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Featuring 529 lots of coins from the Islamic World and India.
87 lots
Lot 57
‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Saffah. AH 132-136 / AD 749-754. AV Dinar (18.3mm, 4.24 g, 5h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 136 (AD 753/4). VF, some minor marks, traces of mounting on edge.
Est.
$500
Bids:
8
Current bid
$450
Lot 58
‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18.6mm, 4.26 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 139 (AD 756/7). Good VF, reverse lightly scraped.
Est.
$400
Bids:
6
Current bid
$350
Lot 59
‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18.9mm, 4.17 g, 1h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 143 (AD 760/1). VF.
Est.
$400
Bids:
6
Current bid
$350
Lot 60
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (16.3mm, 3.02 g, 12h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 150 (AD 767/8). VF, clipped, scratched in obverse field.
Est.
$250
Bids:
9
Current bid
$275
Lot 61
‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18.5mm, 4.17 g, 1h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 156 (AD 772/3). Good VF, minor deposit.
Est.
$400
Bids:
6
Current bid
$350
Lot 62
‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AV Dinar (18.4mm, 4.14 g, 1h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 159 (AD 775/6). VF, some scratches and scrapes.
Est.
$400
Bids:
5
Current bid
$325
Lot 63
‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.20 g, 12h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 162 (AD 778/9). VF, faint scratch in reverse field.
Est.
$400
Bids:
5
Current bid
$325
Lot 64
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Hadi or Al-Rashid. Glass weight for one mithqal (29.9mm, 4.26 g, 11h). Olive-green glass. In the name of ‘Ali b. Sulayman (AH 169-171 / AD 784-787). Superb EF.
Est.
$600
Bids:
8
Current bid
$475
Lot 65
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AV Dinar (18mm, 4.12 g, 4h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 171 (AD 787/8). NGC MS 61.
Est.
$750
Bids:
5
Current bid
$600
Lot 66
‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AV Dinar (17.6mm, 4.18 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 177 (AD 793/4). VF, some minor marks.
Est.
$400
Bids:
5
Current bid
$325
Lot 67
‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AV Dinar (18.2mm, 4.21 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 182 (AD 798/9). Near VF.
Est.
$400
Bids:
6
Current bid
$350
Lot 68
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.24 g, 1h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 190 (AD 805/6). NGC MS 63.
Est.
$750
Bids:
5
Current bid
$700
Lot 69
‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AV Dinar (16.9mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 190 (AD 805/6). VF, scraped in reverse field, file-mark on edge.
Est.
$400
Bids:
5
Current bid
$325
Lot 70
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Dirham (23.5mm, 2.45 g, 1h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 173 (AD 789/90). Near VF.
Est.
$300
Bids:
1
Current bid
$180
Lot 71
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Dirham (23.5mm, 2.91 g, 4h). In the name of his father, the caliph al-Mahdi. Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 178 (AD 794/5). Good VF, lightly cleaned.
Est.
$750
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$450
Lot 72
‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Dirham (19.6mm, 0.65 g, 4h). Al-Mubaraka mint. Dated AH 179 (AD 795/6). VF, some minor deposit.
Est.
$250
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$150
Lot 73
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Dirham (24mm, 2.61 g, 4h). Al-Muhammadiya mint. Dated AH 189 (AD 804/5). Near VF, harshly cleaned, obverse scratched.
Est.
$500
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$300
Lot 74
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Æ Fals (20mm, 3.05 g, 6h). Arrajan mint. No date visible. Near VF, reverse double-struck.
Est.
$100
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$60
Lot 75
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Ma'mun. AH 196-218 / AD 810-833. AV Dinar (19.9mm, 3.97 g, 12h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 213 (AD 828/9). Near VF.
Est.
$2,000
Bids:
1
Current bid
$1,200
Lot 76
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Ma’mun. AH 194-218 / AD 810-833. AV Dinar (19.3mm, 4.14 g, 10h). Misr mint. Dated AH 214 (AD 829/30). VF, traces of mounting.
Est.
$400
Bids:
5
Current bid
$325
Lot 77
‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Ma’mun. AH 194-218 / AD 810-833. AV Dinar (20.4mm, 4.23 g, 12h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 218 (AD 833). Good VF, traces of mount at top.
Est.
$500
Bids:
9
Current bid
$500
Lot 78
‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Ma’mun. AH 194-218 / AD 810-833. AV Dinar (20.2mm, 4.24 g, 12h). Misr mint. Dated AH 218 (AD 833). Good VF, two edge knocks, other minor marks.
Est.
$400
Bids:
6
Current bid
$350
Lot 79
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Ma’mun. AH 194-218 / AD 810-833. AR Third-Dirham (13.4mm, 0.84 g, 9h). San‘a mint. Dated AH 210 (AD 825/6). VF, lightly cleaned.
Est.
$500
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$300
Lot 80
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tasim. AH 218-227 / AD 833-842. AR Dirham (25.3mm, 2.90 g, 12h). Surra man Ra’a mint. Dated AH 225 (AD 839/40). Good VF, minor peripheral hornsilver.
Est.
$250
Bids:
1
Current bid
$150
Lot 81
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Wathiq. AH 227-232 / AD 842-847. AV Dinar (20.6mm, 4.21 g, 1h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 227 (AD 842). Near VF, slightly creased.
Est.
$400
Bids:
5
Current bid
$325
Lot 82
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AV Dinar (20.6mm, 4.26 g, 9h). Misr mint. Dated AH 239 (AD 853/4). Near VF, minor edge marks.
