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SOGDIANA: Unknown issuer, ca. 7th/8th century, AE cash (1.86g), Sogdian legend // 4 symbols (tamghas or imitations of Chinese characters), no central

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.89g), GD (Jayy), AH62, A-12, date written as TLYNShST, with small annulet before the...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, ca. 700-730, AE fals (2.1g), Zaranj, ND, A-49, Geyselen-50, Sasanian style bust right / inscription in Arabic and Pahlavi, c

EASTERN SISTAN: Anonymous, 706-726, AR drachm (3.96g), SK (Sijistan), AH93, A-77, Malek, SICA-1:372, standard type, in the name of Khusro, clear date

EASTERN SISTAN: Anonymous, 706-726, AR drachm (4.02g), SK (Sijistan), AH95, A-77, Malek-1087, standard type, in the name of Khusro, clear date PNCNWAT

GHUZZ OF SYR DARYA: 'Abd Allah b. Tahir, ca. 230-245, AR drachm (0.95g), A-100.1, cf. Zeno-124109, Afrighid style bust right, citing the Tahirid...

GHUZZ OF SYR DARYA: 'Abd Allah b. Tahir, ca. 230-245, AR drachm (1.50g), A-100.2, cf. Zeno-184344, Afrighid style bust right, citing the Tahirid...

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 670-680, AE fals (4.59g), Hims (Emisos), A-3516.2, Emperor holding long cross, with blundered Greek KALON in the

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.28g), Sarakhs, AH92, A-128, Klat-452, clipped down to about the Tabaristan standard, VF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.87g), Kirman, AH93, A-128, lovely strike, XF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham, Sabur, AH93, A-128, XF.

UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.64g), Maysan, AH96, A-128, Klat-620, evenly worn, F-VF.

UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham (2.81g), Marw, AH97, A-131, two pellets below sharik in obverse field, pleasing VF.

UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.87g), Balkh, AH122, A-137, Klat-184, triplet of pellets in the obverse center, some weakness, VF.

UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham (2.16g), Balkh, AH128, A-142, Klat-186, clipped down to the Tabaristan standard; slightly scyphate, which makes

UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham (2.76g), al-Jazira, AH130, A-142, Klat-226, VF.

UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham, al-Samiya, AH131, A-142, minor stain, lovely VF.

UMAYYAD: ca. 705-715, AE fals (5.51g), Baysan, ND, A-170, SNAT-161 (same dies), pellet after Allah on the reverse, no star after the mint name, Fine,

UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.57g), Hims, ND, A-177, muling of two reverse dies, each side inscribed muhammad rasul Allah hims, F-VF, RR.

UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.13g), Iliya (Jerusalem), A-179, W-P.124, without pellet after Allah on reverse, decent strike, F-VF.

UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.12g), al-Ramla (Palestine), ND, A-185, W-P.132, choice VF.

UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.46g), al-Ramla (Palestine), ND (ca. 710s), A-185, Bone-2-var; cf. SNAT-45 ff, striated obverse border; with the Arabic letter K (o

UMAYYAD: AE fals (4.00g), Tabariya, ND, A-188, W-898, longer obverse inscription, palm tree right on reverse field, a, About VF, R.

UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.94g), al-Mansura (in Sind), ND, A-A204, legends duriba hadha al-fals bi'l-mansura // muhammad rasul Allah; porous surfaces, ...

UMAYYAD: AE fals (2.85g), Wasit, AH116, A-205, W-B.59, some minor adhesions, nice strike, VF.

UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 720-750, AE weight (3.15g), A-Q206, inscribed in relief bism Allah hadha mithqal wâf ("in the name if God, this is...

ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AR dirham (2.96g), al-Muhammadiya, AH166, A-215.1, some original luster, AU.

ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.95g), Sijistan, AH174, A-219.4, citing Ibn Khuzaym, bold VF, R.

ABBASID: al-Amin, 809-813, AR dirham (2.89g), Balkh, AH194, A-221.4, citing al-Ma'mun as amir, choice VF, S.

ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.98g), Madinat al-Salam, AH207, A-223.6, deeply toned, choice XF.

ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.96g), al-Muhammadiya, AH218, A-223.6, VF.

ABBASID: al-Mu'tazz, 866-869, AR dirham (3.58g), Fars, AH254, A-236.2, XF.

ABBASID: al-Qahir, 932-934, AR dirham (4.53g), Madinat al-Salam, AH322, A-253, superb strike, very minor bend, lovely XF, S. "The avenger of Go...

ABBASID: AE fals (2.18g), Istakhr, AH145, A-325, citing the regional governor Isma'il b. 'Ali, full strike without any weakness, VF.

ABBASID: AE fals (3.01g), Ramhurmuz, AH165, A-A332, with a name above the reverse, possibly read as bin ma'mun and an uncertain word or name bel...

ABBASID: AE fals (2.41g), AH15x or 16x, A-X338, unusual tamgha in obverse center, unlike anything we have seen; mint off flan, governor also uncertain

ABBASID: Contemporary Imitation, AR dirham (2.99g), East European origin; combining the obverse of an Umayyad dirham of Wasit dated AH103 with the rev

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: 'Abd al-Rahman I, 756-788, AR dirham (2.66g), al-Andalus, AH159, A-339, some graffiti below the reverse field, bold VF.

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: al-Hakam I, 796-822, AR dirham (2.65g), al-Andalus, AH196, A-341, a lovely mint state example! NGC graded MS63.

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: al-Hakam I, 796-822, AR dirham (2.67g), al-Andalus, AH202, A-341, crescent below second line obverse and above reverse, choice XF.

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: 'Abd al-Rahman II, 822-852, AR dirham (2.52g), al-Andalus, AH218, A-342.1, bold strike and well centered, rare for dirhams of ...

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: 'Abd al-Rahman II, 822-852, AR dirham (2.69g), al-Andalus, AH227, A-342.1, average strike, XF.

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: 'Abd al-Rahman II, 822-852, AR dirham, al-Andalus, AH229, A-342.1, inner circle obverse, XF.

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: 'Abd al-Rahman II, 822-852, AR dirham, al-Andalus, AH235, A-342.1, letter ha' below obverse, minor flan crack, XF.

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: al-Hakam II, 961-976, AE "dirham" (2.56g), Madinat al-Zahra, AH350, A-352B, struck from well-engraved dies, with the nam...

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Hisham II, 976-1009, AR dirham (2.97g), al-Andalus, AH388, A-354.2, citing 'Amir (known as Almanzur) and Muhammad; bold strike...

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Sulayman, 1009-1010, AR dirham (3.37g), al-Andalus, AH400, A-358.1, citing Ibn Maslama, choice VF-XF.

UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Sulayman, 1009-1010, AR dirham (3.39g), Madinat al-Zahra, AH400, A-358.2, citing Ibn Shuhayd & the heir-apparent Muhammad, XF.

AMIRID OF VALENCIA: 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Mansur, 1021-1061, AV fractional dinar (1.56g), NM, ND, A-375.5, citing al-Muzaffar & Ibn Aghlab, s...

HAFSID: Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad III, 1542-1569, AR square dirham (0.98g), Tu(nis), ND, A-B514, H-, Hohertz-, obverse abu'l-'abbas / ornam...