Auction 4

ABBASID: Abu Al-Fadl Al-Muqtadir Bi'llah (908-932), AR Dirham (2.91g), Arrajan, AH 301. Citing heir Abu Al-'Abbas. A-246.2. Extremely fine. ...

ABBASID: Abu Al-Fadl Al-Muqtadir Bi'llah (908-932), AR Dirham (2.84g), Madinat Al-Salam (Baghdad, Iraq), AH 306. Citing heir Abu Al-'Abbas. ...

ABBASID: Abu Al-Fadl Al-Muqtadir Bi'llah (908-932), AR Dirham (2.73g), Madinat Al-Salam (Baghdad, Iraq), AH 314. Citing heir Abu Al-'Abbas. ...

ABBASID: Abu Al-Fadl Al-Muqtadir Bi'llah (908-932), AR Dirham (2.55g), Madinat Al-Salam (Baghdad, Iraq), AH 314. Citing heir Abu Al-'Abbas. ...

ABBASID: Abu Al-Fadl Al-Muqtadir Bi'llah (908-932), AR Dirham (2.92g), Al-Mawsil (Mosul, Iraq), AH 317. Citing heir Abu Al-'Abbas. A-246.2. ...

ABBASID: Abu Mansur Al-Qahir Bi'llah (932-934), AR "Avenger" Dirham (2.73g), Al-Mawsil (Mosul, Iraq), AH 322. Avenger type dirham, car...

ABBASID: Abu Al-'Abbas Al-Radi Bi'llah (934-940), AR Dirham (3.24g), Madinat Al-Salam (Baghdad, Iraq), AH 323. Without citing heir, letter i...

ABBASID: Abu Al-'Abbas Al-Radi Bi'llah (934-940), AR Dirham (3.49g), Ra's Al-'Ayn, AH 323. Without citing heir. A-255.1. Very fine o...

ABBASID: Abu Ja'far Al-Mansur (754-775), AE heavy Fals (7.02g), Qinnasrin (northern Syria), AH 157. "'ala yaday Ahmad" (Executed b...

ABBASID: 'Ali Ibn 'Isa Ibn Mahan, AE Fals (3.26g), Bukhara, AH 185. reverse plant upper field and "'adl" (justice, meaning iss...

ABBASID: Al-Mustansir Bi'llah (1226-1242), AE heavy Fals (8.36g), Irbil, AH 631. A-274. Very fine. Scarce. Irbil is a large city in northern ...

HABBARID: 'Umar Ibn 'Abd Al-'Aziz Al-Habbari (855-884), AR Qandhari Dirham (Damma) (0.54g), Al-Sind. Inscription "billah yathiqu &#...

HABBARID: 'Abd Allah Ibn 'Umar Al-Habbari (884-913), AR Qandhari Dirham (Damma) (0.52g), Al-Sind. Inscription "Allah wali 'Abd Alla...

HABBARID: 'Umar Ibn 'Abd Allah Al-Habbari (913-943), AR Qandhari Dirham (Damma) (0.59g), Al-Sind. Inscription "Allah wali 'Umar wa ...

HABBARID: Muhammad Ibn 'Abd Allah Al-Habbari (943-973), AR Qandhari Dirham (Damma) (0.60g), Al-Sind. Ruler cited on reverse as "al-amir&quo...

HABBARID: 'Ali Ibn 'Umar Al-Habbari (973-987), AR Qandhari Dirham (Damma) (0.56g), Al-Sind. Inscription "billah yathiqu 'Ali wa bih...

HABBARID: 'Ali Ibn 'Umar Al-Habbari (973-987), AR Qandhari Dirham (Damma) (0.53g), Al-Sind. Inscription "billah yathiqu 'Ali wa bih...

HABBARID: Lot of 10 AR Qandhari Dirhams (Dammas) of multiple rulers and types. Varied condition, some nice. One type including non-Arabic inscriptions

NASRID: Anonymous, AR Square Half Dirham (0.85g), Ghirnata (Granada). Obverse "la ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasool Allah" (there is no Go...

NASRID: Anonymous, AR Square Quarter Dirham (0.51g), Ghirnata (Granada). Obverse "la ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasool Allah" (there is no...

SULAYHID: Queen 'Arwa Bint Ahmad (1091-1137), AV 1/2 Dinar (1.03g), Dhu Jibla. A-1078.1. Extremely fine. Most recent piece sold in Stephen Al...

