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13 April 2022
Ayyubid, al-‘Adil Abu Bakr I, Dinar, al-Qahira 609h, 5.20g/3h (Balog 244; A 801.1; ICV 905). Some weakness in margins, otherwise very fine £240-£300
Hammer Price: £260
Giray Khans, Shahin b. Ahmad, Kyrmis, second series, Baghcha-Saray 1191h, yr 4, 45.58g/12h (Retowski 121 var.; A 2118; ICV 3928). Good very fine, scarce £200-£260
Ottoman, Suleyman I, Sultani, Misr 926h, 3.13g/9h (Artuk Suleyman 154; A 1317; ICV 3158). Clipped, otherwise very fine £150-£180
Artuqid of Mardin, Husam al-din Yuluq Arslan, Æ Dirham, no mint, 589h, 14.88g/12h (SS 35.1; A 1829.3; ICV 1208). Minor double-striking on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, an exceptional example £200-£260
Arab-Latin, Anonymous, Fals, North African type, undated, obv. two facing busts, rev. modified cross, 1.94g/3h (Walker 157; A 118; ICV 146). Obverse fine, reverse fair, very rare £200-£260
Ayyubid, al-Kamil Muhammad I, Dinar, al-Qahira 627h, 5.06g/5h (Balog 374; A 811.3; ICV 910). Good very fine £240-£300
Hammer Price: £240
Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV (38-2 BC), Drachm, Mithradatkart, 3.74g/12h (Sellwood 54.8; Shore 299; Sunrise 396); Vonones I (c. 8-12 AD), Drachm, Ekbatana, 3.92g/12h (Sellwood 60.5; Shore 329; Sunrise 407); Pakoros I (c. 78-120 AD), Drachm, Ekbatana, 3.73g/12h (Sellwood 78.4 [Vologases III]; Shore -; Sunrise 439 var.); Osroes II (c. 190-208 AD), Drachm, Ekbatana, 3.25g/12h (Sellwood 85.1; Shore 437; Sunrise 453) [4]. Very fine or better £200-£300
Tripoli, Bohemond VI or VII (1251-87), Gros, ‘rough’ style, type 6, reads comcs, 4.21g/7h (PT 39-44; Schlumberger pl. IV, 19). About extremely fine with some toning £200-£260
Arab-Byzantine, Anonymous, Fals, facing bust type, Emesa (Hims), undated, mintname only in Greek, rev. tayyib in exergue, 4.27g/6h (Oddy 3.1; Foss 64; A 3524 var.; ICV 133). Very fine and extremely rare £300-£400
Tulunid, Khumarawayh b. Ahmad, Dinar, Misr 273h, 4.25g/7h (Grabar 24; Bernardi 193De; A 664.1; ICV 782). Minor edge damage, otherwise about extremely fine £200-£260
‘Alawi Sharifs, Muhammad III, Mithqal, Rabat al-Fath 1189h, 26.93g/1h (Eustache 208; A 592; ICV 3042). Fields tooled, otherwise good very fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £220
Mamluk, al-Ashraf Qansuh II, Ashrafi, al-Qahira 917h, 3.41g/5h (Balog 879; A 1041; ICV 1072). Good very fine £200-£260
Arab-Sasanian, Anonymous, Drachm, Yazdigerd III type, sk (Sijistan) 20ye, 3.81g/3h (Malek 946ff; A 1; ICV 1). Good very fine and toned £150-£180
Great Seljuq, Tughril Beg, Dinar, Nishapur 442h, 3.85g/6h (SNAT XIVa, 626; A 1665; ICV 1811). Good very fine £200-£260
Abbasid, al-Musta‘sim, Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 640h, 3.91g/6h (BMC I, 503; A 275; ICV 474). Very fine £240-£300
Artuqid of Hisn Kayfa and Amid, Fakhr al-din Qara Arslan (539-570h), Æ Dirham, no mint or date, 12.91g/6h (SS 3; A 1820.3; ICV 1175). Very fine, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £200
Kings of Persis, Artaxerxes IV (2nd-3rd century AD), Drachm, 2.87g/11h (Sunrise 674). Good very fine £100-£120
Jerusalem, Anonymous, Dirham, Acre, date (1251) unclear, obv. cross in circle, 2.49g/3h (CCS 13; Schlumberger pl. V, 28). Pierced, otherwise very fine £200-£260
Ilkhanid, Uljaytu, 6 Dirhams, type C, Bazar 714h, 11.73g/2h (Diler 370; A 2187; ICV 2114). Lightly cleaned otherwise good very fine, very rare £100-£120
Idrisid Contemporaries, Zufar, Dirham, Tudgha 176h, 2.31g/12h (Eustache -; A A433; ICV -). Very fine and extremely rare £200-£260
Mamluk, al-Zahir Baybars I (658-676h), Dinar, al-Iskandariya, date off flan, 4.21g/11h (A 880; ICV 959). Weak in parts, minor double-striking on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £190
Umayyad of Spain, temp. ‘Abd al-Rahman I, Dirham, al-Andalus 160h (A 339; ICV 546); temp. al-Hakam I, Dirham, al-Andalus 200h (A 341; ICV 548); temp. ‘Abd al-Rahman II, Dirham, al-Andalus 222h (A 342.1; ICV 549); Anonymous, Fulus (2), no mint or date (A 346; ICV 573) [5]. About very fine or better £100-£150
Mamluk, al-Ashraf Barsbay, Ashrafi, al-Qahira 837h, 3.42g/5h (Balog 709; A 998; ICV 1040). Good very fine £200-£260
Zengid of Mosul, Nasir al-din Mahmud, Æ Dirham, al-Mawsil 620h, citing the Ayyubid rulers al-Kamil Muhammad and al-Ashraf Musa as overlords, 15.57g/12h (SS 66; A 1870.1; ICV 1253). Good very fine, scarce £200-£260
Afsharid, Nadir Shah, Rupee, Muqaddas Mashhad 1154h (A 2744.1; ICV 3740); Shahrukh, Double Rupee, Muqaddas Mashhad 1161h (A 2773; ICV 3762); ZAND, Karim Khan, Double Abbasi, Dar al-Marz Rasht 1187h (A 2796; ICV 3774); QAJAR, Fath ‘Ali Shah, Riyal, Dar al-Sultanat Qazvin 1222h (A 2880; ICV 3812); Nasir al-din Shah, Qiran, Muqaddas Mashhad 1282h (A 2930; ICV 3841); Half-Qiran, portrait type, Dar al-Khilafat Tehran 1272h (A 2935; ICV 3847); CIVIC COPPER, Anonymous, Fulus (2), Qandahar, 1070h...
