Horizon Auction I - London

FATIMID: al-Âmir al-Mansur, 1101-1130, AV dinar (3.91g), Misr, AH510, A-729, lovely strike, well-centered, EF.

FATIMID: al-Âmir al-Mansur, 1101-1130, AV dinar (3.60g), Sur (Tyre), AH515, A-729, choice EF.

FATIMID: al-Hafiz, 1131-1149, AV dinar (4.27g), al-Iskandariya, AH544, A-735.3, Nicol-2610, al-imam 'abd al-majid in three lines in the obverse ...

FATIMID: al-'Adid, 1160-1171, AV dinar (3.79g), Misr, AH559, A-744.1, Nicol-2694, light uneven surfaces, VF.

FATIMID: al-'Adid, 1160-1171, AV dinar (4.06g), al-Mu'izziya al-Qahira, AH565, A-744.2, Nicol-2712, very clear mint & date, VF, R.

FATIMID: African imitation, 10th century, AR dirham (1.63g), NM, ND, A-746S, both sides identical, totally meaningless Arabic script, 3 pellets above

HAMDANID: Nasir al-Dawla & Sayf al-Dawla, 942-967, AR donative dirham (5.94g), Halab, AH334, A-748D, broad outer empty margins, citing the calip...

HAMDANID: Nasir al-Dawla, 967-969, AR dirham (3.48g), Nasibin, AH356, A-749, W-857; BMC-IX, p.267, 17p, citing the heir Abu Taghlib, minor weakness in

BURID: Abaq, 1140-1154, AV ¼ dinar (1.13g) (Dimashq), ND, A-N784, without the name of Abaq, citing only the Great Seljuq ruler Sanjar, EF, RR. ...

AYYUBID: al-Kamil Muhammad I, 1218-1238, AV dinar (5.06g), al-Qahira, AH621, A-811.1, Kufic calligraphy, nice strike, scarce date, VF to EF.

AYYUBID: al-Kamil Muhammad I, 1218-1238, AV dinar (5.25g), al-Qahira, AH631, A-811.3, B-378, VF to EF.

AYYUBID: al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub, at Hisn Kayfa, 1232-1239, AR dirham (2.95g), Amid, AH63x, A-M862, Zeno-10851 (this piece), one small area of weak

BAHRI MAMLUK: 'Ali I, 1257-1259, AV dinar (6.06g), al-Iskandariya, AH657, A-873, B-17, W-955, very little weakness in margins, far more attracti...

BAHRI MAMLUK: Baybars I, 1260-1277, AV dinar (6.60g), al-Iskandariya, DM, A-880, lion below obverse field, lamination defect on reverse, obverse doubl

BAHRI MAMLUK: Baybars I, 1260-1277, AV dinar (8.66g), al-Qahira, DM, A-880, lion below obverse field, lovely bold strike, date probably 666 or 676, he

BAHRI MAMLUK: Hasan, first reign, 1347-1351, AV dinar (6.86g), al-Qahira, AH750, A-944, EF.

BAHRI MAMLUK: 'Ali II, 1376-1381, AV dinar (7.86g), Dimashq, AH7xx, A-960, light scrape on obverse, bold strike, choice EF.

BURJI MAMLUK: Yusuf, 1438, AV ashrafi (3.41g), MM, DM/ND, A-1004, W-1045 (plate specimen), EF, RR, ex Morton & Eden Auction 59 (November 2012), ...

BURJI MAMLUK: Tumanbay I, 1501, AV ashrafi (3.43g), NM, ND, A-1040, B-867, horizontal cables rise upwards towards the right, VF, RR.

ABBASID OF YEMEN: al-Wathiq, 842-847, AV dinar (3.21g), San'a, AH232, A-1053, W-399, Bernardi-154El, citing Ja'far, clipped and slightly cre...

ABBASID OF YEMEN: al-Mutawakkil, 847-861, AR dirham (3.34g), AH"200", A-1052N, mint/date formula bi-makiya sana wa mi'tayn, with the m...

ABBASID OF YEMEN: al-Mustakfi, 944-c. 950, AV amiri dinar (1.87g), San'a, AH336, A-1061, W-456, Bernardi—, mint & date in reverse margin, mi...

RASSID: al-Mahdi, 911-913, AR sudaysi (0.46g), 'Aththar, ND, A-1067.1, W-1087, Nicol-22, lustrous About Unc, RR. Struck during the reign of R...

RASSID: al-Mahdi Ahmad, 1249-1258, AR dirham (1.92g), Barrash, AH655, A-1085, extremely rare mint, engraved with full punctuation, EF, RRR. Perhaps

TARAFID: al-Faraj, 995-1002, AV dinar (2.53g), 'Aththar, AH(3)81, A-F1070, W-1093, minor edge damage, VF, RR. 'Aththar was location in th...

