Horizon Auction I - London

GREAT SELJUQ: Bayghu, 1043-1056, AV dinar (3.95g), Herat, AH435, A-1669, only the last letter of the mint name is clear, but this type was struck only

GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV dinar (4.62g), Shiraz, AH482, A-1674, W-1822, citing local governor Khutlugh Beg, slightly bent at edge, VF,

GREAT SELJUQ: Muhammad I, 1099-1118, AV dinar (3.63g), al-Ahwaz, AH511, A-1683, W-1833, believed to be an unrecorded date for this type & mint, ...

SELJUQ OF HAMADAN: Sayf al-Dawla Inanj Beg, 1093-after 1097, AV dinar (3.93g), Hamadan, AH499, A-B1707, with ruler's name & titles taj al-mu...

KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (2.80g), Bukhara, AH(60)8, A-1712, rare with both mint & date legible, VF.

AMIR OF WAKHSH: Abu'l-'Abbas, 1221-1224, AV dinar (3.58g), Baldat (Wakhsh), AH618, A-E1754, also citing the caliph al-Nasir, very clear date...

ARTUQIDS OF AMID & KAYFA: Nur al-Din Muhammad, 1174-1185, AE dirham (13.44g), al-Hisn, AH578, A-1821.3, SS-11, Seleukid-style diademed head left...

ZANGIDS OF AL-MAWSIL: Mahmud, 1219-1233, AV dinar (4.49g), al-Mawsil, AH619, A-1869, citing the Ayyubid overlord al-Kamil, the caliph al-Nasir, and th

ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (Batinid): Muhammad I, 1138-1162, AV ¼ dinar (1.03g), Kursi al-Daylam, DM, A-1918, the title al-mustafa li-din Allah nizar ...

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (5.90g) (Ghazna), AH618, A-1964, with the name Chingiz Khan fully clear, about 25% flat strike, littl

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AR dirham (3.06g), , ND, A-1967, inscribed al-'adil / al-a'zam / chingiz khan, thus citing Chingiz ...

GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AR dirham (3.01g), , ND, A-1967, citing Chingiz Khan by his name, dies A2/B2 (according to Zeno), bold

GREAT MONGOLS: 'Abd al-'Aziz, ca. 1220s-1240s, AV dinar (3.72g), Samarqand, ND, A-S1975, Zeno-169601 (this piece), kalima & caliph's...

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1225-1250, AR dirham (1.15g), Jand, ND, A-3715J, Zeno-94259, HF-5, kalima // name of caliph al-Nasir, probably posthumou

GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, ca. 1225-1250, AR ½ dirham (0.79g), Jand, ND, A-3715K, Zeno-96572, HF-5, kalima without the final word Allah // name ...

GREAT MONGOLS: Töregene, 1241-1246, AR dirham (2.93g), Nakhjawan, AH642, A-1976, W-1950, mounted archer type, an exceptional example with clear...

GREAT MONGOLS: Töregene, 1241-1246, AR dirham (2.71g), Ahar, AH64x, A-1976, Vard—, horseman left, turned back and shooting arrow, hare below, u...

GOLDEN HORDE: Mangu Timur, 1267-1280, AR dirham (1.69g), Qrim, AH665, A-2020, nice strike, choice EF, R.

ILKHAN: Gaykhatu, 1291-1295, AV dinar (3.23g), Yazd, AH692, A-2158.1, rare mint for this reign in gold, EF.

ILKHAN: Baydu, 1295, AV dinar (4.32g), Tabriz, AH694, A-2164, clear mint & date, minor weakness near the edge, About Unc.

ILKHAN: Uljaytu, 1304-1316, AR 2 dirhams (4.21g), Kirman, DM, A-2184var, local variant, with obverse similar to type B, reverse with square-in-circle,

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AV dinar (4.50g), Qays, AH720, A-2198, type C, mount removed, nice strike, VF.

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AV dinar (4.96g), Qays, AH720, A-2198, struck from worn dies, as usual, VF. Qays is the island Kish in the Persi...

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AV dinar (8.44g), Jajerm, AH722, A-2202, type D, weak strike, VF.

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AV dinar (9.93g), Isfahan, AH724, A-2208, W-2139, type F, somewhat above-average weight, edge flaw, EF.

