Horizon Auction I - London

MERINID: Abu Sa'id 'Uthman II, 1310-1331, AV dinar (4.61g), Marrakesh, ND, A-527, H-—, style of Hazard-726/728, but unpublished mint, slight...

TULUNID: Khumarawayh, 884-896, AV dinar (4.11g), Misr, AH282, A-664.3, citing the caliph al-Mu'tadid, choice EF.

TULUNID: Jaysh, 896, AV dinar (4.07g), Misr, AH283, A-666, W-785, Bernardi-214De, slightly creased, a few minor marks, VF, RR.

TULUNID: Harun, 896-905, AR dirham (3.83g), Balis, AH284, A-668, unpublished date for this extremely rare Syrian mint, with mint & date perfectl...

IKHSHIDID: Muhammad, 935-946, AR donative ½ dirham (1.69g), NM, ND, A-A676, crudely struck on hexagonal planchet, but little actual wear, VF, R...

IKHSHIDID: Muhammad, 935-946, AR donative dirham (2.38g), Misr, A-A676var, date somewhat uncertain, but most likely AH(3)23, apparently followed by al

IKHSHIDID: Abu'l-Qasim, 946-961, AV dinar (3.53g), Misr, AH338, A-676, bold strike, About Unc.

IKHSHIDID: 'Ali b. al-Ikhshid, 961-966, AV dinar (3.63g), Filastin, AH351, A-678, with the letter "K" for his assistant Kafur below th...

IKHSHIDID: Ahmad b. 'Ali, 968-969, AV dinar (4.11g), Filastin, AH359, A-682, Bach-109, citing al-Hasan b. 'Ubayd Allah at bottom of the obve...

QARMATID: al-Hasan b. Ahmad, 972-975, AV dinar (3.83g), Dimashq, AH361, A-684, without any additional titles, but referring to the Chief Sayyids al- s

FATIMID: al-Mahdi, 909-934, AV dinar (4.20g), , AH324, A-A688, Nicol-136, Kazan-430, lovely strike, bold EF, R. Posthumous issue in the

FATIMID: al-Mahdi, 909-934, AV dinar (3.97g), al-Qayrawan, AH302, A-688, Nicol-28, early issue, retaining Aghlabid style & calligraphy, VF, R.

FATIMID: al-Mahdi, 909-934, AV ¼ dinar (1.03g), NM, AH310, A-689, Nicol-93, clear date, choice About Unc, RR, ex Hans Lundberg Collection. N...

FATIMID: al-Mu'izz, 953-975, AV dinar (4.18g), al-Mansuriya, AH362, A-697.1, Nicol-423, superb strike, perfectly centered, lovely About Unc.

FATIMID: al-'Aziz, 975-996, AV dinar (4.22g), Tabariya, AH371, A-703, Nicol—, very rare mint, EF, RR. Fatimid gold coins of the Tabariya mint...

FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, AV dinar (4.40g), Halab, AH418, A-714.1, W-835, Nicol-1394, VF, RRR, ex Gorny & Mosch Auction 209 (October 2012), ...

FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, AV dinar (4.11g), al-Mansuriya, AH423, A-714.1, Nicol-1561, clear mint & date, choice VF, S.

FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, AV ¼ dinar (1.07g), Misr, AH426, A-715, Nicol-1537, mint/date formula in reverse margin, rather than the normal l...

FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, AV 1/4 dinar (1.08g), NM, ND, A-715, contemporary imitation, with many abbrievated words, and especially blundered margi

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.08g), al-Mansuriya, AH430, A-719.1, Nicol-2190, usual central weakness for this mint, clear mint &...

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.04g), Filastin, AH434, A-719.1, Nicol-2063, nice strike, scarce date, choice VF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.22g), Misr, AH435, A-719.1, Nicol-2112 (type B1), magnificent strike, with full original luster, Unc, S.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (3.86g), Filastin, AH436, A-719.1, Nicol-2065, couple spots of minor weakness, VF to EF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (3.88g), Sur, AH436, A-719.1, Nicol-1916, attractive VF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.17g), Misr, AH449, A-719A, Nicol-2132, nice strike, scarce date, EF.

FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.22g), al-Iskandariya, AH473, A-719A, Nicol-1678, lustrous surfaces, About Unc.

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