SULAYHID: Queen 'Arwa Bint Ahmad (1091-1137), AV 1/2 Dinar (1.21g), Dhu Jibla. A-1078.1. Extremely fine. Most recent piece sold in Stephen Al...

SAFFARID: 'Amr Ibn Al-Layth (879-901), AR Dirham (2.83g), Jannaba, AH 283. Citing 'Amr lower field, reverse citing Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'...

KHUJISTANID: Ahmad Ibn 'Abd Allah (874-881), AR Broad Dirham (3.83g), Naysabur (Nishapur), AH 268. Obverse center text "bi al-yumn wa al-sa...

SAMANID: Mansur I (961-976), AV donative(?) Dinar (6.16g), Naysabur (Nishapur), AH 359. Citing Simjurid governor Muhammad as Al-Wali, reverse citing A

SAMANID: Isma'il I (892-907), AR Dirham (2.89g), Al-Shash, AH 282. Citing Abbasid caliph. A-1443. Extremely fine.

SAMANID: Isma'il I (892-907), AR Dirham (3.01g), Andaraba, AH 290. Old calligraphic style, only the decade is engraved, omitting the century, ci...

SAMANID: Nasr II (914-943), AR Dirham (2.91g), Samarqand, AH 314. Citing Abbasid caliph Al-Muqtadir Bi'llah. A-1451. Extremely fine. Rare.

SAMANID: Nuh II (943-954), AR Multiple Dirham (12.04g), Ma'dan, dateless. A-1455. Very fine or better. Rare.

SAMANID: Nuh II (943-954), AR Multiple Dirham (12.59g), type with no mint or date. Citing Muhammad in reverse margin. A-1455. Attractive, choice very

SAMANID: Mansur I (961-976), AR heavy Dirham (5.00g), Balkh, AH 363. Citing ruler as "Al-Malik Al-Mansur" (the victorious king), reverse c...

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AR Multiple Dirham (12.58g), no mint type, AH 363. A-1469.1. Very fine or better. Very rare. Similar example with same

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AR heavy Dirham (5.37g), Balkh, AH 370. Citing ruler with his title "al-amir al-sayyid" (the commander, the ma...

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AR heavy Dirham (4.41g), Balkh, AH 372. Citing ruler with his title "al-malik al-mansur" (the victorious king)...

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AR heavy Dirham (4.89g), Balkh, AH 372. Citing ruler with his title "al-malik al-mansur" (the victorious king)...

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AR heavy Dirham (5.46g), Balkh, AH 372. Citing ruler with his title "al-malik al-mansur" (the victorious king)...

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AR Multiple Dirham (7.53g), Andaraba (or Tayiqan), AH 374. Fine calligraphy, reverse margin carrying portion of Qur'...

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AR heavy Dirham (3.49g), Bukhara, AH 374. Citing official Sa'ad, "'adl" (Justice) upper field, reverse...

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AR heavy Dirham (4.92g), Balkh, AH 376. Citing ruler with his title "al-malik al-mansur" (the victorious king)...

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AR heavy Dirham (5.43g), Balkh, AH 377. Citing ruler with his title "al-malik al-mansur" (the victorious king)...

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AR heavy Dirham (3.63g), Bukhara, AH 378. "'adl" (justice) upper obverse field. A-1470. Choice about uncir...

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AR heavy Dirham (3.63g), Balkh, AH 383. Citing ruler with his title "al-malik al-mansur" (the victorious king)...

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AR heavy Dirham (4.18g), Balkh, AH 387. "'aadil" (just) as an attribute of the ruler, instead of the usual...

SAMANID: Yahya Ibn Asad (819-861), AE Fals (1.71g), Al-Shash, AH 233. Obverse margin "duriba hatha al-fils bil-shash mimma amara bihi tahir ibn...

SAMANID: Isma'il I (892-907), AE Fals (3.01g), Al-Shash, AH 280. Type with three margins, inner margin carrying mint/date formula, middle margin...

SAMANID: Nasr II (914-943), AE Fals (2.24g), Bukhara, AH 322. Circular legends with no center text. A-1452. Choice fine to very fine. Very rare. Th

SAMANID OF AKHSIKATH: Bakr Ibn Malik (946-952), AE Fals (2.90g), Nasrabad, AH 341. Inner margin "'ala yaday al-husayn ibn al-yaman amaddahu...