ILKHAN: Abu Sa'id, 1316-1335, AV dinar (5.45g), NM, ND, A-2212, a contemporary Anatolian imitation of a type G dinar, mint and date blundered, b...

INJUYID: Mahmud Shah, 1339-1342, AV dinar (4.44g), Shaykh Kabir, AH740, A-D2275, anonymous, as are all coins of Mahmud Shah, known only in silver unti

TIMURID: Timur, 1370-1405, AV fractional dinar (1.16g), Khwarizm, AH781, A-V2366, FD-11, citing Suyurghatmish and date on obverse, Timur and mint name

TIMURID: Shahrukh, 1405-1447, AE 'adliya (11.05g), Ta'us, AH(80)8, A-2409, lovely strike for this crude type, very broad flan, VF, RR.

KARLUGHID OF HAZARA: Zahir al-Din b. Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud, 16th century, AR tanka (4.12g), Pakli, ND, A-M2467, nice strike, 1 testmark, nice VF, RRR,

SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AV ashrafi (3.44g), Mashhad, AH1130, A-2669E, local legends used only at the Mashhad mint, peripheral weakness, EF,

HOTAKI: Azad Khan, 1750-1757, AV 1/3 mohur (3.65g), Tabriz, AH1169, A-2724, KM-477, type A, with the ruler's name, choice EF, RRR.

AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, 1735-1747, AV mohur (10.86g), Isfahan, AH1156, A-2739.1, nice strike, date in minuscule numerals and somewhat unclear, VF, R.

AFSHARID: Nadir Mirza, 1796-1803, AR rupi (11.39g), Mashhad Muqaddas, AH1216, A-2785, VF.

ZAND: 'Ali Murad Khan, 1781-1785, AV ¼ mohur (2.71g), Kashan, AH1198, A-2815, KM-561.1, type A, broad flan, bold strike, EF.

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV ¼ toman (1.54g), Dear al-'Ibada Yazd, AH1212, A-2858A, this is probably the first known example of...

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (5.70g), Shiraz, AH1221, A-2860F, KM-741.x, type T1, About Unc.

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV ¼ toman (1.12g), Isfahan, AH1228, A-2864L, Z-92936 (different dies), type V, EF, RRR.

QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV keshvarsetan (3.37g), Kashan, AH1246, A-2870, type Y, very rare mint, About Unc, RR.

KHOQAND: "Malla Khan", 1873-1874, AV tilla (4.49g), Dar al-Saltanat Khoqand, AH1288, A-A3077, BMC-239, struck at Kashghar in Xinjiang unde...

KHWAREZM: Qutlugh Murad Khan, 1856, AV ½ tilla (2.21g), Khwarizm, AH1271//"127", A-3084.3, ruler's name & titles // mint &...

DURRANI: Ahmad Shah, 1747-1772, AV mohur (10.98g), Mashhad, DM, A-3090, KM-639, EF to About Unc.

DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AV mohur (10.86g), Kabul, AH(11)88 year 3, A-3099, KM-435, Unc.

DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AV mohur (10.97g), Herat, AH1208 year 20, A-3099, KM-386, with mint epithet Dar as-Sultanat Herat, date on both sides

KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM: Bohemund I and Bohemund II, 1098-1130, AV bezant (3.54g), NM, ND, A-720B, Ma-8, in the name of the Fatimid Iman al-Mustansir, La

KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM: Anonymous, AV bezant (3.78g), "Misr", AH"516", A-730, Ma-3, in the name of the Fatimid Imam al-'Â...

AFGHANISTAN: Amanullah, 1919-1929, AV 2 amani (9.16g), SH1301, KM-888, 0.900 fine, AGW 0.2655, minor scratch in obverse field, About Unc.

HEJAZ & NEJD: 'Abd al-'Aziz b. Sa'ud, 1926-1953, AR ½ riyal, Makka al-Mukarrama (Mecca), AH1346, KM-11, harshly cleaned, two-ye...

SAUDI ARABIA: 'Abd al-'Aziz b. Sa'ud, 1926-1953, AR riyal, AH1354, KM-18, light golden toning, extremely rare as proof, Proof, RRR. A...

SUDAN: Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi, 1881-1885, AR 20 piastres (23.58g), NM, AH1302 year 5, KM-2, struck at Omdurman, EF.