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Islamic Coin Auction 26 including Islamic Coins from the Åke Lindén Collection

Wednesday, 6 August 2014

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Date of Sale: Wednesday 6 August 2014 Session One 10.30 am Lots 1-566 Session Two will not start before 3.00 pm Lots 567-897

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Order of Sale: Arab Sasanian / Tabaristan / Arab Byzantine Lots 1-44

Umayyad / Late Umayyad Revolutionary Lots 45-113

Abbasid Revolutionary / Abbasid Lots 114-265

Umayyads of Spain / Slave Kingdom of Denia / Dhu’l-Nunid of Toledo Lots 266-271

Abbasid of Seville / Kings of Murcia / Aghlabid / Zirid of Qayrawan Lots 272-279

Murabitun (Almoravid) / Hafsid / Muwahhidun (Almohad) Lots 280-293

Alawi Sharifs / Alawite Sharifs of Morocco Lots 294-297

Tulunid / Ikhshidid / Fatimid Lots 298-360

Crusader / Merinid / Hamdanid / Rassid (First Period) / Najahid Lots 361-367

Ayyubid / Qaramanid / Bahri Mamluk / Burji Mamluk / Qalhatid Lots 368-380

Tarafid / Sulayhid / Ziyadid / Ayyubid of the Yemen / Mahid of Zabid Lots 381-396

Rassid (Second Period) / Qasimids / Sulayman Sharifs / Oman / Wajihid Lots 397-426

Mukramid / Su’udid / Rum Seljuq / Ottoman / Dulafid Lots 427-443

Saffarid / Samanid / Ziyarid / Buwayhid / Ghaznavid / Great Seljuq Lots 444-496

Seljuqs of Kirman / Khwarzmshah / Amir of Balkh / Ghurid Lots 497-503

Salghurid / Zangid / Sufid / Ilkhans / Mongols Great Khans / Timurid Lots 504-519

Safavid / Hotaki Shahs / Afsharid / Zand / Mughal / Durrani Lots 520-559

Barakzay of Afghanistan / Kashmir / Miscellaneous Lots 560-566

Modern Islamic Coins

Afghanistan / Central Asia (Bukhara and Khiva) / Egypt Lots 567-629

Iran / Iraq / Kazakhstan / Libya Lots 630-710

Maldives / Morocco / Muscat & Oman / Saudi Arabia / Sudan / Syria / Tunisia Lots 711-772

Turkey / UAE / United Kingdom (under Saudi Arabia) / Yemen / Miscellaneous Lots 773-897

Currency: Pounds Sterling (GBP)

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Cataloguers: André de Clermont, Graham Byfield

Consultant: Robert Darley-Doran

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Photography: Courtney Buckingham

THE LINDÉN COLLECTIONÅke Lindén (1927-2013)

Åke Lindén, who passed away on the 13th May 2013 at the age of 86, was a man of international stature having served for a number of years and eventually becoming Assistant General Director of GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), now the World Trade Organisation.

He was born in Stockholm but grew up in Karlskoga where his father was a director at A B Bofors. His father travelled widely all over the world and brought back different coins from each country he visited. This is what first inspired Åke’s passion for coin collecting.After taking degrees in law and economics, he joined the Swedish Foreign Office and served in Paris, Rio and Frankfurt before moving to the GATT Secretariat in Geneva where he became the leading expert in the international trade systems.

Being a somewhat reserved, almost shy and certainly modest person, Åke was immediately popular with people from all walks of life. His regular driver’s appreciation of the man was such that he described him as “the epitome of a true gentleman”. After taking his pension in the mid-1990s when GATT became WTO, he became a political consultant and was employed by both the EU and the United Nationsas well as individual countries including Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Jordan and Sri Lanka.

In his limited spare time Åke enjoyed spending time with his younger brother and sister and their families, as well as a circle of close friends. He also gave legal advice and financial support to various “good works” and charities freely, which was typical of the man.

It is a wonder that Åke ever found the time to devote to his coin collecting hobby, but time he did find, or make as the case may be, and what is more he went about it in the most methodical and single-minded fashion. One could say that he became a more accomplished numismatist than many fulltime professionals. His numismatic interests were not merely wide ranging, he actually set about collectingevery type coin since 1850, as per the Yeoman catalogue, from every country in the world. Being the true collector that he was, Åke would consider any coin that was missing from his collection in whichever condition available. However, when it came to the very rarest items, he did not hesitate to acquire them in top condition at whatever the price. To this end, Åke even went so far as to purchase graded coins in plastic “slab” holders, which was anathema to him because he could not enjoy handling them in the same way he was used to with coins that were “free”. Such coins included, for example, the Korean 20-Won and 5-Won of 1906 and 1908 as well as numerous Japanese and American gold coins. His German States gold and silver collection, which is about as complete as one would wish for, bears testament to the methodical way that he went about putting together his collection.

This auction includes several coins from the Lindén collection and these are all marked as such in the lot description footnote.

Some Highlights from the Collection:

China : Chihli Silver Pattern Tael, ex Jacobs collection; Kirin, 1884 7-Mace; ½-Tael, 3-Mace and 1-Mace; Kwangtung 7-Mace 3-Candareens; Ching Gold Tael, 1907, with small cloudsCosta Rica : Beautiful 20-Pesos, 1873Ecuador : 8-Reales, 1846; 5-Francos, 1858; 4-Reales, 1862; large head 2-Reales, 1862; and the unique 2-Reales of 1857German New Guinea : Gold 10-Marks and 20-Marks, 1895Greece : Gold 100-Drachmas, 1876A, in superb conditionGuatemala : Splendid Gold 20-Pesos, 1878Honduras : Gold 20-Pesos, 1883; 20 Pesos from 1888, 1897 and 1908; and the extremely rare Silver 5-Centavos of 1879Italy : Gold 50- and 100-Lire, 1864; Silver 5-Lire, 1901; the shieldback 20-Centesimi, 1863; and the possibly unique Bronze 10-Cents of 1908Japan : Gold Mutsuhito 20-Yen; Gold Hirohito 20-Yen and 5-Yen, all extremely rareMexico : Magnificent Gold 60-Pesos, 1916, of Oaxaca StateRomania : Gold Pattern 20-Lei, 1868Russia : Gold 25-Roubles of 1876 and 1896; “Imperial” Gold 10-Roubles, 1897; and “Half Imperial” Gold 5-Roubles, 1895South Africa : 1874B Burgers Pond; and 1902 Een PondZanzibar : Gold 2½- and 5-Rials, AH 1299 (1881)

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1 YazdigardIII type, Silver Drachm, SK = Sistan 20 YE = 31h, 3.59g (Walker Arab Sassanian p.4:10; Album Checklist 1). Very fine. £80-100

2 Yazdigirid III type, Silver Drachm, SK= Sistan 20 YE, 3.90g (A 1). Good very fine, rare. £200-250

3 YazdigirdIIItype, Silver Drachm, SK = Sistan, 20 YE (31h), 3.09g (A 1); KhusrowIItype, Silver Drachm (2), DA = Darabjird 43 YE, 3.31g, NY = Nihawand 29 YE, 2.90g (A 4). First and last clipped very fine, the second good very fine. (3) £150-200

4 Khusraw II type, Silver Drachm, YZ = Yazd 47h(?), 3.96g (SICA 1, 482; Album 5). Good very fine and very rare. £250-350

5 Khusraw II type, Silver Drachm, SK = Sijistan date illegible (c.100-130h), 3.57g (A 78); EasternSistan, Khalil, Silver Drachm, (SK = Sijistan), undated, 3.24g (A 84). Both very fine, first edge chipped, the second pierced and rare. (2) £100-150

6 Khusraw II type, Silver Drachm, BISH = Bishapur 25 YE, 3.06g (Walker p.6:ANS 1);Ziyadb.AbiSufyan (45-55h), Silver Drachm (2), BISH = Bishapur 53h, 3.37g (Walker p.38:51), and 54h, with countermark, 2.81g (Walker p.39:55); ‘UbaydAllahb.Ziyad (53-67h), Silver Drachm, BIJRA = Basra 61h, 2.90g (Walker p.59:85);‘Umarb.‘UbaydAllah(c.67-70h), Silver Drachm, ART = Ardashir Khurra 69h, 3.33g (Walker p.98:B.33). First four clipped, otherwise all very fine. (5) £250-300

7 ‘AbdAllahb. ‘Amir(c.41-45h), Silver Drachm,DA = Darabjird 43h, 2.86g (Walker p.48:Th.7; A 6); ‘AbdAllahb.Zubayr(60-73h),Silver Drachm (3), ART = Ardashir Khurra 65h, 3.16g (Album and Goodwin, Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean, Pre-Reform Coinage of the Early Islamic Period (SICA I) 14-15; A 15); KRMAN = Kirman 67h, 2.82g (SICA 1, 313; A 15), KRMAN(?) 63(?), with countermark lillah, 3.23g (A 16, unidentified locality in Kirman). All about very fine, first and third clipped. (4) £150-200

8 ‘Abd Allah b. Amir (c.41-45h), Silver Drachm, BYSh = Bishapur 47h, 2.78g (A 6). Clipped, very fine. £120-150

9 Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan (45-55h), Silver Drachm (4), GD = Jayy 30 YE(?), 2.62g, GY = Jayy 52h, 3.28g, BN = Kirman – BN 5xh, 2.75g, ST = Istakhr 54h, 2.51g (A 8). Second with a full flan, the others clipped, generally very fine. (4) £180-220

10 ‘UbaydAllahb.Ziyad(55-65h), Silver Drachm (3), BJRA = Basra (2), 57h, 3.96g, 60h, 4.28g, DSHT = Dasht-i-Maysan 62h, 2.17g (A 12). First two extremely fine, the third clipped, about very fine. (3) £120-150

11 ‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, Silver Drachm (3), NY = Nihawand 57h, 2.51g, YZ = Yazid 62h, 2.46g, uncertain 60h, 2.78g (A 12). All clipped, about very fine or better. (3) £100-120

13 ‘UbaydAllahb.Ziyad, Silver Drachm (3), GD = Jayy 66h, 3.02g, ST= Istakhr 61h (2), 4.11g, 3.43g (A 12). First clipped, all very fine or better. (3) £120-150

14 ‘Umar b. ‘Ubayd Allah, Silver Drachm, BJRA = Basra 66?h, 3.65g (A 21). Silver plated copper, possibly a contemporary copy, very fine and rare. £100-120

15 ‘Abd Allah b. Zubayr (60-73h), Silver Drachm (3), ART = Ardashir Khurra 66h, 2.41g, ST = Istakhr (2), 66h, 3.66g, 6xh, 3.16g (A 16). First clipped, all about very fine or better. (3) £120-150

16 Salmb.Ziyad(c.61-67h),Silver Drachm, HRA = Harat 67h, 4.08g (Walker p.77:121; SICA 1, 307; Album 18). Good very fine, rare. £100-150

17 ‘AbdAllahb.Khazim(62-72h), Silver Drachm, MRW = Marw 65h, 3.63g (A 19); ‘Umarb.UbaydAllah (67-70h), Silver Drachm (2), BYSH = Bishapur 67h, 3.99g, ST = Istakhr 69h, 3.36g (A 21); al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra (75-79h), Silver Drachm, ART = Ardashir Khurra 76h, 3,45g (A 31); al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf (75-95h), Silver Drachm TART = Tawwaj 78h, 3.49g (A 35.1). Very fine, extremely fine, about very fine, very fine and about fine respectively. (5) £200-250

18 ‘AbdAllahb.Khazim, Silver Drachm, MRW = Marw 66h, 3.05g (Walker p.91:170; A 19). Crude, very fine and rare. £80-100

19 ‘AbdAllahb.Khazim, Silver Drachm, MRW = Marw 69h, 2.96g (Walker p.95: 183; A 19). Good very fine. £150-200

12 ‘UbaydAllahb.Ziyad, Silver Drachm, KRMAN-NAR = Kirman? 61h, obv portrait bust of Khusraw II right, to right downwards PIRUJ/PEROZ AUBITALA I-ZIYATAN = “victorious ‘Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad”, 2.71g (Walker, Arab Sasanian, p.66:I.32, the first time of publication). Edge expertly shaved, otherwise well-centered, good very fine, of the highest rarity and the greatest historical importance. £8000-10,000 This is perhaps the earliest Islamic commemorative coin. It appears to be the only occasion where the word piruj/peroz is seen on an example of ‘Ubayd Allah’s otherwise abundant coinage, most of which was struck in Basra where he served as governor of Iraq for the Caliph Yazid I b. Mu’awiya. The accession of Yazid I caused strong divisions within the early Muslim community. Several very important leaders refused to give him their allegiance, the most significant of whom were the Prophet’s grandson al-Husayn bin ‘Ali and ‘Abd Allah al-Zubayr, later to be the counter-caliph. Although al-Husayn was advised to remain in Makka he set out to lead his followers in Iraq. Yazid responded by ordering ‘Ubayd Allah, his governor of Iraq, to deal firmly with the anticipated arrival of al-Husayn. This challenge resulted in the tragedy of Kerbala on the 10th of Muharram 61h, when al-Husayn and most of his followers met a bloody end, thus sealing the division between Sunni and Shi’a Islam, which lasts until this day. KIRMAN-NAR is usually read as Narmashir, a small and insignificant town south of Bamm in eastern Iran. Some have questioned the reading of this mint because more plausible alternatives could be deduced from the Pahlawi script. Album suggests that the suffix could be read as WAR, which in his opinion and that of this cataloguer could locate the mint in the important town of Bardasir, which was then capital of the province.

20 Talha b. ‘Abdallah (c.64-66h), Silver Drachm, SK = Sijistan 64h, 3.94g (Walker p.95:191). Very fine, rare. £100-150

21 Talha b. ‘Abdallah, Silver Drachm, SK = Sijistan 66h, 3.32g (Walker p.96:Mart 1; A 26). Encrustation, very fine and rare. £80-100

22 ‘Abd al-Malik (65-86h), Silver Drachm, DA = Darabjird 60h = 72h, 4.16g (Walker p.28: C3; A 32). Extremely fine. £200-250

23 ‘Abd al-‘Aziz b. ‘Abd Allah (c.66-71h), Silver Drachm, SK = Sijistan 66h, 3.21g (Walker p.96:Cam.7; A 25). Edge chipped, very fine and rare. £80-100

24 Qatari b. Fuja’a (c.69-79h), Silver Drachm, YZ = Yazid 75h (A 33). Some deposit, very fine, rare. £3000-3500

25 ‘Attiya b. al-Aswad (c.71-76h), Silver Drachm, KRMAN-BN 72h, 3.35g (Walker -; A 28, possibly the mint of Bamm). About very fine and very rare. £100-150

26 Khald b. ‘Abd Allah (73-75h), Silver Drachm, BJRA = Basra 73h, 2.56g (A 24). Clipped, very fine and rare. £200-250

27 ‘AbdAllahb.Umayya(c.75-77h), Silver Drachm, SK = Sijistan 75h, 3.55g (Walker -; SICA 1 -; A 30). Very fine and very rare. £150-200

28 ‘Abd Allah b. Umayya, Silver Drachm, SK = Sistan 75h, 3.22g (A 30). Corroded, jagged edge, surface erosion in places on both sides and faint traces of copper, suggesting a plated coin (possibly a contemporary imitation), otherwise about very fine and very rare. £220-280

29 Farukhzad (c.75-79h), Æ Pashiz/Fals (2), ART = Ardashir Khurra undated, 0.94g and 0.93g (Gyselen Arab Sassanian Copper type 2; A. 91). Both good very fine and rare. (2) £120-150

30 Farukhzad, Æ Pashiz/Fals (2), ART = Ardashir Khurra undated, 0.73 and 0.71g (Gyselen type 2; A. 91). Both good very fine and rare. (2) £120-150

31 Farukhzad, Æ Pashiz/Fals (3), ART = Ardashir Khurra undated, 0.66, 0.55 and 0.49g (Gyselen type 2; A. 91). All fine or better and rare. (3) £150-150

32 ‘al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra (c.75-79h), Silver Drachm, DA = Darabjird 76h, 3.88g (Walker p.114:227; A 31);‘UbaydAllahb.AbiBakra(79-80h), Silver Drachm, SK = Sijistan 79, 4.17g (Walker p.110:Th14; A 37). First edge chipped, good very fine, the second extremely fine and rare. (2) £120-150

33 ‘Ubayd Allah b. Abi Bakra (c.79-80), Silver Drachm, SK= Sistan 79h, 3.60g (Walker p.110: Th 14; A 37). Very fine, rare. £200-250

34 ‘Ubayd Allah b. ‘Abd al-Rahman (fl.83-84h), Silver Drachm, KRMAN 84h (A B40). Very fine and very rare. £4000-5000

35 Eastern Sistan, Halil, Silver Drachm, (SK = Sijistan), undated, 2.88g (A 86D). About extremely fine and very rare. £120-150

36 EasternSistan,Silver Drachms (3) (SK = Sijistan), undated, Muhammad b. Zubayr, 2.39g (A 88), Tamim b. Sa‘id, 3.05g (A 89), and ‘Abd Allah b. Sa‘id, 3.28g (A 89A). First pierced, all fine or better, the first and second very rare. (3) £120-150

37 EasternSistan,SalihRida, Silver Drachm, (SK = Sijistan), undated, 2.91g (A 89D). Good very fine and rare. £150-200

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38 ‘Umar b. al-‘Ala (155-164h), Hemidrachm, TPURSTAN, 124 PYE = 159h, 1.75g (Walker p.135:263); Sa‘id b. Da‘laj (160-163h), Hemidrachm, TPURSTAN, 125 PYE = 160h, 1.94g (Walker p.140:277); Jarir (169-172h), Hemidrachm, TPURSTAN, 136 PYE = 171h, 1.96g (Walker p.145:289); Sulayman b. Musâ(c.171-173h), Hemidrachm, TPURSTAN, 136 PYE = 171h, 1.89g (Walker p.144:B43). Mostly extremely fine. (4) £100-120

39 Sulaymanb.Musâ, Hemidrachm (2), TPURSTAN, 137 PYE = 172h, 2.12g, 1.84g (Walker p.144:205); Muqatil(173-176h), Hemidrachm, TPURSTAN, 139 PYE = 174h, 1.96g (Walker p.149:297); Afzut, Hemidrachm, TPURSTAN, 130 PYE? = 165h, 1.88g (Walker p.154:301). Mostly extremely fine. (4) £80-100

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40 Anonymous, Silver Dirham, citing Abbasid Caliph al-Rashid, no mint, c.180-190h, 1.41g (A 2 1523). Good very fine. £200-250

41 al-Hasan b. Zayd, Silver Dirham, Jurjan 269h, 4.75g (A 1523). Good very fine. £200-250

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42 Farkhan(711-731h), Hemidrachms (2), TPURSTAN 73 and 75 PYE (A 50). Both very fine. (2) £60-80

43 Hemidrachms (6), Farkhan, Tapurstan 75 PYE, 1.87g (A 50); Khurshid(740-761h)(3), Tapurstan 94 PYE, 1.74g, 104 PYE, 1.82g, and 108 PYE, 2.02g (A 52); Anonymous (2), Tapurstan AFZWT type, 130 PYE, 1.88g, and 134 PYE, 1.79g (A 73). All very fine. (6) £100-120

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44 Umayyad/Arab-ByzantineCoinage, Globular Gold ⅓-Dinar, African mint, 704-714 AD, pillar with bar, 1.38g (A 121; cf Ber 25). Good very fine, a little off centre, scarce. £800-1000

ex Caballero de Las Indias, part III, Aureo & Calico Auction, 21-22 October 2009, lot 1398

UmAyyAd

The First Purely Islamic Gold Coin

45 Anonnymous,Anonnymous, temp. ‘Abd al-Malik (65-86h), Gold Dinar, no mint, 77h, 4.29g (Walker, p.84:186); A 125). Small scrape in lower obverse field and light graffiti in lower reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine and extremely rare. £150,000-180,000

For many collectors in the field of Islamic numismatics the year 77h Dinar is the most desirable coin ever struck, and its acquisition guarantees the importance of any collection.

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46 temp.‘Abdal-Malik, Gold Dinar, no mint, 79h, 4.24g (A 125). Good very fine. £300-350

47 temp. ‘Abdal-Malik, Silver Dirham, Bizamqubadh 79h, 2.77g (Klat 160, two refs). Cleaned, very fine and very rare. £3000-3500

48 temp.‘Abdal-Malik, Silver Dirham, al-Basra 79h, 2.58g (Klat 168). About very fine. £100-120

49 temp. ‘Abdal-Malik, Silver Dirham, al-Kufa 79h, 2.34.g (Klat 540). Minor graffiti in reverse field, good very fine and very rare. £1500-2000

50 temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Marw 79h, 2.53g (Klat 581b). Clipped, very fine, rare. £250-300

51 temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Nahr Tirà 80h, 2.83g (Klat 638). Cleaned, good very fine and rare. £2000-2500

52 temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Silver Dirham, Manadhir 81h, 2.81g (Klat 612). Good very fine, rare. £500-600

53 temp. ‘Abdal-Malik, Silver Dirham, Ard 82h, 2.59g (Klat 30, same dies). Very fine, edge clipped, of the highest rarity. £30,000-40,000

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54 temp. ‘Abdal-Malik, Silver Dirham, Shaqq al-Taymara 82h, two dots on inner circle, 2.28g (Klat 204.2). Tiny edge break, horn silver, very fine. £200-250

55 temp.‘Abdal-Malik, Silver Dirham, al-Kufa 82h, 2.78g (Klat 543). About uncirculated. £80-100

56 † temp. al-WalidI(86-96h),Gold ⅓-Dinar, no mint, 91h, 1.44g.(A.1276) A few scuffs, very fine and very rare. £700-900

57 temp. al-Walid I, Silver Dirham, Ramhormuz 90h, 2.90g (Klat 383). Good extremely fine. £100-120

58 temp. al-Walid I, Silver Dirham (2), Suq al-Ahwaz 90h, 2.78g, 91h, 2.84g (Klat 487, 488). Both extremely fine. (2) £120-150

59 temp.al-WalidI, Silver Dirham (2), Mahay 90h, 2.86g, Herat 95h, 2.23g (Klat 556, 658). Good very fine and very fine. (2) £120-150

60 temp.al-WalidI, Silver Dirham, Herat 91h, 2.88g (Klat 654). Extremely fine. £80-100

61 temp. al-Walid I, Silver Dirham, al-Rayy 92h, 2.89g (Klat 401). Extremely fine. £150-200

62 temp.al-WalidI, Silver Dirham, Hamadhan 93h, 2.60g (Klat 670). Slightly clipped, very fine and rare. £100-120

63 temp.al-WalidI, Silver Dirham (2), Sijistan 94h, 2.46g, 95h, 2.59g (Klat 436, 437). Very fine and extremely fine. (2) £250-300

64 temp. al-Walid I, Silver Dirham, Sarakhs 94h, 2.31g (Klat 454). Very fine, scarce. £150-200

65 temp. al-WalidI, Silver Dirham, Abarshahr 95h, 2.70g (Klat 8). Good very fine, rare. £500-600

66 temp. al-WalidI, Silver Dirham, Abarshahr 95h, 2.90g (Klat 9b) Minor weakness in striking but extremely fine, scarce. £350-400

67 temp. al-Walid I, Fals (cast fabric, “360 to a Dirham”), Balkh 93h, 3.44g (Tübingen Sylloge Numorum Arabicorum Tübingen (SNAT) Balkh 450-454; A A197). Crude, largely illegible, but full flan and thus very fine. £200-250

68 al-Walid I / Sulayman, Silver Dirham, Junday Sabur 96h, 2.89g (Klat 244). About extremely fine. £120-150

69 al-Walid I / Sulayman, Silver Dirham, al-Rayy 96h, 2.82g (Klat 405). Extremely fine. £200-250

70 temp. al Walid I / Sulayman, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 96h, 2.81g (Klat 438). Extremely fine. £200-250

71 temp. alWalidI/Sulayman, Silver Dirham (2), Nahr Tira 96h, 2.70g, Suq al-Ahwaz 96h, 2.89g (Klat 493). Very fine and good very fine. (2) £150-200

72 temp.Sulayman (96-99h), Gold Dinar, no mint, 97h, 4.21g (A 130). Extremely fine. £350-400

73 temp.Sulayman, Silver Dirham, Ardashir Khurra 97h, 2.89g (Klat 41). Good very fine. £80-100

74 temp.Sulayman,Silver Dirham, al-Taymara 97h, 2.89g (Klat 213). Extremely fine. £100-120

75 temp. Sulayman, Silver Dirham, Jayy 97h, 2.93g (Klat 265). Good very fine, rare. £250-300

76 temp. Sulayman, Silver Dirham, Dastawa 97h, 2.80g (Klat 316). About very fine. £60-80

77 temp. Sulayman, Silver Dirham, al-Rayy 97h, 2.89g (Klat 406). Extremely fine. £180-220

78 temp. Sulayman, Silver Dirham, Maysan 97h, 2.85g (Klat 635). Good very fine, very rare. £250-300

85 temp. Yazid II (101-105h), Gold Dinar, al-Andalus 102h, 4.35g (A 134; Ber 44Aa). Very fine, a scuff to the reverse, rare. £10,000-12,000


86 temp. Yazid II, Silver Dirham, Istakhr 102h, 2.69g (Klat 82). Surface deposits and slightly pitted on the obverse, about extremely fine. £100-120

87 † temp. Yazid II, Silver Dirham, Arminiya 104h, 2.74g (Klat 58). Very fine, rare. £350-450

88 temp. Yazid II / Hisham, Gold Dinar, no mint, 105h, 4.17g (A 125). Minor abrasion marks across obverse legend, otherwise good very fine, a very rare date. £2500-3000

89 temp.Hisham(105-125h), Gold Dinar, no mint, 111h, 4.31g (A 136). Good very fine. £250-300

