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Umayyad, temp. Hisham (105-125h), Dirham, Ifriqiya 111h, 2.87g/1h (Klat 98.b). Edge slightly chipped and minor deposit, otherwise good very fine, scarce £200-250
£200–£250
Umayyad, temp. Hisham, Dirham, al-Andalus 110h, 2.80g/6h (Klat 123). Edge chip, otherwise about very fine, scarce £150-200
Hammer Price: £120
Umayyad, temp. Hisham, Dirham, al-Andalus 116h, 2.61g/6h (Klat 129). Slightly clipped, otherwise good fine, scarce £150-200
Hammer Price: £170
Umayyad, temp. Hisham, Dirham, al-Andalus 118h, 2.70g/7h (Klat 131). Good fine, scarce £200-250
Hammer Price: £200
Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur (136-158h), Dinar, 137h, 4.27g/9h (Lowick 187). Extremely fine, rare £300-400
£300–£400
Abbasid, temp. al-Mahdi (158-169h), Dinar, 163h, 4.13g/3h (Lowick 290; A 214). Light graffiti in reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £160
Abbasid, temp. al-Ma’mun (194-218h), Dirham, al-Basra 204h, 2.83g/4h (Lowick 1075; A 223.5). Very fine and very rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £100
Abbasid, temp. al-Ma’mun, Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 218h, 2.95g/12h (SCC 1225; A 223.6). About extremely fine, scarce £90-120
Hammer Price: £70
Abbasid, al-Mu’tasim (218-227h), Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 220h, 2.95g/12h (SCC 1235; A 226). About extremely fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £80
Abbasid, al-Mu’tadid (279-289h), Donative Dirham, Shiraz 287h, 4.42g/7h (Ilisch –; cf. Vasmer 69; A 242G). Creased, plugged in margin and edge slightly chipped, otherwise very fine, extremely rare £900-1,200
£900–£1,200
Abbasid, al-Muqtadir (295-320h), Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 305h, with the name of the heir Abu’l-’Abbas, 4.54g/5h (BMC IX: 419g; A 245.2). Small edge split, otherwise very fine, scarce £250-300
£250–£300
Abbasid, al-Muqtadir, Donative Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 305h, with the name of the heir Abu’l-’Abbas, 3.06g/11h (Ilisch –; A 246A). About extremely fine, rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £520
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, temp. ‘Abd al-Rahman I (138-172h), Dirhams (8), all al-Andalus, 154h (2), 161h (2), 163h (3), 168h (A 339) [8]. Fine and better £120-150
Hammer Price: £150
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, temp. Hisham I (172-180h), Dirhams (7), all al-Andalus, 173h (2), 174h, 177h, 178h, 179h (2) (A 340) [7]. Very fine and better but one clipped, scarce £200-250
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, temp. al-Hakam I (180-206h), Dirhams (8), all al-Andalus, 190h (2), 193h, 194h, 197h, 198h, 202h, 206h (A 341); Dirham, al-Andalus 199h, extra piece of silver inserted in centre (A A346) [9]. Very fine and better, but two clipped and another with cut in centre, last rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £190
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, temp. ‘Abd al-Rahman II (206-238h), Dirhams (12), all al-Andalus, 210h, 211h, 216h, 218h, 219h (2), 221h, 222h, 223h, 225h, 226h, 234h (A 342); Dirham, al-Andalus 224h, extra piece of silver inserted in centre (A A346) [13]. Fine and better, some clipped, two with cuts in flan, last rare £200-250
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, temp. ‘Abd al-Rahman II, Dirhams (13), all al-Andalus, 219h, 221h, 226h, 228h, 229h, 230h, 232h, 234h (2), 235h, 236h, 237h (2) (A 342); Dirham, al-Andalus 231h, extra piece of silver inserted over edge (A A346) [14]. Fine and better, some clipped, last rare £200-250
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, temp. Muhammad I (238-273h), Dirhams (8), all al-Andalus, 239h, 240h, 242h, 247h, 250h, 255h, 257h, 258h (A 343) [8]. Mostly very fine, but one with cut in centre £120-150
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, Anonymous, Fals, no mint or date, 1.51g/9h (Miles 179a; A 347A). Fine, rare £60-80
Hammer Price: £50
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, ‘Abd al-Rahman III (300-350h), Dirhams (16), al-Andalus (6), 325h, 330h, 331h (3), 332h, Madinat al-Zahra (10), 337h, 338h, 340h (2), 341h, 343h, 345h, 347h, 348h, 349h (A 350) [16]. Fine and better £150-200
Hammer Price: £210
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, al-Hakam II (350-366h), Dirhams (13), al-Andalus 365h, Madinat al-Zahra (12), 350h (2), 351h, 352h (2), 353h, 354h, 355h (2), 356h, 357h, 358h (A 352); together with a contemporary forgery of a Dirham of al-Hakam II [14]. Fine and better £150-200
Hammer Price: £180
