MASKUKAT auction #137

Nasrids of Granada, Anonymous. Felus. (Ae. 2.67g/20mm). 889H. Wadī āš (Guadix) / بوادي اش. (Vives does not cite; Miles does not cite; Hohertz (Addition 2019) A786 ; al-Nasr FL:11.1). Good Fine. Extremely rare. We only know of one other example with this same year and mint, belonging to the JBG collection.
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Weight of 2 Dinar. (Ae. 7.66g/12x9mm). Undated. Tonneau shape with Kufic epigraphy. (Tonegawa Type-D4). Anv: عدل (Fair)? Rev: Anepigraph. Good Very Fine. Beautiful specimen.
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Taifa or Almoravid Period. Amulet. (Pb. 9.54g/25mm). Possibly 10th-12th century. Rectangular lead plaque folded into a closed triptych. The visible portion features elegant Kufic script. (Type A-VI Amulets). VF-.
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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus, time of Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. Arab-Sasanian type drachma. (Ar. 3.24g/30mm). 60H/679-80 AD BCL = "Basra" (al-Basra) (Album 12). Obv: Sasanian type bust with winged crown facing right, legends in palavhi: on the right it cites the governor: "ʾwbytʾlʾ / Y zyyʾtʾn" ("ʿUbayd Allah son of Ziyad"), on the left: "GDH" (splendor), on the outside of the double border, at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock, crescent and star, as well as the Arabic legend: بسم الله ('In the name of Allah'). Rev: Fire altar flanked by two priests, on the right: "BCL" (al-Basra) in palavhi, and on the left year of minting, all within a triple border, on the outside, at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock crescent and star. Good Very Fine. Attractive and scarce example with a coin tone.
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UMAYYD CALIPHATE OF DAMASCUS. Arab-Byzantine type felus. (Ae. 4.11g/22mm). 65-86H. Hims (Emesa). (Walker 57; Album 3524). Obv: Crowned bust facing forward holding a cruciform globe, legend around. Rev: Large M, above a star, on both sides: EMI-CHC, in exergue Arabic script. Very Fine-.
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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus. Anonymous. Felus. (Ae. 2.97g/16mm). North African mintage. Obv: رسول الله / محمد (Muhammad / Messenger of God). Rev: Pentagram surmounted by triangles at each vertex. Olra partially visible. VF. Very rare.
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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus, Abd al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.88g/27mm). 81H. Abarqubadh / أبارقوباذ. (Klat 17; Album 126). VF+/VF. Minor marks on reverse. Extremely rare example.

Of extraordinary rarity, especially in this 81 AH date, of which we have only been able to document three examples auctioned in the last twenty years. The Wasit mint, located between Wasit and al-Basra, in present-day Iraq, is one of the rarest and most prized Umayyad issues among collectors, making it a very difficult addition to any specialized collection.
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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus. Al-Walid I Ibn 'Abd Al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.81g/28mm). 89H. Dimashq (Damascus)/ دمشق. (Album 128; Klat 333a). Extremely Fine-. Beautiful tone.
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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus, Al-Walid I Ibn 'Abd Al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.85g/26mm). 97H. Darabyird / دربجرد. (Album 131). Extremely Fine-.
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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus, Hisham Ibn Abd al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.91g/28mm). 114H. Wasit / واسط. (Album 137). Extremely Fine-.
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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus, Hisham Ibn Abd al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.85g/28mm). 115H. Wasit / واسط. (Album 137). Extremely Fine-.
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UMAYYAD CALIPHATE OF DAMASCUS. Hisham Ibn 'Abd Al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.93g/29mm). 116H. Wasit / واسط . (Album 137; Walker 565). Uncirculated-. Original luster.
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UMAYYAD CALIPHATE OF DAMASCUS. Hisham Ibn 'Abd Al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.93g/29mm). 120H. Wasit / واسط . (Album 137). Uncirculated-. Original luster.
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UMAYYAD CALIPHATE OF DAMASCUS. Hisham Ibn 'Abd Al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.93g/26mm). 121H. Wasit / واسط . (Album 137). Uncirculated. Original luster.
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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus. Hisham Ibn 'Abd Al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.93g/26mm). 122H. Wasit / واسط. (Album 137). Good Extremely Fine. Stripes. Original shine.
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UMAYYAD CALIPHATE OF DAMASCUS. Hisham Ibn 'Abd Al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.91g/25mm). 123H. Wasit / واسط . (Album 137). EF-. Scratches. Traces of original luster.
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UMAYYAD CALIPHATE OF DAMASCUS. Hisham Ibn 'Abd Al-Malik. Dirham. (Ar. 2.93g/24mm). 125H. Wasit / واسط . (Album 137). Uncirculated-. Scratches. Original luster.
