Remarkable Isma‘ili calligraphic fals
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Isma'ilis of Alamut (Batinids). 'Ala' al-Din Muhammad III. AH 618-653 / AD 1221-1255. Æ Fals (15.8mm, 1.87 g, 12h). Without mint or date. Good Fine, scratch on obverse.
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Islamic Auction 9
Live bidding begins Apr 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM BST
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Isma'ilis of Alamut (Batinids). 'Ala' al-Din Muhammad III. AH 618-653 / AD 1221-1255. Æ Fals (15.8mm, 1.87 g, 12h). Without mint or date. al-mawla / al-a‘zam in two lines / Stylized bird to right, formed from the letters of the name Muhammad b. al-Hasan. Cf. SARC 49 (13 June 2024), lot 554. Good Fine, scratch on obverse. Excessively rare.
The stylised bird formed from Muhammad b. al-Hasan’s name would have been a particularly appropriate design for the Isma‘ilis of Alamut, since the name ‘Alamut’ translates as ‘Eagle’s Nest’.
The final winners of all CNG Islamic Auction 9 lots will be determined during the live sale that will be held on 24-25 April 2025.
Islamic Auction 9 – Session Two – Lots 256–529 will be held Thursday afternoon, 25 April 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM GMT.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
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The stylised bird formed from Muhammad b. al-Hasan’s name would have been a particularly appropriate design for the Isma‘ilis of Alamut, since the name ‘Alamut’ translates as ‘Eagle’s Nest’.
The final winners of all CNG Islamic Auction 9 lots will be determined during the live sale that will be held on 24-25 April 2025.
Islamic Auction 9 – Session Two – Lots 256–529 will be held Thursday afternoon, 25 April 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM GMT.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