79 temp. Sulayman, Silver Dirham (2), Mahay 98h, 2.88g, Herat 97h, 2.86g (Klat 564, 660). Both good very fine. (2) £200-250

80 temp. Sulayman / ’Umar II, Silver Dirham, Arminiya 99h, 2.83g (Klat 53). Good very fine. £150-200

81 temp. ‘Umar (99-101h), Gold Dinar, no mint, 100h, 4.21g (A 125). Very fine. £300-350

82 temp. Umar, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 100h, 2.44g (Klat 442a). About very fine and rare. £800-1000

83 † temp. ‘Umar / Yazid II, Silver Dirham, Kirman 101h, 2.92g (Klat 532). Lightly toned, uncirculated. £120-150

84 temp. ‘Umar / Yazid II, Silver Dirham, al-Kufa 101h, 2.88g (Klat 545). Good extremely fine. £100-120

90 temp.Hisham, Gold Dinar, no mint, 114h, 4.26g (A 136). Extremely fine. £300-350

91 temp.Hisham, Gold Dinar, no mint, 116h, 3.64g (A 136). Good very fine. £250-300

92 temp.Hisham, Silver Dirham, Ifriqiya 111h, 2.57g (Klat 98b). Slightly clipped, otherwise about very fine. £120-150

93 temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, Ifriqiya 112h, 2.90g (Klat 99). Hairline scratches in obverse field, otherwise good very fine. £150-200

94 temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, Ifriqiya 114h, 2.70g (Klat 101). Very fine. £150-200

95 temp.Hisham, Silver Dirham, Balkh 115h, 2.63g (Klat 180). About very fine. £120-150

96 temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, al-Andalus 119h, 2.71g (Klat 132). Slightly clipped, otherwise very fine. £250-300

97 temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, al-Bab 119h, 2.76g (Klat 146). Nearly extremely fine and rare. £250-300

98 temp. Hisham, Silver Dirham, al-Bab 124h, 2.21g (Klat 151). Good fine, rare. £1000-1500

99 temp. Hisham, Fals (2), (Balkh?) (119h?), 2.60g and Balkh 120h, 3.64g (A 197). Both about fine and rare to very rare. (2) £80-100

100 temp. Hisham,Fals, Zaranj 117h, 3.18g (A 206). About fine and very rare. £80-100

101 temp. Hisham, Fals, Balkh 119h, 2.99g (SNAT Balkh 472; A. A197). About fine, very rare. £120-150

102 temp. Walid II (125-126h), Silver Dirham, al-Jazira 126h, 2.79g (Klat 222). Good very fine and very rare. £6000-8000

103 temp.Ibrahim/MarwanII, Gold Dinar, no mint, 127h, 4.23g (A T140). Light hairline scratches in reverse field, otherwise good very fine and very rare. £12,000-15,000

104 temp. Marwan II (127-132h), Silver Dirham, al-Kufa 128h, 2.86g (Klat 548.b). About very fine. £80-120

105 temp. MarwanII,Silver Dirham, al-Jazira 129h, 2.66g (A 142; Klat 225). Very fine, scratches to reverse. £120-150

106 Anonymous, Copper Fals, Iliya, undated, 3.65g (A 179). Very fine, scarce. £100-120

107 Anonymous, Post Reform, Copper Fals, Tabariya, no date, 2.77g (A 188). Full clean strike, good very fine. £100-120

lATe UmAyyAd revolUTionAry

108 al-Kirman b. ‘Ali, Fals, Marw 128h, 2.66g (Wurtzel, Coinage of the Revolutionaries in the Late Umayyad Period -; A -). About fine and extremely rare. £250-350

109 ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar(?), Fals, no mint, 128h, 2.97g (A -). About fine, extremely rare. £250-350

110 ‘Abd Allah (b. ‘Umar), Fals, no mint 12(8)h, 3.28g; (‘AbdAllah)b.‘Umar,Fals, no mint 128h, 2.82g (Wurtzel -); (‘Imran) b. Isma‘il, Fals (60 per Dirham), (Sijistan) 13(6)h, 2.85g (Lowick 808); (Sulayman)(b.‘AbdAllah),Fals, (Sijistan) c.138-140h, 2.41g (A C.209). All about fine and rare. (4) £120-150

111 (abu-Muslim - 130-136h), Fals, Sijistan 131h, 3.09g (Wurtzel -). About fine and extremely rare. £250-350

112 Anonymous,Fals (2), Sijistan 132h, 2.48g, 3.50g (Wurtzel -). Both fine and very rare. (2) £150-200

113 Sulayman b. ‘Abd Allah, Fals, mint illegible, 139h, 5.35g (Wurtzel -; A C209). Good and very rare. £100-150

AbbASid revolUTionAry

114 ‘Imran b. Isma‘il (c.136h), Fals, (“60 per Dirham”), (Sijistan 136h), 2.97g, poor; nameillegible, but said to be Sulayman b. ‘AbdAllah(al-Kindi)(138-140h),Fals, (Sijistan c.138-140h), 2.86g (A 209), about good; SaffaridSecondDynasty, Ahmad b. Muhammad (311-352h), Fals, Sijistan 341h, 1.86g (A 1413A), about very fine, first and second rare. (3) £120-150

AbbASid

115 temp.al-Saffah(132-136h), Gold Dinar, no mint, 133h, 3.96g (A 210). Fine style, slightly clipped, otherwise good very fine, scarce. £250-300

116 temp. al-Saffah, Silver Dirham, Dimashq 132h, 2.85g (A 211). Good very fine and very rare. £2000-2500

117 temp.al-Saffah, Silver Dirham, Ardashir Khurra 134h, 2.83g (A 211). Good very fine. £120-150

118 temp.al-Saffah, Silver Dirham, Manadhir 134h, 2.83g (A 211). Good very fine and extremely rare. £800-1000

119 temp.al-Saffah, Silver Dirham, Nahr Tira 134h, 2.87g (A 211). Very fine, extremely rare. £800-1000

120 temp. al-Saffah, Silver Dirham, Ramhormuz 135h, 2.70g (A 211, date not recorded by Album in his checklist). Very fine, extremely rare. £500-600

121 temp. al-Mansur (136-158h), Gold Dinar, no mint, 140h, 4.22g (A 212). About extremely fine. £220-260

122 temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 142h, 4.22g (A 212). Minor hairline graffiti in lower obverse field, otherwise extremely fine, a scarce date. £300-350

123 temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 147h, 4.16g (A 212). Extremely fine. £250-300

124 temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 148h, 4.22g (A 212). About extremely fine. £220-260

125 temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar (2), no mint, 149h, 4.17g, 158h, 3.74g (A 212). First with a scratch in the field both sides, good very fine, the second clipped about very fine. (2) £350-400

126 temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 155h, 4.21g (A 212). Lustrous good extremely fine. £250-300

127 temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 155h, 4.21g (A 212). Full flan, extremely fine. £250-300

128 temp. al-Mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint, 157h, 4.22g (A 212). Extremely fine. £250-300

129 temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Istakhr 138h, 2.82g (A 213). Extremely fine, very rare. £500-600

130 temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Junday Sabur 138h, 2.87g (A 213). Good very fine, rare. £200-250

131 temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Marw 139h, 2.76g (A 213). About very fine, rare. £150-200

132 temp.al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Nishapur 143h, 2.81g (Lowick 2301; A 213). Good very fine, very rare. £500-600

133 temp. al-Mansur,Silver Dirham, Arminiya 144h, 2.81g (A 213.1). Very fine. £80-100

134 temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Ardashir Khurra 146h, 2.95g (A 213). Extremely fine, rare. £250-300

135 temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 146h, 2.77g (A 213.1). Small edge clip, good very fine, rare. £300-350

136 temp. al-Mansur, Silver Dirham, Arran 152h, 2.85g (A 213). Good very fine, rare. £200-250

137 al-Mahdi as heir, Fals, (Sijistan 147h, but illegible), 7.32g, 7.83g, 6.25g (Lowick Abbasid 809; A 335). All good. (3) £80-100

138 al-Mahdi as heir, Fals, Sijistan 151h, 6.10g (Lowick -; A 335 var). Pierced as a Chinese cash coin, good fine. £120-150

139 al-Mahdi as heir, Fals (2), (Sijistan c.151h, but illegible), 7.24g (Lowick -; A 335) and 6.21g (A 335 variety). Both pierced, both good and very rare. (2) £120-150

140 al-Mahdi as heir, Fals, Sijistan 155h, 4.66g (Lowick -; A 335). About fine and rare. £80-100

141 temp.al-Mahdi(158-169h), Gold Dinar, no mint (al-Kufa) 163h, rev three pellets in lower field, 4.00g (Bern 52; A 214). Fine distinctive calligraphy, extremely fine. £250-300

142 al-Mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint, 165h, 4.06g (A 214). Small crescent stamp in reverse field, good very fine. £250-300

143 al-Mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint, 166h, 4.24g (A 214). Good very fine. £250-300

144 al-Mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint, 167h, 4.22g (A 214). Weakly struck in parts, otherwise good very fine. £220-260

145 al-Mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint, 168h, 4.17g (A 214). About extremely fine. £250-300

146 al-Mahdi, Silver Dirham, al-Basra 160h, rev Muhammad written vertically in the field, 2.60g (Lowick 1027; A 215, see footnote125). Good very fine, very rare. £350-400

147 al-Mahdi,Silver Dirham, Arminiya 161h, 2.84g; al-Mu‘tadid,Silver Dirham (2), Madinat al-Salam 282h, 2.86g, and Surra man ra’a 288h, 3.47g; al-Muqtadir,Silver Dirham, Arrijan 298h, 3.43g. All good fine to very fine, the last rare. (4) £120-150

148 al-Mahdi, Silver Dirham mule, obv al-Mahdi Dirham of Madinat al-Salam 164h, rev with the Governor Ibrahim in field centre Ibr // ahim, 2.53g (A -). Extremely fine and very rare, an unrecorded issue. £400-500

149 al-Mahdi, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 166h, 2.83g (A 215). Good very fine, rare. £200-250

150 al-Mahdi, Silver Dirham, Qasr al-Salam 168h, 2.91g (A 215.1). About extremely fine. £120-150

151 al-Mahdi, citing Harun as heir, Silver Dirham, Harunabad 169h, rev Arminiya, 2.87g (A 217.4). Surface deposits, very fine. £100-120

152 ‘Ali,Fals, Hirat 168h, 4.25g (Lowick 792; A 323). Fine and rare. £120-150

153 al-Hadi (169-170h), Silver Dirham, Haruniya, 169h, with al-Rashid as heir, 2.59g (A 217.5). Small edge clip, good very fine, rare. £150-200

154 temp. Harun al-Rashid (170-193h), Gold Dinar, no mint 171h, obv name of the Caliph Harun as amir al-Mu’minin in field, 3.98g (Bernardi 58b; A 218.1). Fine, rare. £2000-3000

155 Harun al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr) 173h, Governor ‘Umar, 4.21g (A 218.8). Full flan, very fine. £220-260

156 Harun al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr) 180h, Governor Ja’far, 4.21g (A 218.11). Good very fine. £250-300

157 Harun al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr) 183h, Governor Ja’far, 4.11g (A 218.11). Very fine. £180-220

158 Harun al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr) 184h, Governor Ja’far, 4.22g (A 218.11). Good very fine. £250-300

159 temp. Harun al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint (Madinat al-Salam), 185h, citing al-Amin as heir, 4.09g (A 218.3). Edge knock, otherwise very fine. £180-220

160 temp. al-Rashid,Gold Dinar, [Misr] 186h, citing Jafar (A 218.1; Ber 69). Fine. £180-220

161 temp. al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, [Misr] 186h, citing Jafar (A 218.1; Ber 69). Lacquered, fine. £100-120

162 temp. Harun al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint (Madinat al-Salam) 189h, rev letter “H” in field for Harun, 4.16g (Bernardi 71; A 218.4). Rough surfaces, very fine. £180-220

163 Harun al-Rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr) 190h, Li’l Khalifa, 4.20g (A 218.13). Extremely fine. £300-350

164 Harun al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 170h, rev Caliph’s names and titles within a second marginal legend, 2.81g (A 219.6a). Good very fine, rare. £150-200

165 Harun al-Rashid, Silver Dirham (4), Sijistan 170h, 2.86g, 172h, 2.74g, 174h, 2.63g, 175h, 3.11g, Caliph as al-Khalifa Harun (A 219.4). Generally very fine, Year 174h better. (4) £200-250

166 temp. Harun al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, al-Muhammadiya 180h, citing al-Amin, the Governor Muh’d b. Yahya and Ja’far, 2.91g (Lowick 1736, one reference; A 219.91). Good very fine, rare. £120-150

167 Harun al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, Misr 181h, citing al-Amin and the vizier al-Ja’far ibn Yahya al-Barmaki, 2.68g (Lowick 503; A 219.9). Good very fine, rare. £250-300

168 Harun al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, Arran 183h, citing al-Amin as heir, rev Goverbor Asad b. Yazid, 2.90g (A 219.7). Good very fine. £120-150

169 Harun al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, San’a’ 191h, 1.13g (A 1048.2; Lowick 552). About very fine, rare. £300-350

170 Harun al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, Mad. Abarshahr 192h, 2.94g (A 219.2a). Good very fine and rare. £100-120

171 Harun al-Rashid, Silver Dirham, Ma’din Bajunays 192h, citing ‘Umm Ja’far and al-Amin as heir, 2.79g (A 219.9; Lowick 909). Very fine, rare. £300-350

172 temp. Harun al-Rashid, Fals, Madinat Balkh 182h, 4.04g (Lowick 783; SNAT Balkh 488-491). Good fine and rare. £80-100

173 temp. Harun al-Rashid, Fals, Madinat Balkh 182h, 3.01g (Lowick 783; SNAT Balkh 488-491). Good fine and rare. £80-100

174 temp. Harun al-Rashid, Fals, Balkh 187h, 2.41g (Lowick 784; A 319 var); ‘Isa, Balkh 187h, 3.82g (Lowick 784; SNAT Balkh 511-513). First fine, the second very fine, both rare. (2) £120-150

175 Zubayda,wifeofRashid, Silver Dirham, Jazirat al-Raghistan 183h, rev field amr al-sayyida/umm wali al-‘ahd/

abaqa allah/ghaya (“by command of the lady, mother of the heir apparent, may God preserve her, so be it”), 2.54g. Good very fine and extremely rare. £4000-5000

This Dirham was struck by order of Zubayda bint Abi Ja’far b. al-Mansur, wife of Harun al-Rashid and mother of Muhammad al-Amin, at a palace compound probably on an island near Baghdad. It is, in all likelihood, the earliest coin struck by authority of a woman in the history of Islam. The issuance of this coin is directly connected to the matter of the caliphal succession. In 175h al-Rashid designated his second, but purely Hashimid, son Muhammad al-Amin as his heir. In the succeeding years it became clear that his eldest, but slave-born son, ‘Abdallah al-Ma’mun, was better suited to rule than his younger brother. In 183h al-Rashid therefore designated al-Ma’mun as the second heir to the throne. While Zubayda had been a kindly stepmother to al-Ma’mun, her over-arching ambition was to see that al-Amin, the only heir to her body, became caliph after al-Rashid’s death. One can easily imagine that this imperious and powerful lady determined to make her position unmistakably clear by issuing this coin as a sharp reminder that she was the mother of the heir.

176 Yazid,Fals, Sijistan 178h, 2.77g (Lowick 811; A 335). About fine and rare. £80-100

177 al-Amin,Silver Dirham, Ma’din Bajunays 194h, with Governor Da’ud, 2.37g (A 221.3b). Small edge chip, otherwise extremely fine, rare. £350-400

178 al-Ma’mun(194-218h), Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 198h, obv mintname in lower line of field, rev lillah/-/Dhu’l-Riyasatayn, 394g (A 222.2). Fine, rare. £1200-1500

179 al-Ma’mun, Gold Dinar, no mint (Misr) 198h, al-Mutallib, 4.18g (A 222.4). About extremely fine. £250-300

180 al-Ma’mun, Gold Dinar, Misr 201h, Sulayman, 3.92g (A 222.6). Slightly clipped, very fine and rare. £250-300

181 al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Bukhara 196h, 2.76g (A 223.4). Good very fine, rare. £120-150

182 al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Misr 199h, obv Governor al-Mutallib, 2.81g (A 223.2). Extremely fine and, extremely rare. £600-800

183 al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Madinat Zaranj 199h, with Muhammad b. al-ashlas, 2.89g (Lowick 2483; A 223.4). Good very fine, rare. £350-400

184 al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, al-Kufa 204h, 2.84g (A 223.5). Good very fine, rare. £120-150

185 temp. al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Reform type, al-Kufa 208h, obv double outer margin, 2.76g (unrecorded by Lowick and Album). About very fine and extremely rare. £600-800

186 al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Samarqand 217h, 3.00g (Lowick 2721). Extremely fine. £120-150

187 al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Marw 217h, 2.88g (A 223.6). A soft strike, very fine, rare. £100-120

188 al-Ma’mun, Silver Dirham, Jund Dimashq 200h, rev ‘umara/Muhammad rasu/allahli’l-khalifa/alimamal-ma’mun/binhumayd?, 2.17g (Lowick 627). Pierced, otherwise about fine and extremely rare, only one example recorded by Lowick. £500-600

As Miles states in his note on the Dirham of Muhammad b. Bayhas, Dimashq 198h, “The numismatic record …. is valuable elaboration of the somewhat vague accounts in the chronicles …. about Damascus at the turn of the (3rd) century hijri”. Miles was speaking about the series of Dirhams struck by Ibn-Bayhas in Damascus between 198h and 209h. Jund was the title given to a military district. It would appear that for a time during the year 200h, while Ibn-Bayhas held the city of Damascus, his power was being challenged elsewhere by the otherwise unknown ‘Umara. The name ‘Umara is clear on this coin, but it appears to be missing or illegible on Lowick’s piece and the name of his father cannot be read on either coin with any degree of certainty.

189 ‘Amrb.Mas‘ada,Fals, Suq al-Ahwaz 210h, 3.28g (Lowick 689; A 336). Fine and rare. £120-150

190 al-Mu’tasim(218-227h), Gold Dinar, Misr 225h, 4.05g (Bern 151 De; A 225). Weak in parts, about very fine. £180-220

191 al-Mu’tasim, Gold Dinar, Dimashq 225h, 4.08g (Bernardi 151 Ge, three references). Very fine and rare. £1200-1500

192 al-Mu’tasim, Silver Dirham, Isfahan 211h (sic), 2.71g (A 226). Crude strike, good very fine. £120-150

193 al-Mu’tasim, Silver Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 220h, 2.92g (A 226). Good very fine. £120-150

194 † al-Mutawakkil (232-247h), Gold Dinar, Arminiya 246h, 4.21g (Bernardi 158 Kb, two references). Some scratches in the fields, otherwise very fine and very rare. £3000-3500

195 al-Mutawakkil, Gold Donative-style Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 246h, 4.25g (A 229m). Slightly crimped and light surface hairlines, otherwise good very fine and very rare. £6000-8000

196 al-Mutawakkil, Silver Dirham (3), Marw 232h, 2.87g, Fars 242h, 3.01g, Isfahan 247h, 2.86g (A 230.1, 230.3, 230.4). First fine, the others very fine. (3) £200-250

197 al-Mutawakkil, Silver Dirham, Madinat Mah al-Kufa 237h, 2.91g (A -). A little weakness in part, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare, an unrecorded mint for this caliph. £500-600

198 † al-Musta’in, Gold Dinar, Misr 249h, 4.18g (A 233.2). Very fine. £150-200

199 al-Mu’tazz (251-255h), Gold Dinar, Surra man Ra’a 252h, 4.05g (Bern162Jc; A 235.1). Slightly crimped, about very fine, a scarce date. £180-220

200 al-Mu’tazz, Gold Dinar, al-Shash 253h, 3.72g (Bern 162Qf; A 235). Very fine. £220-260

201 al-Mu’tazz, Silver Dirham, Dimashq 253h, 3.00g (A236). Very fine, rare. £150-200

202 † al-Mu’tamid (256-279h), Gold Dinar, Wasit 258h, with Ja’far as heir, 4.06g (Bern 173Jm, two examples recorded; A 239.1). Good very fine, rare. £600-800

203 † al-Mu’tamid, Gold Dinar, San’a’ 259h, 4.11g (Bern 172El; A 1055). Slightly clipped, good very fine. £300-350

204 al-Mu’tamid, Gold Dinar, San’a’ 259h, 2.64g (Bikhazi 48). About very fine. £60-80

205 † al-Mu’tamid, Gold Dinar, Surra man Ra’a 262h, al-Mufawwid as heir, 3.65g (Bern 175Jc; A 293a). Good very fine. £400-450

206 al-Mu’tamid, Gold Dinar, al-Rafiqa 263h, citing al-Mufawwid, 3.69g (Bern 175Hn, two recorded; A 293.2). Part of edge slightly ragged, otherwise good very fine, very rare. £500-600

207 al-Mu’tamid, Gold Dinar, al-Basra 271h, citing al-Muffawaq al nasir li din Allah, 3.37g (A 239.6; Ber 179Je). Good very fine, scarce £300-400

208 al-Mu’tamid, Gold Dinar, al-Ahwaz 270h, citing al-Muffawaq al nasir li din Allah (A 239.6; Ber 179Je). Good very fine, scarce. £300-400

209 al-Mu’tamid, Gold Dinar, Hamadhan 277h, 4.28g (Bernardi -, an unrecorded mint for this ruler; A 239.7). Slight edge weakness, good very fine and very rare. £1800-2200

210 † al-Mu’tamid, Silver Donative-style Dirham, al-Dinawar (= Mah al Basra), 2.89g (Ilisch -; A 240 for type). Good very fine, very rare. £800-1000

211 al-Mu’tamid, Silver Dirham (2), Hims 260h, 2.88g, 270h, 2,97g (A 240). Both about very fine, rare. (2) £300-350

212 al-Mu’tadid (279-289h), Gold Donative-style Dinar, no mint, 282h, 2.21g (Bern 210; A 241A). Good very fine and very rare. £2000-2500

213 al-Mu’tadid, Gold Dinar, San’a’ 283h, 2.88g (Bern 211El; A 1056). Good very fine. £250-300

214 al-Mu’tadid, Gold Donative-style Dinar, no mint, 286h, 2.22g (Bernardi 209; A 241A). Very fine and very rare. £1500-1800

215 † al-Mu’tadid, Silver Dirham, San’a’ 280h, 2.83g (A 1056b). Twice pierced, otherwise good very fine, extremely rare. £600-800

216 al-Muqtafi(289-295h), Gold Dinar, Misr 293h (A 243.1; Ber 226De). Slightly crimped, some graffiti, otherwise very fine. £500-800

217 al-Muktafi, Silver Dirham (2), al-Rabba 292h, 2.93g, Ras al-‘Ayn 292h, 2.33g (A244.1); al-Muqtadir(295-320h), Silver Dirham (4), al-Basra (2) 301h, 4.01g, 307h, 3.45g, Shiraz 303h, 2.75g, Nisbin 308h, 2.28g (A 246.2). First fine, the others better than very fine. (6) £280-320

218 al-Muqtadir (295-320h), Gold Dinar, Mah al-Kufa 301h (A 245.2; Bern 242 Mr). Some deposit, good very fine. £800-1000

225 al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 312h, 2.87g (Bern 242Mh; A 245.2). Small flan, very fine. £220-260

226 al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Hamadhan 313h, 2.62g (Bern 242Mu; A 245.2). Full broad flan, well-centred, good very fine, rare. £300-350

227 al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Qumm 313h, 4.47g (Bern 242Mn; A 245.2). Struck slightly off-centre, good very fine, rare. £300-350

228 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Suq min al-Ahwaz 314h, 4.26g (A 245). About extremely fine. £150-180

229 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Suq min al-Ahwaz 315h, 4.75g (A 245). Good very fine. £120-150

230 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, al-Ahwaz 315h, 3.92g (A 245). Good very fine. £120-150

219 al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 301h, 3.78g (A 245.2; Bern 242 Jh, this date not recorded). Crimped with flan crack, otherwise extremely fine, very rare. £450-500

220 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 307h, 4.29g (A 245). Very fine. £120-150

221 al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz 308h, 3.82g (Bern 242Nf; A 245.2). Full broad flan, good very fine. £220-260

222 al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, al-Karaj 308h, 4.35g (Bern 242Jf; A 245.2). Good very fine. £350-400

223 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Suq min al-Ahwaz 309h, 4.95g (A 245). About extremely fine, weak areas. £150-180

224 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinars (2), Madinat al-Salam 312h, 3.89g, 316h, 3.71g (A 245). About very fine and very fine, light scratches. (2) £200-300

237 al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Mah al-Kufa 318h, 3.05g (Bern 242Mr; A 245.2). Unevenly struck, very fine, rare. £250-300

238 al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, al-Ahwaz 319h, 4.07g (Bern 242Nd; A 245.2). Full broad flan, extremely fine. £220-260

239 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Suq min al-Ahwaz 319h, 4.19g (A 245). A little double struck, good very fine. £120-150

240 al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Tustar min al-Ahwaz 320h, vizier ‘Amid al-dawla, 2.95g (Bern 242Ne; A 248). Full broad flan, extremely fine. £220-260

241 † al-Muqtadir, Silver Dirham, Makka 297h, 2.74g (A 246.1). Weakly struck in centre but good very fine for issue, very rare. £2500-3000

242 al-Muqtadir, Silver Dirham, Wasit 304h, 2.91g (A 246.2). Small edge split, extremely fine, attractively toned. £60-80

231 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinars (2), Suq min al-Ahwaz 316h, 4.28g, 317h, 3.25g (A 245). Both good very fine. (2) £200-300

