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SELEUCID: Antiochus VII (138-129 BC), AR Tetradrachm (16.67g), NM, ND. Athena holding Nike on reverse. Attractive strike, NGC XF 4/5 - 3/5.

ROMAN: Philip I (244-249), AR Antoninianus (3.93g), Rome, AD 245. Attractively toned, extremely fine.

ROMAN: Philip II (247-249), AR Antoninianus (3.90g), Rome, ND. Extremely fine.

SASANIAN: Shahpur II (309-379), AR Drachm (3.57g), NM, ND. Very fine.

SASANIAN: Khusro II (590-628), AR Drachm (4.13g), ST (Istakhr), RY 12 (AD 602). Attractive strike, extremely fine.

SASANIAN: Khusro II (590-628), AR Drachm (3.20g), NAL, RY 27 (AD 617). Almost very fine.

SASANIAN: Khusro II (590-628), AR Drachm (3.50g), PL, RY 35 (AD 625). Very fine to extremely fine.

ARAB SASANIAN: 'Uthman Ibn 'Affan (644-656), AR Dirham (3.37g), SK (Sijistan), RY 20 (AH 31). Known as the first definitive Islamic coin in ...

ARAB SASANIAN: Anonymous (in the name of Khusro II), AR Dirham (4.01g), SK (Sijistan), AH 64 (Eastern Arabic numerals). The first recorded appearance

ARAB SASANIAN: 'Atiya Ibn Al-Aswad (689-696), AR Dirham (3.93g), KRMAN (Kirman), AH 74. Kharijite ruler. "Bismillah Wali Al-Amr" (In t...

ARAB SASANIAN: Al-Muhallab Ibn Abi Sufra (694-698), AR Dirham (3.83g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH 76. Pahlavi word in third quadrant. A-31. Very fine to extr

ARAB SASANIAN: Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf (694-713), AR Dirham (4.07g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH 79. A-35.2. Superb, superior strike, sharp and attractively toned

UMAYYAD: 'Abd Al-Malik (685-705), AV Dinar (4.26g), NM (Dimashq), AH 78. Minted in the early style of AH 77 dinars. First affordable year of Isl...

UMAYYAD: 'Abd Al-Malik (685-705), AV Dinar (4.28g), NM (Dimashq), AH 82. A-125. Lustrous, extremely fine.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AV Dinar (4.23g), NM (Dimashq), AH 96. A-127. Very fine or better.

UMAYYAD: Sulayman (715-717), AV Dinar (4.24g), NM (Dimashq), AH 99. A-130. Attractive strike, extremely fine.

UMAYYAD: Hisham (724-743), AV Dinar (4.25g), NM (Dimashq), AH 106. A-136. Extremely fine or better.

UMAYYAD: Hisham (724-743), AV Dinar (4.25g), NM (Dimashq), AH 117. A-136. Superb strike, about uncirculated.

UMAYYAD: 'Abd Al-Malik (685-705), AR Dirham (2.82g), Wasit, AH 84. First year Wasit dirhams were minted. A-126. Extremely fine to about uncircul...

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.59g), Jayy, AH 90. A-128. Attractive blueish toning. Extremely fine or better.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.93g), Ramhurmuz, AH 90. A-128. Superb strike, about uncirculated. Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.81g), Sijistan, AH 90. A-128. Very fine. Rare.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.91g), Suq Al-Ahwaz, AH 90. A-128. Superb strike, uncirculated. Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.85g), Surraq, AH 90. A-128. Superb strike, about uncirculated to uncirculated. Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.88g), Herat, AH 91. A-128. Superb grade, hardly found in dirhams of Herat, about uncirculated or better. S

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.51g), Jayy, AH 92. The word "thintayn" for the year is unusually elongated. A-128. Very fine. ...

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.75g), Darabjird, AH 93. A-128. Fully lustrous, mirror-like fields, uncirculated. Dirhams of Darabjird are

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.62g), Jayy, AH 94. A-128. Very fine to extremely fine. Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.86g), Junday Sabur, AH 94. A-128. Very fine to extremely fine. Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.83g), Nahr Tira, AH 94. A-128. Very fine to extremely fine. Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.88g), Sabur, AH 94. A-128. Sharp strike, extremely fine to about uncirculated.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.88g), Surraq, AH 94. A-128. Attractive strike, about uncirculated. Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.95g), Al-Furat, AH 95. A-128. Extremely fine or better. Rare.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.61g), Sijistan, AH 95. A-128. Toned, extremely fine. Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.61g), Al-Sus, AH 95. A-128. Very fine or better. Rare year.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.65g), Dastawa, AH 96. A-128. Very fine to extremely fine. Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AR Dirham (2.78g), Mahayy, AH 96. A-128. Attractive strike, about uncirculated. Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Sulayman (715-717), AR Dirham (2.88g), Dastawa, AH 97. Engraving error. "Ahad" on the reverse is spelled as "Had" witho...

UMAYYAD: Sulayman (715-717), AR Dirham (2.86g), Al-Rayy, AH 98. A-131. Well struck specimen, extremely fine to about uncirculated. Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Sulayman (715-717), AR Dirham (2.84g), Mahayy, AH 98. A-131. Extremely fine to about uncirculated. Scarce.

UMAYYAD: Hisham (724-743), AR Dirham (2.89g), Adharbayjan, AH 106. A-137. Extremely fine to about uncirculated. Rare.

UMAYYAD: Hisham (724-743), AR Dirham (2.88g), Balkh, AH 115. Word "Bakh" repeated three times in obverse margin, which indicates that the ...

UMAYYAD: Hisham (724-743), AR Dirham (2.70g), Dimashq, AH 118. A-137. About uncirculated.

UMAYYAD: Hisham (724-743), AR Dirham (2.95g), Wasit, AH 120. A-137. Lustrous, bright, uncirculated.

UMAYYAD: Ibrahim (744), AR Dirham (2.75g), Wasit, AH 126. 7 annulets. This is the only dirham of AH 126 that is assigned to ruler Ibrahim. A-137. Very

UMAYYAD: Marwan II (744-750), AR Dirham (2.94g), Al-Samiya, AH 131. A-142. Minor stain on reverse (removable), sharp strike, about uncirculated. Scarc

UMAYYAD: AE Fals (2.05g), Dimashq, ND. Early style. A-174. Attractive patina all around. Choice very fine.

UMAYYAD: AE Fals (2.22g), Ba'albakk, ND. Star in center of reverse. "Duriba hatha fi Ba'albakk" (This was minted in Ba'albakk)...

UMAYYAD: Al-Walid I (705-715), AE Fals (3.06g), Dimashq, AH 87. A-129. Very attractive patina all around, choice very fine. Rare in this quality.

UMAYYAD: AE Fals (2.79g), Busra, ND. Mint name "Busra" under "Muhammad rasool Allah". A-172. Very fine. Very rare.