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, Hisham II (First reign, 366-399h), Dirhams (16), al-Andalus (15), 382h, 385h, 386h (2), 387h, 391h (2), 392h (2), 394h (4), 395h, 397h, Madinat Fas 394h (A 354, 354A) [16]. Last with two cuts in flan, otherwise very fine and rare, others mostly very fine or better £200-250
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, Muhammad II (399-400h), Dirham, al-Andalus 400h, citing Ibn Maslama, 2.54g/5h (Miles 342h; A 356.2). About extremely fine, scarce £90-120
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, Sulayman (First reign, 400h), Dirham, Madinat al-Zahra 400h, citing Ibn Shuhayd and Muhammad, 3.74g/7h (Miles 343e; A 358.2). Very fine, scarce £80-100
Hammer Price: £75
Spain and North Africa, Umayyad of Spain, Sulayman, Dirham, Madinat al-Zahra 400h, citing Ibn Shuhayd and Muhammad (A 358.2); Hisham II (Second reign, 400-403h), Dirham, al-Andalus 401h, citing ‘Abd Allah (A 360.3) [2]. Second with edge crack, otherwise both very fine and scarce £90-120
Spain and North Africa, Hammudid of Malaga, al-Mu’tali Yahya (412-427h), Dirham, Madinat Sabta 421h, citing Qasim (A 367.2); al-’Ali Idris II (434-446h), Dirham, mint and date unclear; al-Mahdi Muhammad (438-446h), Billon Dirham, al-Andalus, date unclear, citing Yahya (A 371.2) [3]. Fine and better, all scarce £80-100
Spain and North Africa, Hammudid of Wadi Lau, Hasan (fl. 441h), Billon Dirham, Wadi Lau [4]41h, citing the Hammudid of Malaga al-Mahdi Muhammad as overlord, 3.14g/2h (A A372). About very fine, rare £90-120
Spain and North Africa, Kings of Cordoba, Hamdin b. Muhammad (c. 539-540h), Qirat, Qurtuba, undated (A A407); Muwahhid, Anonymous, square Dirham, no mint or date (A 496); square Dirham, Fas, undated (A 497); ‘Alawi Sharifs, Muhammad III (1171-1204h), Dirham, Tetuan 1183h (A 589.1) [4]. Fine and better, first scarce £90-120
Hammer Price: £85
Spain and North Africa, Nasrid, Anonymous, square Quarter-Dirham, Gharnata, undated (A 417); Fals, Gharnata 89xh (A 418); Fals, Gharnata, double obverse mule (A 418) [3]. About fine and better, all scarce £80-100
Egypt and Syria, Fatimid, al-Musta’li (487-495h), Dinar, Misr 488h, 4.15g/9h (Nicol 2415; A 725.1). Very fine and very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £390
Arabian Peninsula, Ziyadid, ‘Ali b. al-Muzaffar (fl. 434-442h), Dinar, Zabid, date illegible, 2.21g/6h (A 1072). Good very fine, rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £220
Arabian Peninsula, Sharifs of Mecca, Anonymous, copper Mahmudi, Makka 1223h, bird, rev. fish, 19.34g/10h (A T1160; KM. 3). Traces of undertype visible, minor verdigris on obverse, otherwise very fine and very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £400
Jazira and Anatolia, Artuquid of Mardin, Najm al-din Alpi (547-572h), copper Dirham, no mint or date, citing the caliph al-Mustanjid, 11.57g/3h (SS 30.1; A 1827.5). Good very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £110
Pre-Mongol Iran, Saffarid, al-Layth b. ‘Ali (296-298h), Dirham, Fars 297h, 3.37g/4h (Vasmer 92; A 1405). Die flaw on obverse, about extremely fine, scarce £120-150
Pre-Mongol Iran, Samanid, Nasr I b. Ahmad (250-279h), Fals, Samarqand 256h (A 1441); Isma’il b. Ahmad (279-295h), Dirham, al-Shash 283h (A 1443); Nasr II b. Ahmad (301-331h), Dirham, al-Shash 309h (A 1451); Tahirid, Tahir b. al-Husayn (205-207h), Dirham, Madinat Herat 206h (A 1391A) [4]. Fine to very fine, first rare, last two cleaned £80-100
Hammer Price: £65
Pre-Mongol Iran, Samanid, Contemporary imitation of a Dirham of Isma’il b. Ahmad (279-295h), with mint name Andaraba, date blundered, citing Wali al-dawla, 2.77g/1h (cf. A 1443). Good very fine and toned, scarce £80-100
Pre-Mongol Iran, Samanid, Mansur I b. Nuh (350-365h), Dirham, Balkh 352h, 3.42g/5h (SNAT XIVc:619; A 1466). Minor edge splits and reverse slightly double-struck, otherwise practically as struck, rare £90-120
Pre-Mongol Iran, Amirs of Andaraba, Sahlan b. Maktum (fl. 364-378h), Multiple Dirham, Andaraba 374h, 8.76g/3h (A 1439U); together with Samanid Multiple Dirhams (2), without legible mint or date, and Sasanian Drachms (2) [5]. Fine and better, first scarce £100-150
Pre-Mongol Iran, Ziyarid, Mardawij b. Ziyar (315-323h), Dinar, Mah al-Basra 322h, with the name of the caliph al-Qahir, 3.92g/7h (A 1530). Exceptionally well-struck for the type, about extremely fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £300
Pre-Mongol Iran, Ziyarid, Qabus b. Wushmagir (367-403h), Dirham, Jurjan 367h, citing the Buwayhid ruler ‘Adud al-dawla as overlord, 3.47g/10h (A 1535). Some weakness in margins, otherwise very fine, very rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £130
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