232 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinars (2), Tustar min al-Ahwaz 316h, 3.67g, 319h, 3.41g (A 245). Both about extremely fine. (2) £200-300

233 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, al-Kharaj 317h, 4.65g (A 245). Very fine, a scarce mint. £120-150

234 al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, al-Karaj 318h, 2.97g (Bern 242Jf; A 245.2). Flan crack, outer legends weak in parts, otherwise good very fine, rare. £300-350

235 al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Qumm 318h, 3.08g (Bern 242Mn; A 245.2). Small flan, weak outer legend in parts, otherwise very fine, rare. £250-300

236 † al-Muqtadir, Gold Dinar, al-Ahwaz 318h, 4.37g (A 245). Good very fine. £120-150

243 al-Muqtadir, Silver Dirhams (7), Nisibin 305h, 3.49g, Dimashq 309h, 2.5g, Ra’s al-‘Ayn 309h(?), 3.10g, Dimashq 312h, 3.49g, and 31(6?)h, 2.78g, Tarsus, date off flan, 3.15g, and Tarsus(?) 304h(?), 2.79g. All about fine or better. (7) £150-200

244 al-Muqtadir, Silver Dirham, Tabariya 308h, 2.51g. Fine and extremely rare. £250-300

245 al-Muqtadir, Silver Donative-style Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 310h, 2.92g (Ilisch D1 21; A 255). Extremely fine and very rare. £700-800

246 al-Muqtadir,Silver Dirham, Mah al-Kufa 317h, with the name of the heir Abu’l-‘Abbas, 4.04g; Umayyad,temp. MarwanII(AH127-132),Silver Dirham, al-Samiya, AH131, 2.93g (Klat 431). First about very fine and rare, the second very fine, scarce. (2) £60-80

247 al-Qahir(320-322h), Gold Dinar, al-Ahwaz 321h, 3.69g (A 250.1; Bern 275Nd). A little deposit, nearly extremely fine. £300-400

248 al-Qahir, Gold Dinar, Mah al-Basra 321h, 4.37g (Bern 277Mq; A 250.2). Good very fine and scarce. £250-300

249 al-Qahir, Gold Dinar, Hamadhan 321h, 1.99g (Bern 277Mu; A 250.2). Flat in parts, good very fine, rare. £250-300

250 al-Qahir, Gold Dinar, Hamadhan 321h, 3.89g (Bernardi 277Mn; A 250.2). Weakly struck in parts, about extremely fine. £300-350

251 † al-Qahir, Gold Dinar, Hamadhan 322h, with heir Abu’l Qasim, 6.43g (A 250.1). Appealing very fine. £200-250

252 † al-Qahir, Gold Dinar, Suq min al-Ahwaz, 322h, with heir Abu’l Qasim, 6.05g (A 250.1). Peripheral weakness, very fine. £180-220

253 al-Radi(322-329h),Gold Dinar, Misr 323h, 4.40g (A 254.1; Bern 285 De). Very fine. £200-300

254 al-Radi, Gold Dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz 323h, 4.56g (A 254.1). Fine. £120-150

255 † al-Radi, Gold Dinar, Mah al-Basra 326h, 3.41g (A 254.1; Bern 285 Mq). Good very fine and very rare. £600-800

256 al-Radi, Gold Dinar, Hamadan 328h, 3.57g (A 254.1). Weakly struck as usual, otherwise good very fine. £120-150

257 † al-Muttaqi (329-333h), Gold Donative Double Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 329h, citing Abu Mansur, 8.69g (A -; cf A 256 for type). About extremely fine, small scuffs, rare. £7000-9000

258 al-Muttaqi, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 329h, citing Abu’l Husayn Bajkam, 4.06g (A A258; Bern 309Jh). About very fine, minor scuffing, rare. £400-600

259 al-Nasir, with heir (575-622h), Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 620h, 6.69g (A 268). Slightly crimped and softly struck in parts, otherwise good very fine. £250-300

260 al-Nasir, with heir, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 621h, 4.04g (A 268). Very fine. £250-300

261 al-Nasir, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 617h, 6.41g (A 268). Good very fine. £300-350

262 al-Musta’sim (640-656h), Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam, 641h, 4.41g (A 275). Very slight crimping, extremely fine. £350-400

263 al-Musta’sim, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 642h, 5.18g (A 275). Extremely fine. £350-400

264 Fals (8), al-Mahdiasheir,Da‘udb.Karar,(Hirat) (147h), 1.42g (Lowick 789), al-Mahdi as heir, (Sijistan) (147h), 6.16g (Lowick 809), Balkh 1(49)h, 3.04g (Lowick 777), (Sijistan) (c.151h), 5.47g (A 335) and mint illegible, 15xh, 5.16g; Muhammadb. Barmak, Istakhr 18(2)h, 2.50g (Lowick 730); nameeffaced,Sijistan 194h, 2.95g (Lowick 814); Talhab.Dhu’l-Yamanayn, Bukhara date unclear (c.209-217h), 1.53g (Lowick 834-5). All about fine or better and rare. (8) £200-300

265 † A Hoard of Abbasid and Tribal Copper Fulus (approx 346), from the Region of al-Bahrayn, struck in the middle of the 2nd Century of the Hijra era, of a fabric and style unlike any other contemporary copper from Syria, Iraq or Iran; the hoard comprises three principal types: first were the official issues of local Abbasid governors at a time when the central government was trying to exert control over the region, the second bear governors’ names and dates with the inscription li-ahl al-Bahrayn, “for the people of al-Bahrayn”, which is also found on Fulus from the mint of al-Basra dated 144 AH, the third type was struck on irregularly cut, wafer-thin flans bearing various signs and words on one face and usually Muhammad rasul Allah on the other; rather than having any religious or political significance these signs appear to identify ownership of an animal or object, similar to a tribal personal brand (wasm plural wusum). Generally about fine and extremely rare, a very interesting group. (lot) £30,000-35,000 A tribal coinage of this kind probably met an economic need for small change in an area chronically short of cash, and the phrase li-ahl ... would have established it as being public property rather than privately owned by a tribe or clan. One of the earliest Islamic mints to be established on the shores of the Arabian Gulf was that of al-Bahrayn, a province which encompassed the island of Bahrain and the mainland areas around Jubayl and Qatif in eastern Sa‘udi Arabia. Most of the coins are rather crude because they were usually struck on thin flans by inexpert workmen, and a considerable number are either double-struck or overstruck on earlier issues. This is an important group of coins which provides a fresh insight into the monetary history of the Arabian peninsula. This hoard was acquired by an ARAMCO employee working in Saudi Arabia in the late 1950s.

dhU’l-nUnid of Toledo

271 al-Zafir Isma’il (c.423-435h), Gold Fractional Dinar (Toledo), 0.48g (A 395; Prieto 313a; CC 57). Good very fine, good gold for issue though irregular flan, scarce. £1400-1800


AbbAdid of Seville

272 † Muhammad al-Mu’tamid (461-484h), Gold ¼-Dinar, no mint or date, 1.30g (A 401a). Very fine. £300-400

273 Muhammadal-Mu’tamid,Gold Fractional Dinar, without mint or date, 1.53g (A 403A; Prieto 417d; CC 56). Very fine, rare. £300-350


KingS of mUrciA

274 Muhammad b. Sa’d (542-567h), Gold Dinar, Murcia 558h, 3.87g (A 407.1; Vives 1957; CC 101). About extremely fine, rare. £1500-1800


AghlAbid

275 MuhammadII(250-261h), Gold Dinar, no mint, 255h, 4.22g (A 446). Extremely fine. £350-400

UmAyyAdS of SpAin

266 Abd al-Rahman III, Silver Dirhams (2), 331h, 332h, citing Qasim (A 350.5), about extremely fine; al-HakamII, Silver Dirham, 358h, citing ‘Amir (A 352.4), very fine. (3) £150-180

267 al-Hakam II (350-366h), Gold Dinar, Madinat al-Zahra 357h, 4.28g (Vives 467; A 351). Extremely fine, rare. £800-1000

268 Hisham II (first reign, 366-399h), Gold Dinar, al-Andalus 377h, 4.05g (A 353). Slightly crimped, good very fine, rare. £1000-1200

269 Hisham II, Gold Dinar, al-Andalus 393h, 3.89g (Vives 576; A 353). Extremely fine and rare. £1200-1500

SlAve Kingdom of deniA

270 Mujahid al-“Amiri” (second reign, after432h), Gold Fractional Dinar, without mint or date, citing ‘Ali and Hasan, 0.81g (A G381; Vives -; Prieto Sup. 85-86; CC 48). Extremely fine and rare. £1800-2200


276 Ibrahim II, Gold Dinar, no mint, 274h, 4.18g (al-‘ush 114; A 447). Good very fine and rare, only three examples recorded by al-‘ush. £250-300

zirid of QAyrAwAn

277 al-Mu’izz b. Badis (406-454h), Gold Dinar, al-Qayrawan 441h, 4.13g (Haz 3; A 458). Extremely fine. £250-300

278 al-Mu’izzb.Badis, Gold Dinar, al-Qayrawan 442h, 3.64g (Haz 4; A 458). Extremely fine. £250-300

279 al-Mu’izzb.Badis, Gold Dinar, al-Qayrawan 444h, 3.92g (Haz 7; A 458). Extremely fine. £250-300

mUrAbiTUn (AlmorAvid)

280 ‘Ali b. Yusuf (500-537h), Gold Dinar, Algecira 507h, 4.06g (A 466.1; Vives 1634; Hazard 230; CC 63). Well struck, extremely fine with some original brilliance, rare. £3000-4000


281 ‘Alib.Yusuf, Gold Dinar, Nul Lamta 523h, citing Sir as heir, 4.13g (A 466.2; Vivies 1711; Hazard 332; CC 88). Extremely fine. £800-1000


282 ‘Alib.Yusuf, Gold Dinar, Nul Lamta 534h, citing Tashufin as heir (A 466.3; Vives 1786; Hazard 388; CC 87). Extremely fine. £800-1000


283 Ishaq b. ‘Ali (540-541h), Silver Qirat, Qartuba, undated, in fine Naskhi script, 0.96g (Haz 1052; A 475A). Good very fine, very rare. £100-120

hAfSid

284 † AbuBakrIIb.Yahya(710-747h), Gold Dinar, no mint or date, 4.71g (A 507). Very fine. £250-300

285 † Abu-Ishaq Ibrahim II (751-770h), Gold Dinar, Fas, undated, 4.72g (as Hazard 606 but unlisted mint for ruler). About very fine and very rare. £600-800

292 Abu’l‘UlaIdrisII, Gold ¼-Dinar, without mint or date, 1.14g (A 495; Vives 2087; Hazard 530; CC 123). A little crimped, very fine, rare. £500-700

293 Anonymous, Nasri, Tilimsan, undated, 1.55g (Hazard North Africa 1087), extremely fine; Zangidof Aleppo, Copper Dirhams (2), Nur al-dinMahmud (541-569h), no mint undated, 3.84g (Spengler and Sayles Zangids type 73), and mint and date off flan, 6.14g (S&S type 74), both very fine or better. (3) £120-150

AlAwi ShArifS

294 † Isma’ilb.al-Sharif(1082-1139h), Gold Bunduqis (3), mint off flan (2), 1121h, 3.43g, 1133h, 3.44g, Fas, 1126h, 3.45g (A 583). Usual areas of weakness, generally good very fine. (3) £350-450

AlAwiTe ShArifS of morocco

295 † Abu’l-’AbbasAhmadII,Gold Dinar, Marrakush 1012h, 4.57g (A 565.2). About extremely fine. £600-800

286 † Abu’l ‘AbbasAhmadII(firstreign,755-758h),Gold Dinar, no mint, undated, 4.64g (Hazard 608). Slightly double struck, good very fine and rare. £400-500

287 † Abu-Faris ‘Abd al-‘Aziz II (796-837h), Gold Dinar, Qafsa, no date, 4.75g (A 511). Fine, scarce. £150-250

288 † Abu-‘Amr ‘Uthman (839-893h), Gold ½-Dinar, Tarablus, no date, 2.38g (A 513A). Very fine, edge scrape. £150-200

289 † Abu-‘Amr ‘Uthman, Gold Dinar, Tanas(?), no date, 4.72g (A 513.3). Reverse die crack and usual weakness, about very fine, scarce. £400-500

mUwAhhidUn (AlmohAd)

290 AbuYaqubYusuf(558-580h), Gold ½-Dinar, no mint or date, 2.28g (A 483). Good very fine. £300-400

291 Abu’l-‘Ula Idris II (665-668h), Gold Dinar, no mint, no date, 4.16g (A 494). Good very fine, very rare. £500-600

296 † Abu’l-Mahalli(usurper,1021-1022h),known on his coinage as Abu’l-‘Abbas Ahmad al-Mahdi, Gold Dinar, Marrakush 1021h, 4.56g (Album K573). Weakly struck in parts, otherwise about extremely fine and very rare. £2000-3000

“Abu Mahalli” claimed descent from the Prophet Muhammad’s uncle al-‘Abbas. He devoted his life to Allah, named himself the Mahdi (Messiah) and waged holy war to end the rule of the Sa‘adian Sharifs. Abu Mahalli led his followers to confront the Sa‘adian ruler, who put up no resistance. He took on all the trappings of royalty, won great popularity and took advantage of the available gold to strike beautiful coins with elegant Maghribi ornamentation in his own name. However, having assured his followers of his divine power, he was killed in battle by a single shot, and Marrakesh returned to Sa‘adian rule.

297 temp. Muhammad III (1171-1204h), Silver Dirham(3), Titwan 1183h, 2.89g, al-Sawayrah (2) 1184h, 2.79g, 1186h, 2.86g (A 589.1, 589.2); temp. Sulayman(1207-1238h),Silver Dirham,Rabat al-Fath 1218h, 2.73g (A 626); temp. ‘Abdal-Rahman(1238-1276h), Silver Dirham, Hadrat Miknasa 1240h, 2.66g (A 635). All fine or better, the last rare. (5) £120-150

TUlUnid

298 Khumarawayh (270-282h), Gold Dinar, Misr 271h, 4.13g (Bern 193De; A 664). Extremely fine. £220-260

299 Khumarawayh, Gold Dinar, Misr 272h, 4.01g (Bern 193De; A 664). A soft strike, extremely fine. £220-260

300 Khumarawayh, Gold Dinar, Misr 273h, 4.13g (Bern 193De; A 664). Extremely fine. £220-260

301 † Khumarawayh, Gold Dinar, Misr 273h, citing heir al-Mufawwid, 4.21g (A 664.1). Good very fine. £150-200

302 † Khumarahwayh, Gold Dinar, Misr 273h, citing heir al-Mufawwid, 3.90g (A 664.1). Very fine. £150-180

303 † Harunb.Khumarawayh(283-292h),Gold Dinar, Misr 289h, citing al-Muqtafi, 4.04g (A 667.1). Good very fine. £250-300

iKhShidid

304 Muhammad b. Tughj (323-334h), Gold Dinar, Filastin 333h, 3.21g (Bacharach 42; A 674). Good very fine. £250-300

311 Abu’l-Qasim Unujur, Gold Dinar, Misr 349h, 4.02g (Bacharach 67; A 676). Good very fine and rare. £300-350

312 ‘Alib.al-Ikhsid (349-355h), Gold Dinar, Filastin 351h, rev letter “kaf” for Kafur in lower field, 5.52g (Bacharach 97; A 678). Good very fine. £300-350

313 ‘Ali b. al-Ikhsid, Gold Dinar, Filastin 353h, rev letter “kaf” for Kafur in lower field, 3.98g (Bacharach 99; A 678). Very fine. £250-300

314 Abu’lFaivarisAhmadb.‘Ali(357-359h), Gold Dinar, Filastin 358h, 3.71g (Bacharach 109; A 682). Softly struck in parts but extremely fine and rare. £500-600

315 Abu’l Faivaris Ahmad b. ‘Ali, Silver Dirham, Filastin 358h, 2.99g (A 683). About very fine and very rare. £300-350

305 † Abu’l-Qasim Unujur (334-349h), Gold Dinar, Misr 337h, 4.32g (A 676). Extremely fine. £180-220

306 Abu’l-QasimUnujur,Gold Dinar, Filastin 339h, 4.23g (Bacharach 80; A 676). A little weakness in parts but extremely fine. £280-320

307 † Abu’l-Qasim Unujur, Gold Dinar, Misr 341h, 4.14g (A 676). Extremely fine. £180-220

308 † Abu’l-Qasim Unujur, Gold Dinar, Misr 342h, 3.51g (A 676). A little softly struck, extremely fine. £180-220

309 Abu’l-QasimUnujur,Gold Dinar, Filastin 347h, 2.98g (Bacharach 88; A 676). About very fine, scarce date. £250-300

310 Abu’l-QasimUnujur,Gold Dinar, Filastin 348h, 3.21g (Bacharach 89; A 676). Crudely cut dies, good very fine, rare. £300-350

fATimid

316 al-Mahdi (297-322h), Silver Suds (3), ‘Aththar, undated (Nicol Fatimid 22). All good very fine. (3) £40-60

317 al-Qa’im billah (322-334h), Gold Dinar, al-Qayrawan 334h, 4.12g (Nicol 147; A 691). Polished, about very fine and very rare. £1400-1800

318 al-Qa’im, Gold ¼-Dinar / Tari, mint and date unclear, 1.03g (Nicol type A2). Very fine. £500-600

319 Isma‘il al-Mansur (334-341h), Gold ¼-Dinar/Tari, al-Mansuriya 338h, 1.04g (Nicol 216). About extremely fine and extremely rare. £300-400

320 Isma‘il al-Mansur, Gold ¼-Dinar / Tari, al-Mansuriya 339h, 1.03g (Nicol -, unrecorded date for denomination). Extremely fine and extremely rare. £400-500

321 Isma‘il al-Mansur, Silver ½-Dirham, mint off flan, 3xxh, 1.36g (Nicol 214 type E). Very fine and very rare. £120-150

322 Abu-Tamim Ma‘add al-Mu’izz li-din Allah(341-365h),Gold Dinar, al-Mansuriya 343h, first type of reign, 3.96g (Nicol 390; A 697.1). Good very fine and extremely rare. £2200-2600

323 al-Mu’izz, Gold Dinar, Misr 361h, month of Jumada 1, 4.10g (Nicol 363). Extremely fine. £280-320

324 al-Mu’izz, Gold Dinar, al-Mansuriya 361h, 4.17g (Nicol 421). Good very fine. £250-300

325 al-Mu’izz, Silver Dirham, Filastin 359h, 2.40g (Nicol 340). About very fine, very rare. £1200-1500

326 † al-‘Aziz(365-386h),Gold Dinar, Sijilmasa 374h, 4.01g (Nicol 566, two recorded). Slightly clipped, very fine and extremely rare. £3500-4000

327 al-‘Aziz,Gold Dinar, al-Qahira al-Mahrusa 383h, 4.05g (Nicol 696; A 703). Very fine and extremely rare. £3500-4000

ex Baldwin’s Auction 18, October 1998, lot 559

328 al-‘Aziz, Silver Dirham, Sur 369h, 2.17g (Nicol 612, one reference). Partly flat but mint and date fully legible, extremely rare. £200-300

329 al-Hakim (386-411h), Gold Dinar, Misr 402h, 4.10g (Nicol 1090). Good very fine. £150-200

330 al-Hakim,Gold Dinars (2), North African strikes, mints and dates uncertain, total 8.16g. Good very fine. (2) £200-250

331 al-Zahir(411-427h),Gold Dinar, Misr 415h, 3.67g (Nicol 1517). Slightly clipped, otherwise good very fine. £180-220

332 al-Zahir,Gold Dinar, Sur 420h, 4.00g (unrecorded type by Nicol). Good very fine and extremely rare. £500-600

This is a direct copy of a Dinar of al-Mu’izz “bull’s eye” type. It lacks the isolated letters or word that are found in the centre of al-Zahir’s second coinage type.

333 al-Zahir, Gold Dinar, al-Mansuriya 420h, 4.17g (Nicol 1555). About extremely fine and rare in this condition. £200-250

334 al-Zahir, Gold Dinar, Sur 427h, 3.81g (Nicol 1486, type F1, one reference). Good very fine and extremely rare. £400-500

335 al-Zahir, Gold ¼-Dinar/Tari, Misr 427h, 1.03g (date not listed in Nicol). Very fine, extremely rare. £700-800

336 al-Mustansir (427-487h), Gold Dinar, al-Mansuriya 431h, 4.13g (Nicol 2192; A 719.1). Usual crude strike, good very fine, scarce. £300-350

337 al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Trablus 436h, 3.83g (Nicol 1989). Good very fine. £220-260

338 al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Tarablus 439h, 4.01g (Nicol 1993; A 719.2). About extremely fine. £300-350

339 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Sabra 440h, 4.14g (A 719.2; Nic 1750). Good very fine, struck from a rusty die. £180-220

346 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, ‘Aththar 474h, 4.23g (unrecorded by Nicol for this ruler). Good very fine, very rare. £5000-6000

This previously unrecorded dinar from the Red Sea port of ‘Aththar in the Tihama shows the continuation of Fatimid control in the south-western Arabian peninsula. This is the only known example of the coinage of al-Mustansir from this mint.

347 al-Mu’izz, Gold ¼-Dinar, Atrabulus 365h, 1.03g (Nicol 332; A 698). About extremely fine, very rare. £400-450

348 al-Hakim, (386-411h), Gold ¼-Dinar, Siqliya 399h, 0.97g (Nicol 937/41; A 710). A complete strike with full legends on both sides, about extremely fine, rare as such. £250-300

349 al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, al-Mahdiya al-Muharram 458h, 4.23g (Nicol 2235; A 719M). Good very fine and very rare. £450-550

350 al-Mustansir,Gold ¼-Dinar/Tari, Misr 454h, 0.61g (Nicol -; A 721). Very fine and rare. £250-350

340 al-Mustansir,Gold Dinar, Sur 443h, 3.98g (Nicol 1923). Very fine. £220-280

341 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Dimashq 446h, 3.81g (Nicol 1731, two recorded). About extremely fine and extremely rare. £1800-2200

342 al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Sur 447h, 3.77g (Nicol 1926). Good very fine. £220-260

343 † al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Tarablus 449h, 3.51g (Nicol 2004). Lightly struck, about extremely fine, rare. £280-320

344 † al-Mustansir,Gold Dinar, Sur 455h, 3.41g (Nicol 1934). Extremely fine. £350-400

345 al-Mustansir, Gold Dinar, Tarablus 455h, 4.44g (Nicol 2010, one reference only; A 719A). Very fine and very rare. £500-600

351 al-Musta’li (487-495h), Gold Dinar, Misr 489h, 4.24g (Nicol 2416; A 725.1). Good extremely fine and extremely rare. £1800-2200

352 al-Amir(495-524h),Gold Dinar, Sur 500h, 4.03g (Nicol -; A 729). Good very fine and very rare, an unrecorded date by Nicol. £500-600

353 al-Amir, Gold Dinar, Misr 503h, 4.27g (A 729). Mint state. £600-800

354 al-Amir, Gold Dinar, al-Mu’izziya al-Qahira 522h, 3.90g (Nicol 2564; A 729). Crimped, good very fine and very rare. £650-850

355 al-Amir,Gold ¼-Dinars (8), mints and dates off flan, total 5.26g (Nicol 2555, type A). All extremely fine and rare. (8) £300-400

356 Abu’l-Qasimal-Muntazarbi-amrAllah(“TheExpected”-fictivecaliph,524-526h),Gold Dinar, al-Iskandariya 525h, 4.12g (Nicol 2589; A 734.1). Good very fine and very rare. £3500-4000

ex Credit de la Bourse, 1993

357 Miscellaneous, Gold ¼-Dinars (23), total weight 21.25g. Many clipped, generally fine to very fine. (23) £500-600

358 Miscellaneous, Fractional Gold Dinars (10), various rulers from al-Mahdi (297-322h) to al-Musta‘li (487-495h), mostly lacking mints or dates, total 17.77g. Mostly fine. (10) £250-350

359 Miscellaneous, Fractional Silver Dirhams, al-Mu’izz(3) and al-‘Aziz(3), Maghribi fabric. All about fine. (6) £80-100

360 Miscellaneous, Fractional Minor Coinage (14), Fatimid and other dynasties. Mainly good or better. (14) £150-200

crUSAder

361 Anonymous, Gold Bezant, al-Mustanisr type, mint and date illegible, possibly a copy of a Tarablus issue, 3.98g (S.p 122: l; A 730). Very fine, rare. £350-400

merinid

362 † AbuYahyaabuBakr(642-656h),Gold ¼-Dinar, no mint or date, 1.12g (A 522). Good very fine. £150-180

363 Anonymous, (Abu’l-Hasan ‘Ali), Gold Dinar, Sijilmasa, undated, 4.58g (Hazard 751; A 528). Slightly crimped, very fine. £220-260

hAmdAnid

364 Nasiral-DawlaandSayfal-Dawla (330-356h), Silver Dirham (2), al-Mawsil 330h, 3.62g, Mad. al-Salam 331h, 3.93g (A 748). Some border weakness on first, otherwise both very fine, scarce. (2) £220-260

365 Sayf al-dawla and Nasir al-Dawla, Silver Dirham, Antakiya 340h, 2.81g. Fine and very rare. £100-120

rASSid (firST period)

366 † ‘Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi, Silver Sudaysi, ‘Aththar 300h, 0.49g (Nicol 20; A 1067.1). About extremely fine, extremely rare. £350-400

nAjAhid

367 † Jayash b. al-Mu’ayyad (c.465h), Gold Dinar, Zabid (4)65h, 2.40g (A 1074; Ashmolean X Arabia and East Africa, 150). Cut, very fine and scarce. £100-150

AyyUbid

368 † Al-‘Aziz ‘Uthman (589-595h), Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 590h, 5.43g (A 794). Very fine. £150-200

