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13 April 2022
Kings of Parthia, Phraates III (c. 70-58 BC), Drachm, facing bust type, Rhagai, 4.14g/1h (Sellwood 35.7 var. [Darius]; Shore 165; Sunrise 330-1). Toned, extremely fine £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £3,000
Jerusalem, Anonymous, Bezant, imitating an Ayyubid dinar of Saladin, 3.69g/12h (BY 52; A 786). Edge smoothed, otherwise good very fine, very rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £2,400
Umayyad, temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, Dinar, no mint, 78h, 4.28g/6h (Walker 187; ICV 156). Good very fine £500-£700
Hammer Price: £1,600
Ottoman, French Occupation of Egypt (1798-1801), Zeri Mahbub, in the name of Selim III, Misr, date (1203h) not visible, with letter ba in place of regnal year on rev., 2.62g/12h (Lec. 24; KM. 152; F 2). Very fine with some flan flaws, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £1,500
Almoravid, ‘Ali b. Yusuf, Dinar, Fas 535h, citing the heir Tashfin, 4.15g/4h (Hazard 377; A 466.3; ICV 690). Extremely fine £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,300
Almohad, Abu Yusuf Ya‘qub (580-595h), Dinar, no mint or date, 4.64g/1h (Hazard 502; A 484; ICV 704). Extremely fine £500-£700
Kings of Parthia, Orodes I (80-75 BC), Drachm, Rhagai, 4.09g/12h (Sellwood 34.3 [Sinatruces]; Shore 145 [Sinatruces]; Sunrise 309-10 var.). Minor surface flaws on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, toned £100-£120
Hammer Price: £850
Great Mongol, Chingiz Khan (603-624h), Dirham, no mint or date, 3.10g/6h (SNAT XIVd, 648, same dies; A 1967; ICV 1941). Very fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £800
Great Mongol, temp. Töregene (639-644h), Dirham, mounted archer type, Nakhjavan 64[2]h, middle (muntasaf) of Sha‘ban, 2.70g/12h (Vardanyan, JONS 190, no. 14, same dies; A 1976; ICV 1950). Edge chip, scrape across front of horse, otherwise good very fine, extremely rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £750
Seljuq of Rum, Sulayman II, Dirham, horseman type, Quniya 598h, 3.05g/6h (Broome 45; A 1204; ICV 1326). Small scrape on reverse, otherwise very fine, rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £700
Mamluk, al-Zahir Barquq (second reign), Dinar, al-Qahira 79[4]h, 13.61g/12h (SICA 6, 1386; A 972; ICV 1023). Very fine £500-£700
Kings of Parthia, Osroes I (c. 108-128 AD), Drachm, Ekbatana, 3.84g/12h (Sellwood 80.1; Shore 422; Sunrise 443). About extremely fine £300-£400
Fatimid, al-Hakim, Dinar, Misr 410h, citing the heir ‘Abd al-Rahim, 4.18g/2h (Nicol 1103; A 709A; ICV 831). Possible traces of mounting on edge, otherwise good very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £600
Fatimid, al-Hakim, Dinar, Misr 406h, citing the heir ‘Abd al-Rahim, 4.17g/7h (Nicol 1098; A 709A; ICV 831). Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise good very fine £200-£260
Fatimid, al-Mustansir, Dinar, Misr 441h, 4.30g (Nicol 2123; A 719A; ICV 837). Small edge clip, otherwise extremely fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £550
Fatimid, al-Mustansir, glass weight or jeton, dated 431h, 26mm, 4.25g/3h (Cairo 5559; Balog -; A 724). Brown glass, very fine and very rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £500
Jerusalem, Anonymous, Bezant, second phase (c. 1165-87), imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Amir, 3.88g/8h (BY 27; A 730). Good very fine £400-£500
Sasanian Kings, Ardashir I (223-40), billon Tetradrachm, 13.38g/9h (Göbl II/4a/2; Sunrise 700). Good very fine £200-£260
Mamluk, al-Ashraf Sha‘ban II, Dinar, al-Qahira 769h, 7.20g/12h (Balog 400; A 955; ICV 1007). Good very fine £400-£500
Hammer Price: £460
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates II (121-91 BC), Tetradrachm, Seleukeia, 14.45g/1h (Sellwood 24.3; Shore 66; Sunrise -). Old graffiti in front of face, otherwise very fine £500-£700
