fine.
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Caliphate or Taifa Period. Amulet-case. (Pb. 15.80g/24x21x8mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. Rectangular lead case with an opening on the shorter right side and remains of two suspension elements at the top. In both areas, four lines of writing in elegant Kufic script, with the ascenders of the upper letters finished with a bevel. (Similar to Amulets 188. Type A-Boxes-III). VF.
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Caliphate or Taifa Period. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 7.45g/43x24mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. Rectangular lead plaque with no signs of having been bent. In both areas, framed by a narrow band in which a striped motif is repeated, are seven lines of Quranic text in elegant Kufic script, with the upper letters finished with a bevel. anv: (In the name of God, the Gracious,/the Merciful! Take care of your prayer and do not/be one of the careless/and worship your Lord/until death comes to you./God is enough for me and keeps me). Rev. / يموت و سي كفيكهم / أللهُ وَ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الع َليمُ. (I find strength in the One who has glory, majesty, and omnipotence, and I trust in the Living One who does not die. God will be enough for you against them; He is the One who hears all, the One who knows all.) (Amulets 369-N13. Type AI V, same copy). Very Fine.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD OR LATER. Mihrab amulet (Pb. 17.20 g / 56 × 32 mm). Possibly 10th-15th centuries. (Type A-VI amulets, SIM). Rectangular lead plaque folded into a closed triptych and topped with four triangular crenellations. A mihrab amulet, featuring elegant Kufic script in both areas. The legends are arranged in a border band and a central field, containing ten lines of script and a small horseshoe arch. VF+/VF. A very beautiful and interesting specimen for study. Unpublished.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD OR LATER. Mihrab amulet (Pb. 18.293g / 63× 31mm). Possibly 10th-15th centuries. (Amulets Type AV (obv) / A-VI (rev). Rectangular lead plaque folded into a closed triptych and topped with two triangular crenellations. Obv: Quranic text in simple Kufic script developed within a rectangular epigraphic band: ...بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful!), which in turn frames the central legend in 7 lines. Rev: Legends distributed in a framing band and a central field, containing 4 lines of writing and a small horseshoe arch. VF+/VF-. A very beautiful and interesting specimen for study. Unpublished.
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TAIFAS PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Pb. 20.60g/31x27x8mm). Possibly 11th century. Rectangular lead case with an opening on the shorter right side and remains of two fastening or suspension rings at the top. Both areas are bordered by an epigraphic band in elegant and well-crafted Kufic script, with the ascenders of the upper letters finished with a bevel and a central cartouche containing a larger and more stylized line of writing, also with beveled ascenders. Obv: الواحد ألله (The One is God). Rev: الملك لله (Majesty belongs to God). (Amulets 191-G36. Type A-Boxes-III, same specimen). VF+.
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Taifa Period or Later. Rectangular amulet (Pb. 21.32 g / 68 × 33 mm). Possibly 11th-15th centuries. (Type AV amulets, with a central sector). Rectangular lead plaque showing signs of having been folded as a closed triptych, topped by six triangular crenellations. Obv: Three horizontal lines in Kufic script, illegible. Rev: Quranic text in Kufic script within a rectangular epigraphic band, which in turn frames the central legend, with a circular ornament on the right. M Good Fine. A beautiful and interesting specimen for study. Unpublished.
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ALMORAVID PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Pb. 17.60g/28x27x7mm). Possibly 12th century. Rectangular lead case with an opening on the shorter right side. It retains two facing suspension rings at the top. In both areas, elegant, raised, linear Kufic script with beveled ends. One word on the obverse: الملك, and another on the reverse: لله, which together mean "Sovereignty belongs to God." (Amulets 177-D4. Type A-Boxes-III, same example). VF+.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD OR LATER. Coin-shaped amulet. (Pb. 9.90g/36x33mm). Possibly 10th-15th century. Large circular piece with elaborate calligraphy that undoubtedly had a suspension element at the top, of which remnants remain. Both areas have the same layout, bounded on the outside by two triple linear fillets that leave a narrow plain band between them. Another triple circular fillet divides the interior into two broad zones that support the epigraphic field: The outer zone is a band in which a succession of the word اليمن (luck) appears, repeated six times on the obverse and five on the reverse, in magnificent Kufic calligraphy with the "num"s ending in a swan's neck and the stems of the long letters ending in a bevel. The central field contains four lines of pseudo-Kufic script and a thicker central dot. The upper line is separated from the rest by a thin linear fillet, and the lower line is reversed. (Type B-III Amulets; Piece published in Manquso No. 8, pp. 79-80, same copy). Good Very Fine.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD OR LATER. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 4.13g/26x19mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. Rectangular lead plaque with signs of having been folded as a triptych and remains of two retaining rings at the top. On both sides, five lines of writing in well-executed linear Kufic script. A band runs along the entire edge of both sides, repeating a motif of double diagonal lines forming triangles. On the obverse and reverse, another five lines of writing, but much more deteriorated. (Type AI/IV Amulets). VF+.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD OR LATER. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 6.35g/28x25mm). Possibly 10th century. Rectangular lead plaque divided into two equal parts as a result of having been folded as a diptych. Obverse: Framed by a border of dots, nine lines of writing in linear Kufic script. Reverse: Apparently the same as the obverse, but much more degraded. (Type A-IV amulets). VF-.