369 al-‘AdilAbuBakrI(592-615h), Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 608h, 4.28g (Balog 243; A 801.1). Good very fine. £200-300

370 al-KamilMuhammadI(615-635h), Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 624h, 6.55g (A 811). About extremely fine, mint and date mainly off flan. £150-200

371 † al-Kamil Muhammad I, Gold Dinar, al-Qahira (6)33h, 4.06g (A 811.3). Extremely fine. £120-150

QArAmAnid

372 Ayyubid,al-Kamil, Gold Dinar, mint and date off flan, with lion countermark, 5.04g. Coin and countermark very fine. £250-300

bAhri mAmlUK

373 al-Nasir Hansan (748-752h), Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 751h, 6.62g (A 944). Softly struck, very fine. £250-300

374 † Sha’banII(764-778h),Gold Dinar, Dimashq xx4h, 8.14g (A 955). Some weakness, very fine. £150-180

bUrji mAmlUK

375 al-Zahir Barquq (first reign, 784-791h), Gold Dinar, Halab 787h, 7.45g (Balog 547; A 972). Extremely fine £400-450

376 al-NasirFaraj(801-808h), Gold Dinar, al-Qahira 80xh, 8.66g (A 977). Extremely fine. £350-400

377 QansuhIIal-Ghuri(906-922h), Gold Ashrafi, no mint 910h, 3.34g (A 1041; Balog 872). Good very fine. £120-150

378 Qansuh II al-Ghuri, Gold Ashrafi, no mint 912h, 3.33g (A 1041; Balog -, date not recorded). Partially struck flat, very fine. £100-120

379 QansuhIIal-Ghuri, Gold Ashrafi, Dimashq 918h, 3.33g (A 1041; Balog 884). Good very fine. £120-150

QAlhATid

380 temp.TuranshahII (c.840-860h), Gold Fractional Dinar, Jarun (8)44h, 1.19g (A 1942). Unevenly struck, very fine and rare. £250-300

TArAfid

381 † al-Faraj al-Tarafi (fl.381-392h), Gold Dinar, ‘Aththar (3)90h(?), 2.78g (A F1070). Very fine, rare. £400-500

382 † al-Farajal-Tarafi, Gold Dinar, ‘Aththar (39)1h(?), 2.53g (A F1070). Very fine, rare. £400-500

383 † al-Faraj al-Tarafi, Gold Dinar, ‘Aththar (3)91h, 2.73g (A F1070). Very fine, rare. £400-500

SUlAyhid

384 † ‘Alib.Muhammad(439-473h), Gold Dinars (2), (Zabid) dates uncertain, 2.47g, 1.20g (A 1075). About extremely fine. (2) £200-250

385 temp.‘ArwabintAhmad,innameofal-MukarramAhmad(484-532h), Gold Dinar, Zabid 484h, 2.41g (A 1077). Extremely fine. £150-200

386 Arwa bint Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Adan 503h, in the name of her deceased husband al-Mukarram Ahmad, 1.24g (A 1077). About extremely fine. £120-150

387 † ArwabintAhmad, Gold ½-Dinar, Zabid (4)87h, 1.21g (A 1078), about extremely fine; Anonymous Sulayhid Dinar, no mint or date, 2.37g, very fine. (2) £150-200

388 † Arwa bint Ahmad, Gold ½-Dinar, Dhu Jibla, date not clear (A 1078.1). Good very fine. £120-150

ziyAdid

389 † al-Muzaffar b. ‘Ali (c.371-435h), Gold Dinar, Madinat ‘Aden 403h, 3.81g (A 1071). Extremely fine and very rare. £2500-3000

390 † al-Muzaffarb.‘Ali, Gold Dinar, (Zabid) no date, 2.35g (A 1071). Attractive, good very fine. £100-150

391 † ‘Alib.al-Muzaffar(fl.430s-440s), Gold Dinar, Zabid 4xxh, 2.38g (A 1072). About extremely fine. £120-150

392 † ‘Ali b. al-Muzaffar, Gold Dinar, Zabid 4xxh, 2.40g (A 1072). Extremely fine. £120-150

AyyUbid of The yemen

393 al-NasirAyyub(598-611h), Silver Dirham, type B, al-Dumluwa 600h, 2.10g (A 1094.2). About extremely fine, rare. £180-220

394 temp.al-NasirAyyub,Copper Fals, Surdud 610h, 2.38g (A 1095); al-Ma’sud Yusuf (612-626h),Copper Fals, Zabid 612h, 2.92g (A 1097). Both fine and very rare. (2) £120-150

mAhid of zAbid

395 † temp. ‘Abdal-Nabib.‘Ali,Silver Dirham, Zabid 566h, 1.52g (A 1081). About extremely fine, lightly toned and rare. £70-90

396 † temp. ‘Abdal-Nabib.‘Ali, Silver Dirham, Zabid, date not clear, 1.60g (A 1082). Very fine, lightly toned and rare. £60-80

rASSid (Second period)

ZaydiImansofTheAl-Hamza

397 al-Mansur ‘Abd-Allâh ibn Hamza (583-614h), Silver ¼-Mansûri-Dirham, no mint, no date (cf A 1083a). Very fine, extremely rare. £200-250

398 al-Mansur ‘Abd-Allâh ibn Hamza, Silver Mansûri-Dirham, posthumous issue, ‘Azzan 618h, 1.63g (A 1083). About extremely fine and rare. £250-300

399 al-Mansur‘Abd-AllâhibnHamza, Posthumous Silver Dirham, Hûth 661h, 1.21g (A 1083). Extremely fine, rare. £250-300

Coins of al-Mansur were struck posthumously as late as 700h

QASimidS

400 al-Nasir Ahmad b. Isma‘il (803-827h), Silver ½-Ahmadi-Rial, San‘a’, accession year 1367/75h. In NGC holder graded MS64. £40-60

401 † al-Mu’ayyadMohammadI(1009-1054h), Silver Buqsha (4), al-Damigh (2), 1047h, 1048h, San’a’ 1047h, Kawkaban 1012h, 0.32g to 0.45g (A 1129); al-Mutawakkil Ismail 1054-1087h), Silver Buqsha (7), Ibb 1056h, al-Damigh (2), 1061h, 1062h, Dhamar (4), 1061h, 1063h, 1064h, 1065h, 0.31g to 0.39g (A 1130). Generally fine to very fine. (11) £120-150

402 † al-Mutawakkil Ismail, Silver Khums Kabir, Rada’ 1070h, 0.86g (A 1131). Good very fine and rare. £80-100

403 † MohammadIII,asal-Nasir(1098-1105h), Silver Heavy Dirham, Kawkaban 1104h, 4.32g (A S 1135). Very fine and very rare. £400-450

ex Jürgen Mikeshka Collection, Peus Auction 385, lot 757

404 † al-MutawakkilIsmail, Silver Buqsha (13), Rada’ (2), 1069h, 1070h, al-Rawdha 1064h, San’a’ (8), 1055-1059h, 1064h, 1065h, 1066h, Kawkaban (2), 1064h, 1065h, 0.25 to 0.39g (A 1130), Silver Khums Kabir, San’a’ 1075h, 1.17g (A 1131). Generally very fine, last scarce. (14) £150-200

405 † MohammadIII,asal-Mahdi(1109-1130h), Silver Dirham (3), no mintname (San’a’), 1114h, 1115h, 1118h, (A 1141), Silver Fractions (4), no mintname (San’a’), 1115h, 1116h, 1117h, 1118h, (A 1142). Generally very fine, scarce. (7) £150-200

406 † al-Mansur al-Husayn (1139-1164h), Silver Heavy Dirham(?), no mintname, 1148h, 5.51g (cf A 1144), Silver Khums, San’a’ 1157h, 0.50g (A 1144). First plugged and mounted, extremely rare, both about very fine. (2) £80-100

407 † al-Mahdi al-‘Abbas (1161-1189h), Silver Kabir (2), San’a’ 1168h, 1.62g 1172h, 1.73g (A1145), Silver Buqsha (4), San’a’ 1169h, 1171h, 1175h, 1176h, 0.80 to 1.20g (A 1146), Silver Khums (6), San’a’, 1162h, 1163h, 1167h. 1169h, 1175h, 1182h, 0.40 to 0.80g (A 1147), Silver Harf, no mint, 1175h, 0.19g (1147h). Generally very fine, some better. (13) £150-200

408 † al-Mansur ‘Ali I (1189-1224h), Silver Kabir, no mintname (San’a’), 1208h, 2.02g (A -); Silver Buqsha (3), San’a’, 1212h, 1213h, 1216h, 0.80 to 1.13g (A 1149), Silver Harf, San’a’ 1206h, 0.52g (A-); al-Mahdi‘AbdAllahI(1231-1251h), Silver Buqsha, San’a’ 1232h, 0.90g (A 1152), Silver Harf, no mintname 1235h, 0.34g (A 1153). Generally very fine, first rare. (7) £100-120

409 † al-MutawakkilYahya(ImanYahya)(1322-1367h), Billon 1/40-Riyal or Buqsha, no mintname but struck at Qaflat Idhar, with accession date 1322h, 0.76g (KM YA3). About very fine, very rare. £400-500

This piece appears to be the KM plate specimen

410 † al-Mutawakkil Yahya (Iman Yahya), Bronze1/40-Riyal or Buqsha, San’a’ 1341h, one year type, 5.10g (KM 3.1). Extremely fine, toned. £60-80

411 † al-Mutawakkil Yahya (Iman Yahya), Silver1/20-Imadi-Riyal (13), San’a’ 1340h, 1344h, 1345h, 1348h, 1349h, 1351h, 1352h, 1358h, 1359h, 1363h, 1364h, 1365h, 1366/4h, (KM 4.1), Bronze Zalat, 1342h (KM 1.1) Generally fine to very fine, some better. (14) £150-200

412 † al-Mutawakkil Yahya (Iman Yahya), Silver1/10-Imadi-Riyal, San’a’ 1337h (KM 5.1), Silver ¼-Imadi-Riyal (4), San’a’ 1343h, 1351h, 1358h, 1364h (KM 10). Generally about very fine, the first rare. (5) £150-200

413 G al-Nasir Ahmad (Iman Ahmad) (1367-1382h), Gold ½-Riyal, San’a’ 1380h, struck from dies for the silver Ahmadi Riyal, 17.83g (KM YG 16.2). Extremely fine and very rare. £1500-2000

ex Jürgen Mikeska Collection, Peus Auction 395, lot 795

414 † al-NasirAhmad(ImanAhmad),Silver Ahmadi-Riyal (3), San’a’ 1367h, 1375h, 1380h (KM 17). All extremely fine. (3) £80-100

415 † al-Nasir Ahmad (Iman Ahmad), Silver ½-Ahmadi-Riyal (5), San’a’ 1367h, 1368h, 1369h, 1370h, 1372h (KM 16). First good very fine, the others extremely fine to uncirculated. (5) £120-150

416 † al-Nasir Ahmad (Iman Ahmad), Silver ½-Ahmadi-Riyal (5), San’a’ 1377h, 1378h, 1379h, 1381h, 1382h (KM 16.2). Second very fine, the others extremely fine or better. (5) £120-150

417 † al-Nasir Ahmad (Iman Ahmad), Silver ¼-Ahmadi-Riyal (9), San’a’ 1367h, 1368h, 1371/68h, 1371h, 1372h, 1374h, 1375h, 1377h, 1380h, (KM 15). Generally very fine or better. (9) £200-250

418 † al-Nasir Ahmad (Iman Ahmad), Silver 1/16-Ahmadi-Riyal (4), San’a’ 1367h, 1368h, 1371h, 1374h (KM 13), Silver ⅛-Ahmadi-Riyal (9), San’a’ 1367h, 1368h, 1370h, 1371h, 1372h, 1373h, 1374h, 1379h, 1380h (KM 14). Generally very fine or better. (13) £150-200

SUlAymAn ShArifS

419 † temp. Hammud b. Muhammad (ibn Ismar)(c.1217-1232h), Billon Buqsha(?) (3), Abu ‘Arish 1227h, 0.82g, 0.66g, 0.54g (A 1159.3). First pierced, all very fine, rare. (3) £150-200

420 † temp. Hammud b. Muhammad (ibn Ismar), Billon Buqsha (2), Mukhtara 122(6)h, 0.59g, and Najran 12(27)h, 0.40g (A 1159.3). Both about very fine, rare. (2) £100-120

omAn

421 † ‘Abdal-Halimb.Ibrahim(313h), Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 313h, 3.65g (A H1160). Unevenly struck, good very fine, extremely rare. £800-1000

wAjihid

422 † Yusuf b. Wajih (314-332h), Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 319h, 4.09g (A 1160). Good very fine and very rare. £600-800

423 † Yusuf b. Wajih, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 320h, 3.28g (A 1160). Very fine and very rare. £600-800

424 † Yusuf b. Wajih, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 328h, with heir Muhammad b. Yusef, 2.63g (A 1161). Extremely fine, very rare. £800-1000

425 Muhammad b. Yusuf (c.332-341h), Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 335h, 4.78g (A 1162). Good very fine, rare. £1000-1200

AmirS of omAn

426 † Hallaj b, Hatim (358-361h), Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 359h, 3.01g (A 1164). Slightly ragged borders, about extremely fine and extremely rare. £1200-1500

mUKrAmid

427 † Nasiral-din‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 417h, 4.02g (A 1164). Crudely struck, otherwise very fine and rare. £600-800

428 † Nasiral-din‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 420h, 4.92g (A 1164). Outer legends weakly struck, extremely fine, rare. £800-1000

429 Nasiral-din‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 421h, 3.76g (A 1164). A crudely struck coin, but good very fine for issue, rare. £500-600

430 † Nasiral-din‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 422h, 5.03g (A 1164). About extremely fine, rare. £1000-1200

431 † Nasiral-din‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 423h, 3.60g (A 1164). Crudely struck, otherwise very fine and rare. £1000-1500

432 † Nasiral-din‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 424h, 4.20g (A 1164). Good very fine, rare. £600-800

433 † Nasir al-din ‘Ali, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 427h, 4.35g (A 1164). Parts of outer legend weakly struck, otherwise extremely fine, rare. £800-1000

434 † Abu’l Hasan b. Nasir al Din (427-430h), Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 429h, 4.39g (A A1166). Crudely struck, good very fine and very rare. £1000-1200

435 Anonymous.‘Alib.Hattal(?), Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 430h, 3.78g (A -). Two edge knocks, otherwise good very fine, rare. £500-600

SU’Udid

436 † Anonymous,Copper Kabir, Zabid 1234h, 0.72g (A -). Very fine and very rare, an unrecorded issue. £120-150

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437 † KaykawusII(firstreign643-647h,secondreign655-658h), Gold Presentation Dinar, without mint name, undated, 4.20g. Good very fine and very rare. £3000-3500

The names of the Sultan Kaykawus II appear on the obverse and that of the Abbasid Caliph al-Musta’sim on the reverse of this Dinar. It is an unpublished piece that is unusual in that it lacks both mint name and date, which suggests that it was intended for presentation to members of the Sultan’s court. It is uncertain to which of the two reigns of Kaykawus the coin belongs as al-Musta’sim was on the throne during both.

oTTomAn

438 Sulayman I (926-974h), Gold Sultani, Dimashq 926h, 3.50g (NP 168; A 1317). Good very fine. £150-200

439 † Selim II (974-982h), Gold Sultani, Misr 974h, 3.36g (Pere 239). Extremely fine. £150-180

440 MuhammadIII, Gold Sultani, Dimashq (100)3h, 3.42g (A 1339). Very fine. £200-250

oTTomAnS in ArAbiA

441 † Sulayman I (926-974h). Silver ‘Uthmani (27), from the mints of ‘Adan (2), 950h, 958h, San’a’ (4), 926h (2 varieties), 955h, 957h, and Zabid (21), dated between 935-958h (all different), 0.40g to 1.15g (A 111B); Copper Fals or Mangir (3), San’a’ 926h, undated, and Sa’da, undated (A 1119). Generally fine to very fine, some better, an interesting group. (30) £250-300

dUlAfid

442 Ahmadb.‘Abdal-‘Aziz(265-280h), Gold Dinar, Mahal-Basra 272h, rev citing caliph al-Mu’tamid with the title Dhu’l Wizaratayn, 4.33g (Bern 200Mu for type; A 1397). A full round strike, good very fine and extremely rare, the mint unrecorded for this type by Bernardi. £2500-3000

443 Ahmadb.‘Abdal-‘Aziz, Gold Dinar, Hamadhan 278h, 4.64g (Bernardi -; A 1397). About very fine and extremely rare. £1800-2200

SAffArid (firST dynASTy)

444 Ya’qub al-Layth (247-265h), Silver Dirham, al-Banjhir 260h, 3.11g; ‘Amr b. al-Layth/Mansur,Silver Dirham, Naysabur 269h, 3.87g. Both good fine, the second rare. (2) £120-150

445 Ya’qub al-Layth, Silver Dirham, Banjhir 261h, 3.07g (A 1401.1). Good very fine. £80-100

446 Anonymous, with caliph al-Muti’, Gold Fractional Dinar, Sijistan 335h, 1.22g (A S1414). Broad flan, about extremely fine, rare. £250-300

SAffArid (Second dynASTy)

447 † Ahmad b. Muhammad (311-352h), Gold Dinar, Sijistan 337h, 3.95g (A A1411). Slightly double struck, otherwise about extremely fine and rare. £1000-1500

448 Ahmadb.MuhammadwithKhalafb.Ahmadand Abbasid caliph al-Muti‘ lillah, Gold Fractional Dinar, Sijistan 343h, 0.95g (A 1411 var) Extremely fine and rare. £150-200

449 Khalaf b. Ahmad (third reign, 370-393h),Gold ¼-Dinar, Siistan (3)7?1h, 1.11g (A 1420.1) Extremely fine and scarce. £150-200

450 Tahirb.Khalaf(thirdreign,390-392h),overlordMahmud of Ghazna, Silver Dirham, Sijistan 391h, obv field Tahir bin wali al-dawla abu-Ahmad, 4.02g (A 1424) Good very fine, very rare. £100-150

451 KhazarimitationofaSamanidDirham,NasrIIb.Ahmad,al-Muqtadir,Silver Dirham, “Ma‘din 303h”, 2.37g (A Q1481). Very fine, rare. £150-200

SAffArid (Third dynASTy)

452 Ruknal-dinabu-Mansurb.Bahramshah(618-619h), Jital, no mint, undated, 3.83g (Album 1430). Partly flat, good fine, rare. £40-60

SAmAnid

453 Nasr b. Ahmad (250-279h), Fals, Samarqand 274h, 2.63g (A 1441), about very fine and rare; Mansur I b. Nuh II (350-365h), Fals, Firghana 359h, 3.52g (A 1467.3), about extremely fine and scarce. (2) £80-100

454 † NasrII(301-331h), Gold Dinar, Samarqand 310h, 4.15g (A 1449). Very fine. £120-180

455 † Nasr II, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 312h, 4.32g (A 1449). Very fine. £120-150

456 Nasr II, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 314h, 3.77g (A 1449). Very fine. £220-260

457 Nasr II, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 318h, 3.15g (A 1449). Uneven strike, otherwise extremely fine. £250-300

458 † Nasr II, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 319h, 4.85g (A 1449). Some double striking, otherwise very fine. £120-150

459 Nasr II, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 322h, citing al-Qahir, 2.32g (A 1449). Uneven strike, very fine. £220-260

460 Nasr II, Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 327h, 3.59g (Miles Rayy 168). Edge weakness, otherwise very fine. £150-250

461 † Nasr II, Gold Dinar, Naysabur 330h, 4.19g (A 1449). Very fine. £120-150

462 AhmadIIb.Isma‘il, Silver Dirham, al-Biyar 298h; Buwayhid,‘Alib.Buwayh(‘Imadal-dawla),Silver Dirham, Shiraz 325h, 4.54g; Mu’izzal-dawlaandRuknal-dawla,Silver Dirham (2), ‘Askar Mukram 343h, 4.91g, and Ram Hurmuz 347h, 4.16g. All mainly fine or better. (4) £120-150

463 Samanid/Ziyarid,NasrIIb.Ahmad(301-331h)/Mardawijb.Ziyar(315-323h), Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 319h, 2.36g (A -); Samanid, NasrIIb.Ahmad,AbbasidCaliphal-Muqtadir(295-320h), Gold Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 320h, 3.23g (A 1449). First a soft strike, fine and extremely rare, the second fine. (2) £250-350

464 Mansur I b. Nuh II (350-365h), Fals, Firghana 359h, 4.21g (A 1467.3); NuhIIIb.MansurI(366-387h)/Fa’iq, Fals, Balkh 368h, 2.71g (A 1471). First pierced but a beautiful coin, both very fine and rare. (2) £80-100

465 † NasrIIIb.Mansur(365-387h), Gold Dinar, Herat 377h, 3.60g (A 1449). Very fine. £120-150

466 NasrIII,Gold Dinar, Naysabur 383h, citing Iqbal, 5.12g (A 1468). Good very fine with clear mint, date and governor’s name. £120-150

467 Nasr III, Gold Dinar, Nishapur 385h, 3.62g (A 1468). Very fine. £180-220

468 MansurIb.NuhII(387-389h),Gold Dinar, Hirat 387h or 389h, 4.09g (A 1472.1). Good very fine and rare. £150-200

469 Nuh III b. Mansur, with Nasir al-dawla andAbbasidcaliphal-Ta‘i’lillah,Gold Fractional Dinar, Sijistan style, date missing, 1.32g (A 1469). Short flan, about extremely fine and extremely rare. £200-300

ziyArid

470 † Mardawij(315-323h), Gold Dinar, Mah al-Basra, 322h, 4.25g (A 1530). Very fine, scarce. £150-200

bUwAyhid

471 Rukh al-dawla (335-366h), Silver Dirham, Takrit 350h, 3.77g, obv Mu’izz al-dawla and ‘Izz al-dawla, rev the caliph al-Muti and Rukh al-dawla (A 1547A; Treadwell Ta 350). A flat strike in parts, otherwise about very fine and extremely rare, this specimen is the only example of Buwayhid coinage recorded by Treadwell from the mint of Takrit. £600-800

ex Spink Zürich Auction 31, June 1989, lot 239

472 ‘Adulal-dawlaAbuShuja(341-372h), as vassal under his father Rukr al-dalwl, Silver Dirham, Karkha 350h, 4.10g (Treadwell -; A 1550.1). Very fine and extremely rare, an unrecorded mint for this dynasty. £450-500

473 Fakhr al-dawla (359-369h), Gold Dinar, Hamadhan 377h, 4.91g (A 1562; Treadwell Ha 377G). A flat strike in parts, otherwise very fine and rare. £300-350

474 Shirdil b. ‘Adud al-dawla (c.361-372), Silver Dirham, Bardasir 363h, obv field: Rukn al-dawla/abu-‘Ali, rev field: al-Ta’i’ lillah/al-Amir ‘Adud al-dawla/abu-Shuja’/Shirdil bin ‘Adud al-dawla, 3.49g (Treadwell, Buwayhid, Br363). About extremely fine and rare. £200-250

475 † Baha al-dawla (379-403h), Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 397h, 3.49g (A 1573). Struck from a rusty die, very fine, a rare mint. £500-600

476 Baha al-dawla, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 397h, 5.02g (A 1573). Struck from poor rusty dies, but mint and date clear, fine and rare. £250-300

477 † Bahaal-dawla, Gold Dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz 398h, 4.44g (A 1573). Not struck up, about extremely fine. £100-150

478 Baha al-dawla, Gold Dinar (2), Suq al-Ahwaz 398h, 4.22g, 399h, 4.22g (A 1573). Struck with high gold content, both extremely fine. (2) £250-300

479 † Bahaal-dawla, Gold Dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz 399h, 4.43g (A 1573). Extremely fine. £100-150

480 † Baha al-dawla, Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 401h, 4.04g (A 1573). Struck from rusty dies, good very fine, a rare mint. £500-700

481 † Bahaal-dawla, Gold Dinars (2), Uman, dates not clear, 5.37g, 4.67g (A 1573). Both fair. (2) £50-70

482 † Samsam al-dawla (380-387h), Gold Dinar, ‘Uman 386h, 4.37g (A T1570; TR Um 386g). Weakly struck on part of border, good very fine and very rare. £600-800

483 † Samsamal-dawla, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 382h, 2.81g (A 1570). Very fine. £150-200

484 † Samsamal-dawla, Silver Dirham, ‘Uman 382h, 5.09g (A 1570). About very fine. £150-200

485 † Samsam al-dawla, Silver Dirhams (2), ‘Uman 383h, 2.77g, (38)4h, 3.00g (A 1570). First pierced, very fine, the second fine. (2) £200-250

486 Sultanal-dawla(403-415h),GoldDinar, ‘Uman 404h, 4.61g (Treadwell, Buyid Um404G). About very fine. £600-800

487 Sultan al-dawla, Silver Dirham, Shiraz 404h, citing the caliph al-Qadir and al-Ghalib as heir, 373g (Treadwell Sh404; A 1581). Broad flan, good very fine. £150-200

488 AbuKalijar(415-440h), Gold Dinar, ‘Umar 432h, 5.57g (A 1584). Struck from poor rusty dies, about very fine for issue, rare. £350-400

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489 Mahmud(389-421h), Gold Dinar, mint unclear, perhaps Herat, 405h, 4.07g (A 1606), crimped, fine; Mas’udI(421-431h), Gold Dinars (2), Herat, 431h, 4.00g, and date not struck up, 3.51g (A 1619), some weakness, otherwise good very fine and crimped flan, fine. (3) £300-350

490 MuhammadI (first reign,421h),Silver Dirham, (Ghazna) (421h), 3.11g (SNAT Ghazna 270; A 1617); Mas‘ud I (421-431h), Gold Dinar, Ghazna 421h, 3.37g (A 1619), both good very fine and rare; Khwarazmsh,‘Alaal-dinMuhammadb.Takash,Billon Mansuri Dirham, (Tirmid) (616h), 4.34g (A 1724), good fine and scarce. (4) £180-220