Hammer Price: £440
Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd al-Malik b. ‘Abd Allah, Drachm, bysh (Bishapur) 66h, 3.75g/9h (Malek 307; A 20; ICV 22). About very fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £420
Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur, Dinar, no mint, 155h, 4.24g/2h (SICA 3, 59; A 212; ICV 376). About extremely fine £200-£260
Artuqid of Mardin, Husam al-din Yuluq Arslan, Æ Dirham, no mint, 596h, citing the Ayyubid rulers al-Afdal ‘Ali and al-Zahir Ghazi as overlords, 14.40g/11h (SS 36.1; A 1829.4; ICV 1209). Good very fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £400
Sasanian Kings, Queen Buran (630-1), Drachm, sk (Sistan), yr 3, 3.08g/3h (Göbl I/1 & 229; Sunrise 1006 var.). Clipped, otherwise about very fine, rare £300-£400
Kings of Parthia, Arsakes II (211-185 BC), Drachm, Rhagai-Arsakeia?, 3.98g/12h (Sellwood 6.1; Shore 4; Sunrise 241-3). About extremely fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £380
Algarve, Musa b. Muhammad (631-660h), square Dirham, no mint or date, 1.54g/12h (Vives 2123; A I410; ICV 629). About extremely fine, rare £200-£260
Kings of Characene, Meredates (c. 130-150), Æ Tetradrachm, diademed and bearded bust of king right, rev. bust of Tyche right, 14.43g/12h (Mitchiner ACW 733). Good very fine, very rare £300-£400
Kings of Parthia, Phraatakes and Musa (c. 2 BC - 5 AD), Drachm, Ekbatana, 3.18g/1h (Sellwood 58.9; Shore 324; Sunrise 404). Reverse double-struck, some old scratches, otherwise good very fine £400-£500
Hammer Price: £360
Jerusalem, Anonymous, Bezant, third phase (c. 1187-1260), imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Amir, 3.80g/3h (BY 27; A 730). Very fine £200-£260
Tulunid, Ahmad b. Tulun, Dinar, Misr 268h, 4.14g/12h (Grabar 8; Bernardi 191De; A 661; ICV 779). Very fine £240-£300
Ayyubid, al-Nasir Salah al-din Yusuf, Dinar, al-Qahira 583h, 4.62g/4h (Balog 43; A 785.2; ICV 890). Traces of mounting, otherwise good very fine £240-£300
Hammer Price: £340
Tripoli, Bohemond IV-VII (1187-1287), Bezant, third phase, obv. B, rev. T and cross, 3.43g/2h (BY 14; Schlumberger pl. V, 24). Edge cracks, otherwise very fine £200-£260
Seljuq of Rum, Qilij Arslan IV (first reign), Dirham, horseman type, Sivas 646h, 2.65g/3h (Broome 329(ii); A 1226; ICV 1347). Cleaned at one time and now re-toned, good very fine, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £320
Safavid, Isma‘il I, Shahi, Herat 916h (A 2576; ICV 3631); Larins (2), no mint or date visible (A A2588; ICV 3637); Tahmasp I, 2 Shahi, Ja‘farabad 979h (A A2606; ICV 3644); ‘Abbas I (995-1038h), 2 Shahi, Dawraq, date not visible (A 2635.1; ICV 3671); ‘Abbas II (1052-1077h), 2 Shahi, Huwayza, no date visible (A 2650; ICV 3681); Tahmasp II, Abbasi, Isfahan 1143h (A 2689.2; ICV 3704) [7]. Varied state, fifth ex-mount £100-£150
Arab-Sasanian, al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, Drachm, art (Ardashir Khurra) 80h, 4.00g/3h (Malek 100; A 35.2; ICV 41). Cleaned at one time and now re-toned, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £200-£260
Jerusalem, Baldwin III (1143-63), Denier, ‘smooth’ style, group 3, 0.87g/4h (M 157-8). About extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £300
Ikhshidid, Abu’l-Qasim b. al-Ikhshid, Dinar, Misr 336h, 3.45g/7h (Bacharach 50; A 676; ICV 794). About extremely fine, the date rare £300-£400
Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz, Dinar, Misr 360h Jumada II, 3.97g (Nicol 359; A 697.1; ICV 819). Good fine £200-£260
Samanid, Nasr II b. Ahmad, Dinar, Nishapur 320h, citing the caliph al-Muqtadir, 4.47g/6h (Bernardi 269Pj; A 1449; ICV 1497). Good very fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £280
Fatimid, al-Amir, Dinar, al-Iskandariya 511h, 4.43g/10h (Nicol 2456; A 729; ICV 846). Small file-mark on edge, otherwise about extremely fine, scarce £240-£300
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