MASKUKAT auction #137

ALMORAVIDS, Ali ibn Yusuf and Emir Sir (522-533 AH). Love Yourself. (Ar. 0.76g/13mm). S/D. (Vives does not cite; Benito Cf6). Obv: 'Sahada' in three lines and mention of the heir: الامير سير. Rev: Presents Ali with the titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. VF. Attractive example decorated with various plant motifs.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ben Yusuf and the Emir Sir (522-533 AH). Quirate. (Ar. 0.56g/12mm). N/A. (Vives does not cite; Eustache 341A (partial reading); Benito Cf12). Obv: Sahada' in three lines and mention of the heir: الامير سير. Rev: In the center: الله/ حسبي (God is enough for me), around which Ali is presented with the titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. VF. Dark patina. Rare.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ben Yusuf and the Emir Sir (522-533 AH). Quirate. (Ar. 0.80g/12mm). Undated. (Vives does not cite; Eustache 341A (partial reading); Benito Cf12). Obv: Sahada' in three lines and mention of the heir: الامير سير. Rev: In the center: الله/ حسبي (God is enough for me), around which Ali is presented with the titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. VF. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ben Yusuf and the Emir Sir (522-533 AH). Quirate. (Ar. 0.96g/13mm). N/A. (Vives does not cite; Eustache 341A (partial reading); Benito Cf12). Obv: Sahada' in three lines and mention of the heir: الامير سير. Rev: In the center: الله/ حسبي (God is enough for me), around which Ali is presented with the titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. VF+. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDS, 'Ali ben Yusuf and the emir Tahsfin (533-537 AH). Qirate. (Ar. 0.91/11mm). (Vives 1820; Hazard 997; Benito Ch13). Obv: 'Sahada' in three lines and mention of the heir. Rev: Presents Ali with the title of Amir al-Muslimin, above the expression: A llah Wali / الله ولي (God is the guardian). Good Very Fine.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali Ibn Yusuf and the Emir Tashfin (533-537 AH). Qirate. (Ar. 0.95/11mm). S/D. (Vives 1822; Benito Cj1). Obv: 'Sahada' in two lines, below it quotes the heir: الامير تاشفين. Rev: Presents Ali with the title of amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. EF-. Attractive example made in Naskh script with traces of original luster.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ben Yusuf and the emir Tahsfin (533-537 AH). Dinar. (Au. 4.14g/27mm). 535 AH. Marrākush (Marrakech) / مراكش (Vives 1803; Hazard 382; Album 466.3). EF. Beautiful and rare example with traces of original luster.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ali ben Yusuf and the emir Tahsfin (533-537H). Dinar. (Au. 4.16g/27mm). 536H. Aġmāt / اغمات. (Vives 1781; Hazard 365). Extremely Fine-. Slightly warped. Scarce.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ali ben Yusuf and the emir Tahsfin (533-537H). Dinar. (Au. 4.16g/27mm). 537H. Madīnat Fās (Fez) / مدينة فاس. (Vives 1809; Hazard 379; Album 466.3). Quoting al-Abasi / العبا سي in IIA. Extremely Fine-. Slight scratches. Beautiful and very rare specimen.
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ALMORAVIDS, Tashfin ibn Ali (537-540 AH). Quirate. (Ar. 0.91g/10mm). Undated. (Vives 1881; Hazard 1021; Benito Da1). Obv: 'Sahada' in two lines. Rev: Presents Tashfin with the titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. VF. Porosity. A beautiful and rare example.
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ALMORAVIDES, Tashfin Ibn Ali (537-540H). 1/2 Quirate. (Ar. 0.37g/10mm). S/D. (Hazard 1024; Benito Da12). Anv: تاشفين / الامير (the emir/Tashfin). Rev: Anepigraph. Good Very Fine. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDS, Tashfin ben Ali and Emir Ibrahim (539-540 AH). Kirate. (Ar. 0.89g/13mm). S/D. (Vives 1885; Hazard 1035; Benito Db2). Obv: 'Sahada' in three lines, below mention of the heir: الامير ابرهيم. Rev: Presents Tashfin with titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. Very Fine.