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491 al-Malikal-MuzaffarMu‘izzal-dawlaBayghu/ Yaghbu (c.434-448h), Gold Dinar, Hirat 448h, 2.22g (A 1669). Edge weakness, very fine and rare. £150-200

492 AlpArslan(445-465h), Gold Dinar, Qazvin 457h, 3.13g (1670). Flat in parts, very fine. £250-300

493 Malikshah I (465-485h), Gold Dinar, Borujird 480h, 3.37g (A 1674). Stuck on a broad flan, extremely fine and very rare. £800-1000

494 Malikshah I, Gold Dinar, Shiraz 485h, with Governor. Khutlugh Beg(?) 2.63g (A 1674). Good very fine, rare. £300-350

495 ‘Izzal-dawlawaSayfal-MillaNuh(Governorunder Malikshah), Gold Dinar, (Marw) 466h, 3.33g (A 1675). Fine and very rare. £150-200

496 Muhammad I (492-511h), Fine Gold Dinar, Isfahan 503h, 3.60g (A 1683). Some weakness, otherwise about extremely fine. £200-250

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497 Qara Arslan Beg (440-465h), Gold Dinar, Bardasir 454h, 3.74g (A 1697.2). Good very fine and rare. £600-800

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498 Shams al-ma’ali Chaghri Tekin (c.467-484h),Gold Dinar, Hamadhan 477h, overlord Rukn al-Islam (Malikshah), 3.30g (A 1707). Very fine, rare. £600-800

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499 ‘Ala al-din Muhammad b. Takash (596-617h), Silver Dirham, Farwan 614h, 5.18g (A 1716), Billon Dirham, Balkh (c.610-617h), 4.03g (SNAT 845-846 var; A 1723). Very fine and fine, both rare. (2) £80-100

500 Jalal a-din Mangubarni (617-628h) with theAbbasid Caliph al-Mustansir, Silver Double Dirham, Kurraman undated (c.623-628), 6.34g (A -). Extremely fine and extremely rare, unrecorded. £200-250

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501 Abu’l-MujahidMuhammadal-Husayni(c.617-618h),Billon Dirham, Balkh 617h, 5.16g (SNAT Balkh 857; A 1753.1). Fine and rare. £50-80

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502 ‘Ala al-din abu-‘Ali al-Husayn (known asJahansuz)(secondreign,548-555h),Gold Dinar, mint and date missing, rev (‘Ala) al-dunya wa’l-din (Sult)an al-Mashriq (Husayn), 3.12g (A N1754). Partly flat, good and very rare. £150-200

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503 Shamsal-dinMuhammadb.Mas‘ud(558-588h),Billon Dirham, Balkh (58)7h, 5.61g (A E1803). About very fine and very rare. £80-100

SAlghUrid

504 Abish bint Sa’d (663-684h), Gold Dinars (5), without mint or date (A 1928.1). Crude irregular strikes, extremely fine. (5) £600-800

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505 Nasir al-din Mahmud (616-631h), Gold Dinar, al-Mawsil 621h, 4.35g (A 1869). Usual crude strike, good very fine. £200-250

SUfid

506 Anonymous, temp. Husayn (762-774h), Gold Fractional Dinar/Mithqal, Khwarizm 766h, obv al-mulk/lillah, 1.10g (A 2063). About extremely fine and rare. £400-500

507 Anonymous, temp. Husayn, Gold Fractional Dinar, Khwarazm 773h, 0.91g (A 2063). About extremely fine, rare. £600-800

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508 † Uljaytu(703-716h), Gold Dinar, type B, Irbil 712h, 8.09g (A 2182). Good very fine. £1000-1500

This type has a Shi’ite inscription on the reverse, adopted after Uljaytu’s conversion to Shi’ism in 709h

509 Uljaytu, Silver 6-Dirhams, type C, Khabushan 714h, 10.87g (A 2187). Good very fine. £80-100

510 AbuSa’id(716-736h), Gold Dinar, type G, Tabriz 729h, 8.45g (A 2212). Struck slightly off-centre, extremely fine. £400-450

511 † Abu Sa’id, Gold Dinar, type G, Tabriz 731h, 8.65g (A 2212). Good very fine. £300-400

512 AbuSa’id, Gold Dinar, type G, no mint, no date, probably a Central Anatolian contemporary imitation, 5.46g (A 2212). Struck slightly off-centre, otherwise uncirculated with much brilliance, rare. £400-450

513 AbuSa’id, Silver 6-Dirhams, type C, Nishapur 714h, 9.54g (A 2199), Silver 6-Dirhams, type H, Sabzewar Khani 733h, 8.20g (A 2217). Both about very fine. (2) £120-150

514 AbuSa’id, Silver 6-Dirhams, type C, Jurjan 720h, 10.05g (A 2199). Good very fine. £80-100

515 AbuSa’id, Silver 6-Dirhams, type H, Jurjan 733h Khani, 8.38g (A 2217). Good very fine. £80-100

516 Anonymous, temp. Taghay Timur Khan (737-754h) or Sulayman Khan (739-746h), Gold Dinar, Shaykh Kabir (Shiraz) 740h, 4.45g (type unrecorded in gold by Diler). About extremely fine and very rare. £1200-1500

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517 Chingiz Khan (602-624h) with the AbbasidCaliph al-Nasir (575-622h), Billon Dirham, Ghazna type, undated, 3.37g (A 1969). Very fine. £150-20

518 Chaghayid, Qazan Timur (744-747h), Silver Dinar, Samarqand, date missing, 7.82g (SNAT Samarqand -; A 2004), partly flat, off centre, about fine; Jalayirid, temp. ShaykhHasanBuzurg(736-757h),Silver ⅔-Dinar(?) or 4-Dirhams, Baghdad 755h, 2.04g (A -, unrecorded denomination), about very fine; Timurid, Timur Gurkhan (771-807h)with Chagatayid overlord Mahmud, Tanka, Qumm date missing, 5.90g (A 2386), one third flat, otherwise good fine, all rare. (3) £120-150

TimUrid

519 Timur (771-807h), Gold Fractional Dinar, Khwarazm 781h, 1.16g (A V2366). Very fine, very rare. £500-600

SAfAvid

520 Isma’il I (907-930h), Silver 2-Shahi, Qazvin (9)20h?, 18.66g (A 2757; Farabakhsh 5; Mitch 2031). Toned, about very fine with minimal weakness, rare thus. £200-250

521 Isma’ilI, Silver Shahi, Herat 916h, 9.16g (A 2576; Farabakhsh 4.7). Very fine, broad flan with full legends, date and mint fully visible. £80-120

522 Isma’il I, Silver Shahi, Astarabad 924h, second standard in the east, 10.08g (A 2583). Fine, areas of weakness, scarce. £80-120

523 Isma’il I, Broad Silver Shahi, Balkh, no date, 9.43g (A 2576). Fine and rare. £50-70

First silver standard, (SNAT XIVc:904). This coin must have been struck sometime between 917h (when Balkh came under Safavid control) and 924h (when the new weight standard was introduced).

524 Isma’il I, Silver Shahi, Hizan, no date, 9.21g (A 2576). Very fine. £200-250

Hizan, near lake Van in eastern Turkey, a rare mint in eastern Anatolia, earlier called Khayzan.

525 Shah Tahmasb I (930-984h), Shahi, Sabzawar 961h, 2.90g (A 2609); Sultan Husayn (1105-1135h),Shahi (2), Mashhad 1132h, 1.35g (A 2686), and Ganja, date missing, 1.32g (A 2685); Isma‘ilIII (1163-1169h),Shahi, 1163h, 1.19g (A 2705.1). Fine to very fine and very rare. (4) £150-200

526 Shah‘AbbasI(995-1038h),Silver 4-Shahi, Yazd, no date (699-1004h), 8.93g (A 2631, type A). Fine, some surface marks, a rare mint for the ruler. £50-70

527 Shah ‘Abbas I, ‘Abbasi, Farukhabad (10)23h, 7.60g (A 2634.3). Very fine, a rare mint. £80-100

528 ‘AbbasII(1052-1077h), Silver Abbasi, Qandahar 1059h, 7.25g (A 2646; KM 169.16). Good very fine, toned, a rare mint. £150-200

529 ‘Abbas II, Silver Abbasi, Tabriz, 1059h, 7.37g (A 2646; Lane Poole 36; Mitch 2061; Farabakhsh 85.5). Extremely fine, attractively toned and scarce. £80-120

530 ‘Abbas II, Silver 5-Shahi, Tabiriz 1069h, 9.15g (A 2645, type C; Lane Poole 39; KM 176.40, Farabakhsh 89.2). Very fine, large flan and nasta’liq calligraphy. £80-120

531 Shah Sultan Husayn (1105-1135h), Silver 5-Shahi, Isfahan 1128h, 7.67g (A 2677). Good very fine, rare. £350-400

532 Tahmasp II (1135-1145h), Silver Abbasi, Tabriz 1135h, 5.39g (A 2689, type A; Lane Poole 150; Mitch 2100; KM 303). Extremely fine with rose tone. £80-120

533 TahmaspII, Silver Abbasi, Lahijan 1138h, 5.44g (A 2689; KM 303.7). Extremely fine, matte patina, a scarce mint. £150-180

534 Tahmasp II, Silver Abbasi, Mazandaran 1138h (A 2689; KM 303.9). Extremely fine. £80-120

535 ‘Abbas III (1145-1148h), Silver Abassi, Shiraz 1147h, 5.39g (A 2694; KM 346.7). Extremely fine, grey tone. £80-120

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536 Anonymous, temp. Azad Khan (1163-1170h), Silver Rupi, type C, Isfahan 1167h, 11.52g (A 2726; KM 481.1). Very fine, scarce. £200-250

537 Anonymous, temp. AzadKhan,asal-Sultan‘AlibinMusâal-Rida,Shahi, Kashan 1165h, 1.11g (A -). Very fine and extremely rare. £80-100

538 Anonymous, temp. AzadKhan,asYaSahibal-Zaman,Shahi, no mint, 1166h, 1.10g (A -). Very fine and extremely rare. £80-100

539 Anonymous, temp. AzadKhan,asal-Sultan‘AlibinMusâal-Rida,Shahi, Isfahan 1170h, 1.15g (A -). Extemely fine and extremely rare. £80-100

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540 NadirShah(asviceroyintheEast,1142-1148h,Silver Abbasi, Mazandaran 1148h, 5.48g (A 2736; date not listed in KM - type 352). Very fine and scarce. £120-150

541 NadirShahAfshar(asking,1148-1160h),Gold Mohur, Pashawar 1154h, 10.83g (A 2739). About extremely fine and extremely rare. £500-600

542 NadirShah,Silver Rupi, Murshidabad(?) 1152h sanat ahad, 11.80g (Whitehead Lahore 57). Mint largely off flan, good very fine and scarce. £120-150

543 NadirShah, Silver Rupi, Darband 1154h, 11.55g (A 2744.1, type D; KM 385.3). Fine and rare, especially from this mint. £200-250

544 Nadir Shah, Silver Rupi, Sind 1157h, 11.59g (A 2744.1; Lane Poole 263; KM A385.10; Whitehead 37). Shallow shroff mark and some staining, otherwise nearly extremely fine, scarce with clear legends and date. £120-150

545 NadirShah, Silver Rupi, Bhakkar 1158h, 11.33g (A 2744.2, type D; KM 385A.3; Whitehead 18). Very fine, scarce. £120-150

546 Nadir Shah, Silver Rupi, Dar al-Mulk Kabul 1159h, 11.33g (A 2744.2, type D; KM A385.4). Good very fine, scarce. £200-250

Whitehead and KM list 1159h as “Qabul”, but the present coin is “Kabul” and is a scarce variety from this mint.

547 Nadir Shah, Silver Rupi, Derajat 1159h, 11.45g (A 2744.2, type D; KM 385A3; Whitehead 31). Very fine, one shroff mark, rare. £200-250

548 NadirShah, Silver Rupi, Peshawar 1160h, 11.32g (A 2744.2, type D; Lane Poole 272; Mitch 2110; KM A385.7). Extremely fine, toned. £150-180

549 NadirShah,Silver Shahi, Tabriz 1154h, 1.15g (A 2755);‘Adil Shah (1160-1161h), Shahi, Mashhad 1161h, 1.14g (A 2763); ShahRukh(firstreign,1161-1163h), Shahi, Isfahan 1162h, 1.15g (A 2278A); Shahi, mint and date missing, 1.12g (A 2777.1). All very fine or better, scarce to very rare. (4) £150-200

550 ‘Adel Shah (1160-1161h), Silver 2-Rupis, Mashhad 1161h, 22.84g (A 2756.2, type A; KM 410, this coin). Fine and rare, the KM plate coin. £200-250

551 Ibrahim (1160-1161h), Silver Rupi, Kirman 1162h, 1154g (A 2759). Good very fine, some patina, well struck on a broader flan than usual. £250-300

552 AmirArslanKhan(1161h),Silver Abbasi, Tabriz 1161h, 4.58g (A 2768; KM 419). Some staining, otherwise good very fine, a full strike of a rare issue. £200-250

553 Shahrukh(firstreign,1161-1163h), Silver Rupi, Shiraz 1162h, 11.59g (A 2774, type B2 RRR; KM 434.6). Nearly extremely fine, a very rare denomination from Shiraz. £150-180

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554 ‘Ali Murad Khan (1196-1199h), Silver Rupi, Isfahan 1196h, type with evocation ya Ali, 11.60g (A G2815; KM 560.1). Good very fine, rare. £100-150

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555 Zahir al-din Muhammad Babur (932-937h),Tanka, (Kabul) 933h, 4.67g (A 2462.2). Test mark, about very fine. £80-100

ShAybAnid / mUghAl

556 Abu’l-Ghazi abu-Sa‘id (937-940h) / Babur,Shahrukhi/Tanka, countermark on Mashhad 93(7)h, 4.37g (A 2982 and 2463). Very fine and rare. £80-100

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557 Taimur Shah (as king, 1186-1207h / 1772-1793AD), Silver Rupee, Peshawar, no date, Year 3, 11.46g (A 3100; Lane Poole 470; KM 703). Uncirculated. £80-120

558 ShahZaman(1207-1216h/1793-1801AD),Silver 2-Rupees, Dar-ul-Sultanat Kabul, apparently struck without hijri date, Year 3, 23.02g (A 3107; KM 444, these dies and possibly the same coin with a cut down image). About very fine for issue. £180-220

ex William Spengler Collection

559 MahmudShah(atHerat,1216-1245h/1817-1829AD), Silver Rupee, Herat 1244/3h, 10.26g (A 3138.2; KM 398.3, same dies and most probably the same coin with a cut down image). Dark patina, very fine. £80-120

ex William Spengler Collection

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560 temp. ‘Abd al-Rahman (1297-1319h), Bronze 100-Dinars or 10-Mithqals, Dar al-Saltinat Kabul 1311h, 44.80g (KM 809). Mount expertly removed, crude, about very fine and very rare. £300-400

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561 Haydar Shah (874-876h), Silver Square Sasnus (2), Kashmir 874h, 6.23g, 786g (sic for 876h, 6.07g (G&G, Coins of the Indian Sultanates K21, K31). First extremely fine, the second with test mark, good very fine. (2) £100-150

562 MuhammadShah(fivereigns,from889to943h),Silver Square Sasnus, Kashmir, undated, 6.09g (Goron K45A); Fath Shah (three reigns, from892to923h), Silver Square Sasnus (2), Kashmir, undated, 6.14g, 6.14g (Goron K56, unrecorded variety, K57A). All good very fine to extremely fine. (3) £120-150

563 Sa‘id Ghazi of Kashghar (939-940h), Silver Square Sasnus, Kashmir, undated, 6.18g (Goron K88), test mark, good very fine; Isma‘ilShah(c.945-947h), Silver Square Sasnus, Kashmir, undated, 5.82g (Goron K95), three test marks, very fine. (2) £100-150

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564 Umayyad, Silver Dirhams (4), Wasit 91h, 119h, 124h, 126h, the last with seven annulets; Abbasid,SilverDirhams (2), al-Muhammadiya 150h and Madinat al-Salam 165h; Fals, Filastin type, mint and date off flan, c.217h. All very fine. (7) £80-100

565 India, Kushan Kingdom, Vima Takto (SoterMegas)(c.80-100AD), Æ Tetradrachms (2), radiate and diademed bust right, holding sceptre, tamgha behind, rev Vima Takto on horseback right, holding axe, tamgha on right (Senior B17.1vT; Mitchiner 2944ff). Both with dark green patina, one good very fine, the other better. (2) £60-80

566 Indo-GreekKingdom,ZoilosI (c.130-120BC), Silver Drachm, diademed bust right, rev Herakles (SNG ANS 968); Menander (c. 165-130 BC), Silver Drachms (2), bust left with spear, and bust right, rev Athena Alkidemos (SNG ANS 723ff, 791ff); Apollodotos I (c.174-165 AD), Square Silver Drachm; Sasanian Silver Drachms (2), and India, Post-Gupta, Silver Drachm. Generally good fine to very fine, first rare. (7) £100-150

570 G Habibullah(1319-1337h/1901-1919AD),Gold Tilla, 1320h, 4.59g (KM 836.2). Flan flaw to reverse, extremely fine. £150-200

from the Åke Lindén Collection

571 G Habibullah, Gold Tilla, 1336h, 4.59g (KM 856). Extremely fine. £150-200


572 † Habibullah, Silver 5-Rupees (2), 1319h, 1324h, rev date (KM 834.1, 843). First with adjustment marks, extremely fine, the second fine. (2) £80-120


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567 G Abdur Rahman (1297-1319h / 1880-1901 AD), Gold Tilla, 1316h, 4.59g (KM 822). About very fine. £150-200


568 † Abdur Rahman, Silver 5-Rupees, Kabul 1316h (KM 826). Adjustment marks, very fine. £50-70


569 † Abdur Rahman, Copper 100-Dinars, 1311h, Silver 5-Rupees, Kabul 1314h (KM 809, 820); Miscellaneous Silver and Copper coins (approx 78), 2½-Afghanis and smaller, including the Birmingham Rupee of 1303h (KM 805). First plugged, fair and very rare, the second extremely fine, the others generally fine to extremely fine. (lot) £250-500


573 G Amanullah (1337-1348h / 1919-1929 AD), Gold 5-Amanis, SH1299, “5” above mosque within star, 23.03g (KM 890). A few very minor contact marks, extremely fine. £800-1200


574 G Amanullah, Gold 2½-Amanis, SH1306, Year 9, 15.02g (KM 914). Good extremely fine and very rare. £5000-7000


575 G Amanullah, Gold 2-Tillas, SH1298, 9.13g (KM 879). Uncirculated. £300-400


576 G Amanullah, Gold 2-Tillas, SH1299, 9.12g (KM 888). Good extremely fine. £250-300


577 G Amanullah, Gold Tilla, 1337h, 4.59g (KM 868.2). Light scratch on obverse, otherwise good extremely fine. £200-250


578 G Amanullah, Gold Amani, SH1299, 4.60g, and Gold ½-Amani, SH1299, 2.23g (KM 887, 886). First extremely fine, the second with adjustment marks, very fine. (2) £200-250


579 G Amanullah, Gold Amani, SH1304, Year 7, 5.60g (KM 912). Softy struck, uncirculated. £200-250


580 G Amanullah, Gold ½-Amani, SH1304, Year 7, 2.98g (KM 911). Extremely fine. £80-120


581 G Muhammed Nadir Shah (1348-1352h / 1929-1933AD), Gold Habibi, 1347h, 4.55g (KM 899). Extremely fine. £200-250


582 G Muhammed Nadir Shah, Gold 20-Afghanis, 1350h, 6.01g (KM 925). Extremely fine. £200-250


583 G Muhammed Nadir Shah, Gold Tilla, SH1314, 5.99g (KM 933). Extremely fine. £150-200


584 † MuhammedNadirShah, Silver Afghani, SH1310 (KM 927.1). Extremely fine and rare. £80-120


585 G MuhammadZahirShah(1352-1393h/1933-1973AD), Gold 8-Grams, SH1314, 8.00g, 4-Grams, SH 1315, 3.99g (KM 934, 935). First extremely fine, the second good extremely fine. (2) £200-300


586 G Muhammad Zahir Shah, Gold Proof 8-Grams, SH1339/1380h, 7.99g, Gold Proof 4-Grams, SH1339/1380h, 3.99g (KM 952, -). First an uncirculated Proof, the second a slightly impaired Proof. (2) £500-700


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587 G Bukhara, Manghit of Bukhara, ‘Abd al-Ahad(1303-1339h/1886-1910AD), Gold Tilla, Bukhara 1327h, 4.54g (A 3041). Extremely fine. £180-220


588 † Bukhara,Khanate (1303-1339h /1886-1920AD), 4-Tenga, 1336h (KM 49), very fine, rare; 20-Tenga, 1337h (KM 51); 10-Tenga, 1337h (KM 53); 5-Tenga, 1336h (KM 50); 3-Tenga, 1337h (KM 48); 2-Tenga, 13xxh (KM 47); Tenga (6), 1336h (KM 46.2) (6); Silver Tengas (8), Coppers (9), 2-Tenga and smaller. Generally very fine and better, the first rare. (29) £250-350


589 † Khiva,Khanate, 15-Tenga, 1338h (KM Y11.2), 5-Tenga (KM Y10.3), 2½-Tenga, 1337h (KM Y9.2), Tenga, 1337h (KM YA9.2), First uncirculated, second fair, the others good very fine. (4) £150-250


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590 G AbdulAziz(1277-1293h/1861-1876AD), Gold 500-Qirsh, Misr 1277h, Year 15, 42.55g (KM 265; F 10). Very fine, possibly ex-mount with numerous surface marks. £2000-2500


591 G Abdul Aziz, Gold 100-Qirsh, 1277h, Year 4, one year type, 8.49g (KM 264; F 11). Good very fine. £300-400


592 G AbdulAziz,Gold 100-Qirsh, 1277h, Year 7, 8.42g (KM 263; F 11). Extremely fine. £150-200


593 G AbdulAziz,Gold 50-Qirsh, 1277h, Year 14, 4.21g, 25-Qirsh, 1277h, Year 8, 2.12g, 10-Qirsh, 1277h, Year 12, 0.90g, 5-Qirsh 1277h, Year 7, 0.41g (KM 262, 261, 259, 255; F 12, 13, 14, 15). Generally extremely fine, the last with scratches. (4) £200-250


594 † Abdul Aziz, Silver 20-Qirsh, 1277h, Year 2 (KM 260). Very fine, rare. £500-700


595 † Abdul Aziz, Silver 10-Qirsh, 1277h, Year 2 (KM 256). Very fine, toned. £200-300


596 † AbdulAziz,Silver 10-Qirsh and 5-Qirsh, 1277h, Year 4 (KM 257, 253.1). About extremely fine, toned and good very fine. (2) £200-300


597 † AbdulAziz,Silver 5-Qirsh, 1277h, Year 9 (KM 254). Nearly extremely fine. £300-500


598 † Abdul Aziz, Copper Pattern Trial 80-Para, 1277h, Year 10, overstruck on a French 10-Centimes 1863, 9.65g (KM Pn10). As struck with mint red lustre, of the highest rarity. £2500-3000

While examples are known in Nickel, the present copper piece, struck on a French host, is believed to be unique.

