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Featuring 529 lots of coins from the Islamic World and India.
529 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
Starting Bid: $180
Sold
$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
Starting Bid: $900
Sold
$2,250
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
Starting Bid: $30,000
Sold
$37,500
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
Starting Bid: $1,200
Sold
$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
Starting Bid: $150
Sold
$875
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
Starting Bid: $4,500
Sold
$5,500
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
Starting Bid: $240
Sold
$250
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
Starting Bid: $900
Sold
$1,100
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
Starting Bid: $180
Sold
$275
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
Starting Bid: $600
Sold
$900
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
Starting Bid: $180
Sold
$275
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
Starting Bid: $600
Sold
$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
Starting Bid: $3,000
Sold
$3,250
Lot 14
Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian copper issues. Æ Pashiz (23.5mm, 0.95 g, 8h). Ardashir Khurra mint. Undated. VF.
Est.
$100
Starting Bid: $60
Sold
$150
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
Starting Bid: $90
Sold
$190
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
Starting Bid: $150
Sold
$275
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
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$350
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
Starting Bid: $60
Sold
$120
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
Starting Bid: $180
Sold
$325
Lot 20
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.9mm, 4.23 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 78 (AD 697/8). Good VF, some minor marks.
Est.
$1,000
Starting Bid: $600
Sold
$1,700
Lot 21
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (18mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 79 (AD 698/9). NGC MS 63.
Est.
$1,500
Starting Bid: $900
Sold
$1,950
Lot 22
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (18.6mm, 4.26 g, 8h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 80 (AD 699/700). Near EF.
Est.
$750
Starting Bid: $450
Sold
$1,500
Lot 23
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (18.8mm, 4.27 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 80 (AD 699/700). Near EF.
Est.
$750
Starting Bid: $450
Sold
$1,400
Lot 24
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.28 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 84 (AD 703/4). NGC MS 64.
Est.
$1,000
Starting Bid: $600
Sold
$2,250
Lot 25
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.27 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 87 (AD 705/6). NGC MS 63.
Est.
$1,000
Starting Bid: $600
Sold
$1,750
Lot 26
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.28 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 88 (AD 706/7). NGC MS 63.
Est.
$1,000
Starting Bid: $600
Sold
$1,700
Lot 27
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20.4mm, 4.23 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 90 (AD 708/9). Good VF, some light graffiti.
Est.
$600
Starting Bid: $360
Sold
$1,100
Lot 28
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.29 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 90 (AD 708/9). NGC MS 65.
Est.
$1,500
Starting Bid: $900
Sold
$3,250
Lot 29
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.29 g, 5h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 92 (AD 710/11). NGC MS 63.
Est.
$1,000
Starting Bid: $600
Sold
$1,800
Lot 30
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.23 g, 5h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 93 (AD 711/12). NGC MS 62.
Est.
$1,000
Starting Bid: $600
Sold
$1,600
Lot 31
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.26 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 93 (AD 711/12). NGC MS 63.
Est.
$1,000
Starting Bid: $600
Sold
$1,900
Lot 32
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20.3mm, 4.24 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 95 (AD 713/14). Near EF.
Est.
$750
Starting Bid: $450
Sold
$1,700
Lot 33
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Third-Dinar/Thulth (12.8mm, 1.38 g, 11h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 96 (AD 714/5). VF, minor graffiti on obverse, faint edge marks.
Est.
$1,500
Starting Bid: $900
Sold
$2,750
Lot 34
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20.5mm, 4.24 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 98 (AD 716/17). NGC MS 65.
Est.
$1,500
Starting Bid: $900
Sold
$3,125
Lot 35
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20.3mm, 4.25 g, 8h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 99 (AD 717/18). Good VF, slightly bent, graffiti on obverse, some edge marks.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$1,150
Lot 36
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.6mm, 4.27 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 99 (AD 717/18). Near EF, minor edge marks.
Est.
$750
Starting Bid: $450
Sold
$1,250
Lot 37
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.6mm, 4.29 g, 10h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 100 (AD 718/19). Near EF, minor scuff on reverse.
Est.
$600
Starting Bid: $360
Sold
$2,000
Lot 38
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.7mm, 4.27 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 102 (AD 720/1). Near EF.
Est.
$750
Starting Bid: $450
Sold
$1,450
Lot 39
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.25 g, 4h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 122 (AD 739/40). NGC MS 63.
Est.
$1,000
Starting Bid: $600
Sold
$1,800
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.26 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 132 (AD 749/50). EF.
Superb Umayyad Dinar of AH 132
Lot 40
Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.26 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 132 (AD 749/50). EF.
Est.
$15,000
Starting Bid: $9,000
Sold
$14,000
Lot 41
Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (26.9mm, 2.91 g, 6h). Al-Andalus mint. Dated AH 110 (AD 728/9). Good VF, small edge chip.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Passed
Lot 42
Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (28.1mm, 2.88 g, 10h). Arran mint. Dated AH 89 (AD 707/8). Near EF.
Est.
$5,000
Starting Bid: $3,000
Sold
$4,000
Lot 43
Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (26mm, 1.97 g, 11h). Anibar mint. Dated AH 81 (AD 700/01). VF.
Est.
$5,000
Starting Bid: $3,000
Passed
Lot 44
Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (28.6mm, 2.89 g, 6h). Shaqq al-Taymara mint. Dated AH 82 (AD 701/2). EF, lightly cleaned.
Est.
$500
Starting Bid: $300
Sold
$550
Lot 45
Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (26.1mm, 2.87 g, 9h). Junday Sabur mint. Dated AH 91 (AD 709/10). EF.
Est.
$150
Starting Bid: $90
Sold
$140
Lot 46
Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (26.9mm, 2.86 g, 12h). Junday Sabur mint. Dated AH 93 (AD 711/2). Near EF, minor discolouration.
Est.
$100
Starting Bid: $60
Sold
$70
Lot 47
Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (25.3mm, 2.85 g, 4h). Junday Sabur mint. Dated AH 94 (AD 712/3). Near EF.
Est.
$100
Starting Bid: $60
Sold
$90
Lot 48
Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (26.7mm, 2.89 g, 4h). Junday Sabur mint. Dated AH 96 (AD 714/5). EF.
Est.
$150
Starting Bid: $90
Passed
