Online Coin Auction #133

UMAYYD CALIPHATE OF DAMAUncirculatedUS. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (65-86 AH). Felus. (Ae. 2.80g/21mm). 73-77 AH. bi-Halab (Aleppo) / بحلب. (Walker 106; SICA 1, 609; Album 3529). Obv: Caliph standing facing forward, placing his right hand on the hilt of his sword; in the field to the left a whip, around the legend: “عبد الله عبد الملك أمير المؤمنين” (Servant of God, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Believers). Rev: Cross transformed into a Φ resting on a three-stepped base; on the sides mintmark “بحلب ” (bi-Halab, “in Aleppo”) and “واف” (wāfin, “full weight”), around: “لا إله إلا الله وحده محمد رسول الله” (No there is more god than Allah, only Muhammad is the messenger of God). Very Fine.
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UMAYYD CALIPHATE OF DAMAUncirculatedUS. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (65-86 AH). Felus. (Ae. 2.76g/19mm). 74-80 AH. Hims (Emesa) / حمص . (Walker 106; SICA 1, 691; Album 3533). Obv: Caliph standing facing forward, placing his right hand on the hilt of his sword; in the field to the left a whip, around the legend: “عبد الله عبد الملك أمير المؤمنين” (Servant of God, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Believers). Rev: Cross transformed into a Φ resting on a three-stepped base; on the sides mintmark “بحمص” (bi-Hims) and star, all around: “لا إله إلا الله وحده محمد رسول الله” (There is no god but Allah, only; Muhammad is the messenger of God). Very Fine-.
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UMAYYD CALIPHATE OF DAMAUncirculatedUS. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (65-86 AH). Felus. (Ae. 2.81g/20mm). 74-80 AH. Hims (Emesa) / حمص . (Walker 106; SICA 1, 691; Album 3533). Obv: Caliph standing facing forward, placing his right hand on the hilt of his sword; in the field to the left a whip, around the legend: “عبد الله عبد الملك أمير المؤمنين” (Servant of God, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Believers). Rev: Cross transformed into a Φ resting on a three-stepped base; on the sides mintmark “بحمص” (bi-Hims) and star, around: “لا إله إلا الله وحده محمد رسول الله” (There is no god but Allah, the only one; Muhammad is the messenger of God). Very Fine-.
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UMAYYD CALIPHATE OF DAMAUncirculatedUS. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (65-86 AH). Felus. (Ae. 2.81g/20mm). 73-77 AH. bi-Halab (Aleppo) / بحلب. (Walker 106; SICA 1, 609; Album 3529). Obv: Caliph standing facing forward, placing his right hand on the hilt of his sword; in the field to the left a whip, around the legend: “عبد الله عبد الملك أمير المؤمنين” (Servant of God, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Believers). Rev: Cross transformed into a Φ resting on a three-stepped base; on the sides mintmark “بحلب ” (bi-Halab, “in Aleppo”) and “واف” (wāfin, “full weight”), around: “لا إله إلا الله وحده محمد رسول الله” (No there is more god than Allah, only Muhammad is the messenger of God). Very Fine-.
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UMAYYAD CALIPHATE OF DAMAUncirculatedUS. Anonymous. Felus. (Ae. 5.08g/17mm). 698-710H. (Album 153; Mitchiner 64). VF. Attractive specimen.
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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus. Anonymous, uncertain period (post-reform). Felus. (Ae. 2.47g/18cm). 77-120H. Uncertain between Filastin (فلسطن) and al-Urdunn (الأردن). (Walker 490; Album 157). Anv: ''Sahada'' in three lines. Rev: Falcon flying to the left, around legend: محمد رسول الله. Very Fine. Queer.
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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus. Anonymous, uncertain period (post-reform). Felus. (Ae. 2.47g/18cm). 77-132H. al-Ramla / الرملة. (Walker 911; Album 185). Anv: ''Sahada'' in three lines. Orla: لله الملك فسان واف. Rev: الله/ رسول / محمد. Orla: ضربـــ بالرملة. Extremely Fine-. Nice specimen.
