Online Coin Auction #133

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-.

https://wearenumismatics.com/amulets-of-al-andalus/N9.html
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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+.

https://wearenumismatics.com/amuleto s-de-al-andalus/D4.html
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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 other 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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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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