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Philippicus (Bardanes), AD 711-713. Gold Solidus (4.43 g). Constantinople, 4th officina. ON FIL?PIC?S M?L T?S AN, crowned, facing bust, wearing slight

Constantine V Copronymus with Leo III (AD 740/1-775). Gold Solidus (4.46 g). Constantinople, struck AD 740-742. Crowned facing bust of Leo, wearing ch

Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III (AD 740/1-775). Gold Solidus (4.41 g). Constantinople, struck ca. AD 764-773. Crowned facing busts o

Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III (AD 741-775). Gold Solidus (4.37 g). Constantinople, struck ca. AD 764-773. Crowned facing busts of

Leo IV, the Khazar, with Constantine VI, Leo III and Constantine V (AD 775-780). Gold Solidus (4.36 g). Constantinople, struck AD 776-778. Crowned fa

Constantine VI with Leo III, Constantine V and Leo IV (AD 780-787). Gold Solidus (4.40 g). Constantinople. Constantine VI and Leo IV enthroned facing,

Constantine VI and Irene (AD 780-797). AE Follis, struck AD 792-797. Constantinople. Crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruc

Irene (AD 797-802). Gold Solidus (4.36 g). Constantinople. ?IPIhH bASILISSH, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus with Romanus II (913-959). Gold Solidus (4.35 g). Constantinople, struck 946-947. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator. R

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus and Romanus II (913-959). Gold Solidus (4.41 g). Constantinople, struck 955-959. Facing nimbate bust of Christ Pantokr

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus and Romanus II (913-959). Gold Solidus (4.38 g). Constantinople, struck 955-959. Facing nimbate bust of Christ Pantokr

Romanus III Argyrus (1028-1034). Gold Histamenon Nomisma (4.37 g). Constantinople. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing. Reverse: Romanus, hand on bre

Constantine X Ducas (1059-1067). Gold Histamenon Nomisma (4.41 g). Class I. Constantinople. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing. Reverse: Constantine

Constantine X Ducas (1059-1067). Gold Histamenon Nomisma (4.36 g). Constantinople, struck 1062-1065. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing. Reverse: Con

Constantine X Ducas (1059-1067). Gold Histamenon Nomisma (4.40 g). Constantinople, struck 1062-1065. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing. Reverse: Co

Romanus IV Diogenes, with Eudocia, Michael VII, Constantius and Andronicus (1068-1071). Gold Histamenon Nomisma (4.41 g). Constantinople. Michael stan

Romanus IV Diogenes, with Eudocia, Michael VII, Constantius and Andronicus (1068-1071). Gold Histamenon Nomisma (4.34 g). Constantinople. Michael sta

Michael VII (1071-1078). Gold Histamenon Nomisma (4.35 g). Constantinople. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator. Reverse: Crowned facing bust of Michael

Michael VII (1071-1078). Gold Histamenon Nomisma (4.39 g). Constantinople. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator. Reverse: Crowned facing bust of Michael,

Michael VII Ducas, with Maria (1071-1078). Electrum Tetarteron Nomisma (4.40 g). Constantinople. Facing bust of the Theotokos, holding a medallion wi

Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118). Gold Hyperpyron (4.36 g). Constantinople, struck 1092/3-1118. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, barred IC XC across

Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118). Electrum Histamenon Nomisma (4.36 g). Constantinople, struck 1082-1087. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing. Reverse:

Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180). Electrum Aspron Trachy Nomisma (1.92 g). Constantinople. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing. Reverse: Manuel, holding

Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180). Electrum Aspron Trachy (3.90 g). Constantinople, struck ca. 1160-1164. Christ Pantokrator standing facing on a low dai

John III Ducas – Vatatzes (1222-1254). Gold Hyperpyron. Magnesia mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, sigla ? – P. Reverse: Crowned facing figu

Michael VIII Palaeologus (1261-1282). Gold or Electrum Hyperpyron (4.26 g). Constantinople. Half-length figure of the Theotokos, orans, within city w

Axumite Kingdom. Ebana (ca. AD 440-470). Gold Unit (1.60 g). Crowned bust right, holding whisk, flanked by grain ears, legend reversed. Reverse: Drape

Axumite Kingdom. Kaleb (ca. AD 510-540). Gold Unit – Chrysos (1.56 g). Draped half-length bust right, wearing tiara and circular earring, flanked by e

Arab-Sasanian. Mu`awiya AH 41-60/ AD 661-680). Silver Dirham (3.87 g), DA (Darabjird), year 43 (frozen), actually struck ca. AH 52-54. Khusrau II sty

Umayyad Caliphate. Time of Ibrahim (AH 126-127/ 744 AD). Silver Dirham (2.89 g), Dimashq AH 127. Album 140. Nice full flan. Extremely Fine.