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ALMORAVIDS. Tashfin ben Ali and Emir Ibrahim (539-540 AH). Quirate. (Ar. 0.92g/10mm). Undated. (Hazard 1024; Eustache 557; Benito Db4). Obv: 'Sahada' in two lines, below mention of the heir: الامير ابرهيم. Rev: Presents Tashfin with the titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. VF-/VF. Porosity. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDES, Tashfin ben Ali. 1/2 Quirate. (Ar. 0.47g/9mm). 537-540H. (Vives 1877; Hazard 1025; Benito Da11). Anv: تاشفين/ المسلمين/ امير (Emir / of the Muslims / Tashfin). Rev: Adorno. Very Fine. Very rare specimen.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ishaq ben Ali (540-541 AH). Quirate. (Ar. 0.82g/12mm). S/D. (Vives 1895; Benito E4). Obv: 'Sahada' in four lines. Rev: Presents Ishaq with the title of amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al Din. VF. Scarce.
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ALMORAVIDES. Ishaq Ibn Ali (540-541H). 1/2 Quirate. (Ar. 0.46g/9mm). S/D. (Benito de los Mozos does not cite this variant). Anv: الامير (the Emir) / إسحاق (Ishaq). Rev: Anepigraph. Good Very Fine. Strange.
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TAIFA ALMORAVIDE. Hamdin Ibn Muhammad (539-540 AH). Quirate. (Ar. 0.95g/11mm). Córdoba / قرطبة. (Vives 1907; Benito M1). Obv: 'Sahada' in three lines, below the mint mark: قرطبة. Rev: Presents Hamdin with the title of amir al-Muslimin and the appellation: المنصور / بالله (al-Mansūr bi-llah) in two lines at the top. VF+. Scarce.
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TAIFA ALMORAVIDE. Hamdin Ibn Muhammad (539-540H). 1/2 carat. (Ar. 0.48g/9mm). S/D. (Vives 1908; Album A407A; Benito M3). Anv: بالله (bi-llah)/ المنصور (al-Mansūr)/ حمدين بن (Hamdin son of)/ محمد (Muhammad). Very Fine. Very rare.
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TAIFAS ALMORAVID, Ahmad ibn Qasi (539-546H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.92g/13mm). Martūla (Mértola) / مرتولة (1st group, 539-540H). (Vives 1916; Hohertz 502b; Gomes AQ 01.03; Benito Fa3). Anv: Legend with Almohad formula: الله ربــنا (Allah Our Lord) / و محمد نبينا (and Muhammad is our Messenger) / و المهدي اما (and El Mahdi Ima-)/ منا (n our). Rev: الامام (The Imam)/القائم بامر الله (al-Qaʾim bi-amri Allah)/ احمد بن قسي عبد (Ahmad ben Qasi 'Abd)/ مارتلة (Allah Mértola). Good Very Fine. Smooth patina. Very rare.

"Ahmad ben Qasi was the initiator of the uprisings against Almoravid power, and for a time he controlled the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula (the Gharb). Descended from a wealthy family of Muladi converts, at one point he sold his possessions and distributed them among the poor, dedicating himself to a life of study and asceticism in which he came into contact with the main Sufi masters of al-Andalus. Upon returning to Silves, he gained fame as a preacher and mystic, even being attributed with supernatural powers; he founded a group of followers called Muridin, and in the midst of religious fervor, he proclaimed himself Mahdi, the one guided by God to announce and establish a new kingdom of justice." (Benito de los Mozos, "Almoravid and Post-Amoravid La Plata: El Quirate" p. 143).
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ALMORAVID TAIFAS, anonymous, attributed to Ahmad ibn Qasi (539-546 AH). Quirate. (Ar. 0.90g/12mm). No mint. (2nd group - coins minted in Silves (Portugal) and other undetermined locations). (Vives 2016; Hazard 1060; Gomes 04.05; Benito Fb4). Obv: 'Shahada' in three lines, below quote in two lines: الامام عبد (the Imam Abd)/ الله (Allah). Rev: Legend with Almohad formula: الله (God) / ربــنا (Our Lord) / محمد رسولنا (Muhammad is our Messenger) / المهدي اماممنا (The Mahdi our Imam). Good Very Fine. Smooth patina. Very rare.
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TAIFAS ALMORAVIDS, Sidray ibn Wazir (recognizing Almohad sovereignty, 538-546 AH). Quirate. (Ar. 0.92g/18mm). S/D. (Vives 1911; Gomes 05.03; Benito Hd1). Obv: 'Sahada' in three lines, below quote: ابن وزير (Ibn Wazir). Rev: المهدي (al-Mahadi)/ بالله محمد بن (by God, Muhammad son of)/ عبد الله (Abd Allah). Good Very Fine. Very rare.