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UMAYYD CALIPHATE OF DAMAUncirculatedUS. Anonymous, time of Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik. Felus. (Ae. 4.44g/21cm). 116H. Hims (Emesa) / حمص . (Album 177). Date and mint perfectly visible in IIM. Good Very Fine.
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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus. Anonymous. Felus. (Ae. 3.69g/20mm). 116H? al-Ruhā (Urfa, Türkiye) / الرها. (Darley-Doran 1577-80; Walker p.260, P.133; Album 194). Very Fine-. Vain.
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UMAYYD CALIPHATE OF DAMAUncirculatedUS. Anonymous, time of Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik. Felus. (Ae. 2.50g/21mm). 120H. Wasit / واسط. (Album 205). Date and mint perfectly possible in IIIM. VF.
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ABBASSI CALIPHATE. Anonymous, Al-Mansur time. Felús (Ae. 2.94g/21mm). 146H. Khazanat Halab / خزنة حلب. (Album 289). Quoting Salih ibn 'Ali in IM. Date and mint perfectly visible at IIM. Good Very Fine.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE. Time of al-Mansur. Felus. (Ae. 6.33g/24mm). 157H. Qinnasrin / قنسرين. (Album 290; Lavoix 1599). Quoting 'al-Amir Musa' in IIA. and على يد أحمد (held by Ahmad) in IA. Very Fine. Rare specimen.
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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus, Al-Walid I. Dirham. (Ar. 3.06g/26mm). 92H. Wasit / واسط (Album 128; Klat 687). Extremely Fine. Original shine.
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UMAYYAD CALIPHATE OF DAMAUncirculatedUS, Hisham Ibn Abd al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.91g/25mm). 123H. Wasit / واسط. (Album 137; Walker 574; Klat 716). VF+. Original luster with partial oxidation on the reverse.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE. al-Mansur. Dirham (Ar. 2.77g/23mm). 145 H. al-Kufa / الكوفة. (S.Album 213.1; Lavoix 646). Very Fine.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE. al-Mansur. Dirham. (Ar. 2.85g/25mm). 157H. al-Salam /السلام. (Album 213.1; Lowick 1198). Quoting Vizier Ja'far ibn Yahya al-Barmaki in IIA. Very Fine. Internal coinage crack.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 2.76g/27mm). 161H. Madinat al-Salam / مدينة السلام. (Album 215.1). Very Fine.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 2.89g/27mm). 163H. Madinat al-Salam / مدينة السلام. (Album 215.1). Very Fine.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Rashid. Dirham. (Ar. 2.95g/25mm). 183H. Al-Muhamadiya / المحمدية. (Album 219.2a). Very Fine.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE. Harun al-Rashid. Dirham. (Ar. 2.83g/23mm). 187H. al-Salam /السلام. (Album 219.2). Good Very Fine.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE. Harun al-Rashid. Dirham (Ar. 2.88g/23mm). 189H. al-Salam /السلام. (Album 219.2). Very Fine.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Rashid. Dirham. (Ar. 2.91g/21mm). 191H. Madinat al-Salam /مدينة السلام. (Album 219.2). Good Very Fine.
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IDRISIES, Idris II. Dirham. (Ar. 2.31g/22mm). 192H?. Mint not visible. (Album type 421). Quoting Ali / علي in both areas. VF-. Mint blank. Rare example.
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ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Rashid. Dirham. (Ar. 2.60g/23mm). 193H. Madinat Bukhara / مدينةبخارا. (Album 219.2a). On reverse, letter a and y above (by 'Ali b. Abi Sa'd), below: Hamuya. Very Fine.
