Ancient and Islamic Coins, Antiquities

Lu’lu’id, Badr al-din Lu’lu’, Æ Dirham, al-Mawsil 631h (SS 68; A 1874.1; ICV 1258); ZENGID OF SYRIA, Nur al-din Mahmud (541-569h), Fals, no mint or date (SS 73; A 1850; ICV 1265); Fals, mint (Dimashq) off flan, date unclear (SS 74; A 1851; ICV 1266); ZENGID OF AL-JAZIRA, Mu‘izz al-din Sanjarshah (576-605h), Æ Wuqiya, mint (al-Jazira) and date unclear (SS 86; A A1883; ICV 1280); BEGTIMURID, Sayf al-din Begtimur (579-589h), a Byzantine follis, countermarked sayf on obv. (A 1951) [5]. Varied state, last two rare £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Hon. Robert Erskine Collection.

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Provenance: Second bt D. Miller 1988; third bt Baldwin 1994; fourth DNW Auction 48, 30 November 2000, lot 76