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Description
Featuring 270 Islamic coins. To be held live at the Bloomsbury Hotel, London, on 27 April, starting at 1 PM BST.
270 lots
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. Early Pseudo-Byzantine coinage. Mid to late 7th century. CU Fals (29mm, 10.88 g, 6h). Justin & Sophia type. Abila mint. VF.
Extremely Rare Issue of Abila
Lot 1
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. Early Pseudo-Byzantine coinage. Mid to late 7th century. CU Fals (29mm, 10.88 g, 6h). Justin & Sophia type. Abila mint. VF.
Est.
$1,000
Starting Bid: $600
Sold
$1,300
Lot 2
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. In the name of Yazdigerd III. AR Drachm (32.1mm, 4.08 g, 7h). SK (Sistan) mint. Dated YE 20 - AH 31 (AD 651/2). Good VF.
Est.
$1,000
Starting Bid: $600
Sold
$1,200
Lot 3
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. In the name of Yazdigerd III. AR Drachm (34.8mm, 4.12 g, 6h). SK (Sistan) mint. Dated YE 26 = AH 37 (AD 657/8). Near EF.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$900
Lot 4
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hakam b. Abi al-'As. Circa AH 54-58 / AD 674-677. AR Drachm (30.5mm, 4.01 g, 12h). NAL (Narmashir) mint. Dated AH 56 (AD 675/6). Choice EF.
Est.
$750
Starting Bid: $450
Sold
$750
Lot 5
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hakam b. Abi al-'As. Circa AH 54-58 / AD 674-677. AR Drachm (31.3mm, 4.05 g, 8h). SLCN (Arrajan) mint. Dated AH 56 (AD 675/6). Good VF.
Est.
$750
Starting Bid: $450
Sold
$600
Lot 6
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Ubaydallah b. Ziyad. AH 54-64 / AD 673-683. AR Drachm (32.7mm, 4.06 g, 3h). MYAP (uncertain location). Dated AH 59 (AD 678/9). AU.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$875
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Ubaydallah b. Ziyad. AH 54-64 / AD 673-683. AR Drachm (32.6mm, 4.05 g, 2h). DŠT (Dasht Maysan) mint. Dated AH 59 (AD 678/9). EF.
'For The God Of Moses'
Lot 7
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Ubaydallah b. Ziyad. AH 54-64 / AD 673-683. AR Drachm (32.6mm, 4.05 g, 2h). DŠT (Dasht Maysan) mint. Dated AH 59 (AD 678/9). EF.
Est.
$30,000
Starting Bid: $18,000
Sold
$47,500
Lot 8
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Humran b. Aban. AH 72 / AD 691. AR Drachm (33.9mm, 3.71 g, 9h). ART (Ardashir Khurra) mint. Dated AH 72 (AD 691/2). VF.
Est.
$750
Starting Bid: $450
Sold
$1,000
Lot 9
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Numayla b. Malik. fl. AH 72-73 / AD 692-3. AR Drachm (26.4mm, 2.07 g, 3h). WYHC (Arrajan) mint. Dated AH 72 (AD 691/2). Good Fine.
Est.
$7,500
Starting Bid: $4,500
Sold
$19,000
Lot 10
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Bishr b. Marwan. fl. AH 73-75 / AD 692-694. AR Drachm (32.4mm, 3.34 g, 3h). GD (Jayy) mint. Dated AH 74 (AD 693/4). VF.
Est.
$5,000
Starting Bid: $3,000
Sold
$4,375
Lot 11
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Bishr b. Marwan. fl. AH 73-75 / AD 692-694. AR Drachm (32.2mm, 3.59 g, 3h). AKWLA (Aqola) mint. Dated AH 74 (AD 693/4). Good VF.
Est.
$10,000
Starting Bid: $6,000
Passed
Lot 12
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. temp 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (31.5mm, 3.11 g, 9h). Dimashq mint. Dated AH 73 (AD 692/3). Good VF.
Est.
$15,000
Starting Bid: $9,000
Sold
$9,000
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. temp 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (23.5mm, 1.58 g, 9h). Without mint-name. Undated. Near VF.
The Spear of the Prophet?
Lot 13
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. temp 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (23.5mm, 1.58 g, 9h). Without mint-name. Undated. Near VF.
Est.
$15,000
Starting Bid: $9,000
Sold
$16,000
Lot 14
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. temp. Qatari b. al-Fuja'a. AH 69-79 / AD 688-698. AR Drachm (27.1mm, 3.04 g, 9h). ART (Ardashir Khurra) mint. Dated AH 76 (AD 695/6). Good VF.
Est.
$3,000
Starting Bid: $1,800
Sold
$6,000
Lot 15
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf. AH 75-95 / AD 694-713. AR Drachm (31.4mm, 3.40 g, 3h). YZ (Yazd) mint. Dated AH 81 (AD 700/1). VF.
