List 258


Islamic Gold Coins
 
Item No. Photo Description Price
UMAYYAD: 'Umar, 717-720, AV dinar (4.26g), NM, AH100, A-132, ex-mount, Extremely Fine.
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ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar (4.19g), Mah al-Basra, AH318, A-245.2, without initials below reverse field, some weakness, as usual, crude Extremely Fine, RRR.

This type may also be considered Ziyarid, as Mardawij has begun his conquest of the region around Hamadan, Dinawar (=Mah al-Kufa) and Nihawand (=Mah al-Basra).
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FATIMIDS: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.25g), Misr, AH436, A-719.1, lovely Very Fine.
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CRUSADERS of Tripoli: in the name of al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (3.25g), NM, ND, A-720B, Ma-8, Latin B above obverse, T above reverse, cross in reverse center, average strike, flan crack, Extremely Fine, R.
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.42g), Kostantiniye, AH926, A-1317, Very Fine.
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TURKEY: AV zeri mahbub (2.38g), AH1203 year 17, KM-523, lightly crimped, Extremely Fine.
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SAFFARIDS: Khalaf b. Ahmad, 972-980, AV fractional dinar (Sijistan), DM, A-1417, crude Very Fine.
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  SAFFARIDS: al-Husayn b. Tahir, 980-982+, AV fractional dinar, Sijistan, DM, A-1419, crude Fine.
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SAMANIDS: Nasr II, 914-943, AV dinar (4.13g), al-Muhammadiya, AH323, A-1449, full mint & date, star above obverse, weakness in center, terminal year in hoard, About Uncirculated, R.
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SAMANIDS: Nasr II, 914-943, AV dinar (3.93g), al-Muhammadiya, AH322, A-1449, caliph al-Qahir, full mint & date, usual weakness, crude Extremely Fine, R.

With hasbuni Allâh wa ni'ma al-wakil, "Allâh is sufficient for us, and is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)" (Qur'an 3:173) in reverse outer margin.
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SAMANIDS: Nasr II, 914-943, AV dinar (4.05g), al-Muhammadiya, AH319, A-1449, clear mint & date, S-like ornament above and two stars below obverse field, some weakness, Very Fine, R.
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ZIYARIDS: Mardawij, 927-935, AV dinar (3.12g), Mah al-Basra, AH322, A-1530, decent strike with usual weakness, lovely Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, R.
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  BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, debased AV dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz, AH399, A-1573A, very clear date, Extremely Fine.
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  BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, debased AV dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz, AH398, A-1573A, excellent strike, Extremely Fine.
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  BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, debased AV dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz, AH399, A-1573A, crude Extremely Fine.
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  BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, debased AV dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz, AH398, A-1573A, crude Extremely Fine.
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  BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, debased AV dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz, AH399, A-1573A, slightly weak strike, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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  BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, debased AV dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz, AH398, A-1573A, slightly weak strike, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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  BUWAYHID: Baha' al-Dawla, 989-1012, debased AV dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz, DM, A-1573A, slightly weak strike, date unclear (must be 398 or 399), Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (3.13g), Balkh, AH391, A-1611.2, Surat al-Ikhlas on reverse (Qur'an Sura 112), mint name weak but can only be Balkh, Extremely Fine, R.
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GHAZNAVIDS: Mas'ud I, 1030-1041, AV dinar, MM, AH4xx, A-1619, 60% weakly struck, Fine.
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GHAZNAVIDS: 'Abd al-Rashid, 1049-1052, AV dinar, Ghazna, AH441, A-1629, crimped, crude Very Fine, R.
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GHAZNAVIDS: Farrukhzad, 1053-1059, AV dinar, Ghazna, AH446, A-1633, obverse scratch, Fine to Very Fine.
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GREAT SELJUQ: Malikshah I, 1072-1092, AV pale dinar (4.28g), MM, AH478, A-1675, clear date, mint probably Balkh, with last letter partially visible, about 40% flat strike, very crude Very Fine.
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GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, 1118-1157, AV dinar (1.85g), MM, DM, A-1686, citing the Abbasid caliph al-Muqtafi (1136-1160), 25% weak strike, crude Fine.
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GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, 1118-1157, AV pale dinar (4.06g), Balkh, AH51x, A-1687, mint name atop obverse field, almost silvery in color, Fine.
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GHORID: 'Ala al-Din al-Husayn, 1149-1161, AV debased dinar (4.35g), Firuzkuh, ND, A-W1754, ornate calligraphy, some weakness, very clear mint name, dirty Fine to Very Fine, R.
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  GHORID: 'Ala al-Din al-Husayn, 1149-1161, AV debased dinar (3.46g), MM, ND, A-W1754, ornate calligraphy, some weakness, Fine, R.
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  SUFID: AV fractional dinar (1.13g), Khwarizm, AH77x, A-2063, crude Good.
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TIMURIDS: Shahrukh III, 1575-1579, AV ¼ ashrafi (0.92g), [Badakhshan], ND, A-2466, crinkled, Very Fine.
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QAJARS: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV "toman" (6.57g), "Yazd", AH"1232", A-2865-imitaiton, reverse based on issues of 'Abbas II, believed to be a late 19th century Armenian jewelry piece, choice Very Fine.
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