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EASTERN BUWAYHIDS. 'Ali b. Buwayh. Dirham (Ar. 3.01g/25mm). 328H. Arrajan. (Album 1538). Citing Caliph al-Radi in IIA and 'Ali b. Buwayh himself in IA. Good Fine. Coinage crack.
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FATIMIES. al-Zahir. 1/2 dirham. (Ar. 1.67g/17mm). 411-427H. (Album S716; Nicol 1619, type K). Nicol's type K is found only on some unminted dirhams. Good Fine/Fine. Extremely rare.
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FATIMIES, Isma'il al-Mansur (334-341 AH). 1/2 dirham (Ar. 1.35g/16mm). Mint and date outside the flan, possibly Fez. (Album 696F; Nicol 262, type E, catalogued as RRR). Quoting: المنصور بالله / الامام (el-imam/al-Mansur billah) at the top of the obverse, and his laqab on the reverse: اسمعيل / عبد الله ('abd Allah/Isma'il) above and ابوالطاهر (Abu al-Tahir) below. VF. Extremely rare. This is the only type that includes the laqab of al-Mansur. Similarly, the only known mint for type 214b is the extremely rare Fatimid mint of Fez.
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Fatimid Caliphate, Al-'Aziz. 1/2 dirham. (Ar. 1.35g/19mm). 37?H. Mint not visible. (Nicol Types 833; Album 705). VF.
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FATIMI CALIPHATE, Al-Hakim (386-411 AH). Kharruba. (Ar. 0.13g/8mm). Sicilian coinage without date or mint mark. (Album 712; Nikol 1001). Obv: Al-imam, al-mansur, abu 'ali. Rev: Al-Hakim, bi-amr Allah amir, al-mu'minin, in three lines. VF. Rare example.
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GURIES. Gyat al-Din Muhammad B. Sam (558-599H). Dirham. (Ar. 4.76g/29mm). Undated. Ghazna. (Album 1770). Very Fine-. Repaint.
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SAMANIDS. Mansur I Ibn Nuh. Dirham. (Ar. 3.66g/36mm). 359H. Balkh / بلخ. (Album 1466; Zeno#351147). Very Fine. Remnants of original shine.
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QARAJAN. Arslan Jan Mansur B. Ali Nur al-Dawla (408-415H/1017-1024). Dirham. (Ar. 1.84g/25mm). 409H. Ilaq. (Kochnev 478; Zeno 46762). Very Fine-. Very scarce copy.
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QARAJANITES. GREAT JANS. YUSUF B. 'ABD ALLAH MENTIONING AHMAD B. 'ALI KHAN (403-405 AH/1012-1014). Felus. (Ae. 1.36g/22mm). 395 AH. Al-Sas. (Kochnev 159). VF. Edge break and minting scratches.
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QARAJANI. GREAT JAN'ANS. YUSUF B. 'ABD ALLAH MENTIONING AHMAD B. 'ALI KHAN. Felus. (Ae. 2.91g/27mm). 403H. Al-Sas. (Wilkes 1763). VF-. Mint marks. Very rare example.
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BEYLIQS OF ANATOLIA. AYDIN. II. UMUR BEY (806-808H/1404-1405). Akce. (Ar. 0.74g/16mm). 807H. Without mint. Very Fine. Breaks at the edge.
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BEYLIQS OF ANATOLIA. AYDIN. CELALEDDÍN BAYECIT. 1/2 Akce. (Ar. 0.85g/11mm). Undated. Kastamonu. (Album 1283.1). Very Fine.
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MERINIES / WATTASIES. Attributed to Abu 'l-'Abbas Ahmad (775-786 / 789-796). Dirham. (Ar. 1.42g/13mm). S/C. (Hohertz 799 and 894, cataloged as R). VF. Rare example.
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MERINIES, Abu Faris 'Abd al-'Aziz II. 2/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.78g/15mm). 796-799H. Without mint. (Hohertz 801b, listed as R). Anv: العلمين / رب / الحمد الله. Rev: المسلمين / العزيز امير / عن امر عبد. Good Very Fine. Scarce.