599 † Abdul Aziz, Copper 40-Para, 1277h, Year 10, rose in field (KM 249). Very fine, rare. £300-500


600 † Abdul Aziz, Copper 20-Para, 1277h, Year 7 (KM 245). Very fine. £80-120


601 † AbdulAziz,Copper 10-Para, 1277h, Year 8, rose in field (KM 242). Fine, rare. £80-120


602 G Murad V (1293h / 1876 AD), Gold 100-Qirsh, 1293h, Year 1, 8.37g (KM 272). Good very fine and rare. £800-1200


603 G Murad V, Gold 50-Qirsh, 1293h, Year 1, 4.25g (KM 271; F 16a). Nearly extremely fine. £1000-1500


604 G Abdul Hamid II (1293-1327h / 1876-1909 AD), Gold 500-Qirsh, Misr 1293h, Year 1, 42.45g (KM 286; F 17). Very fine, ex-mount with edge-marks and hairlines. £2000-2500


605 G AbdulHamidII,Gold 100-Qirsh, 1293h, Year 1, type with flower by toughra, 8.59g (KM 285; F 18). Nearly extremely fine, rare. £1500-2000


606 G AbdulHamidII,Gold 100-Qirsh, 1293h, Year 12, floral border type, 8.55g (KM 297; F 23). Extremely fine. £150-180


607 G AbdulHamidII,Gold 10-Qirsh, 1293h, Year 4, 0.86g (KM A282; F 21). Very fine, ex-mount and somewhat matte, rare. £200-300


608 G AbdulHamidII,Gold 10-Qirsh, 1293h, Year 17, 0.86g, 5-Qirsh, 1293h, Year 26, 0.43g (KM 282, 298). Both about extremely fine. (2) £120-150


609 G AbdulHamidII,Gold 5-Qirsh, 1293h, Year 15, 0.44g (KM A299). Extremely fine and scarce. £300-400


610 † Abdul Hamid II, Silver 20-Qirsh, 1293h, Year 1 (KM 283). A few surfaces marks, otherwise very fine. £600-800


611 † Abdul Hamid II, Silver 20-Para and 10-Para, 1293h, Year 1 (KM 276, 275). About extremely fine and good very fine. (2) £120-150


612 G Hussein Kamil (1333-1341h / 1914-1922 AD), Gold 100-Piastres, 1335h / 1916 AD, 8.51g (KM 324; F 24). About uncirculated. £200-250


613 G FuadI (1341-1355h /1922-1936AD), Gold 500-Piastres, 1340h / 1922 AD, right facing bust, 42.48g (KM 342; F 26). Insignificant hairlines, prooflike extremely fine. £1200-1500


614 G FuadI,Gold 500-Piastres, 1348h / 1929 AD, left facing bust, 42.54g (KM 355; F 31). Minor surface marks, extremely fine. £1200-1500


615 G Fuad I, Gold 100-Piastres, 1340h / 1922 AD, right facing bust, 8.47g (KM 341; F 27). Extremely fine. £150-200


616 G FuadI,Gold 100-Piastres, 1349h / 1930 AD, left facing bust, 8.50g (KM 354; F 32). Minor bagmarks, good extremely fine. £180-220


617 G FuadI,Gold 50-Piastres, 1341h / 1923 AD, right facing bust, 4.19g, Gold 20-Piastres, 1341h / 1923 AD, right facing bust, 1.71g (KM 340, 339; F 29, 30). Good extremely fine. (2) £200-300


618 G FuadI,Gold 50-Piastres, 1348h / 1929 AD, left facing bust, 4.23g, Gold 20-Piastres, 1349h / 1930 AD, left facing bust, 1.69g (KM 353, 351; F 33, 34). Extremely fine. (2) £150-200


619 † Fuad I, Silver 20-Piastre (2), 1341h / 1923 AD, bust right, 1348h / 1929 AD, bust left (KM 338, 352). First about very fine, the second at one stage cleaned, good very fine. (2) £60-80


620 G Farouk(1355-1372h/1936-1952AD), Gold Proof 500-Piastres, 1357h / 1938 AD, in commem-oration of the royal wedding (KM 373; F 35). Mint state. £2000-3000


621 G Farouk, Gold 100-Piastres, 1357h / 1938 AD, in commemoration of the royal wedding, 8.50g (KM 372; F 36). Uncirculated. £200-300


622 G Farouk, Gold 50-Piastres, 1357h / 1938 AD, 4.25g, Gold 20-Piastres, 1357h / 1938 AD, 1.69g, in commemoration of the royal wedding (KM 371, 370; F 37, 38). Both uncirculated. (2) £200-300


623 G First Republic (1373-1378h / 1953-1958 AD),Gold 5-Pounds, 1377h / 1957 AD, rev Ramses in chariot, 8.48g (KM 388; F 39). Prooflike extremely fine, yellow gold. £800-1000


624 G FirstRepublic, Gold Pound, 1374h / 1955 AD, rev Ramses in chariot, 42.52g (KM 387; F 40). About extremely fine, lightly brushed, yellow gold. £150-200


625 G United Arab Republic (1378-1391h / 1958-1971AD), Gold 500-Piastres, 1379h / 1960 AD, Aswan Dam, 42.45g (KM 402; F 44). Extremely fine. £800-1000


626 G United Arab Republic, Gold Pound, 1379h / 1960 AD, Aswan Dam, 8.51g (KM 401; F 45). Uncirculated. £150-200


627 G United Arab Republic, Gold ½-Pound, 1377h / 1958 AD, rev Ramses II, 4.26g (KM 391; F 43). About extremely fine, a few surface marks. £100-120


628 † Miscellaneous Coins in Silver and Base-metal (approx 165), Crown-size and smaller, Abdul Aziz to Republic, almost no duplication. Mixed grades, the modern pieces generally uncirculated. (lot) £800-1200


629 † Late 20th Century Commemorative Silver and Cupro-nickel coins, 5-Pounds (approx 104), including proofs (5), and 20-, 10- and 5-Piastres (approx 55); with lower denominations (approx 30), including standard issues and two 5-Milliemes mules. Generally uncirculated or nearly so, an impressive group without duplication. (lot) £500-800


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630 G Nasiral-DinShah(1264-1313h/1848-1896AD), Gold 10-Tomans, 1293h, lion and sun type, 34.61g (not listed in KM, see KM 914 (silver) for type). About extremely fine, rare. £6000-8000


631 G Nasiral-DinShah,Gold 10-Tomans, 1295/3h, lion and sun type, believed to commemorate the discovery of gold in Khorosan (KM -). In NGC holder graded AU55, described as a medal of 1293h, a few minor marks, rare. £8000-12,000


632 G Nasiral-DinShah,Gold 10-Tomans, 1311h, first portrait type, 28.89g (KM 945; F 59). About extremely fine and rare. £4000-5000


633 G Nasiral-DinShah,Gold 10-Tomans, 1311h, second portrait type, 28.44g (KM 946; F 59). About very fine, ex-mount with minor edge-knocks. £2000-3000


634 G Nasiral-DinShah,Gold 10-Tomans, 1311h, lion and sun type, 28.60g (KM 947; F 52). Extremely fine. £4000-5000


635 G Nasir al-Din Shah, Gold 2-Tomans, 1297h, 5.73g (KM 942; F 60). Extremely fine, imperfect edge. £400-500


636 G Nasiral-DinShah,Gold 2-Tomans, dated 1299h and 1307h, type commemorating the Shah’s return from Europe, 5.65g (KM 943; F 65). Extremely fine. £1500-2000


637 G Nasiral-DinShah,Gold Toman, 1293h, lion type, 3.44g (KM 930; F 55). Uncirculated. £1000-1500


638 G Nasiral-DinShah,Gold Toman, no date, type without obverse legend, 2.87g (KM A932). Extremely fine / about uncirculated. £250-350


639 G Nasir al-Din Shah, Gold Toman, 1297h, 2.88g (KM 933). Extremely fine. £120-150


640 G Nasir al-Din Shah, Gold Toman, 1307h, type commemorating the Shah’s return from Europe, 2.77g (KM 934; F66). Good very fine, ex-mount. £400-500


641 G Nasir al-Din Shah, Gold Toman mule, 1310h, 2.78g (see KM 936 for obverse and KM 937 for reverse). Possibly ex-mount with incised line running all the way around the edge, otherwise about very fine, probably a mule deliberately made from two standard coins, scarce. £100-150


642 G Nasir al-Din Shah, Gold Toman, 1311h, second Nasir type legend, 2.90g (KM 937). Uncirculated. £300-400


643 G Nasir al-Din Shah, Gold Toman, 1311h, 2.84g (KM 989). Good very fine, ex-mount, rare. £300-500


644 G Nasir al-Din Shah, Gold Toman, 1310h, lion type obverse, rev Nasir legend, 3.41g (KM -). Good extremely fine. £400-600


645 G Nasiral-DinShah,Gold ½-Toman, no date, 1.40g (see KM 932 for Toman). Extremely fine. £80-120


646 G Nasiral-DinShah,Gold ½-Toman, 1309h, 1.46g (KM 921). Some weakness, otherwise extremely fine and rare. £400-600


647 G Nasiral-DinShah,Gold ½-Toman, 1294h, 3.41g (KM 926). Good extremely fine. £400-600


648 G Nasir al-Din Shah, Gold ½-Toman, 13[0]5h, 1.38g (KM 927; F 63). Uncirculated. £120-150


649 G Nasiral-DinShah,Gold ½-Toman, Tehran 1321h (sic), lion type, 1.67g (KM -). About extremely fine, possibly ex-mount. £200-300


650 G Nasir al-Din Shah, Gold 1/5-Toman, 1295h, 0.62g (KM 923). Good extremely fine. £120-150


651 G Nasir al-Din Shah, Gold 1/5-Toman, 12xxh, 0.55g (KM 924; F 64), not struck up, very fine; Gold 1/5-Toman, 1309h, the coin actually dated 139h and 1301h, 0.58g (KM 925), extremely fine, rare. (2) £500-700

The second coin a die match to the example illustrated in KM. from the Åke Lindén Collection

652 † Nasir al-Din Shah, Silver Medallic 5-Kran, 1311h, lion type, rev legend within crowned wreath (KM -). Good very fine. £250-350


653 † Nasir al-Din Shah, Silver 5000-Dinars, 1297h (KM A914), 2000-Dinars, 1297h (KM 904), 1000-Dinars, 1294h (KM 899), 500-Dinars, 1293h (KM 894.1), Good very fine, extremely fine, good extremely fine and very fine. (4) £400-500


654 † Nasir al-Din Shah, Silver Toman (2), Tehran 1301h, 1313h (KM 917, 919). First fair, ex-mount, the second good fine. (2) £400-500


655 † Nasiral-DinShah,Silver 500-Dinars, 1307h (KM 895); with ¼-Kran and miscellaneous Silver (9) and Copper (7), 200-Dinars to 12-Dinars (KM 887; 886; 885; 883; 882; 881). First very fine, the others generally fine to very fine. (17) £100-150


656 † Nasir al-Din Shah, Silver 5000-Dinars, Tehran, 1313h, commemorating the 50th Year of his reign (KM X M11). Very fine. £150-200


657 † Nasir al-Din Shah, Silver 1000-Dinars, 1310h (KM 903, date not listed). Fine and rare £40-60


658 G Muzaffaral-DinShah(1313-1324h/1896-1907AD), Gold 10-Toman, 1314h, 28.75g (KM 999; F 68). Extremely fine, hairlined. £4000-5000


659 G Muzaffar al-Din Shah, Gold 2-Toman, 1322h, 5.60g (KM 996; F 69). Very fine, ex-mount. £300-400


660 G Muzaffar al-Din Shah, Gold 2-Toman, 1322h, type with lettering either side of the bust, 5.68g (KM 997; F 73). Uncirculated. £700-900


661 G Muzaffar al-Din Shah, Gold Toman, 1314h, 2.86g (KM 988; F 75). Uncirculated. £500-700


662 G Muzaffar al-Din Shah, Gold Toman, 1316h, 2.66g (KM 995; F 70). Extremely fine. £250-300


663 G Muzaffar al-Din Shah, Gold ½-Toman, 1324h, 1.45g (KM 994.1; F 71). Uncirculated. £100-150


664 G Muzaffar al-Din Shah, Gold ½-Toman, 1314h, 1.37g (KM 987; F 76). Uncirculated. £150-180


665 G Muzaffar al-Din Shah, Gold 1/5-Toman, no date (1319h), 0.60g (KM 991; F 72). Edge partly shaved, otherwise extremely fine. £300-400


666 G Muzaffar al-Din Shah, Gold 1/5-Toman, 1323h, date on obverse, 0.55g (KM 992; F 72). Uncirculated. £150-200


667 † Muzaffaral-DinShah,Silver 5000-Dinars, 1322h, struck to commemorate the Shah’s birthday, with field inscription (KM 980). Extremely fine, minor scuff to obverse. £400-600


668 † Muzaffar al-Din Shah, Silver 5000-Dinars, 1324h, without field inscription (KM 981). Good fine. £150-200


669 † Muzaffar al-Din Shah, Silver Shahi Sefid, no date (KM 967). Uncirculated. £100-150


670 † Muzaffar al-Din Shah, Miscellaneous Coins (14), Silver 5000-Dinars and smaller, including 2000-Dinars, 1314h (KM 973). The 2000-Dinars good extremely fine, the others generally very fine to extremely fine. (14) £150-180


671 G Muhammad Ali Shah (1324-1327h / 1907-1909AD), Gold Toman (2), 1324h, lion type, 2.91g, 1327h, portrait type, 2.62g (KM 1022, 1026; F 80, 78), First extremely fine, the second ex-mount, fine. (2) £400-500


672 G Muhammad Ali Shah, Gold ½-Toman, 1327h, portrait type, 1.45g (KM 1025; F 79). Extremely fine. £120-150


673 G Muhammad Ali Shah, Gold ½-Toman, 1324h, lion type, 1.50g (KM 1021; F 81). Extremely fine, a little weakly struck. £150-200


674 G MuhammadAliShah,Gold 1/5-Toman, 1324h, lion type, 0.56g (KM -; F 81a). Good extremely fine, rare. £300-500


675 † MuhammadAliShah,Silver 5000-Dinars, 1327h, (KM 1018). The usual weakness, very fine for issue, rare. £250-350


676 † Muhammad Ali Shah, Silver 2000-Dinars, Tehran 1326h (KM 1017). About fine and very rare. £150-250


677 † Muhammad Ali Shah, Silver 1000-Dinars, 1327h (KM 1015), 500-Dinars, 1326h (KM 1013); with other silver coins (6). First very fine, the second extremely fine, the others in mixed grades. (8) £250-350


678 G Sultan Ahmad Shah (1327-1344h / 1909-1925AD), Gold Toman, 1337h, 2.80g (KM 1074; F 84). Extremely fine, date double-struck and some die rust marks. £200-300


679 G Sultan Ahmad Shah, Gold Toman, 1332h, type with pattern 2-Toman reverse, 2.90g (KM 1073; F 84). Extremely fine, date double struck, rare. £300-500


680 G SultanAhmadShah,Gold ½-Toman (2), 1330h, 1.40g, 1337h, 1.37g (KM 1067, 1071). Both extremely fine, second with light hairlines. (2) £200-300


681 G Sultan Ahmad Shah, Gold ½-Toman, 1339h, type with different reverse inscription, 1.40g (KM 1072; F 85). Good extremely fine. £100-150


682 G SultanAhmadShah,Gold 1/5-Toman (2), 1329h, 0.53g, 1337h, 0.53g (KM 1066, 1070; F 83, 86). Uncirculated and extremely fine. (2) £350-450


683 † SultanAhmadShah,Silver 1000-Dinars, 1336h (KM 1037), Silver Shahi Sefid, 1342h (KM 1049); with other silver coins (21). First two extremely fine, the others generally fine to extremely fine. (23) £200-300


684 † SultanAhmadShah,Silver Shahi Sefid, no date (1913) (KM 1033). Uncirculated. £150-200


685 G Reza Shah (1344-1360h / 1925-1941 AD), Gold 5-Pahlavi, 1305h, lion type, 9.52g (KM 1113; F 88). Extremely fine. £1000-1500


686 G Reza Shah, Gold 5-Pahlavi, 1306h, portrait type, 9.60g (KM 1116; F 92). Good extremely fine. £1200-1500


687 G Reza Shah, Gold 2-Pahlavi, 1305h, lion type, 3.82g (KM 1112; F 89). Uncirculated. £1000-1500


688 G RezaShah,Gold 2-Pahlavi, 1308h, portrait type, 3.82g (KM 1115; F 93). A few light contact marks, otherwise extremely fine. £150-200


689 G RezaShah,Gold Toman, 1305h, 2.87g (KM 1108; F 91). Uncirculated. £400-500


690 G RezaShah,Gold Pahlavi, 1305h, lion type, 1.91g (KM 1111; F 90). Extremely fine. £250-350


691 G Reza Shah, Gold Pahlavi, 1306h, portrait type, 1.89g (KM 1114, date not listed; F 94). Very fine, ex-mount, very rare. £200-300


692 G RezaShah,Gold Pahlavi, 1310h, 8.00g (KM 1133; F 95). Very fine, light marks, possibly ex-ring mount. £1000-1500


693 G Reza Shah, Gold ½-Pahlavi, 1310h, 4.08g (KM 1132; F 96). Good extremely fine, one small mark on cheek. £200-300


694 † Reza Shah, Base-metal Reform Coinage (12), 25-Dinars to Dinar (including KM 1125a, 1123a, 1121). KM 1125a good extremely fine, KM 1123a extremely fine, KM 1121 uncirculated, the others mixed grades. (12) £400-500


695 † RezaShah,Silver 5000-Dinars, 1305h (KM 1097), 2000-Dinars, 1306h (KM 1104), 1000-Dinars, 1306h (KM 1095), 500-Dinars, 1306h (KM 1094), ¼-Kran, 1306h (KM 1093). Last lightly toned, uncirculated, the others extremely fine, the 500-Dinars rare. (5) £350-500


696 † Miscellaneous, Silver and Base-metal Coins (52), Reza Shah and later rulers, 5000-Dinars and smaller. Generally very fine to about uncirculated. (53) £150-200


697 G MuhammadRezaPahlaviShah(SH1320-1358/1941-1979AD), Gold 5-Pahlavi, SH1339, 40.70g (KM 1164; F 99). Uncirculated. £800-1200


698 G Muhammad Reza Pahlavi Shah, Gold 2½-Pahlavi, SH1338, 19.80g (KM A1163; F 105). Uncirculated. £400-600


699 G Muhammad Reza Pahlavi Shah, Gold 2½-Pahlavi, SH1348, 20.36g (KM 1163; F 100). Uncirculated. £400-600


700 G MuhammadRezaPahlaviShah,Gold Medal of 2½-Pahlavi weight, SH1347, head left, rev text, 20.24g (KM -). Good extremely fine. £300-350


701 G MuhammadRezaPahlaviShah,Gold Pahlavi, SH1322, type without portrait, 8.04g (KM 1148; F 97). Good extremely fine. £120-150


702 G MuhammadRezaPahlaviShah,Gold Pahlavi, SH1325, larger bust, 8.20g (KM 1150; F 101). Uncirculated. £150-180


703 G MuhammadRezaPahlaviShah,Gold Pahlavi, SH1348, smaller bust type, 8.13g (KM 1162; F 101). Uncirculated. £150-180


704 G MuhammadRezaPahlaviShah,Gold ½-Pahlavi, SH1323, type without portrait, 4.06g (KM 1147; F 98). Uncirculated. £80-100


705 G Muhammad Reza Pahlavi Shah, Gold ½-Pahlavi, SH1325, 4.04g (KM 1149; F 102). Uncirculated. £120-150


706 G MuhammadRezaPahlaviShah,Gold ½-Pahlavi, SH1348, 4.08g (KM 1161). Uncirculated. £80-100


707 G MuhammadRezaPahlaviShah,Gold ¼-Pahlavi (2), SH1335, 2.04g, SH1340, 2.04g (KM 1160, 1160a; F 103, 104). Both uncirculated. (2) £150-200


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708 † FaisalII(1953-1958AD), Silver 100-Fils, 1375h / 1955 AD (KM 118). Minor scuff to nose, otherwise extremely fine, rare £200-300


KAzAKhSTAn

709 † Decimal Coinage, Commemorative Silver 100-Tenga (5), for the 150th anniversary of the birth of Abaj Kunabaev, 1995 (KM 13, 14, 15, 16, 17); with Tenga (2), 5-Tenga (3), 10-Tenga (4), 20-Tenga (5), 50-Tenga (2). Good extremely fine to uncirculated. (20) £100-150


libyA

710 OttomanLibya, Standard Coinage, Billon 20-Para, Tarablus, date unclear, legends within linear and dotted borders, 6.75g. Struck off-centre, good very fine. £50-70

mAldiveS

711 † FirstSultanate, Larins (2), 2-Lariat, 4-Lariat (2); SecondSultanateandlater, Laari to 100-Rufiyaa. Extremely fine to about uncirculated. (23) £40-60


morocco

712 † Moulayal-HasanI(1290-1311h/1873-1894AD), Silver 10-Dirhams to Dirham, 1299h (KM Y8-5). Extremely fine to good extremely fine. (4) £50-80


713 † Moulayal-HasanI, Copper 4-Falus, Fes, 1310h (KM Y3), 2-Falus, 1310h (KM Y2), Falus, Fes, 1310h (KM Y1), ½-Falus, 1310h (KM YB1), ¼-Falus, Fes, 1310h (KM YC1). Generally very fine to about extremely fine, the last rare. (5) £700-900


714 † Abd al-Aziz (1311-1326h / 1894-1908 AD), Silver ½-Dirham, 1319h (KM Y9.2); with Silver Riyal to 1/20-Riyal (KM 22-18), and Bronze 10-Mazumas to Muzuma (KM 17-14). First good extremely fine, the others generally very fine to extremely fine. (10) £300-400


715 † Abdal-Aziz, Silver 10-Dirhams, 1313h, 5-Dirhams, 1315h, 2½-Dirhams 1314h, Dirham (KM Y13, 12, 11.2, 10.2). The 2½-Dirhams uncirculated, the others very fine to extremely fine. (4) £200-300


716 † Abd al-Aziz, Bronze Cast Pattern 4-Falus, 1311h (KM Pn22). Extremely fine for issue and rare. £300-400


717 † Abd al-Hafiz (1326-1330h / 1908-1912 AD), Silver Riyal to ¼-Riyal, 1329h (KM Y25-23). About extremely fine. (3) £50-70


718 † Yusuf (1330-1346h / 1912-1927 AD), Silver Riyal to 1/10-Riyal, 1331 (KM Y33-30), the 1/10-Riyal fine, the others about extremely fine; Bronze 10-Mazunas to Muzuna, 1340h (KM 29-26), the 5-Mazunas weak, the others about extremely fine. (8) £250-350


mUScAT & omAn

719 † Sa’idbinTaimur(1351-1390h),Silver ½-Dhofari-Rial 1359h, and Copper-nickel Proof 50-Baisa, 1359h, struck for use in Dhofar Province (KM 29, 24). First uncirculated, the second extremely fine. (2) £60-80

720 G Reform Coinage, Gold 15-Saudi Riyals, 1381h, 8.00g (KM 35; F 1). Uncirculated. £200-250


721 † 19th and 20th Century Silver, Copper and Copper-nickel coins (31), Riyal and smaller. Generally fair to about uncirculated. (31) £150-180


SAUdi ArAbiA

Hejaz&Nejd

722 G Government of al-Hijaz al-Husayn b. ‘Ali(1334-1342h), Gold Hashimi Dinar, Makka al-Mukarrima 1334h, Year 8, 7.24g (KM 31). Extremely fine. £300-400


723 † Transitional Coinage, Copper ¼-Ghirish (2), 1343h, ½-Ghirsh (3), 1343h (2), 1344h, Year 2 (KM 1, 2.1, 3); Regular Coinage, Copper-nickel ¼-Ghirish, ½-Ghirsh and Ghirsh, 1344h (KM 4, 5, 6); Silver ¼-Saudi Riyal, ½-Saudi Riyal and Saudi Riyal, 1354h (KM 16, 17, 18); Copper-nickel ½-Ghirsh (2), 1356h, Ghirsh, 1356h (KM 19.1, 21.1). Generally very fine to uncirculated. (14) £200-250

724 † Transitional Coinage, ½-Ghirsh (3), 1343h (2), 1344h (KM 2.1, A3, 5); ¼-Ghirsh (2), 1343h, 1344h (KM 1, 4); Silver Riyal, 1348h (KM 12). Generally very fine to extremely fine. (6) £150-200


725 † Hejaz,Regular Coinage, 20-Piastres, 1334h, Year 8 (KM 30), 10-Piastres, 1334h, Year 8 (KM 29), 5-Piastres, 1334h, Year 8 (KM 28), Piastre (2), 1334h, Year 8 and Year 5 (KM 27, 24), ½-Piastre, 1334h, Year 5 (KM 23), ¼-Piastre, 1334h, Year 8 (KM 25), ¼-Piastre 1334h, Year 5 (KM 22), ⅛-Piastre, 1334h, Year 5 (KM 21). Generally fine to extremely fine, the 10-Piastres about extremely fine. (9) £800-1200


726 † Hejaz, Countermarked 20-Piastres (5), on Maria Theresia Thalers with frozen date 1780, two with toughra of Murad V (KM 18). Generally fine. (5) £150-200


727 † Hejaz, Countermarked 10-Piastres on Indian Rupees (3), and 5-Piastres on ½-Rupee (KM -). All about very fine. (4) £80-120


728 † Hejaz, Countermarked 20-Piastre on Turkish 20-Kurush (KM 17); 10-Piastres on Turkish 10-Kurush (KM 14); 5-Piastres on Turkish 5-Kurush (KM 11). Generally very fine. (3) £100-150


729 † Hejaz, Countermarked Coinage on equivalent Egyptian denominations, 20-Piastres (KM 16), 10-Piastres (KM 15), 5-Piastres (KM 12), 40-Para (KM 4), 20-Para (KM 3), 10-Para (KM 2). Fine to very fine. (6) £200-300


730 † Countermarked Coinage, Copper-nickel ¼-Ghirsh (2), ½-Ghirsh (3) and Ghirsh (3) (KM 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33). Generally very fine. (8) £80-120

731 † Countermarked Coinage on Ottoman issues, Silver 20-Para, 1327h, Year 2, 40-Para (2), 1327h, Year 3, 1327h, Year 8 (KM 3, 4, 5). Generally very fine. (3) £200-250

732 † Countermarked Coinage, on Maria Theresia Thaler with frozen date 1780 (KM 14), fine; on Ottoman issues (3), Silver 20-Para, 1327h, Year 3, 40-Para (2), 1327h, Year 4, 1327h, Year 8 (KM 3, 4, 5); Egyptian Silver 5-Qurush, 1916 (KM 12a). First fine, the others generally very fine. (5) £200-250

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733 G MahdioftheSudan,anonymous,temp.al-Mahdi(1298-1317h), Gold “Guinea”, “Misr” 1255h, Year 2, 8.24g (KM 3). Extremely fine. £3000-4000


734 † EgyptianPossession,MohamedAhmed(1298-1302h/1881-1885AD), Silver 20-Piastres, 1302h (KM 2). Fine. £150-200


735 Abdullah Ibn Mohammed (1302-1316 / 1885-1898 AD), Revolutionary Coinage, 20-Piastres, 1302h, Year 9 (KM 21). Very fine, some weakness, scarce. £80-100

736 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, Billon 20-Piastres (2), 1304h, Year 1, 1312h, Year 12 (KM 7.1, 21). Both very fine. (2) £80-120


737 Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, 20-Piastres, 1304h, Year 1 (KM -, see KM 7.1 for type). Good very fine. £80-100

738 Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, 20-Piastres, Omdurman 1304h (KM 7.1), very fine; Billon 20-Piastres, 1312h, Year 12 (KM 26), high copper content, good very fine. (2) £70-90

739 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, 20-Piastres (5), 1304h, Year 5; 1311h; 1311h, Year 11; 1312h, Year 12; 1315h, Year 12(?) (KM 7, 14, 25, 21, 26). First two very fine, the others base billon, fine to very fine. (5) £150-180

mainly ex Peus Auction 395

740 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, 20-Piastres (4), 1311h, Year 11 (KM 14), a little weakly struck, extremely fine; 1312h, Year 12 (KM 26), base metal or billon, very fine; 1312h, Year 12 (KM 14), very fine; 1315h, Year 12 (KM 26), very coppery billon. (4) £120-150

mainly ex Peus Auction 395

741 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, Billon 20-Piastres (2), 1312h, Year 12 (KM 14); Copper 20-Piastres (2), 1315h, Year 8, 1312h, Year 12 (KM 17, 26). First two very fine, the others extremely fine. (4) £150-200


742 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, Billon 10-Piastres, 1310h, Year 8 (KM 12). Weakly struck, very fine, rare. £300-500


743 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, Billon 10-Piastres, 1310h, Year 8 (KM 13). Very fine, appealing and rare. £200-300


744 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, Billon 10-Piastres, 1311h, Year 11 (KM 6). A single line cut all the way around the edge, very fine. £150-200


745 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, Billon 5-Piastres, 1310h (KM 11). Some weakness, very fine. £80-120


746 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, Billon 5-Piastres, Umm Durman 1311h, Year 11, 4.85g (KM type 5). Very fine. £50-70

747 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, Billon 4-Piastres, 1310, Year 8, variety without stars or rose (KM 10.1); Copper Piastre, same type, 1311h (KM -). First very fine, second fair, both rare. (2) £300-500


748 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, Billon 2½-Piastres, Umm Durman 1312h, 2.63g (KM 23.1), fine; 2-Piastres (2), 1311h (2), Year 8, Year 11 (KM 18). First two fine, the last with some weakness, very fine. (3) £150-180

749 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, Billon 2-Piastres, 1311h, Year 11 (KM 18). Fine and rare. £60-80


750 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, Billon 2-Piastres, 1311h (KM 22ff, date not listed). Very fine, lacquered. £100-150


751 † Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Revolutionary Coinage, Billon 2-Piastres (7). Generally fair. (7) £100-150


752 Democratic Republic of Sudan, Set of Proof Coinage struck for the Summit Meeting Khartoum of the Organisation of African Unity, 1978 CE/1398 H, Brass Fifty-Pounds, 6.36g (KM 79 for type), Brass Twenty-Five-Pounds, 4.47g (KM P5, copper), Silver Ten-Pounds, 24.20g (KM 77) and Silver Five-Pounds, 10.01g (KM 76). All brilliant uncirculated Proofs. (4) £300-350

This would appear to be a made-up presentation set with the two gold coins having been replaced by examples struck in brass. KM records the Fifty-Pounds 1979 as struck in copper and the Twenty-Five-Pounds 1979 as struck in brass. Clearly a number of off-metal strikes were made of these common issues.