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IDRISIES. Ibrahim b. al-Qasim. Dirham. (Ar. 1.94g/22mm). Data not visible. Possibly minted between 267 and 281 AH in al-Basra (Basra). VF-. Perforated with added weight/suspension element. Very rare.
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AGLABIES OF TUNIS, Ibrahim II. Dinar. (Au. 4.17g/18mm). 272H. (Lavoix 866; Album 447). Citing ابرهيم / غلب (Galaba / Ibrahim) in IIA. VF. Warped and with a dent on the edge, yet an interesting example and attractive coinage.
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FATIMIES, Isma'il al-Mansur (334-341H). 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 1.42g/17mm). 340H? Without Mint. (Album 696F; Nicol 262 (type E), cataloged as RRR). Citing: المنصور بالله / الامام (el-imam/al-Mansur billah) on the top of the obverse, and his laqab on the back: اسمعيل / عبد الله ('abd Allah/Isma'il) above and ابوالطاهر (Abu al-Tahir) below. Very Fine. Warped Extremely rare, even more so in this state of preservation.

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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FATIMI CALIPHATE, Al-Hakim. Dinar. (Au. 4.12g/22mm). 413H. Al-Mahdiya / المهدية. (Nicol 1258 (Type nº5). Posthumous issue, quoting al-Rahim / الرحيم between the 3rd and 4th line. Very Fine. Very rare.
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FATIMI CALIPHATE. Abu Tamim Ma'ad al-Mustansir billah. 1/4 Dinar. (Au. 0.92g/13mm). 431H. Siqilliya (Palermo, Sicily). (Nicol 1758, Type 6; Album 721). Anv: رسول الله (sent from God) / لااله الاالله (There is no god but God) / محمد (Muhammad). Rev: اميرالمومنين (Amir al-Mu'minin) / المستنصرناللة (al-Mustansir billah) / معد (Ma'add). Good Very Fine. Strange.
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Fatimid Caliphate. Ma'add al-Mustansir billah (427-487 AH). 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 0.97g/16mm). 435 AH. Siqilliya (Sicily)? (Nicol Type T8). VF. Light repainting and perforation. Very rare example.
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HINTATA. Sulayman b. Wanudin (early 6th century). 1/2 Dirham (Ar. 1.43g/12mm). S/D. (Album 477J; Agüera 2025 (Maquso22) Type 1-nº 3, same copy). Partially visible borders. Quoting Sulayman/سليمن in IIA. and Wahadun/وانودين in IIA. Very Fine. Extremely rare. **The only three known examples of this type, which are featured alongside this one in the cataloging article, were auctioned by Stephen Album Rare Coins in Auctions 50 (September 19, 2024) and 53 (September 18, 2025), lots 205, 206, and 239 respectively, and sold for €672, €986, and €467 plus their corresponding commission. ***Possibly minted during the height of the Almohad dynasty, probably in exchange for military service that helped their first Imam, 'Abd al-Mu'min (524-558 AH), to seize power. **To learn more about this interesting piece and the history of the dynasty that issued it, see the article: https://wearenumismatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MANQUSO-22-1.pdf
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HINTATA. Sulayman b. Wanudin (early 6th century). 1/2 Dirham (Ar. 1.34g/14mm). Undated. (Album 477J; Agüera 2025 (Maquso22) Type 2-no. 5, same specimen). Same inscription in both areas: وانودين / سليمن (Sulayman (son of) Wahadin). Rims partially visible. VF-. Extremely rare. ** We only have evidence of two known examples of this type, which are this lot and the next. **To learn more about this interesting piece and the history of its issuing dynasty, see the article: https://wearenumismatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MANQUSO-22-1.pdf
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HINTATA. Sulayman b. Wanudin (early 6th century). 1/2 Dirham (Ar. 1.34g/14mm). Undated. (Album 477J; Agüera 2025 (Maquso22) Type 2-no. 6, same specimen). Same citation in both areas: وانودين / سليمن (Sulayman (son of) Wahadin). Rims partially visible. VF-. Extremely rare. **We only have evidence of two known examples of this type.** To learn more about this interesting piece and the history of its issuing dynasty, see the article: https://wearenumismatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MANQUSO-22-1.pdf
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BANU JAZRUN. Mas'ud ibn Wanudin (440-445H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 1.06g/14mm). Sijilmasa (Sejilmesa) / سجلماسة? (Agüera 2025 (Manquso21) - 5, same copy). "Sahada" in three lines in AI. and quoting (الامير/the emir) / مسعود (Mas´ud)/ بن وانودين (son of Wanudin). Partially visible borders. Very Fine-. Only known specimen. **To learn more about this interesting piece and the history of its broadcasting dynasty, see the article: https://wearenumismatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MANQUSO-21.pdf
