World and Islamic Coins

Arab-Sasanian, Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, Drachm, bysh (Bishapur) 52h (A 8; ICV 7); ‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, Drachms (4), bcra (Basra) 60h, 61h, 62h, 63h ...

Tabaristan, Jarir, Half-Drachm, tpwrstan (Tabaristan) 136pye, 1.96g/9h (Malek 95; A 63; ICV 110). Extremely fine, rare £100-£120

Tabaristan, Sulayman, Half-Drachm, tpwrstan (Tabaristan) 137pye, 1.77g/9h (A 65; ICV 111); Anonymous, Half-Drachm, tpwrstan (Tabaristan) 134pye, b...

Tabaristan, Anonymous, Half-Drachms (20), tpwrstan (Tabaristan), various dates (A 73; ICV 120) [20]. Good very fine or better £300-£400

Arab-Byzantine, Anonymous, pseudo-Byzantine Fulus (69), various types (ICV 124-127); together with Islamic pictorial bronze coins (3) [72]. Varied...

Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I, Dirham, Sijistan 93h, 2.70g/5h (Klat 435; ICV 271). Lightly cleaned, about very fine £80-£100

Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I, Dirham, Sarakhs 92h, 2.18g/12h (Klat 452; ICV 272). Clipped, some light scratches, otherwise about very fine, scarce £8...

Umayyad, temp. Sulayman, Dirham, Surraq 98h, 2.81g/2h (Klat 472; ICV 273). Good very fine, scarce £100-£120

Umayyad, temp. Hisham, Dirham, Ifriqiya 111h, 2.78g/9h (Klat 98.b; ICV 239). Cleaned, minor surface deposit, otherwise very fine £100-£120

Umayyad, Anonymous, Fals, Iliya (Jerusalem), undated, 2.64g/2h (Walker P.124; A 179; ICV 308). Irregular flan, good fine, rare £80-£100

Abbasid, al-Hadi, Dirham, Kirman 169h, 2.89g/3h (Artuk 217; A 217.1; ICV 381). Small dig in centre of obverse, otherwise very fine and toned, rare...

Abbasid, temp. al-Ma’mun, Dinar, 204h, 3.90g/4h (Bernardi 109; A 222.14; ICV 389). Pierced, some light scratches, otherwise very fine, scarce £150...

Abbasid, temp. al-Ma’mun, Dirham, Madinat Zaranj 202h, citing Dhu’l-Riyasatayn and Kulthum, 2.94g/10h (Lowick 2487; A 223.4; ICV 390). Cleaned, ot...

Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil, Dinar, al-Basra 245h, citing the heir al-Mu‘tazz, 4.24g/12h (Bernardi 158Je; A 229.3; ICV 401). Wavy flan, about very fine...

Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil, Dirham, Dimashq 247h, citing the heir al-Mu‘tazz, 2.75g/12h (Artuk 338; A 230.4; ICV 404). Edge crack, otherwise very fine...

Abbasid, al-Mustazhir, Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 496h, citing the heir Abu Mansur, 4.31g/9h (Jafar A.MS.496A; A B266; ICV 464). Slightly creased, so...

Abbasid, al-Mustansir, Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 636h, 2.82g/6h (Jafar 139; A 272; ICV 472). Minor hornsilver, otherwise very fine £100-£120

Abbasid, al-Mustansir, Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 637h, 2.99g/5h (Jafar 143; A 272; ICV 472). Slightly wavy flan, very fine £100-£120

Abbasid, al-Mustansir, Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 639h, 2.96g/10h (Jafar 149; A 272; ICV 472). Very fine and toned £100-£120

Abbasid, al-Mustansir, Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 640h, 2.67g/6h (Jafar 152; A 272; ICV 472). Slightly creased, very fine and toned £100-£120

Abbasid, al-Musta‘sim, Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 640h, 2.90g/3h (Jafar 162; A 276; ICV 475). Slightly bent, otherwise good very fine £100-£120

Abbasid, al-Musta‘sim, Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 641h, 3.00g/12h (Jafar 168; A 276; ICV 475). Slight crease, otherwise very fine and toned £100-£120

‘Alawi Sharifs, Muhammad III, Dirham, no mint, 1187h (A 595; ICV 3045); Muhammad IV, Dirham, Fas 1284h (A 651; ICV 3073); Half-Dirham, Fas 1283h (...

