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Description
Featuring 529 lots of coins from the Islamic World and India.
19 lots
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. Imperial Image coinage. Æ Fals (29mm, 4.60 g, 3h). Scythopolis (Baysan) mint. Undated. Fine.
Transposed legends
Lot 1
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. Imperial Image coinage. Æ Fals (29mm, 4.60 g, 3h). Scythopolis (Baysan) mint. Undated. Fine.
Est.
$300
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$180
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. Imperial Image coinage. Æ Fals (25.9mm, 5.67 g, 6h). Without mint-name (probably struck at Gerasa/Jerash). Undated (probably struck in AH 65 / AD 685). Good Fine, obverse cleaned.
Extremely Rare Accession Issue of ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan
Lot 2
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. Imperial Image coinage. Æ Fals (25.9mm, 5.67 g, 6h). Without mint-name (probably struck at Gerasa/Jerash). Undated (probably struck in AH 65 / AD 685). Good Fine, obverse cleaned.
Est.
$1,500
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$900
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. North Africa. AV Solidus (13.9mm, 4.39 g, 7h). Without mint-name (struck in Carthage). Undated (struck circa AH 80-85 / AD 700-705. AU, a superb example with full lustre and die-polish lines visible.
‘Everything is in His hands’
Lot 3
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. North Africa. AV Solidus (13.9mm, 4.39 g, 7h). Without mint-name (struck in Carthage). Undated (struck circa AH 80-85 / AD 700-705. AU, a superb example with full lustre and die-polish lines visible.
Est.
$50,000
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$30,000
Lot 4
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. Gold issues. AV Jewellery piece (17.1mm, 0.63 g, 12h). A gold jewellery piece made from two thin uniface repoussé plates joined together. Near EF, reverse weak.
Est.
$2,000
Bids:
8
Current bid
$1,900
Lot 5
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Samura b. Jundab. Circa AH 53-54 / AD 672-673. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.48 g, 2h). DAP (Fasa) mint. Dated YE 43 (frozen date, struck circa AH 53-54 / AD 672-3). Good VF, minor graffiti in reverse margin.
Est.
$250
Bids:
1
Current bid
$150
Lot 6
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Ubaydallah b. Ziyad. AH 54-64 / AD 673-683. AR Drachm (27.8mm, 2.89 g, 4h). KRMAN-NAR (Narmashir) mint. Dated AH 61 (AD 681/2). VF.
Est.
$7,500
Bids:
1
Current bid
$4,500
Lot 7
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Abd al-'Aziz b. 'Abdallah (b. Khalid). Circa AH 71-74 / AD 690-693. AR Drachm (27mm, 2.98 g, 8h). TART (Tawwaj) mint. Dated AH 74 (AD 693/4). Near VF, clipped.
Est.
$400
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$240
Lot 8
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. temp. Qatari b. al-Fuja'a. AH 69-79 / AD 688-698. AR Drachm (30.1mm, 3.96 g, 3h). Anonymous Kharijite issue. ART (Ardashir Khurra) mint. Dated AH 75. VF.
Est.
$1,500
Bids:
1
Current bid
$900
Lot 9
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf. AH 75-95 / AD 694-713. AR Drachm (31.6mm, 3.31 g, 3h). ART (Ardashir Khurra) mint. Dated AH 78 (AD 697/8). Fine.
Est.
$300
Bids:
1
Current bid
$180
Lot 10
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf. AH 75-95 / AD 694-713. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.87 g, 11h). BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 77 (AD 697). VF.
Est.
$1,000
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$600
Lot 11
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf. AH 75-95 / AD 694-713. AR Drachm (33.5mm, 3.77 g, 12h). BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 79 (AD 698/9). Near VF.
Est.
$300
Bids:
1
Current bid
$180
Lot 12
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf. AH 75-95 / AD 694-713. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.87 g, 2h). BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 81 (AD 700/1). VF.
Est.
$1,000
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$600
Lot 13
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf. AH 75-95 / AD 694-713. AR Drachm (32.4mm, 3.98 g, 9h). TART (Tawwaj) mint. Dated AH 77 (AD 696/7). Near EF, toned.
Est.
$5,000
Bids:
1
Current bid
$3,000
Lot 14
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian copper issues. Æ Pashiz (23.5mm, 0.95 g, 8h). Ardashir Khurra mint. Undated. VF.
Est.
$100
Bids:
2
Current bid
$70
Lot 15
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian copper issues. Æ Pashiz (21.9mm, 3.77 g, 3h). HBL? (unidentified mint). Undated. Good Fine.
Est.
$150
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$90
Lot 16
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian copper issues. Æ Pashiz (24.1mm, 1.98 g, 3h). Without mint-name. Undated. VF, two edge splits.
Est.
$250
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$150
Lot 17
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Armenian. Muhammad. Circa AH 80 / AD 700. AR Drachm/Zuzun (29.6mm, 3.14 g, 3h). ‘AY’ or ‘ŠY’ mint (possibly Dabil). Dated Year 7’. Good VF.
Est.
$500
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$300
Lot 18
Pre-reform issues, Tabaristan (‘Abbasid governors). Ma‘add. AH 173 / AD 789. Æ contemporary forgery of a Hemidrachm (23mm, 1.59 g, 9h). TPWRSTAN (Tabaristan) mint. Date unclear. Near VF.
Est.
$100
Bids:
1
Current bid
$60
Lot 19
Afrighid Rulers of Khwarezmia. Azkaswar II. Circa AD 762/83-818. AR Drachm (25mm, 1.67 g, 6h). Without mint-name or date. Near VF, cleaned and slightly creased.
Est.
$300
Bids:
1
Current bid
$180