Est.
$400
Bids:
5
Current bid
$325
Lot 83
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AV Dinar (20.5mm, 4.14 g, 11h). Dimashq mint. Dated AH 242 (AD 856/7). VF.
Est.
$2,500
Bids:
1
Current bid
$1,500
Lot 84
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AV Dinar (20.8mm, 4.23 g, 6h). Misr mint. Dated AH 244 (AD 858/9). Near VF, traces of mounting on edge.
Est.
$400
Bids:
5
Current bid
$325
Lot 85
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AV Dinar (20.8mm, 4.08 g, 1h). Al-Muhammadiya mint. Dated AH 245 (AD 859/60). VF, lightly creased.
Est.
$2,500
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$1,500
Lot 86
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AV Dinar (17mm, 4.22 g, 11h). Samarqand mint. Dated AH 247 (AD 861/2). VF.
Est.
$750
Bids:
1
Current bid
$450
Lot 87
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AR Donative Dirham (26.5mm, 2.75 g, 12h). Surra man Ra’a mint. Dated AH 243 (AD 857/8). Good VF, pierced.
Est.
$600
Bids:
1
Current bid
$360
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Musta‘in. AH 248-251 / AD 862-866. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Tiflis mint. Dated AH 248 (AD 862/3). Near VF, a few minor marks, possibly once in a ring-mount and with an unusually broad edge.
Excessively Rare ‘Abbasid Dinar from Tiflis

Lot 88
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Musta‘in. AH 248-251 / AD 862-866. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Tiflis mint. Dated AH 248 (AD 862/3). Near VF, a few minor marks, possibly once in a ring-mount and with an unusually broad edge.
Est.
$15,000
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$9,000
Lot 89
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Musta'in. AH 248-252 / AD 862-866. AV Dinar (20.8mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Surra man ra’a mint. Dated AH 248 (AD 862). Good VF.
Est.
$2,000
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$1,200
Lot 90
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Musta‘in. AH 248-251 / AD 862-866. AV Dinar (22.1mm, 4.10 g, 12h). Misr mint. Dated AH 249 (AD 863/4). VF, slightly wavy flan.
Est.
$400
Bids:
6
Current bid
$350
Lot 91
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Musta‘in. AH 248-251 / AD 862-866. AV Dinar (21.7mm, 4.24 g, 12h). Surra man Ra’a mint. Dated AH 249 (AD 863/4). VF, slightly creased, two edge knocks.
Est.
$400
Bids:
5
Current bid
$325
Lot 92
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tazz. AH 251-255 / AD 866-869. AV Dinar (22.3mm, 3.93 g, 7h). Al-Shash mint. Dated AH 253 (AD 867). VF, slightly creased.
Est.
$400
Bids:
5
Current bid
$300
Lot 93
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muhtadi. AH 255-256 / AD 869-870. AV Dinar (20.8mm, 4.25 g, 8h). Al-Ahwaz mint. Dated AH 255 (AD 869). VF.
Est.
$1,500
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$900
Lot 94
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (22.6mm, 4.24 g, 1h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 261 (AD 874/5). Near EF.
Est.
$1,500
Bids:
1
Current bid
$900
Lot 95
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (22.1mm, 4.17 g, 6h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 262 (AD 875/6). Good VF, dig in reverse field.
Est.
$400
Bids:
5
Current bid
$325
Lot 96
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (20.9mm, 4.10 g, 9h). Surra man Ra’a mint. Dated AH 262 (AD 875/6). VF, wavy flan, small scrape on obverse .
Est.
$500
Bids:
4
Current bid
$350
Lot 97
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (22.3mm, 4.13 g, 3h). Misr mint. Dated AH 263 (AD 876/7). Near VF.
Est.
$300
Bids:
9
Current bid
$325
Lot 98
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (21.5mm, 4.27 g, 8h). Misr mint. Dated AH 263 (AD 876/7). Good VF, light graffiti on reverse.
Est.
$400
Bids:
5
Current bid
$325
Lot 99
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (21.6mm, 4.02 g, 12h). Surra man Ra’a mint. Dated AH 263 (AD 876/7). EF, minor surface deposit.
Est.
$500
Bids:
2
Current bid
$325
Lot 100
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (24.2mm, 4.04 g, 11h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 275 (AD 888/9). Near EF.
Est.
$750
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$450
Lot 101
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tadid. AH 279-289 / AD 892-902. AV Dinar (24mm, 2.73 g, 6h). Al-Kufa mint. Dated AH 283 (AD 896/7). VF, edge flaw.
Est.
$1,500
Bids:
0
Minimum Bid:
$900
Lot 102
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tadid. AH 279-289 / AD 892-902. AV Dinar (18.4mm, 2.94 g, 12h). San‘a mint. Dated AH 283 (AD 896/7). VF.
Est.
$400
Bids:
3
Current bid
$250
Lot 103
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tadid. AH 279-289 / AD 892-902. AV Dinar (23.8mm, 4.32 g, 5h). Mah al-Basra mint. Dated AH 288 (AD 900/01). Good VF.
Est.
$3,000
Bids:
2
Current bid
$1,900
Lot 104
‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tadid. AH 279-289 / AD 892-902. AR Donative Dirham (26.7mm, 2.68 g, 12h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 287 (AD 900). VF, small piercing at top, minor corrosion around edge.
Est.
$500
Bids:
1
Current bid
$300