753 † Republic, 20th Century coinage, Proof or Prooflike 25-Ghirsh and 20-Ghirsh; with other denominations (21), Pound and smaller, no duplication. Generally uncirculated or extremely fine. (23) £50-70


SyriA

754 G Kingdom, Standard Coinage, Gold Dinar, 1338h (1919 AD), 6.73g (KM 67; F 1). A little weakly struck, uncirculated and extremely rare. £4000-6000 An exceptionally rare coin from an estimated mintage of only 12 pieces from the Åke Lindén Collection

755 G Republic, Standard Coinage, Gold Pound, 1369h / 1950 AD, 6.76g, and ½-Pound, 1369h / 1950 AD (KM 86, 84). Both extremely fine. (2) £200-250


TUniSiA

756 G FrenchProtectorate,Muhammadal-SadiqBey, Gold 25-Piastres, 1298h, 4.80g (KM 200). Good very fine, ex-mount. £150-200


757 † FrenchProtectorate,Muhammadal-SadiqBey, Silver Piastre, 1299h (KM 202). About extremely fine, scarce. £300-400


758 † French Protectorate, Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey, Silver 8-Kharub, 1299h (KM 201); AliBey, Silver 8-Kharoub, 1305h, 1.53g (KM 205). Good very fine, scarce and nicely toned, uncirculated. (2) £120-150


759 † French Protectorate, Ali Bey, Silver 4-Piastres, 1308h (KM 216), 2-Piastres, 1308h (KM 207), Piastre, 1302h (KM 206), 8-Kharub, 1306h/3(or 5?) (KM 205). Very fine, fine, good very fine and extremely fine. (4) £120-150


760 † FrenchProtectorate,AliBey, Decimal Coinage, 2-Francs to Centime (KM 225, 224, 223, 222, 21, 220, 219). Generally very fine. (7) £50-70


761 † French Protectorate, Muhammad al-Hadi Bey, Decimal Coinage, 1904, Silver 2-Francs (KM 232), Franc (KM 231), Copper 10-Centimes (KM 229), 5-Centimes (KM 228). First and last very fine, the others extremely fine. (4) £200-300


762 G French Protectorate, Muhammad al-HabibBey, Gold 20-Francs, 1928, 6.45g (KM 253). Good extremely fine and extremely rare. £700-900

An exceptionally rare coin from an estimated mintage of only 23 pieces from the Åke Lindén Collection

763 † French Protectorate, Muhammad al-Habib Bey, Decimal Coinage (5), Silver 2-Francs, 1927 (KM 251), Franc (2), 1927, 1928 (KM 250, 250a), 50-Centimes, 1927 (KM 249), Nickel-bronze 10-Centimes, 1926 (KM 254). Generally extremely fine or nearly so, the 50-Centimes with contact marks. (5) £700-900


764 † French Protectorate, Ahmad Pasha Bey, Silver 20-Francs, 1934, 10-Francs, 1933 (KM 256, 255). Good very fine. (2) £150-200


765 † French Protectorate, Ahmad Pasha Bey, Silver 20-Francs, 1944 (KM 270). Uncirculated. £200-300


766 † French Protectorate, Ahmad Pasha Bey, Silver 10-Francs, 1944 (KM 269). Uncirculated. £120-150


767 G Kingdom, Muhammad al-Amin Bey (1376h /1956 AD), Gold 100-Francs, 1956, 6.55g (Fr -; JL 523; KM X 9). In PCGS holder graded MS63, rare. £700-900


768 † FrenchProtectorate,Muhammadal-AminBey, Silver 20-Francs, 1945 (KM 270, date not listed). Uncirculated, rare. £200-300


769 † FrenchProtectorate,Muhammadal-AminBey, Silver 10-Francs, 1945 (KM 269, date not listed). Uncirculated, rare. £200-300


770 † French Protectorate, Muhammad al-Amin Bey,Silver 20-Francs, 1956 (KM -). Uncirculated. £200-300


771 † French Protectorate, Muhammad al-Amin Bey, Silver 10-Francs, 1956 (KM -). Uncirculated. £200-300


772 † Sultanate, 8-Kharub (KM 158); FrenchProtectorateCoinage, Muhammadal-NasirBey, Silver 2-Francs to 5-Centimes (KM 239-235), Nickel-bronze 25-Centimes to 5-Centimes (KM 260-258), 5-Centimes (KM 245); Ahmad Pasha Bey, Silver 20-Francs to Copper 5-Centimes (KM 263-258), Silver 20-Francs to 5-Francs (KM 266-264), Zinc 20-Centimes (KM 268), 10-Centimes (KM 267); Muhammadal-Amin Bey, 5-Francs to 10-Centimes (KM 273-271); AnonymousTokenCoinage, 2-Franc to 50-Centimes (KM 248-246), 100-Francs -5-Francs (KM 277-274); with Republic coinage (9). Very fine to uncirculated. (42) £400-600


TUrKeyMints are Qustantiniya unless otherwise stated

773 G Mustafa IV (1222-1223h / 1806-1807 AD), Gold Zeri-Mahbub, 1222/1h, 3.17g (KM 544). Extremely fine, scarce. £200-250

774 G MahmudIIb.‘Abdal-Hamid(1223-1255h/1807-1839AD),Gold ¼-Funduq, 1223h, Year 5, 0.80g, Gold Atiq Rumi Altun/Mithqal, 1223h, Year 9, 4.78g, both extremely fine; Iranian Gold Shrine Token, from the tomb of ‘Ali al-Rida in Mashhad 1319h, 0.97g, mounted, very fine. (3) £200-250

775 Mahmud II, Silver Kurush, 1223h, Year 2 (KM 554; Pere 803). Well struck, extremely fine and scarce. £800-1200

776 Abdul Majid (1255-1277h / 1839-1861AD), Bronze Medal, for the Great Exhibition of 1851, obv circular floral design, LAMBETH LONDON 1851, rev the reverse die for 20-Qurush 1255h, 28.59g. Extremely fine and toned, rare. £250-300

777 G AbdulAziz(1277-1293h/1861-1876AD), Gold 500-Kurush, 1277h, Year 8, 36.02g (KM 698). Extremely fine. £800-1200


778 G Abdul Aziz, Gold 250-Kurush, 1277h, Year 7, 17.91g (KM 697; F 24). Very fine. £400-600


779 G Abdul Aziz, Gold 100-Kurush, 1277h, Year 5, 7.08g (KM 696; F 25). About very fine. £80-120


780 G Abdul Aziz, Gold 100-Kurush, 1277h, Year 1, mint visit to Bursa, 7.11g (KM 708; F 28). Very fine. £400-600


781 G Abdul Aziz, Gold 50-Kurush, 1277h, Year 9, 3.52g, and Gold 25-Kurush, 1277h, Year 1, 1.82g (KM 695, 694; F 26, 27). Very fine and extremely fine. (2) £180-220


782 G AbdulAziz,Gold 25-Kurush, 1277h, Year 1, mint visit to Bursa, 1.78g (KM 706; F 30). Extremely fine. £250-350


783 Abdul Aziz, Jewellery Coin in the style of 3-Kurush, from the fictional mint of Ma’din Nuhas, 1277h, Year 17, 3.05g (KM -; Olcer 32; Pere 935). Very fine, unusually the coin is not pierced. £180-220

784 † AbdulAziz,Silver 2-Kurush and Kurush, 1277h, Year 1, mint visit to Bursa (KM 704, 703). Fine and good fine. (2) £150-250


785 G MuradV(1293h/1876AD),Gold 100-Kurush, 1293h, Year 1, 7.19g (KM 715; F 31). About extremely fine. £300-400


786 G MuradV, Gold 50-Kurush, 1293h, Year 1, 3.54g (KM 714; F 32). Very fine. £300-400


787 G MuradV, Gold 25-Kurush, 1293h, Year 1, 1.80g (KM 713; F 33). Extremely fine. £200-250


788 † Murad V, Silver 20-Kurush, 5-Kurush and Kurush, 1293h, Year 1 (KM 712-710). First two about extremely fine, second with minor marks, the last very fine. (3) £300-400


789 G Abdul Hamid II (1293-1327h / 1876-1909 AD), Gold 500-Kurush, 1293h, Year 2, 35.92g (KM 727; F 39). About extremely fine, surface marks. £700-900


790 G Abdul Hamid II, Gold 500-Kurush, 1293h, Year 32, 35.72g (KM 733; F 39). Very fine, ex-mount. £700-900


791 G Abdul Hamid II, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 500-Kurush, 1293h, Year 27, 35.84g (KM 746, date not listed; F 44). Extremely fine, a few light hairlines. £800-1200


792 G AbdulHamidII,Gold 250-Kurush, 1293h, Year 1, flower in field, 17.75g (KM -; F 35). Two stars re-engraved, ex-mount and gilt, thus very fine, very rare. £400-600


793 G AbdulHamidII,Gold 250-Kurush, 1293h, Year 31, al-Ghazi in field, 18.08g (KM 732; F 40). Minor abrasion on reverse, otherwise prooflike about uncirculated. £400-500


794 G Abdul Hamid II, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 250-Kurush, 1293h, Year 24, 17.22g (KM 742; F 45). Very fine, ex-mount. £300-400


795 G Abdul Hamid II, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 100-Kurush, 1293h, Year 27, 6.99g (KM 741; F 46). Very fine. £150-200


796 G AbdulHamidII,Gold 100-Kurush, 1293h, Year 6, flower by toughra, 7.18g (KM 725; F 36). Good very fine. £100-150


797 G AbdulHamidII,Gold 100-Kurush, 1293h, Year 29, al-Ghazi by toughra, 7.19g (KM 730; F 41). Extremely fine. £100-150


798 G Abdul Hamid II, Gold Reverse Brockage 100-Kurush, 1293h, 7.17g. Extremely fine and toned. £120-150


799 G Abdul Hamid II, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 50-Kurush, 1293h, Year 30, 3.35g (KM 740; F 47). Uncirculated. £120-150


800 G Abdul Hamid II, Gold 50-Kurush, 1293h, Year 6, flower by toughra, 3.58g (KM 724; F 37). Good very fine. £150-200


801 G AbdulHamidII,Gold 50-Kurush, 1293h, Year 3, al-Ghazi by toughra, 3.59g (KM 731, date not listed; F 42, date not listed). Uncirculated. £120-150


802 G Abdul Hamid II, Gold 25-Kurush (2), 1293h, Year 3, flower by toughra, 1.78g, and 1293h, Year 31, al-Ghazi by toughra, 1.84g (KM 723, 729; F 38, 43). Extremely fine and uncirculated. (2) £100-150


803 G Abdul Hamid II, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 25-Kurush, 1293h, Year 32, 1.74g (KM 739; F 48). Good extremely fine. £80-100


804 † AbdulHamidII,Silver 10-Kurush, 1293h, Year 3 (KM 721), heavy patina, very fine; 5-Kurush, 1293h, Year 3 (KM 720), very fine; 2-Kurush, 1293h, Year 1 (KM 719), about fine; Kurush, 1293h, Year 1 (KM 718), brushed, very fine; 20-Para, 1293h, Year 1 (KM 717), about extremely fine. (5) £300-400


805 G Muhammad V (1327-1336h / 1909-1918 AD), Gold 500-Kurush, Edirne 1327h, Year 2, 36.02g (KM 795; F 60). Good extremely fine. £3000-5000


806 G MuhammadV,Gold 500-Kurush, Kosova 1327h, Year 3, 36.05g (KM 801; F 60a). Surface marks, otherwise extremely fine. £3000-5000


807 G MuhammadV,Gold 500-Kurush, 1327h, Year 2, Rashad by toughra, 35.24g (KM 758; F 50). Good very fine. £700-800


808 G MuhammadV,Gold 500-Kurush, 1327h, Year 10, al-Ghazi by toughra, 35.44g (KM 784; F 55). Very fine, ex-mount and gilt. £1500-1800


809 G MuhammadV,Gold 500-Kurush, Manastir 1327h, Year 3, 35.97g (KM 807; F 60b). Nearly extremely fine, very minor surface marks, rare. £12,000-15,000


810 G MuhammadV,Gold 500-Kurush, Salonika 1327h, Year 3, 36.05g (KM 813; F 60c). Extremely fine, very minor surface marks, rare. £12,000-15,000


811 G Muhammad V, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 500-Kurush 1327h, Year 4, 34.99g (KM 765; F 64). Extremely fine, possibly ex-mount. £700-900


812 G MuhammadV,Gold 250-Kurush, 1327h, Year 1, Rashad by toughra, 17.97g (KM 756; F 51). Good extremely fine. £500-700


813 G MuhammadV,Gold 250-Kurush, 1327h, Year 7, al-Ghazi by toughra, 17.95g (KM 777; F 56). Very fine and rare. £1200-1800


814 G Muhammad V, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 250-Kurush, 1327h, Year 5, 17.37g (KM 757; F 65). Very fine, some polishing marks. £350-400


815 G Muhammad V, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 250-Kurush, 1327h, Year 8, 16.90g (KM 783; F 65). About very fine, ex-mount, rare. £300-400


816 G MuhammadV,Gold 100-Kurush, 1327h, Year 5, Reshat by toughra, 7.21g (KM 754; F 52). Good extremely fine. £100-150


817 G Muhammad V, Gold 100-Kurush, 1327h, Year 10, al-Ghazi by toughra, 7.16g (KM 776; F 57). Extremely fine. £100-150


818 G Muhammad V, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 100-Kurush, 1327h, Year 2, 6.97g (KM 755; F 66). Extremely fine, trace of mount. £100-150


819 G MuhammadV,Gold 100-Kurush, 1327h, Year 1, mint visit to Bursa, 7.18g (KM 789; F 61). Good extremely fine. £300-400


820 G Muhammad V, Gold 100-Kurush, 1327h, Year 2, mint visit to Edirne, 7.19g (KM 794; F 61a). Extremely fine. £300-400


821 G MuhammadV,Gold 100-Kurush, 1327h, Year 3, mint visit to Kosova, 7.18g (KM 800; F 61b). Good extremely fine / uncirculated. £300-400


822 G MuhammadV,Gold 100-Kurush, 1327h, Year 3, mint visit to Manastir, 7.20g (KM 806; F 61c). Good extremely fine / uncirculated. £400-500


823 G MuhammadV,Gold 100-Kurush, 1327h, Year 3, mint visit to Salonika, 7.18g (KM 812; F 61d). Good extremely fine / uncirculated. £400-500


824 † Muhammad V, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 100-Kurush, 1327h, Year 8, 6.78g (KM 755; F 66 var); 50-Kurush, 1327h, Year 8, 3.33g (KM 775; F 67); and a contemporary copy of a 25-Kurush, 1327h, Year 8, 1.70g (cf KM 763). Generally very fine, the last pierced. (3) £250-350


825 G Muhammad V, Gold 50-Kurush, 1327h, Year 1, mint visit to Bursa, 3.59g (KM 788; F 62). Uncirculated. £600-800


826 G Muhammad V, Gold 50-Kurush, 1327h, Year 2, mint visit to Edirne, 3.63g (KM 793; F 62a). Uncirculated. £350-450


827 G Muhammad V, Gold 50-Kurush, 1327h, Year 3, mint visit to Kosova, 3.61g (KM 799; F 62b). Uncirculated. £500-700


828 G MuhammadV,Gold 50-Kurush, 1327h, Year 3, mint visit to Manastir, 3.62g (KM 805; F 62c). Uncirculated. £500-700


829 G MuhammadV,Gold 50-Kurush, 1327h, Year 3, mint visit to Salonika, 3.62g (KM 811; F 62d). Extremely fine, a little weakly struck. £400-500


830 G MuhammadV,Gold 50-Kurush, 1327h, Year 4, Rashad by toughra, 3.00g (KM 753; F 53). Brilliant uncirculated. £80-100


831 G MuhammadV,Gold 50-Kurush, 1327h, Year 9, al-Ghazi by toughra, 3.64g (KM 775; F 58). Good extremely fine. £120-150


832 G Muhammad V, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 50-Kurush, 1327h, Year 2, 3.36g (KM 756; F 67). Good extremely fine. £120-150


833 G MuhammadV,Gold 25-Kurush, 1327h, Year 1, mint visit to Bursa, 1.80g (KM 787; F 63). Brilliant uncirculated. £500-700


834 G MuhammadV,Gold 25-Kurush (2), 1327h, Year 3, Rashad by toughra, 1.80g, and 1327h, Year 7, al-Ghazi by toughra, 1.80g (KM 752, 773; F 54, 59). Uncirculated. (2) £120-150


835 G Muhammad V, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 25-Kurush, 1327h, Year 3, 1.78g, 12½-Kurush, 1327h, Year 3, 0.89g (KM 763, 762; F 68, 69). First good very fine, pierced, the second extremely fine. (2) £150-200


836 G Muhammad VI (1336-1341h / 1918-1923 AD), Gold 500-Kurush, 1336h, Year 3, 36.04g (KM 823; F 70). Extremely fine, though possibly ex-mount. £700-900


837 G Muhammad VI, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 500-Kurush, 1336h, Year 3, 35.00g (KM 824; F 75). Good extremely fine. £800-1000


838 G MuhammadVI,Gold 250-Kurush, 1336h, Year 2, 18.02g (KM 822; F 71). Very fine, ex-mount, scarce. £1000-1500


839 G Muhammad VI, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 250-Kurush, 1336h, Year 3, 17.55g (KM 827; F 76). Almost imperceptible areas of light polishing, nearly extremely fine. £350-400


840 G Muhammad VI, Gold 100-Kurush, 1336h, Year 1, 7.21g (KM 821; F 72). About extremely fine. £100-150


841 G Muhammad VI, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 100-Kurush, 1336h, Year 2, 7.11g (KM 826; F 77), Gold 25-Kurush, 1336h, Year 2, 1.86g (KM 825), Both extremely fine, first ex-mount. (2) £150-200


842 G MuhammadVI,Gold 50-Kurush and 25-Kurush, 1336h, Year 1, 3.64g, 1.71g (KM 820, 819; F 73, 74). Good very fine to extremely fine. (2) £120-150


843 † Muhammad VI, Silver 20-Kurush, 10-Kurush, 5-Kurush and 2-Kurush, 1336h, Year 1. Generally very fine to good very fine, the 10-Kurush ex-mount. (4) £200-300


844 † Miscellaneous, Sultanate Coins (approx 55), in Silver, Cupro-nickel and Bronze, 20-Kurush and lower, Mahmud II and later. Mixed conditions, many in high grade, a useful group. (lot) £400-500


845 G Republic, Gold 500-Kurush, 1927, star and crescent type, 36.06g (KM 839; F 79). Extremely fine. £800-1000


846 G Republic, Gold 250-Kurush, 1927/1336h, star and crescent type, 18.00g (KM 843; F 80). Extremely fine, one light scratch to obverse. £300-400


847 G Republic, Gold 100-Kurush, 1927/1336, star and crescent type, 7.20g (KM 842; F 81). Extremely fine. £150-200


848 G Republic, Gold 50-Kurush, 1927/1336, star and crescent type, 3.63g (KM 841; F 82). Uncirculated. £120-150


849 G Republic, Gold 25-Kurush, 1927/1336, star and crescent type, 1.82g (KM 840; F 83). Uncirculated. £80-120


850 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 500-Kurush, 1927, 35.03g (KM 848; F 84). Good extremely fine. £1500-2000


851 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 250-Kurush, 1927, 17.60g (KM 847; F 85). Uncirculated. £400-500


852 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 100-Kurush, 1928, 7.02g (KM 846; F 86). Extremely fine. £150-180


853 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 50-Kurush, 1928, 3.51g (KM 845; F 87). Uncirculated. £200-300


854 G Republic, Gold 25-Kurush 1927, 1.82g (KM 844; F88). Uncirculated. £120-150


855 G Republic, Gold 500-Kurush, 1923, Year 46, head of Atatürk, 36.07g (KM 859; F 89). A few light marks, otherwise uncirculated. £700-900


856 G Republic, Gold 500-Kurush, Ankara 1923, Year 87, head of Atatürk, 36.09g (KM 859; F 89). Uncirculated, a redder gold than the coin in the previous lot. £700-900


857 G Republic, Gold 250-Kurush, 1923, Year 39, head of Atatürk, 18.05g (KM 857; F 90). Good extremely fine. £350-400


858 G Republic, Gold 100-Kurush, 1923, Year 32, head of Atatürk, 7.32g (KM 855; F 91). Uncirculated. £150-200


859 G Republic, Gold 50-Kurush, 1923, Year 37, head of Atatürk, 3.60g, Gold 25-Kurush, 1923, Year 39, head of Atatürk, 1.80g (KM 853, 851; F 92, 93). Both uncirculated. (2) £80-120


860 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 500-Kurush, 1968, head of Atatürk, 34.97g (KM 874; F 94). Small mark below date, uncirculated. £800-1000


861 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 250-Kurush, 1972, head of Atatürk, 17.56g (KM 873; F 95). Uncirculated. £350-400


862 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 100-Kurush, 1970, head of Atatürk, 6.98g (KM 872; F 96). Uncirculated. £120-150


863 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 50-Kurush, 3.51g, and 25-Kurush, 1.75g, 1965, head of Atatürk (KM 871, 870; F 97, 98). Both uncirculated. (2) £80-120


864 G Republic, Gold 500-Kurush, 1923, Year 20, head of Ismet Inonu, 36.05g (KM 858; F 99). Good extremely fine, light contact marks. £700-800


865 G Republic, Gold 250-Kurush, 1923, Year 20, head of Ismet Inonu, 18.02g (KM 856; F 100). Extremely fine. £300-400


866 G Republic, Gold 100-Kurush, 1923, Year 23, head of Ismet Inonu, 7.22g (KM 854; F 101). Extremely fine. £150-200


867 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe, Gold 50-Kurush, 1923, Year 20, head of Ismet Inonu, 3.61g (KM 852; F 102). Good extremely fine. £120-150


868 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe, Gold 25-Kurush, 1923, Year 24, head of Ismet Inonu, 1.81g (KM 850; F 103). Uncirculated. £30-50


869 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 500-Kurush, 1946, head of Ismet Inonu, 34.91g (KM 879; F 104). Nearly extremely fine, almost imperceptible trace of an old mount. £700-800


870 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 250-Kurush, 1947, head of Ismet Inonu, 17.52g (KM 878; F 105). Extremely fine. £350-400


871 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 100-Kurush, 1943, head of Ismet Inonu, 7.01g (KM 877; F 106). Extremely fine. £120-150


872 G Republic, Monnaie de Luxe Gold 50-Kurush, 3.50g, and 25-Kurush, 1.75g, 1947, head of Ismet Inonu (KM 876, 870; F 107, 108). Extremely fine and uncirculated. (2) £80-120


873 † Republic, Brass ½-Kurus, 1948 (KM 884); with miscellaneous Republic coins (approx 100), 100,000-Lire and smaller, including World Fisheries 500-Lire (KM 968a), and several modern proof issues. Varied grades, the ½-Kurus and 500-Lire uncirculated. (lot) £700-900