WAHHABI SHARIFS AT MECCA: temp. Yahya b. Surur, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (15.12g), Makka (Mecca), AH1222, A-S1160, KM-2, mint name on obverse, date on re

WAHHABI SHARIFS AT MECCA: temp. Yahya b. Surur, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (19.35g), Makka (Mecca), AH1223, A-T1160, KM-3, mint name & bird / date re...

WAHHABI SHARIFS AT MECCA: temp. Yahya b. Surur, 1803-1827, AE ¼ mahmudi (3.82g), Makka (Mecca), AH1240, A-U1160, KM-5, mint name / date, VF, R.

WAJIHID: Yusuf b. Wajih, 925-943, AR dirham (3.57g), 'Uman, AH330, A-1161, citing his son & heir Muhammad b. Yusuf, superb strike on broad f...

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MUKRAMID: Abu'l-Hasan, 1036-1039, AV dinar (4.41g), 'Uman, AH429, A-A1166, ruler cited as al-amir al-sayyid al-ajall abu'l-hasan bin nas...

SELJUQ OF RUM: Qaysarshah, late 12th century, AE fals (11.02g), NM, ND, A-1196, Broome-38A, horseman slaying a dragon with his lance, VF, RR.

DANISHMENDID: Malik Muhammad, 1134-1142, AE dirham (5.49g), NM, ND, A-1238, W-1300, Whelan pl.16:2, Greek legends on both sides, broad flan with legen

DANISHMENDID: Malik Muhammad, 1134-1142, AE dirham (5.58g), NM, ND, A-1238, W-1300, Whelan pl.16:2, Greek legends on both sides, Fine, R.

DANISHMENDID: 'Imad al-Din Dhu'l-Nun, 1142-1175, AE dirham (6.60g), NM, ND, A-1243, W-1302, Whelan pl.17:9, lion-rider, some peripheral weak...

DANISHMENDID: 'Imad al-Din Dhu'l-Nun, 1142-1175, AE dirham (6.51g), NM, ND, A-1243, W-1302, Whelan pl.17:9, lion-rider, Fine, R.

DANISHMENDID: 'Imad al-Din Dhu'l-Nun, 1142-1175, AE dirham (6.38g), NM, ND, A-1244.1, W-1303, Whelan pl.17:8, royal inscriptions only, bilin...

DANISHMENDID: 'Imad al-Din Dhu'l-Nun, 1142-1175, AE dirham (5.96g), NM, ND, A-1244.2, W-1304, Whelan pl.17:10, Arabic inscriptions only, VF,...

DANISHMENDID: Nizam al-Din Yaghi-Basan, 1142-1164, AE dirham (10.51g), NM, ND, A-1245, W-1305, Whelan pl.17:11, bust right, VF, R.

DANISHMENDID: Nizam al-Din Yaghi-Basan, 1142-1164, AE dirham (9.25g), NM, ND, A-1245, W-1305, Whelan pl.17:11, bust right, VF, R.

DANISHMENDID: Nizam al-Din Yaghi-Basan, 1142-1164, AE dirham (9.99g), NM, ND, A-1245, W-1305, Whelan pl.17:11, bust right, obverse struck off-center,

DANISHMENDID: Dhu'l-Qarnayn, 1152-1162, AE dirham (7.15g), NM, ND, A-1240, W-1307, Whelan pl.16:4, head right with Greek inscription around // A...

DANISHMENDID: Dhu'l-Qarnayn, 1152-1162, AE dirham (6.02g), NM, ND, A-1240, W-1307, Whelan pl.16:4, head right with Greek inscription around // A...

DANISHMENDID: Nasir al-Din Muhammad, 1162-1170 & 1175-1178, AE dirham (8.95g), NM, AH558, A-1241.1, W-1308, Whelan pl.16:5, investiture scene (t...

DANISHMENDID: Nasir al-Din Muhammad, 1162-1170 & 1175-1178, AE dirham (11.51g), NM, AH558, A-1241.1, W-1308, Whelan pl.16:5, investiture scene (...

DANISHMENDID: Fakhr al-Din Qasim, 1170-1172, AE dirham (7.46g), NM, ND, A-1242, W-1311, Whelan pl.17:7, lion sejant, VF, RR.

DANISHMENDID: Uncertain ruler, AE fals (4.10g), NM, ND, A-—, nimbate bust of Christ facing // undeciphered Arabic legend, apparently an unpublished ty

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim I, 1512-1520, AV sultani (3.41g), Kostantiniye, AH918, A-1314, lovely strike, VF, R.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim I, 1512-1520, AV sultani (2.93g), Halab, AH924, A-1314, NP-115, somewhat off-center strike, full clear date, VF, RR, ex Kenneth

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.48g), Baghdad, AH926, A-1317, NP-159, scarce mint in gold, lovely well-struck example, EF,...