Mamluk, al-Nasir Muhammad (693-694, 698-708, 709-741h), Dinar, mint and date off flan, 6.12g/7h (A 901/912/919; ICV 971/976/980). About extremely ...

Mamluk, al-Nasir Muhammad (third reign, 709-741h), Dinar, mint off flan, 71xh or 72xh, 5.82g/2h (A 919; ICV 980). Very fine £240-£300

Mamluk, al-Ashraf Barsbay (825-841h), Ashrafi, al-Qahira, date unclear, 3.36g/11h (A 998; ICV 1040). Overstruck, minor edge marks, otherwise about...

Artuqid of Hisn Kayfa and Amid, Fakhr al-din Qara Arslan (539-570h), Æ Dirham, no mint or date, 5.47g/9h (SS 1; A 1820.1; ICV 1173). Irregular fla...

Beylik of Menteshe, Ilyas b. Muhammad, Akçe, no mint, 805h, 0.80g/3h (A 1255; ICV 1372); together with assorted Ottoman Akçes (15) and other small...

Ottoman, Suleyman I, Sultani, Qustantiniya 926h, 3.49g/10h (Pere 176; A 1317; ICV 3158). Very fine £150-£180

Ottoman, Selim II, Sultani, Sidre Qipsi 974h, 3.33g/10h (Pere 243; A 1324; ICV 3166). Flan crack in centre, file-marks on edge, otherwise good fin...

Ottoman, Murad III, Sultani, Amid 982h, 3.51g/11h (Pere 260; A 1332.1; ICV 3173). Minor peripheral weakness, good very fine, rare £240-£300

Ottoman, Mustafa II, Ashrafi, Edirne 1106h, 3.46g/11h (OC 22-003; ICV 3243). About extremely fine, rare £400-£500

Ottoman, Mahmud II, 5 Kurush (2), Baghdad 1223h, yr 27, 7.72g/12h, 6.28g/12h (UBK 2-03; ICV 3573); together with other coins (2) [4]. Varied state...

Ottoman, Abdul Aziz, gold 5 Qirsh, Misr 1277h, yr 5, 0.41g/12h (OC 32-009; KM 255; F 15). Extremely fine £60-£80

Ottoman, Mehmed V, 25 Kurush (2), Qustantiniya 1327h, yrs 3 & 4 (OC 35-005-01; KM 752; F 157) [2]. Good very fine £150-£200

Amirs of al-Khuttal, al-Harith b. Asad, Dirham, al-Khuttal 281h, 3.90g/5h (A B1440; ICV 1481). Fine, extremely rare, the date believed unpublished...

Buwayhid, Mu’ayyid al-dawla Abu Mansur, Dirham, Isbahan 359h, citing ‘Adud al-dawla and Rukn al-dawla as overlords, with the signature of the die-...

Julandid, Ridwan b. Ja‘far, Dirham, mint (Huzu?) unclear, 340h, 3.98g/12h (A 1586; ICV 1651). Fine, some surface deposit, extremely rare £150-£180

Julandid, Abu’l-Muttalib, Dirham, uncertain mint, 342h, 2.21g/10h (A 1586M; ICV –). Some surface deposit, weak in parts otherwise very fine, extre...

Hasanwayhid, Badr b. Hasanwayh, Dirham, al-Rur 393h, citing the Buwayhid ruler Majd al-dawla as overlord, 5.70g/9h (A 1589.3; ICV 1653). Very fine...

Ziyarid, Bisutun b. Wushmagir, Dirham, Astarabad 363h, in the name of his father, 4.50g/1h (A 1533; ICV 1674). Minor double-striking on obverse, o...