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CALIPHAL PERIOD OR LATER. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 2.94g/23x16mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. Rectangular lead plaque with no apparent signs of suspension elements. In both areas, occupying the central field, are four lines of linear Kufic script, framed by a band, also fully inscribed. (Type AV amulets, with a central sector). VF+.
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Taifa Period or Later. Coin-shaped amulet. (Pb. 2.96g/21mm). Possibly 11th-13th century. In both areas, two concentric circles with double borders and imaginary pseudo-writing. The first borders the piece, and together with the second, delimits a circular epigraphic band. The second contains a central epigraphic field divided into three lines. (Similar to Amulets 143. Type B-III). VF.
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Taifa or Almoravid Period. "Central Sector" Amulet. (Pb. 15.78g/31x22mm). Possibly 11th-12th century. Rectangular lead plaque folded into a closed triptych. This amulet, of the type known as "central sector," features Kufic script. The visible portion displays a Quranic text in simple Kufic script, running along a wide band bordering the piece and a rectangular central sector with at least seven lines of writing. (Similar to Type AV,88 Amulets). VF+.
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Taifa or Almoravid Period. "Central Sector" Amulet. (Pb. 14.05g/30x24mm). Possibly 11th century. Rectangular lead plaque folded into a closed triptych and finished with triangular crenellations along the upper edge. The visible portion features a Quranic text in simple Kufic script, running along a band bordering the piece and within the three rectangles of the central cartouche. (Type AV Amulets). VF+. Unpublished example.
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Taifa or Almoravid Period. Mihrab Amulet. (Pb. 13.33g/26x25mm). Possibly 10th-12th century. Rectangular lead plaque folded into a closed triptych and finished with triangular crenellations on the upper edge. An amulet of the type known as a "mihrab amulet," it features elegant Kufic script on its visible portion. The legends are distributed within a double epigraphic border and a central horseshoe-shaped field containing 10 visible lines of writing. (Type A-VI Amulets). Extremely Fine. Unpublished example.
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Taifa Period or Later. Coin-shaped amulet. (Pb. 2.35g/21mm). 11th-13th centuries. In both areas, two circular epigraphic bands, outlined with a double border. The piece has two perforations. (Gaspariño Type B-III). Very Fine.
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TAIFAS PERIOD OR LATER. Coin-shaped amulet. (Pb. 4.08g/27mm). Possibly 11th-13th century. In both areas, three decreasing concentric circles with double borders. The first borders the piece and, together with the second, defines a circular epigraphic band in linear Kufic script, in which a sequence of what appears to be the word ¿الد? is repeated. Between the second and third circles is a narrow band free of decoration, and within the third, a central epigraphic field divided into four lines in which the same inscription as the border appears to be repeated, but much more schematically. The piece has an oval perforation at the bottom. (Similar to Amulets 143. Type B-III). VF-.
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Taifa or Almoravid Period. Coin-shaped amulet. (Pb. 4.15g/25mm). Possibly 11th-13th century. Both the obverse and reverse feature three decreasing concentric circles with double borders. The first borders the piece, and together with the second, defines a circular epigraphic band. Between the second and third circles is a narrow, undecorated band, and within the third circle is the central epigraphic field divided into three lines and a central dot. (Amulets 143-G34. Type B-III, same specimen). VF+.
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ALMORAVID PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Pb. 13.15g/33x21mm). Possibly 12th century. Six-sided, tube-shaped lead case with an opening on the left side. The piece features linear Kufic script, which runs in two consecutive lines, each occupying one of the longer sides, as well as three lines on the shorter right side. The piece has two holes on one side, likely remnants of two suspension elements. (Amulets 358-N9. Type B-Tubes -with two handles). VF-.

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ALMORAVID PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Pb. 19.98g/32x31x7mm). Possibly 12th century. Rectangular lead case with an opening on the shorter right side. It retains two facing suspension rings at the top. In both areas, elegant, raised, linear Kufic script with beveled ends. One word on the obverse: الملك, and another on the reverse: لله, which together mean: "Sovereignty belongs to God." (Amulets 177-D4. Type A-Boxes-III). VF+.

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ALMORAVID OR ALMOHAD PERIOD. Fragment of a rectangular amulet. (Pb. 8.00g/57x19mm). Possibly 12th-13th century. Rectangular lead plaque showing signs of having been folded as a closed triptych. The piece is fractured lengthwise down the center, with approximately 40% remaining. Obv: No inscription. Rev: Quranic text in Kufic script, well-crafted, with some strokes ending in a bevel, extending into a border and the central field, where there must have been seven lines. (Only the end of the margin is located: ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ الذي لا يموت). (Amulets 85-G6. Type AV, same example). VF+.