"Ibn Wazīr's trajectory is reflected in his coinage, which we divide into four periods. The first comprises what would initially be his first coins minted in Beja after the uprising, although the brief legends that appear on these half-kirates do not allow us to state with absolute certainty that they belong to this period and not another. The second, more prolific period shows Sidrāy's alliance with Ḥamdīn ben Muḥammad, either by displaying his name or his honorific title of al-Manṣūr, with coins initially issued in Mértola and Beja, which continued in Silves after Ibn Wazīr moved his residence there. Following this, a couple of coins issued in Silves represent the period in which Ibn Wazīr expressed his submission to the Caliph of the East by using the generic appellation of Imam 'Abd Allāh, in the same way that this title appeared in the..." Almoravid dinars. Finally, the pieces minted during the Almohad period are collected, which are distinguished by the presence of the name of Mahdī Muḥammad ben 'Abd Allāh (benTūmart)." (https://wearenumismatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Manquso07.pdf).
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ALMORAVID TAIFAS. Ahmad Ibn Hud. (539-540 AH). Quirate. (Ar. 0.77g/11mm). S/D (Delgado "Plates" XVIII-21; Benito N3). Obv: 'Sahada' in three lines. Rev: Orla: المنصو ر بالله احمد بن (al-Mansūr bi-llah Ahmad son of), center: هود (Hud). VF. Very rare.
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TAIFAS ALMORAVIES, BANU GANIYA (Mallorca). Anonymous, attributed to Muhammad b. Ganiyya al-Massufi. Fractional dirham/handus. (Ve. 1.16g/13mm). S/D. (Vives does not cite; Prieto does not cite; French: MH-405 and NMPC-364). Anv: "Sahada" in three lines. Rev: الامام (the Imam)/ عبدالله ('Abd Allāh)/ امير المسلمين (Amir al-Muslimin). Mint not visible. Very Fine. Very rare.
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TAIFAS ALMORAVIES, BANU GANIYA (Mallorca). Anonymous. Fractional dirham / handus. (Ar. 1.05g/11mm). 566H? (Similar to Moll, 2002, ref 8 and Francés 405). On the edge of the IIA. .. تين ستين خمس.. (..(''six sixty five (of 500)''?). Good Very Fine. Very rare and interesting specimen for study.
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TAIFAS ALMORAVIES, BANU GANIYA (Mallorca), attributed to Isahq b. Ganiya Fractional dirham/handus. (Ar. 0.79g/12mm). (46)7H. Mayūrka (Mallorca) / ميورقة. (French (NMPC) 385, same issue). On the edge of the IA. perfectly legible: قة سنة سبع (..ca year seven..). Very Fine. Very rare.
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ALMOHADS, Abd al-Mu'min. Almoravid-type chirate. (Ar. 0.90g/11mm). 524-558 AH. (Vives 2043; Hazard 1062; Benito P3). VF. Rare.
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ALMORAVIDS and ALMOHADS. A fascinating set of five beautiful period forgeries, minted in the names of the Almoravids Yusuf ibn Tashfin and Ali ibn Yusuf, as well as the Almohad 'Abd al-Mu'min. The captivating skill and mastery with which they were made are remarkable, as is the rarity of some of the types they represent. Different metals, sizes, and states of preservation. For examination.
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PILLOWS. 'Abd al-Mu'min (524-558H). 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 0.74g/11mm). S/D. (Vives 2113; Hazard 1069; Hohertz 550b). Good Very Fine.
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ALMOHADS. 'Abd al-Mu'min (524-558 AH). 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 0.70g/12mm). Biŷāya (Spark Plug) / بجاية. (Medina 177 AH; Hohertz 559, cataloged as RRR). Mint mark perfectly legible. VF-. Crack. Extremely rare. **We have only been able to locate one other example, auctioned by Áureo & Calicó, in their Auction 231 (26/01/2011), lot 344. Identified as "Málaga?", due to its poor state of preservation.
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ALMOHADES, Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada (646-665H). Dirham. (Ar. 1.55g/15mm). الحضرة المو منية المر تضية / Al-Hadrat al-Muminiyya al-Murtadiyya (Sejilmesa). (Gaspariño, Jarique IV pp. 213-226; Hohertz 563; Album 493A). Good Very Fine. Dark patina. Beautiful and rare specimen with ornamented Kufic epigraphy and excellent centering.