Imranid, Muhadhdhab al-dawla, Dirham, al-Saliq 385h, citing the Buwayhid ruler Baha’ al-dawla as overlord, 3.72g/12h (A 1587; ICV 1690). Periphera...

Ghaznavid, Ibrahim, Dinar, mint not visible, 48xh, 5.70g/2h (A 1637; ICV 1729). Weak in parts, about very fine £100-£120

Qarakhanid, Muhammad b. ‘Ali, Fals, Ilaq 403h, 2.08g/12h (Kochnev –; A 3308; ICV 1754). Small edge split, about very fine, rare £80-£100

Qarakhanid Vassals, Muhammad b. Mansur, Fals, Ilaq 395h, citing Ahmad b. ‘Ali, 3.05g/4h (Kochnev 144; A 3430; ICV 1800). Very fine, rare £80-£100

Great Seljuq, Tughril Beg, Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 449h, 3.52g/1h (Jafar S.MS.449A; A 1665; ICV 1811). Some weakness of strike, otherwise about ex...

Great Seljuq, Tughril Beg, Dinar, Nishapur 442h, 3.77g/10h (SNAT XIVa, 626; A 1665; ICV 1811). Slightly clipped, otherwise very fine £150-£180

Great Seljuq, Sanjar, Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 513h, citing the caliphal heir Abu Ja‘far, 2.77g/12h (Jafar S.MS.513C; A 1686; ICV 1835). Creased, o...

Seljuq of Western Iran, Mahmud II, Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 513h, 2.09g/1h (Jafar S.MS.513A; A 1688; ICV 1839). Good very fine, rare £200-£260

Ilkhanid, Anonymous, Dirham, Yazd, date off flan, 2.83g (Zeno 183617, this coin; Diler 102 [this mint not listed]; A 2133; ICV 2074). Very fine an...

Ilkhanid, Gaykhatu (690-694h), Dirham, Tabriz, date unclear (A 2159.1; ICV 2087); Ghazan Mahmud, 2 Dirhams, Baghdad 702h (A 2172; ICV 2098); Uljay...

Ilkhanid, Taghay Timur, Dinar, type IB, Baghdad 741h, 5.32g/3h (Diler 741; A L2233; ICV 2164). Unit of date weak, otherwise very fine, rare £300-£...

Ilkhanid, Taghay Timur, Dinar, type IB, Baghdad 74xh, 3.98g/12h (Diler 741; A L2233; ICV 2164). Creased, otherwise very fine, rare £200-£260

Qajar, Fath ‘Ali Shah, Toman, type W, Dar al-‘Ilm Shiraz 1233h, 4.61g/3h (A 2865; ICV 3807). Some peripheral weakness, otherwise extremely fine £2...

Qajar, Fath ‘Ali Shah, Third-Riyal, type C, Dar al-‘Ilm Shiraz 1230h, 3.38g/3h (A 2884; ICV 3814). Lightly cleaned, some peripheral weakness, othe...

Qajar, Nasir al-din Shah, a contemporary copy of a 10 Tomans, 1313h, struck in bronze, 40.36g/12h (cf. KM 919). Good very fine £80-£100

Qajar, Muzaffar al-din Shah (1313-1324h), Fifth-Toman, Tehran, undated, 0.57g/6h (KM 991; F 72). About very fine, rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: ...

Durrani, Shah Shuja‘ (second reign), Rupee, Ashraf al-Bilad Ahmadshahi 122xh (A 3122; ICV 3971); Mahmud Shah (second reign), Rupee, Peshawar (12)3...

Barakzai, ‘Abd al-Rahman, Rupee, Dar al-Sultanat Kabul 1297h, 9.20g/1h (A 3180; ICV 4034). Toned, good extremely fine, rare thus £80-£100 --- P...

Johore, ‘Abd al-Jalil III (1032-1088h), Kupang, no mint or date, 0.64g/1h (SS 14; ICV 4467). About extremely fine £100-£120