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BANU JAZRUN. Mas'ud ibn Wanudin (440-445 AH). Qirate. (Ar. 1.33g/15mm). Is it Sijilmasa (Sejilmesa) / سجلماسة? (Agüera 2025 (Manquso21) - 7, same copy). Obv: عبد(الله) (Abd Allah) / مسعود (Mas'ud). Borders: Is it سجلماسة (Sijilmasa)? VF-. Only known copy. **To learn more about this interesting piece and the history of its issuing dynasty, see the article: https://wearenumismatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MANQUSO-21.pdf
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BANU JAZRUN. Mas'ud ibn Wanudin (440-445 AH). Qirate. (Ar. 1.05g/13mm). Sijilmasa (Sejilmesa) / سجلماسة? (Agüera 2025 (Manquso21) - 11, same example). "Sahada" in both areas, with a division of three and four lines respectively. VF-. Only known example. **To learn more about this interesting piece and the history of its issuing dynasty, see the article: https://wearenumismatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MANQUSO-21.pdf
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MERINÍES-HAFSÍES, Anonymous. Dinar. (Au. 4.65g/31mm). S/D. Anv: لا إله الا اللّه (Not God but Allah)/ محمد رسول اللّٰه (Muhammad sent by Allah)/ الأمر كله لله (all the power of Allah). In four segments: وعلى اله وصحبه (to his family and companions)/ وسلم تسليما (and grant them complete peace). Rev: الملك لله (power belongs to Allah) / الحمد لله (praise be to Allah)/ الشكر لله (thanks to Allah). Segments: تبارك الذي (Blessed be he)/ بيده الملك (in whose hand is the power)/ وهو على كل (and He has all power)/ شيء قدير (over all things). Uncirculated-. Unpublished.

This exceptional dinar, despite having a striking design in ornamental Kufic script in the Hafsid style, contains in the four reverse segments the Quran quote: 67.1. Used in some issues of the founder of the Marinid dynasty (Banū Marīn), Abū Bakr b. ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq (642-656H).
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MERINITES. Anonymous. Dirham. (Ar. 0.80g/15mm). Fās (Fez) / فاس. (Hohertz 838c; Hazard 1144). In the last line of the IIA, instead of Al-Mahdi, there is a mention of the Quran: القران امامنا ('The Quran is our Iman'). VF. Weak strike. Rare example.
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MERINÍES, Anonymous. Dirham kabir. (Ar. 0.86g/14mm). Sabta (Ceuta) / سبتة. (Hazard 1141, attributed to Abdul Hasan Ali ibn Utman II; ''Ceuta Musulmana'' 195a; Hohertz 837, cataloged as R). In the last line of the IIA, instead of Al-Mahdi, there appears the mention of the Quran: القران امامنا ('The Quran is our Iman'). Very Fine-. Minor flaws at the corners of the flan. Very rare.
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MERINÍES. Idris I. Dirham. (Ar. 1.18g/16mm). Fas (Fez) / فاس. (Hazard 1144; Hohertz 838a, listed as RR). In the last line of the IIA. appears instead of Al-Mahdi, the mention of the Quran: القران امامنا ('The Quran is our Iman'). Very Fine. Rare specimen.
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MERINÍES, Anonymous. Dirham. (Ar. 0.85g/13mm). S/D. Anv: رسول اللّٰه / اللّٰه محمد / لا اله الا. Rev: والشكر لله / والحمد لله / الملك لله. Good Very Fine. Vain. Unpublished.
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MERINÍES. Anonymous. 2/3 Dirham. (Ar. 0.72g/15mm). S/D. Asilah / اصيلا. (Hohertz 859, marked RR). Anv: العلمين / رب / الحمد الله. Rev: اصيلا / الا اللّٰه / لا غالب. Very Fine. Dark patina. Strange. Includes label with notes and vintage drawings by the collector.
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MERINÍES, Anonymous. Dirham kabir. (Ar. 0.92g/16mm). Tilimsan (Tlemecen) / تلمسان. (Hazard 1147; Album M520; Hohertz 846, cataloged R). On the last line of AI. the expression: ما اقر ب فرج اللّٰه ("Near is the comfort of Allah"). Similarly, on the reverse, the mention of the Quran appears instead of Al-Mahdi: القران امامنا ("The Quran is our Iman"). Good Very Fine. Rare and very interesting specimen, transformed into an amulet that preserves the complete suspension element.
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MERINITES, Anonymous. Amulet. (Ar. 2.16g/23mm). Late 13th or early 14th century. Obv: Incuse religious legend divided into 6 lines. Rev: No inscription. VF. Remains of suspension element. Unpublished. Very rare. **Although this piece is similar to the double and quadruple dirhams of Abu Hafs 'Umar (Album 493S and 493T), it is currently considered a very early Marinid issue.
