Online Coin Auction #133

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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MARDIN CROCODILES. Yülük Arslan Husam A-Din (580-597 AH). Dirham. (Ar. 15.43g/33mm). Mardin. 596 AH. Obv: Seated Turkish soldier facing forward with crossed legs, holding a severed head in his left hand and brandishing a sword in his right; to the left: Nur al-Dim. Rev: In the center, the name and titles of the Abbasid caliph al-Nasir in three lines; around, the name and titles of the Ayyubid governor Az-Zahir Gazi; on the outer margin, Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan, date. (Mitchiner 1977-1042var.; Spengler/Sayles2-36.3; Album 1829.4). VF-. Oxidation. Scarce.
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ARTUQUÍES OF MARDÍN. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. Dirham. (Ae. 6.27g/31mm). 623H. Mint uncertain. (Album 1830.8; Mitchiner 1062). Obv: Draped male bust facing forward, surrounded by a Kufic legend with the name and titles of the Seljuk Sultan Ala al-Din Kay Qubadh. Rev: Legend in five lines with the names and titles of the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir and Artuq Arslan. VF-. Cleaned.
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE. Interesting set of four sealing wax molds, dating from the 17th to 19th centuries. All with different designs and inscriptions. Various sizes and states of preservation. TO BE EXAMINED.
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PETER OF HUEUncirculatedA (1094-1104). Dinero. (Ve. 0.97g/16mm). Jaca, Huesca. (Crus VS 213). Obv: Bust of Peter facing left, around the legend: PETRVS REX. Rev: Tree surmounted by a cross, on either side the legend: ARA-GON. VF-. Very scarce.
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PETER OF HUEUncirculatedA (1094-1104). Dinero. (Ve. 0.82g/17mm). Jaca, Huesca. (Crus VS 213). Obv: Bust of Peter facing left, around the legend: PETRVS REX. Rev: Tree surmounted by a cross, on either side the legend: ARA-GON. VF-. Very scarce.
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ALFONSO THE BATTLER (1104-1134). Dinero. (Ve. 1.04g/19mm). Jaca, Huesca. (Crus VS 217). Obv: Effigy of Alfonso the Battler facing left, cutting a border, around the legend: ANFVS REX. Rev: Tree surmounted by a cross, on either side the horizontal legend: ARA-GON. VF. Rare.
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PETER II (1196-1213). Dinero. (Ve. 1.11g/18mm). Aragon. (Cru.VS 302). Obv: Crowned bust of Peter II facing left, legend around: PETR REX. Rev: Cross on a tree, legend around: ARAGON. VF.
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JAMES I (1213-1276). Dinero. (Ve. 1.04g/18mm). Barcelona. (Cru.VS 308). Obv: Crowned bust of James I facing left, around legend: BARQVINO. Rev: Cross cutting a border, rosettes in the first and fourth quadrants, three dots in the second and third quadrants, around legend: IACOB REX. VF. Iridescent tone.
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JAMES I (1213-1276). Dinero. (Ve. 0.76g/17mm). Marseille, County of Provence. (Cru.VS 174; Cru CG 2124). Crowned bust of James I facing left within a circular border, around the legend: REX ARA GONE. Rev: Cross passant with three dots at the ends, around the legend: PO VI NC IA. VF/VF-. Rare.
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JAMES II (1291-1327). Dinero. (Ve. 1.04g/17mm). Barcelona. (Cru.VS 344.1). Obv: Bust of James II crowned left within a circular border, around legend: IACOBUS REX. Rev: Cross passant with rings in 1st and 4th quadrants and three dots in 2nd and 3rd quadrants, around legend: BA CI NO NA. Very Fine.
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PETER III (1336-1387). Dinero. (Ve. 1.20g/17mm). Aragon. (Cru.VS 463). Obv: Crowned bust of Peter III facing left within a circular border, around the legend: ARAGON. Rev: Patriarchal cross within a circular border, around the legend: PETRVS DI GRA REX. Very Fine.
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MARTIN I (1396-1410). 1 Real. (Weight 3.09g/23mm). Majorca. (Cru.VS 519). Obv: Crowned effigy of Martin I facing forward between two oxen, all within a polylobed border, around the legend: MARTINVS DEI GRACIA REX. Rev: Latin cross cutting through a polylobed border and oxen in the four quadrants, around the legend: ARAGONUM ET MAIORICARUM. Good Fine/Very Fine-. Rare example.
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FERNANDO I (1412-1416). 1 Real. (Ar. 3.18g/24mm). Majorca, Mint Master: Joan Torrelló y Lloscos (1413-1416). (Cru.VS 770 var). Obv: Bust of Ferdinand I, crowned and in armor, facing forward, between a lion and an ox, within a lobed border, around the legend: FERDINANDUS DEI GRACIA. Rev: Latin cross with lions in the 1st and 4th quadrants and oxen in the 2nd and 3rd quadrants, within a lobed border, around the legend: ARAGONUM ET MAIORICARUM. Very Fine. Rare example.
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ALFONSO VI (1416-1458). 1 Real. (Ar. 3.07g/24mm). Majorca. (Cru.VS 840). Obv: Bust of Alfonso IV crowned and wearing a cuirass, facing forward within a lobed border, around the legend: ALFONSUS DEI GRACIA REX. Rev: Latin cross with oxen in the four quadrants, all within a lobed border, around the legend: ARAGONUM ET MAIORICARUM. Good Very Fine. Rare example.