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ALMOHADES, Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada (646-665H). Dirham. (Ar. 1.50g/15mm). Al-Hadrat al-Muminiyya al-Murtadiyya (Sejilmesa) / الحضرة المو منية المر تضية. (Gaspariño, Jarique IV pp. 213-226; Hohertz 563; Album 493A). Good Very Fine. Unusual ornament on reverse. Interesting and rare specimen with ornamented Kufic epigraphy.
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ALMOHADES, Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada (646-665H). Dirham. (Ar. 1.55g/16mm). Al-Hadrat al-Muminiyya al-Murtadiyya (Sejilmesa) / الحضرة المو منية المر تضية . (Gaspariño, Jarique IV pp. 213-226; Hohertz 563d; Album 493A). Good Very Fine. Beautiful and rare specimen with ornate Kufic epigraphy.
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ALMOHADS, 'Abd al-Mu'min (524-558 AH). 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 0.75g/13mm). Undated. (Gaspariño 2001a, p. 214; Hohertz 549, cataloged as RRR). Ornamental Kufic calligraphy. Very Fine. Blanks. Very rare.
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ALMOHADS, 'Abd al-Mu'min (524-558 AH). 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 0.71g/12mm). Undated. (Gaspariño (2001) p. 214; Hohertz 549, cataloged as RRR). Very rare and beautiful example with ornamental Kufic calligraphy in the Hafsid style.
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ALMOHADES, Anonymous, attributed to Abd al-Wahid II al-Rasid. 1/4 Ornamental Kufic Dirham. (Ar. 0.33g/11mm). S/D. (Gaspariño 201a; Hohertz 644, cataloged as RRR). Anv: هدى الله / هو الهدى. (Allah's guidance / is the guidance). Rev: العا قبة / التقوا. (The reward of the hereafter / belongs to the devotees). Very Fine-. Very rare.
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ALMOHADS, Abu'l-Ula Idris II ibn Muhammad (665-668 AH). Dinar. (Au. 4.59g/30mm). Undated. (Vives 2086, note 1; Hazard 538; Medina 192). Very Fine. Remnants of soldering. Very rare.
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ALMOHADS, Abu'l-Ula Idris II ibn Muhammad (665-668 AH). 1/4 Dinar. (Au. 1.14g/16mm). Undated. (Vives 2087; Hazard 539; Medina 193; Album 495). Very Fine. Very rare.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.51g/15mm). S/D. (Album 496a; Hohertz 574). Kufic script. VF+.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.53g/15mm). S/D. (Vives 2088; Medina 201.a; Hohertz 578). Good Very Fine.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.50g/14mm). S/D. (Vives 2088; Medina 201.a; Hohertz 578). VF+. Includes label with annotations and period drawings by the collector.
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ALMOHADES, Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.54g/14mm). S/D. (Vives 2088; Medina 201.a; Hohertz 578). Good Very Fine.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.51g/14mm). Undated. (Vives 2088; Medina 201.a; Hohertz 578). Restruck on another example, of which some faint traces are visible. Extremely Fine. A beautiful example.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.53g/14mm). S/D. (Vives 2088; Medina 201.a; Hohertz 578). Interesting example containing a rich decoration of dots, circles, and the letter ''sim'' (س). EF-. Cleaned.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.48g/13mm). S/D. (Vives 2088; Medina 201.a; Hohertz 578). VF+. **REVIEW**
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.52g/14mm). S/D. (Vives type 2088; Medina type 201.a; Hohertz type 578). Interesting example containing decoration of circles and a triangle in the mint mark. EF-.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.47g/13mm). S/D. (Vives 2088 var; Hazard 1101 var; Hohertz 578 var, with type C ornament). Unique ornament in place of mint mark, flanked by Solomon's knots, as well as triangles and dots on the reverse. VF/VF-. Rare and interesting specimen for study.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.49g/13mm). S/D. (Vives 2088 var; Hazard 1101 var; Hohertz 578 var, with type C ornament). Unique ornament in place of mint mark, flanked by Solomon's knots, as well as triangles and dots on the reverse. VF+. Rare and interesting specimen for study.
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ALMOHADES, Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.54g/14mm). S/D. (Vives 2088; Medina 201.a; Hohertz 578). Floral decorations instead of mint in both areas. Good Very Fine. Slightly warped.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.54g/15mm). S/D. (Vives 2088; Medina 201.a; Hohertz 578). Floral ornaments in place of mint mark in both areas. VF+.
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PILLOWS. Anonymous, quoting Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.52g/15mm). Balansiya (Valencia) / بلنسية. (Vives 2090; Hohertz 595). Good Very Fine. Rare specimen.
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