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MERINITES, Anonymous. Double Dirham/Amulet. (Ar. 2.69g/23mm). Late 13th or early 14th century. (Album 547D and Brethes 1072, as an Almohad coinage; Hohertz 872a, catalogued as RRR). Religious legend divided into 5 lines in both areas. VF-/VF. Remnants of suspension element detached. Very rare. **Although this piece is similar to the double and quadruple dirhams of Abu Hafs 'Umar (Album 493S and 493T), it is currently considered a very early Marinid issue.
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MERINITES, Anonymous. Double dirham/amulet. (Ar. 2.13g/24mm). Late 13th or early 14th century. (Hohertz 872var, catalogued as RRR). Religious legend divided into 5 lines in both areas. VF-. A beautiful and very rare example, made even more exceptional by being an unrecorded decorative variant, which contains a curious interlaced bouquet in the shape of "لا", between "wa" and "lam" of "rasul", in the 2nd line of the reverse.
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MERINITES, Anonymous. Double Dirham/Amulet. (Ar. 2.69g/23mm). Late 13th or early 14th century. (Album 547D and Brethes 1072, as an Almohad coin; Hohertz 872b, catalogued as RRR). Religious legend divided into 5 lines in both areas. VF+. A beautiful and very rare example, made even more exceptional by being the stylistic variant (b) and by being preserved in this condition, without any visible traces of soldering or suspension elements. **Although this piece is similar to the double and quadruple dirhams of Abu Hafs 'Umar (Album 493S and 493T), it is currently considered a very early Marinid issue.
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MERINIES / WATTASIES, attributed to Abu 'l-'Abbas Ahmad (775-786/789-796). Dirham. (Ar. 1.32g/16mm). S/D. (Hohertz 799 and 894, cataloged as R). VF. Scarce example.
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WATTASIES. Muhammad I al-Saykh (876-910H). Dirham sagir. (Ar. 0.48g/14mm). S/D. (Hohertz 887). Anv: العلمين / رب / الحمد الله (Praise be to God/Lord/of the Universe). Rev: المسلمين / امير / الشيخ (al-Saykh/amir/al-Muslimín). Very Fine. Scarce.
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WATTASIES, Muhammad III al-Qasri, Nasir li-Din (952-954H). 1/2 dirham. (Ar. 0.55g/13mm). S/D. (Album 551A). Anv: العالمين / رب / الحمد الله. Rev: الناصر (al-Nasir)/لدين (li-Din)/ الله (Allah). Good Very Fine. Very rare, we only have evidence of 2 specimens with this type.
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SAADIDS. Anonymous. 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 0.67g/13mm). 956H. Fās (Fez) / فاس. (Album 554; Hohertz 902, cataloged R). Anv: عام/ بفاس/ عمل (Made/in Fez/year). Rev: و تسعمائة / خمسين و / ستة (six/and fifty/and nine hundred). Very Fine. Queer.
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SAADIDS. Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad II (1517-1557). 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 1.29g/17mm). 962H. Fās (Fez) / فاس. (Hohertz 904, cataloged as R). Very Fine-. Rare specimen.
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SAADIDS. Abu Muhammad 'Abd Allah El-Galib. Dirham. (Ar. 1.35g/12mm). Meknes. (Brethes 1434; Hohertz 930). Very Fine-. Very rare specimen
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ALAWIES. Mulay Sulayman II. Block of 2 units of 3 Feluses. (Ar. 19.91g/43mm). S/D. (KM96.2var). Anepigraphs, with hexagram in both areas. Very Fine. Beautiful and interesting specimen.
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ALAWIES, Mulay Sulayman II. Block of 2 units of 3 Feluses. (Ar. 17.89g/44mm). Miknasa (Meknes) / مكـناسة. (Eustache 656; KM100.4). Variant with 4 lobes on the obverse. VF. Very rare, even more so in a block of two pieces.
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ALAWIES, Mulay Sulayman (1792-1822). Felus. (Ar. 4.17g/27mm). 1229H. al-Ṣuwayra (Esauira) / الصويرة. (Corpus des monnaies Alwite, no. 577a). VF. Very rare, we only have record of one other example sold in recent years, auctioned by Monnaies d'Antan, Auction 33 (28/05/2023), Lot No. 1174, which sold for €300 plus their corresponding commission.
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Hispano-Muslim Coins (Reading and Classification Manual). Antonio Medina Gómez. Toledo, 1992. Very good condition.

Without a doubt, one of the most important educational works of its time. An instructor and guide for several generations of collectors, it has become one of the most sought-after learning manuals in all of Andalusian numismatic literature.
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