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Agramunt. Senyal. (Ar. 1.02g/13mm). (Crusafont-1334). Very Fine-.
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ALFONSO VI (1073-1109). "Creation" coin. (Ve. 1.04g/17mm). Toledo. (FAB-8). Obv: Cross patée within a circular border, around legend: ANFVS REX +. Rev: Two rings with an inner dot and two stars, all within a circular border, around legend: TOLETVM. Good Very Fine.
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ALFONSO VIII (1158-1214). Dinero. (Ve. 0.74g/18mm). Toledo. (FAB-23, as Alfonso I of Aragon). Obv: Bare head of Alfonso VIII facing left within a circular border, around the legend: ANFVS REX. Rev: Cross pattée with star and central dot in the 1st and 4th quadrants, all within a circular border, around the legend: TOLLETA. VF. Toned.
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ALFONSO VIII (1158-1214). Dinero. (Ve. 0.83g/19mm). Itinerant battle workshop. (FAB-23, as Alfonso I of Aragon). Obv: Bare head of Alfonso VIII facing left within a circular border, around the legend: ANFVS REX. Rev: Cross pattée with star and central dot in the 1st and 4th quadrants, all within a circular border, around the legend: TOLLETA. VF.
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ALFONSO VIII (1158-1214). Dinero. (Ve. 0.76g/18mm). Toledo. (FAB-25.3 as Alfonso I of Aragon). Obv: Bust facing left within a circular border, around the legend: ANFVS REX. Rev: Cross patée with star in the first and fourth quadrants, all within a circular border, around the legend: TOLLETA. VF.
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ALFONSO VIII (1158-1214). Dinero. (Ve. 0.71g/17mm). Calahorra. (MMM A8:38.6; FAB-196). Obv: Crowned bust of Alfonso VIII facing left, legend: ANFVS REX. Rev: Castle with an ornate central cross, a star to the left, a C to the right, legend: CASTELE. Very Fine-. Fold mark.
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ALFONSO VIII (1158-1214). Dinero. (Ve. 0.80g/17mm). Mint mark: crescent, possibly Toledo. (FAB-204.2). Obv: Crowned bust of Alfonso VIII facing left, dot behind, legend around: ANFVS REX. Rev: Castle with central cross flanked by crescent and star, legend around: CASTELE. VF-.
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ALFONSO VIII (1158-1214). Dinero. (Ve. 0.74g/17mm). Possibly Toledo. (FAB-205). Obv: Crowned bust of Alfonso VIII facing left, dot behind, legend around: ANFVS REX. Rev: Castle with central cross flanked by stars, legend around: CASTELE. VF. Mint marks.
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ALFONSO VIII (1158-1214). Dinero. (Ve. 0.78g/18mm). Possibly Toledo. (FAB-205). Obv: Crowned bust of Alfonso VIII facing left, legend: ANFVS REX. Rev: Castle with an ornate central cross, crescent to the left, star to the right, legend: CASTELE. VF.
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ALFONSO VIII (1158-1214). Meaja. (Ve. 0.19g/13mm). Possibly Toledo. (MMM A8:39.9; FAB-206). Obv: Crowned bust of Alfonso VIII facing left, around legend: ANFVS REX. Rev: Castle with an ornate central cross, between stars, around legend: CASTELE. VF-.
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ALFONSO IX (1188-1230). Dinero. (Ve. 0.67g/16mm). Mint unknown. (MMM A9:6.37; FAB-121.1). Obv: Floret cross and scallops in the quarters, around the legend: ANFONS REX. Rev: Lion to the right above the cross, below the legend: LEO, in front a retrograde R. VF-. Traces of original silvering. Scarce.
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ALFONSO IX (1188-1230). Coin. (Ar. 0.73g/16mm). Santiago de Compostela. (FAB-130.3). Obv: Floret cross and scallop shells in the quarters, around the legend: ANFONS REX. Rev: Lion facing right, above a cross potent and scallop shell, below: LEO, in front between the paws: SI (superimposed) and a cross potent. Very Fine. Blank missing. Scarce example.
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ALFONSO IX (1188-1230). Benavente Court Coin. (Ve. 0.82g/17mm). Mint unknown, unmarked. (FAB-131.1). Obv: Floret cross and scallop shells in the quarters, legend around: ANFONS REX. Rev: Lion facing right with crescent between its paws, above cross and scallop shell, legend below: LEO. VF-. Scarce.
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ALFONSO IX (1188-1230). Benavente Court Coin. (Ve. 0.76g/17mm). Crescent mint mark. (MMM A9:6.45; FAB-135.1). Obv: Floret cross and scallop shells in the quarters, around the legend: ANFONS REX. Rev: Lion facing right with a crescent between its paws, above a cross and scallop shell, in front a crescent, below the legend: LEO. VF. Scarce.
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ALFONSO X (1252-1284). Alfonsine Dinero "of the 1st Granada War". (Ve. 0.79g/17mm). Mint mark: Star. (FAB-234). Obv: Legend in six lines: ALF/ONSVS/REX CAS/TELLE E/T LEGIO/NIS. Rev: Castles and lions with mint mark, star in the 1st quadrant. VF.
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