SAMANID: Mansur I (961-976), AE Fals (2.89g), Bukhara, AH 358. Citing Fa'iq and another official. A-1467.3. Broad flan. Lovely condition, choice...

SAMANID: Mansur I (961-976), AE Fals (3.27g), Bukhara, AH 363. A-1467.3. Broad flan. Lovely, very fine. Scarce.

SAMANID: Nuh III (976-997), AE Fals (2.38g), Bukhara, AH 376. "hasbi Allah" (Allah is sufficient to me/as Allah wills) upper obverse field...

AFSHINID: Siyar Ibn 'Abd Allah (892-893), AE Fals (3.28g), Usrushana (Surushana), AH 279. Citing Siyar in reverse, without any Samanid or other ...

HAMDANID: Nasir Al-Dawla & Sayf Al-Dawla (942-967), AR Dirham (2.57g), Antakiya (Antioch), AH 340. Citing both rulers with lengthy names, Nasir ...

ZANGID OF AL-MAWSIL: Qutb Al-Din Mawdud Ibn Zangi (1149-1169), AE Dirham (12.65g), no mint type (Al-Mawsil), AH 556. Facing bust beneath two angels, r

ZANGID: Lot of three large AE Dirhams, types of left facing warrior and front-facing bust. Varied conditions. (3)

AYYUBID: Al-Ashraf Musa (1210-1220), AE Dirham (13.14g), no mint type (Mayyafariqin), AH 612. Salahuddin (Saladin) seated, holding orb, reverse orname

ZIYARID: Mardawij Ibn Ziyar (927-935), AV Dinar (4.22g), Mah Al-Basra (Nihawand), AH 322. Citing Mardawij and Abu Al-Qasim, reverse citing Abbasid cal

BUWAYHID: 'Ali Ibn Buwayh (934-946), AR Dirham (3.71g), Shiraz, AH 324. Scarcer type with extra marginal legends, citing Abbasid caliph Al-Radi ...

BUWAYHID: 'Ali Ibn Buwayh (934-946), AR Dirham (3.47g), Shiraz, AH 325. Scarcer type with extra marginal legends, citing Abbasid caliph Al-Radi ...

BUWAYHID: 'Ali Ibn Buwayh (934-946), AR Dirham (3.58g), Shiraz, AH 326. Scarcer type with extra marginal legends, citing Abbasid caliph Al-Radi ...

BUWAYHID: Mu'ayyad Al-Dawla Abu Mansur (967-984), AR Dirham (4.70g), Al-Sirjan(?), AH 364. Citing Rukn Al-Dawla, 'Adud Al-Dawla, Abbasid cal...

BUWAYHID: Baha' Al-Dawla Abu Nasr (989-1012), AR Donative Dirham (3.96g), Al-Bakar (or Al-Nakar), AH 392. Remarkable type, both obverse and reve...

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud Ibn Sebuktegin, as Samanid governor (997-999), AR heavy Dirham (3.11g), Balkh, AH 388. Sword in left field, parallel with Mahmud&#...

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud Ibn Sebuktegin, as Samanid governor (997-999), AR heavy Dirham (4.25g), Balkh, AH 388. Sword in left field, parallel with Mahmud&#...

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud Ibn Sebuktegin, as Samanid governor (997-999), AR heavy Dirham (3.62g), Balkh, AH 388. Sword in left field, parallel with Mahmud&#...

GHAZNAVID: Mahmud Ibn Sebuktegin, as independent ruler (999-1030), AR Yamini Dirham (2.86g), Naysabur (Nishapur), AH 421. Very clear mint. Citing the

ILKHANID: Lot of two, AR dirham and AR 2 dirhams, Abaqa and Abu Sa'id. Very fine. (2)

ILKHANID: Abu Sa'id (1316-1335), AE Fals (4.09g), Tabriz, AH 727. A-2220. Very fine.

ILKHANID: Abu Sa'id (1316-1335), AR 2 Dirhams (3.18g), Ardabil, AH 729. A-2214. Extremely fine.

ILKHANID: Abu Sa'id (1316-1335), AR 2 Dirhams (2.09g), Naysabur (Nishapur), Khani 33. A-2218.1. Extremely fine.

ILKHANID: Abu Sa'id (1316-1335), AR 2 Dirhams (2.59g), Kayseriye (Qaysariya), Khani 34. A-2218.1. Attractive, extremely fine.