874 Eid or Beyram Purse, Constantinople work, c.1850, crimson velvet and silver thread, with tan and red leather interior, 100mm x 60mm. An attractive object, completely intact, very well preserved and clearly unused, perhaps brought back as a souvenir during the Crimean War. £150-200

875 Eid or Beyram Purse, Constantinople work, c.1850, maroon velvet and silver thread, with red leather interior, 110mm x 70mm. Well preserved and clearly unused, perhaps brought back as a souvenir during the Crimean War. £150-200

UniTed ArAb emirATeS

876 Ajman, Proof Set 1970, Gold 50-Ryals (KM 16; 0.2995 AGW), Silver 7½-Ryals and 5-Ryals (KM 13, 12), in Perspex case of issue with intact lead seal and certificate number 271. Uncirculated Proofs, this set not listed in KM. (3) £250-350

UniTed Kingdom (Under SAUdi ArAbiA)

877 G PostWWII,Gold 4-Pounds, no date (1945-1946), 31.98g (KM 34). Good very fine. £1000-1500


878 G Post WWII, Gold Pound, no date (1947), 8.00g (KM 35). About extremely fine. £400-600


879 G TradeCoinage,Gold Guinea, 1370h, standard type (1950), 7.97g (KM 36; F 1). Uncirculated. £180-220


880 G Trade Coinage, Gold Guinea, 1377h, crossed swords below palm type, rev denomination and date, 7.98g (KM 43; F 2). Extremely fine. £150-250


881 † Countermarked Coinage, Girish, ½-Girish and ¼-Ghirsh; with miscellaneous Silver, Copper and Copper-nickel Saudi coins (40). Generally very fine to extremely fine. (43) £60-80


yemen

882 G Yemen Eastern Aden Protectorate, Qa’iti State Countermarked Coinage, Gold Sovereign, 1876, obv countermark 1307h, 7.91g (KM 40). Host coin very fine, countermark very fine and slightly double struck, rare. £500-700


883 † YemenEasternAdenProtectorate, Countermarked Coinage (10), Ryal to 1/12-Anna, host coins including Rupees (2), 1835, 1840; Copper 5-Khumsi, 1315h (KM 45). Generally fair to fine. (11) £120-150


884 † Yemen Eastern Aden Protectorate, Silver 60-Khumsi, 45-Khumsi, 30-Khumsi, 15-Khumsi, 8-Khumsi and 4-Khumsi, Gurfah 1344h (KM 106, 105, 104, 103, 102, 101). Generally very fine to good extremely fine. (6) £200-300


885 † Kathirir State of Seiyun & Tarim, Silver 16-Khumsi, 8-Khumsi and 4-Khumsi, 1270h (KM 212, 211, 210); Silver 24-Khumsi, 12-Khumsi and 6-Khumsi, 1315h (KM 217, 216, 215). Generally fair to very fine or a little better. (6) £150-200


886 G al-Mutawakkil Yahya b. Muhammad (1322-1367h/1904-1948AD), Gold Presentation 5-Lira (Riyal), 1344h, 40.69g (KM YF10; F 2). Extremely fine and very rare. £4000-6000


887 al-Mutawakkil Yahya, Silver ¼-Riyal 1343h, 1/10-Riyal, Sana’a 1366/5h (KM Y10, Y5.5); al-Nasir Ahmad, ¼-Riyal, (13)72h, 1/8-Riyal (2), 1371h, 1373h; Ottoman, Mahmud II, 10-Para (2), 1223h, Years 1, 4. Generally about very fine or better, some rare. (7) £100-150

888 † al-Mutawakkil Yahya, Silver ⅛-Imadi Riyal, 1339h (KM Y8). Very fine, rare. £500-600


889 † al-MutawakkilYahyaandlater, Silver and Base-metal coinage (37), including 1/16-Imadi Riyal, 1374h (KM Y13.1), good very fine; ¼-Riya1, 1382h (KM A25.1), plugged, fine, rare; and 1/20-Riyal, 1382h (KM Y23), extremely fine, the others in varied grades. (37) £500-800


890 G al-Nasir Ahmad b. Yahya (1367-1382h / 1948-1962AD), Gold Riyal, 1381h, 35.91g (KM YG17.2; F 1). Uncirculated. £1800-2200


891 G al-Nasir Ahmad, Gold ½-Riyal, 1371h, 15.57g (KM YG16.1; F 9). Good extremely fine. £1200-1500


892 G al-Nasir Ahmad, Gold ½-Riyal, 1380h, 17.30g (KM YG16.2; F 9). Adjustment mark to lower rim, otherwise uncirculated. £1200-1500


893 G al-Nasir Ahmad, Gold ¼-Riyal, 1367h, 6.19g (KM YG15; F 10). Fine, ex-mount, rare. £150-250


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894 † Miscellaneous 20th Century Coins (approx 90), from Jordan, including Proof Dinar, 1413h (KM 51.1), Palestine, including 2-Mils, 1927 (KM 5), very fine, Kyrgyzstan, Republic, Silver Proof 10-Som, 1995 (KM 1), a few fingerprint marks, and Pakistan, minor denominations up to Rupee, these generally extremely fine, the others in mixed grades. (lot) £150-250


895 † Miscellaneous 20th Century Coins (approx 120), from Iraq, Lebanon and Syria, including Iraq Silver 100-Fils and 20-Fils, 1953 (KM 115, 113). Mixed grades. (lot) £250-350


896 † Miscellaneous 20th Century Coins, Algeria (22), including token coinage; Bahrain (14), 250-Fils and smaller; Kuwait (8), 100-Fils and smaller; UAE (8), Dirham and smaller; and Syria minors (6). Mixed grades, many extremely fine. (58) £50-70


897 † Miscellaneous Modern Coins, including Morocco, Libya and Turkey, India, mainly 20th century, few earlier; Uzbekistan Republic, 1- to 50-Tiyin, 1994 (KM 1-6); 1- to 10-Som, 1999 (KM 8; 9; 10); Turkmenistan Republic, Tenge to 50-Tenge (KM 1-5), 25-Drams, 1- to 5-Somoni, all 2001. Mixed grades, many extremely fine or better. (lot) £50-70


End of Sale

Information for Bidders

Admission

Admission to our Public Auction is free; by registering for the auction you are agreeing to abide by the conditions set out in our printed catalogue and on our website.

Examination of Lots

You are encouraged to view the lots before sale and attend the auction in person. Viewing of the lots may be done by appointment in the week prior to the auction at our offices or on an official viewing day.

The catalogue is printed with estimates alongside each lot. This is intended as a price guide for interested bidders. It is our opinion of the value of the lot but bidders should rely on their own judgement of the value. Bidders should be prepared for prices to rise if there is competition for the lot. All lots can achieve hammer prices both above and below the published pre-sale estimate. Usually each lot is reserved at 80% of the lower estimate and bids below this are unlikely to be accepted.

Bidding at the Auction

Bidding may be carried out by you in person or by a representative of your choice (please ask us for further information). Please collect your bidding number from the registration table at the auction room. You should arrive in plenty of time for the lots you are interested in. A time guide is printed at the front of the catalogue and approximately 200 lots are sold per hour. However bidders are reminded that this is a guide only and Baldwin's will not be responsible if you miss your lot.

If you do not have an account with us, we may ask you for a reference from a bank or other credit referee (eg another dealer or auction house) and you may be asked to leave a deposit before bidding.

Absentee Commission Bids

If you are unable to attend the Auction personally, you may place a commission bid through us and we will try and purchase the lot for you at the lowest price possible. You must complete a Commission Bid Form found in this catalogue which must include your highest bid for each lot. All commission bids must be submitted in writing either by

post, email or fax to Baldwin's offices to arrive not later than 24 hours before the auction. We do not accept bids left by telephone. Please include your street address in emails.

Commission bids received less than 24 hours before the auction will only be accepted at our discretion and we cannot guarantee that the commission bid will be placed.

We do not charge for these services and therefore we will not be liable for errors in executing commission bids.

We offer a state-of-the-art Live Bidding system over the internet via www.the-saleroom.com/baldwins. This service is free and requires you only to register your details, together with a valid credit card for verification. You may either bid live, making use of the audio and video, or leave commission bids on the website which will be automatically executed on your behalf. These commission bids cannot be seen by the auctioneer. Invoices will be mailed to you after the auction in the usual way

Purchase Price

The price paid by the bidder is the hammer price plus 20% buyer's premium (plus VAT). Lots exported outside of the European Union may not be subject to VAT. Please ask for further information from us where this may apply to you.

You are encouraged to arrange your own collection/shipment. Alternatively lots will be sent by Royal Mail, recorded and insured delivery. Postage and insurance will be charged as additional costs.

Payment

An invoice will be supplied on request during and after the Auction showing the total amount due to us. You must pay in full before the lot(s) can be delivered to you.

Guarantee

We are a member of the International Association of Professional Numismatists and therefore, as a buyer, you will benefit from a guarantee for all lots against forgeries as required by IAPN’s rules of membership. Please see the Conditions of Sale for details of the terms of our guarantee

Methods of Payment Sterling (£) bank transfer to:

National Westminster Bank P O Box 113 2a Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0PD Account name A H Baldwin & Sons LtdAccount number 24525146 Sort code 60 40 05 IBAN GB80NWBK60400524525146 Swift code NWBKGB2L

Please include your name and invoice number when sending instructions to the bank and inform Baldwin's of your payment in order to speed-up the delivery of your purchases

Sterling (£) cash, banker's draft or a personal cheque from a UK bank made payable to A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd. Seven [7] business days' clearance is required for personal cheques

Credit/Debit Card payments are subject to a 2% surcharge - including Mastercard, Visa, America Express and all non-UK cards. There is no surcharge for UK debit cards.

United States dollars (US$) are accepted either in cash or by a personal cheque made payable to A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd.Please ask for our current exchange rate. Ten [10] business days' clearance is required for US$ personal cheques

Euros (€) are accepted in cash only and are subject to a £10 surcharge. Please ask for our current exchange rate

Cash payments are subject to maximum limits imposed by law.

CONDITIONS OF SALE

1. APPLICATION AND CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP

1.1. By making a bid, a Bidder acknowledges his acceptance of these Conditions and will be bound by them.

1.2. Baldwin's acts as agent for the Seller for the sale of a Lot to the Buyer unless Baldwin's is the owner of the Lot. As such, Baldwin’s is not responsible for any default by the Seller or the Buyer.

1.3. The contract for the sale of a Lot is between the Seller and the Buyer and is subject to these Conditions and the Seller's Conditions.

2. PRE-SALE AND DESCRIPTIONS

2.1. Statements made by us in a Catalogue, during the course of the Auction or elsewhere, describing a Lot including its authorship, origin, age, size, condition, genuineness, authenticity or value are intended as a guide for interested Bidders. These are statements of opinion only and should not be relied on as statements of fact. Illustrations of the Lots are for general identification only.

2.2. Lots by their nature are usually aged and varied in condition. The absence of any description of a defect, damage, modification or restoration in any Catalogue does not imply that there are none.

2.3. Coins are graded to accepted UK standards to the best ability of our specialists. You acknowledge that the grading of coins is subjective and may vary from specialist to specialist, as the process is by nature an art and not a science. For this reason, we do not automatically accept and are not bound by the opinions of third party coin grading services for any purposes including before and after the sale of a Lot.

2.4. If you are interested in a Lot, we strongly recommend that you view it in person before the Auction and form your own opinion of the description of the Lot.

2.5. We reserve the right to change any aspect of the published description of a Lot prior to the auction. Any change may be published on our website, displayed at the auction, announced by the auctioneer prior to the sale and/or communicated in any other manner.

2.6. All copyright in Catalogues including images belongs to Baldwin's.

3. ABSENTEE COMMISSION BIDS

3.1. If you are unable to attend the Auction personally, you may submit a Commission Bid and we will endeavour to purchase the Lot on your behalf for the lowest price possible. You must submit this in writing using the Commission Bid Form and send it to us by post, fax, email or delivery to our offices at least 24 hours prior to the Auction.

3.2. For all Commission Bids, you must supply your name and address, contact telephone number and email. You must also provide the Lot number and description of the Lot, the amount of your Bid and any other information requested in the Commission Bid Form or by us. It is your responsibility to provide the correct information and to ensure that we have received your Commission Bid.

3.3. We do not charge for this service and therefore we will not incur any liability for executing (or failing to execute) the Commission Bid.

3.4. If you submit a Commission Bid verbally (whether by telephone or otherwise), we shall not be responsible for any misunderstandings (by either us or our agents or you) in relation to your Bid. All bids made in this way must be confirmed in writing before the auction

3.5. If we receive two Commission Bids for equal value for the same Lot, the Bid received first by us shall take precedence.

3.6. "Buy" commissions [and unlimited Commission Bids] will not be accepted.

4. AUCTION SALE

4.1. Before the auction, all potential Bidders must notify their name and address to the auctioneer and if required provide proof of identity to our satisfaction and bank or other credit references.

4.2. The highest Bidder for each Lot shall be the Buyer. If there is a dispute, the auctioneer shall have absolute discretion to determine the dispute including re-offering the disputed Lot for sale.

4.3. A Bidder must submit a bid for an entire Lot and each lot constitutes a separate sale. The auctioneer shall however have an absolute discretion to divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots, or to withdraw any Lot from the auction without giving any reason (including after the hammer has fallen). Bidding shall be regulated at the absolute discretion of the auctioneer. The auctioneer has the right to refuse any bid.

4.4. Subject to Condition 4.2, the contract for the sale of the Lot is concluded on the fall of the hammer.

4.5. All Lots are offered for sale subject to any Reserve.

4.6. You cannot cancel your purchase of a Lot once the hammer has fallen.

5. PAYMENT

5.1. The Purchase Price payable by a Buyer is the Hammer Price plus a Buyer’s Premium of 20% of the Hammer Price. VAT is payable in addition unless the Lot is exempt or zero-rated.

5.2. The symbol ‘G’ appearing next to a lot in this catalogue denotes the item is ‘Investment Gold’ and, therefore, a VAT-registered trader can submit a claim to H M Revenue and Customs to recover the VAT element of the Buyers’ Premium

5.3. Any lot marked with a dagger (†) is subject to import VAT at 5%, this will be added to the hammer price and is payable by the buyer if resident in the EU. If the lot is being exported outside the EU, this import VAT can be waived or refunded on proof of export.

5.4. The Buyer of a Lot shall pay the Purchase Price in full before the Lot can be delivered to the Buyer.

5.5. Except where Condition 5.4 applies, any part of the Purchase Price outstanding after the Auction shall be payable by you within 14 days of the date of the auction, the due date.

5.6. The Purchase Price is payable by you in full. You are not entitled to set-off any amounts that you claim are due from us or anyone else or make any other deductions.

5.7. Unless we have agreed in writing otherwise, you shall act on your own account as principal in respect of the sale and therefore if you accept a commission from a third party to bid on their behalf, you do so at your own risk and will remain personally liable (jointly with your principal) to us for the Purchase Price in accordance with these Conditions.

5.8. The methods of payment and surcharges are set out in the Catalogue.

5.9. If the Purchase Price has not been settled within 30 days of the auction date a £50 late payment fee will be added and interest will be charged at 2% per month from the due date of payment to the date that cleared funds are received whether that is before or after any legal judgment. This is without prejudice to any other rights that we have for non-payment.

5.10. If you fail to comply with your obligations under these Conditions, the Lot, in respect of such non-compliance, may at our discretion be put up for sale at auction or privately and resold. In this case, you will be liable in full and will indemnify us for all losses, costs and expenses (including legal costs) incurred as a result, including the costs of the resale and the amount (if any) by which the Hammer Price obtained on the resale is less than the Hammer Price obtained on the original sale of the Lot to the Buyer.

6. RISK, TITLE AND DELIVERY

6.1. The risk of damage/loss to the Lot will pass to the Buyer on the fall of the hammer. Title in a Lot will not pass to the Buyer until the Purchase Price has been paid in full.

6.2. Unless agreed by us, you should collect the Lot within 7 days of the date of the auction. We reserve the right to charge for storage and to resell by auction or privately without notice to you, if a Lot is not collected. Alternatively we will send the Lot to you by recorded post. Postage and insurance costs will be charged as additional costs.

6.3. Except in relation to Forgeries, you must satisfy yourself that the correct Lot has been delivered to you at the time of collection/delivery. We will not be responsible for any discrepancy which might be discovered after the Lots have been collected. If we have shipped the Lot to you, we will not be responsible for any discrepancies if you fail to notify us within 24 hours of receipt.

6.4. It is the Buyer's responsibility to obtain any necessary import, export or other licences required in relation to a Lot.

7. GUARANTEE FOR FORGERIES

7.1. Baldwin’s is a member of the International Association of Professional Numismatists and in accordance with the conditions of membership, provide a guarantee to the Buyer for all Lots against Forgeries on the terms set out in these Conditions (‘Guarantee’).

7.2. For the purposes of these Conditions, a ‘Forgery’ means an imitation that has been created with the fraudulent intent to deceive in respect of the authorship, origin, date, age, period and the correct

description does not correspond with the description in the Catalogue and as a result has a value significantly less than it would have been had it been genuine.

7.3. You must notify us in writing within one month of you becoming aware that the Lot may be a Forgery. The Lot must be returned to us in the same condition as at the time of sale and you must submit evidence that the Lot is a Forgery, the onus being on you to prove that it is a Forgery.

7.4. You acknowledge that:

(a) we reserve the right to re-assess the Lot or engage at our expense any expert or authority considered by us at our sole discretion to have the necessary expertise to undertake a re-assessment of the Lot;

(b) following our re-assessment of the Lot, you agree to be bound by our decision as to whether or not the Lot is a Forgery.

7.5. You shall not be entitled to a refund for a Forgery if:

(a) the grounds for claiming that the Lot is a Forgery is based primarily on a difference of opinion between us and a third party providing coin grading services;

(b) the grounds for claiming that the Lot is a Forgery is by reason of any damage and/or restoration and/or modification work of any nature;

(c) the description of the Lot in the catalogue was in accordance with generally accepted opinions of numismatic specialists as at the date of publication or the catalogue indicated that there was a conflict of opinion.

(d) it has been proved that the Lot is a Forgery by applying a method that was unavailable or not generally applied within the industry of numismatics as at the date of publication of the catalogue or was disproportionately expensive, in both cases as determined in our absolute discretion.

7.6. If we agree that the Lot is a Forgery then subject to:

(a) you being able to confirm in writing that you can transfer legal and beneficial title to the Lot to us or as directed by us free from all encumbrances or third party claims of any nature; and

(b) the exclusions in Condition 7.7,

then the sale of the Lot will be rescinded so that it is cancelled and we will refund the Purchase Price to you in full.

7.7. Your right to return the Lot and receive a refund of the Hammer Price under the Guarantee is your sole remedy against us, our agents and sub-contractors and/or the Seller for a Forgery. You will not be entitled to claim interest on the amount due to you. Neither we, our agents or sub-contractors nor the Seller shall be liable for costs, expenses, damages or any other liability however it arises relating to a Forgery.

7.8. In accordance with the restriction in Condition 10.2, the benefit of the Guarantee is personal to the original Buyer and is not transferable to a new owner of the Lot or any other person.

8. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY

8.1. Except where these Conditions expressly state otherwise, no warranty is given to a Buyer concerning a Lot and each Lot is sold as shown with all faults, imperfections, errors of description (including authorship, origin, age, size, condition or value) or lack of authenticity or genuineness and neither we nor the Seller nor any of our agents or sub-contractors will be liable for any damages, costs, expenses or any other liability arising out of the same whether or not caused by negligence.

8.2. Our maximum liability under these Conditions is the amount of the Purchase Price paid by you.

8.3. Neither we nor any of our agents or sub-contractors shall be liable, whether in tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), contract, misrepresentation or otherwise:

(a) for loss of profits or business, depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses; loss of contracts; or

(b) any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses.

8.4. We shall not be liable to you or be deemed to be in breach of these Conditions by reason of any delay in performing, or any failure to perform, any of our obligations in the Conditions, if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond our reasonable control.

8.5. Nothing in these Conditions excludes or limits our liability for any matter which it would be illegal for us to exclude or attempt to exclude under English law or for our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

9. DATA PROTECTION

9.1. By agreeing to these Conditions, a Bidder acknowledges and agrees that we will use personal information of a Bidder for the purpose of the auction and ancillary matters, including providing a Buyer's personal details to any other person where necessary to enforce our rights under these Conditions.

10. GENERAL

10.1. These Conditions and the Seller's Conditions constitute the entire agreement between us. All other terms, warranties and representations, express or implied by statute or otherwise are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. No variation to these Conditions shall be legally binding unless agreed in writing by us.

10.2. All rights and benefits granted to a Bidder under these Conditions are personal to him and may not be assigned or in any other way transferred to any other person. Any such assignment or transfer will be invalid and unenforceable against us.

10.3. A notice required or permitted to be given by either of us to the other under these Conditions shall, in the case of a Bidder, be to the last address notified to us and in the case of Baldwin's, shall be to its registered office.

10.4. No failure or delay by us in exercising any of our rights under these Conditions shall be deemed to be a waiver of that right, and no waiver by us of any breach of these Conditions by you shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

10.5. We may perform our obligations and exercise our respective rights through any of our group companies or assign our rights under these Conditions.

10.6. If any provision of these Conditions is held by any court or other competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the other provisions and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected.

10.7. English law shall apply to these Conditions and we both agree to the English courts having exclusive jurisdiction.

11. INTERPRETATION

11.1. In these Conditions:

‘Baldwins’, ‘auctioneer’, ‘us’ or ‘we’ means A H Baldwin & Sons Limited;

‘Bidder’ and 'you' means a person making, attempting to make or considering making a bid for a Lot including a Buyer;

‘Buyer’ means the person who makes the highest bid for a Lot which is accepted by the auctioneer and if the person is acting as an agent, will be a reference to its principal only if Baldwin's has accepted the agency in writing;

‘Catalogue’ means a catalogue, price list or other publication or price list;

‘Commission Bid’ means an instruction from a Bidder to us to bid on their behalf at the auction;

‘Conditions’ means these conditions of sale and any other additional terms notified to Bidders in writing in a Catalogue or otherwise (which includes notices displayed at the Auction) or as agreed in writing between Baldwin's and the Bidder;

‘Guarantee’ has the meaning set out in Condition 7.1;

‘Hammer Price’ means the amount of the highest bid for a Lot accepted by the auctioneer;

‘including’ or ‘include’ mean including without limitation and include without limitation, respectively;

‘Lot’ means any item deposited with us for sale at auction including items described against any Lot number in a Catalogue;

'Purchase Price' means the Hammer Price plus buyer's premium and VAT where applicable;

'Reserve' means a confidential price below which the auctioneer will not sell a Lot or will re-purchase on behalf of the Seller or for the account of Baldwin's. Unless otherwise specified at the time of Lot consignment, this will be set at approximately 80% of the Lot estimate at complete discretion of the auctioneer;

'Seller's Conditions' means the terms and conditions of sale between Baldwin's and a Seller for the sale of a Lot as displayed in the auction room, on our website or available from Baldwin's.

11.2. Headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.

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Forthcoming Auctions:

July 2014 Apex Philatelic, Public Auction 133, General Stamps Lingfield, 27 July 2014 Consignment Deadline: 9 May 2014

August 2014 Baldwin’s Islamic Auction 26, Coins of the Islamic World London, 6 August 2014 Consignment Deadline: 23 June 2014

Baldwin’s Hong Kong Coin Auction 57, Far Eastern and World Coins, Medals and Banknotes Hong Kong, 21 August 2014 Consignment Deadline: 2 June 2014

September 2014 Baldwin’s Auction 90, Ancient and World Coins and Commemorative Medals London, 24 September 2014 Consignment Deadline: 7 July 2014

Baldwin’s Auction 91, The Linden Collection (World Coins) London, 25 September 2014

Apex Philatelic, Postal Auction 134, General Stamps Postal, 25 September 2014 Consignment Deadline: 9 July 2014

Baldwin’s Auction 92, British 18th Century Tokens London, 30 September 2014

Consignment Deadline: 7 July 2014

November 2014 Baldwin’s Argentum Auction, Ancient, British and World Coins and Medals London, 1 November 2014 Held in conjunction with the London Coin Fair, Holiday Inn Consignment Deadline: 17 September 2014

Apex Philatelic, Public Auction 135, GB, All World and BE Lingfield, 16 November 2014 Consignment Deadline: 29 August 2014

Baldwin’s Islamic Auction 27, Coins of the Islamic World London, November 2014 Consignment Deadline: 15 September 2014

December 2014 Apex Philatelic, Postal Auction 136, Discounted Sale Postal, 11 December 2014

January 2015 Baldwin’s The New York Sale XXXIV, Ancient Coins New York, 6 January 2015

Baldwin’s The New York Sale XXXV, Ancient and World Coins New York, 7 January 2015 Consignment Deadline: 2 October 2014

Baldwin’s The New York Sale XXXVI, Russian Coins and Medals New York, 8 January 2015 Consignment Deadline: 2 October 2014

February 2015 Baldwin’s Argentum Auction, Ancient, British and World Coins and Medals London, 7 February 2015 Held in conjunction with the London Coin Fair, Holiday Inn

Consignment Deadline: 15 December 2014

April 2015 Baldwin’s Hong Kong Coin Auction 58, Far Eastern and World Coins, Medals and Banknotes Hong Kong, April 2015 Consignment Deadline: 27 January 2015

May 2015 Baldwin’s Auction 93, Ancient and World Coins and Commemorative Medals London, May 2015 Consignment Deadline: 2 March 2015

June 2015 Baldwin’s Argentum Auction, Ancient, British and World Coins and Medals London, 6 June 2015 Held in conjunction with the London Coin Fair, Holiday Inn Consignment Deadline: 20 April 2015

[N.B: These dates are provisional only and may be subject to change. Additional dates may be added later.]

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