Abbasid Caliphate. Harun al-Rashid (AH 170-193/AD 786-809). Gold Dinar, nm (al-Rafiqa) AH 190. 4.24 g. Letter “rey” below central reverse legend. Alb

Abbasid Caliphate. al-Ma`mun (AH 194-218/AD 810-833). Gold Dinar, (Madinat al-Salaam) AH 203. 4.28 g. Citing only “Dhu’l-Ri’asatayn”. “al-Iraq” below

Abbasid Caliphate. al-Ma`mun (AH 194-218/ 810-833 AD). Silver Dirham (2.89 g), al-Muhammadiya, AH 195. Citing the military commander Tahir (b. al-Hus

Abbasid Caliphate. al-Ma`mun (AH 194-218/ 810-833 AD). Silver Dirham (4.16 g), Marw AH 202. Naming `Ali b. Musa al-Rida as heir. Two-line margin legen

Buwayhid. Qawam al-Dawla, in Kirman and periodically in Fars (AH 403-419/AD 1012-1028). Silver Dirham, Shiraz AH 407. 3.02 g. Ruler cited as “al-malik

Buwayhid. `Imad al-Din Abu Kalinjar, in Fars (AH 415-440/AD 1024-1048 and Iraq after AH 435/AD 1044). Silver Presentation Multiple Dirham, Suq al-Ahwa

Great Seljuq. Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad I Tapar (AH 492-511/ 1099-1118 AD). Electrum Dinar (2.37 g), (Herat), AH 49(8). Six-line central legend citing t

Zangid of Mosul. Nasir al-Din Mahmud (AH 616-631/ 1219-1233 AD). AE Dirham (7.56 g), al-Mawsil, AH 627. Crowned cross-legged figure facing holding a c

Great Mongols. Möngke (AH 649-657/ 1251-1259 AD). Gold Dinar (2.92 g), Herat, nd. Möngku qa’an al-`adil zuyida `adluhu (“Möngke, the...

Ilkhanid. Baydu (AH 694/ 1295 AD). Gold Dinar (4.24 g), Tabriz, AH 694. Kalima in central circle. Reverse: Uyghur legend, ruler’s name in Arabic below

Iran. Safavid. Sulayman I (AH 1079-1105/AD 1668-1694). Silver 10 Shahi, Isfahan AH 1094. 16.94 g. Poetic couplet with mint and date; Shi’ite shahada i

Iran. Safavid. Sultan Husayn (AH 1105-1135/ AD 1694-1722). Gold Ashrafi, Isfahan AH 1130. Hoseyn bande-ye shah-e velayat with mint and date, floriated

Iran. Safavid. Tahmasp II (AH 1135-1145/ AD 1722-1732). Gold Ashrafi, Isfahan AH 1143. Couplet: be-giti sekke-ye sahebqerani / zad as toufiq-e haqq ta

Iran. Safavid. `Abbas III (AH 1145-1148/ AD 1732-1735). Gold Ashrafi, Isfahan AH 1145. Couplet: sekke bar zar zad be-toufiq-e elahi dar jahan / zell-e

Iran. Hotaki Afghan. Azad Khan (AH 1163-1170/ AD 1750-1757). Gold Mohur (10.90 g), Dar al-Saltanat Isfahan AH 1167. Couplet: Ta ke azad dar jahan bash

Iran. Afsharid. Nadir Shah, as king (AH 1148-1160/ AD 1735-1747). Gold Ashrafi, Dar al-Saltanat Isfahan AH 1158. Mint, epithet and date in circle, bro

Iran. Qajar. Fath `Ali Shah (AH 1212-1250/ AD 1797-1834). Gold Toman, Dar al-marz Rasht AH 1213. Mint and epithet in simple circle, al-`izza Lillah ab

Sultans of Bengal. Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji (1204-1206). Gold Fractional Tanka of 20 Rati (2.40 g), dated Samvat 1262 (1204 AD). In the name of his o

Kadambas of Goa. Jayakeshi III (1187-1225). Gold Gadyana (Pagoda), samsvatsara year Angira (?). Roaring lion facing left, sun and moon, year before. R

Kadambas of Goa. Shivachitta Vajradeva (ca. 1215-1225/26). Gold Gadyana (Pagoda), samvatsara year Tarana 18 (1224). Roaring lion facing left, sun and