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ALMORAVID PERIOD OR LATER. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 16.40g/68x33mm). Possibly 12th-15th century. Rectangular lead plaque divided into two parts with signs of having been folded as a diptych. The piece retains, on the lower part, two of the three openwork triangular crenellations that it must have had as a suspension element. Obv: No inscription. Rev: Quranic texts in elegant and well-drawn Kufic script, which develop in an epigraphic band that surrounds the piece and, in turn, frames a central field divided into two parts. Central texts: لا إله إلّا ألله محمد / رسول ألله الملك / و الواحد لله. (There is no god but God. Muhammad / is the Messenger of God. The power / and Oneness is from God.) العلم قائما با / لقسط لا إله إلّا هو / العزيز الحكيم. (In the name of God, there is no other god / but Him and the angels and / those endowed with / knowledge proclaim with / truth: There is no other god but Him, / the Mighty, the Wise). Margin: بسم ألله ال رحمم ام توكلت على الحيّ الذّي ـ الحيّ الذّي لا يموت (In the name of God, the Merciful, the Merciful! I live that - the Live that does not die e). (Amulets 365-N11. Type AV, same specimen). Very Fine.
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ALMOHAD PERIOD OR LATER. Coin-shaped amulet-pendant. (Pb. 5.84g/32x38mm). Possibly 13th-15th century. Large, well-crafted circular piece with a small suspension ring at the top. Both the obverse and reverse are divided into two parts by a fine, incised circular fillet. The outer band is bordered by another plain, engraved circular fillet. The obverse has an epigraphic inscription engraved on the outer band in elaborate Kufic script, with the upper letters beveled: هو ألله احد (ألله) الصمد ما يلد (و ما) يولد. (He is the One God, the Eternal God. He neither begot nor was begotten.) and in the central field a six-pointed star formed by the intersection of two equilateral triangles. The reverse is similar, except that the central star is somewhat larger and has in its center a plain circular field with a central dot: الملك لـلله الاحد الصمد- - -د يلد اى. (Power belongs to God, the One, the Eternal.....). (Type BI amulets; piece published in Manquso No. 8, pp. 80-81). Very Fine.
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ALMOHAD PERIOD. Amulet. (Weight 19.16g/34x34x5mm). Possibly 13th-14th century. Bronze appliqué with glass paste inlays and multiple traces of gilding. Obverse: It features a circular field surrounded by eight semicircles, each containing a three-petaled flower and traces of different colors: red, green, and blue. The central field contains a pseudo-eight-pointed star with writing inside, which appears to read: "li-llah" (By God!). Reverse: No inscription. The piece has a visible diagonal crack in both areas, giving the impression that it has been glued. (Amulets 388-N28. Propitiatory type; Piece published in Manquso No. 14, p. 146 by Sebastián Gaspariño, same copy). VF.
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POSSIBLY ALMOHAD OR NASRID. Seal-Ring. (Weight 1.93g). Circular, with two lines of pseudo-Naskh script occupying a square central field and bordered with a wavy frieze. The piece has a break in the ring. Very Fine.
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ALMOHAD OR NASRID PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Pb. 16.80g/28x26x6mm). Possibly 13th-15th century. Rectangular lead case with an opening on the shorter left side. It retains two suspension rings in a frontal position at the top. Both areas feature elegant, raised Naskh cursive script. One word on the obverse: لله, and another on the reverse: العزّ, which together mean "Glory to God." (Amulets 352-N5. Type A-Boxes-III, same example). VF.
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KINGDOM OF GRANADA. Seal. (Pb. 15.39g/32x31x2.5mm). Possibly 10th-15th century. Coin-shaped lead plaque with Naskh script in intaglio. Obv: Negative simulation of a Nasrid dobla design. Rev: Plain, with marks from an old fastening system. According to our sources, it is very likely that this piece is an authentic, but plain, period lead amulet blank. It has been imprinted with a reproduction. VF.
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Aghlabi or Fatimi. Amulet from the Island of Malta. (Pb. 13.17g/48x30mm). Possibly 9th-11th century. Obv: Framed by a border of dots, an epigraphic band with characters in linear Kufic script that appears to read: لا إله إلا ـ ..ـ (There is no god but...), which in turn frames a central rectangular field in which almost nothing is discernible. Rev: No inscription. (Amulets 443-TN34, same example). VF.
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Seljuk. Anatolian amulet. (Pb. 3.30g/19x18mm). Possibly 12th-13th century. Square lead plaque with a loss at the bottom. Obv: "Hand of Fatima" with two lines of writing in linear Kufic script with a single stroke. Rev: Legend in three lines of Kufic script. (Amulets 401-N36, same specimen). VF. Very interesting specimen.
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