Est.
$750
Starting Bid: $450
Sold
$500
Lot 16
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf. AH 75-95 / AD 694-713. AR Drachm (31.2mm, 3.85 g, 3h). ART (Ardashir Khurra) mint. Dated AH 77 (AD 696/7). Near VF.
Est.
$5,000
Starting Bid: $3,000
Passed
Lot 17
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad (Ibn al-Ash'ath). fl. AH 80-84 / AD 700-703. AR Drachm (30.7mm, 3.29 g, 3h). ST (Istakhr) mint. Dated AH 82 (AD 701/2). Good VF.
Est.
$3,000
Starting Bid: $1,800
Sold
$5,000
Lot 18
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Ubaydallah b. 'Abd al-Rahman. fl. AH 83-84 / AD 702-703. AR Drachm (30.2mm, 4.05 g, 3h). KLMAN (Kirman) mint. VF, toned.
Est.
$1,500
Starting Bid: $900
Sold
$1,650
Lot 19
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian copper issues. Æ Fals (20.1mm, 3.36 g, 7h). Kirman mint. Dated AH 95 (AD 713/4). Near Fine.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$300
Lot 20
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Armenian. Muhammad b. Marwan. Circa AH 80 / AD 700. AR Drachm/Zuzun (25.4mm, 3.19 g, 3h). AY mint (possibly Dabil). Dated ‘year 4’. Good VF.
Est.
$750
Starting Bid: $450
Sold
$450
Lot 21
Pre-reform issues, Ghuzz Rulers of Syr Darya. ‘Abdallah b. Tahir. AH 213-230 / AD 828-844. AR Drachm (23.8mm, 1.14 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Undated. VF.
Est.
$1,000
Starting Bid: $600
Passed
Lot 22
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.5mm, 4.23 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 78 (AD 697/8). Good VF.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$700
Lot 23
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (18.7mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 83 (AD 702/3). AU, lustrous.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$750
Lot 24
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (18.8mm, 4.28 g, 5h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 84 (AD 703). EF.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$600
Lot 25
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (18.9mm, 4.25 g, 5h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 85 (AD 704). VF.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$475
Lot 26
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.23 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 86 (AD 705). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-008, graded MS 62.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$600
Lot 27
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.5mm, 4.34 g, 5h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 87 (AD 705/6). EF.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$500
Lot 28
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (18.5mm, 4.29 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 88 (AD 706/7). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-026, graded MS 62.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$550
Lot 29
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.26 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 89 (AD 707/8). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-032, graded MS 63.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$650
Lot 30
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.5mm, 4.27 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 90 (AD 708/9). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-023, graded MS 63.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$650
Lot 31
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.24 g, 11h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 91 (AD 709/10). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-006, graded MS 63.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$750
Lot 32
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.9mm, 4.27 g, 11h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 92 (AD 710/11). Choice EF.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$450
Lot 33
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.29 g, 12h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 93 (AD 711/2). AU.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$600
Lot 34
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.23 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 94 (AD 712/3). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-016, graded MS 62.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$600
Lot 35
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Third-Dinar (Thulth) (14.4mm, 1.37 g, 4h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 94 (AD 712/3). VF.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$1,700
Lot 36
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.5mm, 4.23 g, 9h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 95 (AD 713/4). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-011, graded MS 64.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$650
Lot 37
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 96 (AD 714/5). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-028, graded MS 61.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$550
Lot 38
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.26 g, 5h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 97 (AD 715/6). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-042, graded MS 61.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$475
Lot 39
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.5mm, 4.26 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 98 (AD 716/7). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-018, graded MS 62.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$550
Lot 40
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.5mm, 4.26 g, 5h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 100 (AD 718/9). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-003, graded MS 61.
Est.
$750
Starting Bid: $450
Sold
$925
Lot 41
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.1mm, 4.30 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 100 (AD 719/20). AU, some lustre.
Est.
$600
Starting Bid: $360
Sold
$950
Lot 42
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Half-Dinar (Nisf) (14.8mm, 1.99 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 100 (AD 718/9). VF.
Est.
$1,500
Starting Bid: $900
Sold
$4,000
Lot 43
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.5mm, 4.24 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 104 (AD 722/3). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-009, graded MS 62.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$625
Lot 44
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.24 g, 5h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 114 (AD 732/3). In NGC encapsulation 6382233-991, graded MS 63.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$750
Lot 45
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.2mm, 4.22 g, 5h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 118 (AD 736/7). EF, some lustre.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$550
Lot 46
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.7mm, 4.28 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 119 (AD 737/8). AU, lustrous.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$550
Lot 47
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.9mm, 4.25 g, 8h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 121 (AD 739/40). AU.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$550
Lot 48
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.2mm, 4.26 g, 5h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 124 (AD 742/3). Choice EF.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$550