SALGHURID: Takla (1175-1194), AV Dinar (1.94g), AH 570-590, type with no mint or date. Citing Abbasid caliph Al-Nasir Li-Din Allah. A-1927. Very fine

TIMURID: Shahrukh (1405-1447), AR Tanka (5.13g), Samarqand, AH 830. A-2405. Lovely, extremely fine.

TIMURID: Shahrukh (1405-1447), AR Tanka (4.95g), Yazd, AH 832. A-2405. Choice very fine.

TIMURID: Sultan Husayn (1469-1506), AR Tanka (4.70g), Astarabad. A-2432.3. Very fine.

TIMURID: Sultan Husayn (1469-1506), AR Tanka (4.51g), Herat. A-2432.3. Extremely fine.

TIMURID: Sultan Husayn (1469-1506), AR Tanka (4.74g), Herat. A-2432.3. Extremely fine.

TIMURID: Sultan Husayn (1469-1506), AR Tanka (4.76g), Herat. A-2432.3. Extremely fine.

TIMURID: Sultan Husayn (1469-1506), AR Tanka (4.68g), Herat. A-2432.3. Extremely fine.

SELJUQ OF RUM: The Three Brothers (1249-1259), AV Dinar (4.50g), Konya, AH 648. Citing the three brothers Kayka'us, Qilij Arslan, and Kayqubad, ...

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kayqubad I (1219-1236), AR Dirham (2.65g), Siwas (Sivas), AH 617. Citing Abbasid caliph Al-Nasir Li-Din Allah. A-1211.1. Extremely fine

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (2.95g), no mint type, AH 639. Sun and lion type. A-- (unpublished). Extremely fine to about uncir

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (3.05g), no mint type, AH 639. Sun and lion type. A-- (unpublished). Extremely fine to about uncir

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (2.99g), Konya, AH 639. Sun and lion type. A-1218. Choice about uncirculated. There are several

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (3.01g), Konya, AH 639. Sun and lion type. A-1218. Extremely fine. There are several varities f

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (2.97g), Sivas (Siwas), AH 639. Sun and lion type. A-1218. Extremely fine.

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (2.88g), Sivas (Siwas), AH 639. Sun and lion type. A-1218. Choice very fine.

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (2.98g), Sivas (Siwas), AH 639. Sun and lion type. A-1218. Very fine to extremely fine.

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (3.02g), Sivas (Siwas), AH 639. Sun and lion type. A-1218. Extremely fine.

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (2.99g), Sivas (Siwas), AH 640. Sun and lion type. A-1218. Extremely fine or better.

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (2.99g), Sivas (Siwas), AH 640. Sun and lion type. A-1218. Extremely fine.

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (2.95g), Sivas (Siwas), AH 640. Sun and lion type. A-1218. Extremely fine.

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (2.98g), Sivas (Siwas), AH 640. Sun and lion type. A-1218. Extremely fine.

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II (1236-1245), AR Dirham (3.00g), Sivas (Siwas), AH 640. Sun and lion type. A-1218. Extremely fine.

SELJUQ OF RUM: The Three Brothers (1249-1259), AR Dirham (2.97g), Qaysariya (Kayseri), AH 651. Citing the three brothers Kayka'us, Qilij Arslan,...

SELJUQ OF RUM: Qilij Arslan IV (2nd reign, 1257-1266), AR Dirham (2.94g), Lu'lu'a, AH 663. A-1230. Choice extremely fine. Rare.

SELJUQ OF RUM: "Kaykhusraw III" (1265-1283), AR Dirham (2.87g), "Erzincan", "AH 664". Crude mint and calligraphy in ge...

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw III (1265-1283), AR Dirham (2.94g), Madinat Konya, AH 664. "al-mulk li'llah" (sovereignty belongs to Allah) ...

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw III (1265-1283), AR Dirham (2.98g), Madinat Lu'lu'a, AH 666. "al-mulk li'llah" (sovereignty belongs ...

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw III (1265-1283), AR Dirham (2.89g), Madinat Konya, AH 668. "al-mulk li'llah" (sovereignty belongs to Allah) ...

SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw III (1265-1283), AR Dirham (2.92g), Madinat Konya, AH 670. "al-mulk li'llah" (sovereignty belongs to Allah) ...