Abbasid, temp. al-Rashid, Dinar, no mint, 192h, 4.22g/7h (Bernardi 73; A 218.13; ICV 382). Very fine £150-£180
Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz, Half-Dirham, al-Mansuriya 353h, 1.44g (Nicol 447; A 699; ICV 823). Very fine £80-£100
Ghaznavid, Mahmud, Dinar, Ghazna 407h, 3.78g/8h (Qatar 4771; A 1607; ICV 1703). Minor weakness, otherwise good very fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £180
Sasanian Kings, Ardashir I (223-40), Drachm, 4.20g/3h (Göbl III/2; Sunrise 714 var.). Very fine £200-£260
Seljuq of Rum, Sulayman II (as malik of Tokat), Fals, horseman type, no mint or date (A 1205.1; ICV 1327 var.); Kayqubad I, Dirhams (3), Sivas 619h, 621h, 623h (A 1211; ICV 1334); Kaykhusraw II, Dirham, lion and sun type, Quniya 639h (A 1218; ICV 1340); Kayka’us II (first reign), Dirham, Quniya 646h (A 1223.1; ICV 1344); Three Brothers, Dirhams (2), Sivas 647h, 651h (A 1227; ICV 1349); Qilij Arslan IV (second reign), Dirham, al-Qaysariya 661h (A 1230; ICV 1353); Kayka’us II (second...
Umayyad of Spain, ‘Abd al-Rahman III, Dirham, Madinat al-Zahra 338h, citing Muhammad (A 350.9; ICV 556); al-Hakam II, Dirhams (2), Madinat al-Zahra 359h, 360h, citing ‘Amir (A 352.4; ICV 558); Hisham II (first reign), Dirham, al-Andalus 397h, citing Shahid and ‘Abd al-Malik (A 354.7; ICV 560); NASRID, Anonymous, square Half-Dirham, Gharnata, undated (A 416; ICV 639); Fals, Gharnata 879h (A 418; ICV 641) [6]. Good fine or better £100-£150
Hammer Price: £170
Ottoman, Mahmud I, Zeri Mahbub, Misr 1143h, ‘ain on rev., 2.56g/12h (OC 24-042-01; ICV 3315). Flan flaw at bottom of obverse, possible traces of mounting on edge, otherwise good very fine £120-£150
Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz (341-365h), Quarter-Dinar, mint and date off flan, 0.93g (A 698; ICV 821); al-Mustansir (427-487h), Quarter-Dinar, stellate type, mint and date off flan, 0.87g (A 722; ICV 838) [2]. Very fine and better £100-£150
Salghurid, Abish bint Sa‘d, Fals, Shiraz 665h, with Chinese character Bao in centre of rev., 5.53g/8h (Diler 120; A 1932; ICV 1895). Edge ragged, only fair but very rare £100-£120
Ottoman, Suleyman I, Sultani, Siruz 926h, 3.42g/12h (Artuk Suleyman 222 var.; A 1317; ICV 3158). Minor weakness, otherwise very fine £150-£180
Mamluk, al-Ashraf Qa’itbay (873-901h), Ashrafi, mint and date off flan, 3.39g/6h (A 1027; ICV 1062). Some light scratches, otherwise about extremely fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £160
Artuqid of Mardin, Najm al-din Alpi (547-572h), Æ Dirham, no mint or date, 16.55g/12h (SS 28; A 1827.3; ICV 1201). Very fine £120-£150
Eastern Sistan, Anonymous, Drachm, sk (Sijistan), 112h?, Pahlavi apd in first quarter of obv. margin, 3.92g/4h (Malek -; A 78A; ICV 71). Peripheral hornsilver, otherwise good very fine and toned, very rare £200-£260
Kings of Parthia, Vologases IV (c. 147-191 AD), billon Tetradrachm, Seleukeia, yr 488 [176 AD], March, 12.55g/1h (Sellwood 84.54; Shore 427-32 var.; Sunrise 451 var.). Good very fine £150-£180
Sasanian Kings, Vahram II (276-93), Drachm, conjoined busts of king and queen right, small bust of prince facing left in right field, 4.32g/3h (Göbl IX/2; Sunrise 786 var.; Saeedi 164-5). About very fine with some toning, rare £200-£260
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