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MERINIES, Abu Faris 'Abd al-'Aziz II. 2/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.75g/14mm). 796-799H. Without mint. (Album 543; Hohertz 802, cataloged as RRR). Anv: العالمين / رب / الحمد الله. Rev: المسلمين / العزيز امير / عن امر عبد. Good Very Fine. Very rare.
Ruler referred to by the title of amir al-mu'minin, almost never used by the Marinids.
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MERINIES, 'Abd Al-Haqq II. 2/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.76g/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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MERINIES, 'Abd Al-Haqq II. 2/3 dirham. (Ar. 0.87g/14mm). 823-869H. Without mint. (Hohertz 831, cataloged as RR). Anv: واليك المصير/ واليك انبنا / توكلنا / ربنا عليك. Rev: ايده اللّٰه / امير المسلمين / عبد الحق / الغالب بالله. Very Fine. Rare copy.
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MERINÍES. Anonymous. 1/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.40g/11mm). Without mint. (Hohertz 853). Anv: لا قوة الا / بالله. Rev: الأمر كله / لله وحده. Very Fine-. Rare specimen.
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MERINÍES. Anonymous. 1/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.40g/11mm). Sabta (Ceuta) / سبتة. (Hohertz 854, cataloged as RRR). Anv: لا قوة الا / بالله. Rev: الأمر كله / لله وحده. Good Very Fine. Very rare specimen.
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ALAWIES. Moulay Ismail. Dirham mazuna. (Ar. 0.86g/16mm). Fas (Fez). Very Fine.
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Interesting pair of Alawie coins. Different sizes and states of preservation. TO BE EXAMINED.
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Selyukis of Rum (Anatolia). Sulayman II, 2nd reign. Felus. (Ar. 7.18g/29mm). 595H. (Album 1202.2; Broome 57b). Obv: Horseman riding right and carrying a mace between stars. Rev: Central legend in three lines and visible border. VF. Scarce.
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SELYUKI OF RUM (Anatolia). Sulayman II, 2nd reign. Felus. (Ar. 5.24g/27mm). 595H?. (Album 1202.2). Obv: Horseman riding right and carrying a mace between stars. Rev: Central legend in three lines and the hundred of the date visible (500), as the end of the border. VF. Scarce.
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SELYUKIS OF RUM. Ghiyas ad-Din Kaykhusraw I b. Qilij Arslan (1st reign, 588-595 AH). Felus. (Ae. 3.17g/22mm). N/A. (Album 1202). Obv: Horseman galloping right carrying a sword, surrounded by three stars. Rev: Legend in 4 lines. VF+.
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SELJUKI OF RUM, 'Izz al-Din Kay Ka'us I (608-616H). Dirham. (Ae. 3.51g/24mm). S/D. (Album 1209). Anv: الامام النا (Iman al-Na)/ صر لدين الله (sir li-din Allah)/ امير المؤمنين (Emir of the Believers). Rev: السلطان (the sultan)/ الغالب كيكاو (al- ghalib Kayka'u)/ س بن كيخسرو (s son of Kaykhusraw). Good Very Fine. Scarce.
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ARTUQUÍES DE MARDÍN. Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II (572-580H). Dirham. (Ae. 6.27g/31mm). S/D. (Edhem 39; Album 1828). Anv: Diademed head on the right surrounded by a square border; around in four segments: بن البي بن / تمرتاش بن / ايل غازي / بن اربق (B in Alpi bin Timurtash bin Il-Ghazi bin Artuq). Rev: In five lines: ايل غازي / لمولانا الملك العالم / العادل قطب الدين / ملك الامرا شاه / ديار بكر (Il-Ghazi, for our Lord al-Malik al-'Alim al-'Adil Qutb al-Din, King of the princes/rulers Shah Diyarbakr). Very Fine-. Cleaned.
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