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List 269

Islamic - Iran, The Early Period

Item No.	Photo	Description	Price
Item 130205		TAHIRID: Tahir II, 845-862, AE fals, Bukhara, AH253, A-B1395, citing the local officer Khalid b. Ahmad, Very Good, RR. View details	Sold
Item 39256		SAFFARID: 'Amr b. al-Layth, 879-901, AR dirham, Fars, AH268, A-1402, with "S" below reverse, crude Very Fine. View details	No Longer Available
Item 39267		SAFFARID: Muhammad b. 'Amr, 886-888, AR dirham, Fars, AH273, A-1403, mount well removed and filled hole but still attractive, Very Fine, R. View details	Sold
Item 37522		SAFFARID: Tahir b. Muhammad, 901-908, AR dirham, Fars, AH291, A-1404, without Wali al-Dawla, Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 34305		SAFFARID: Ahmad b. Muhammad, 923-963, AE fals, Zaranj, DM, A-1413A, 6-spoke wheel design, Very Good to Fine. View details	Sold
Item 39317		SAFFARID: Khalaf b. Ahmad, 972-980, AE fals, Sijistan, AH361, A-1418, crude Fine. View details	Sold
Item 46344		SAFFARID: Shams al-Din Ahmad, 1164-1167, AE jital (2.87g), Sijistan, ND, A-1426, struck way off center thus revealing the mint name, crude Very Fine, RR. View details	Sold
Item 37525		SAFFARIDS: Taj al-Din Harb, 1167-1213, AE jital, NM, ND, A-1427, Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130175		SAFFARID: Taj al-Din Nasr, 1221-1222, AE jital, NM, ND, A-1429, Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 39329		SAFFARID: Rukn al-Din Abu Mansur, 1221-1222, AE jital, NM, ND, A-1430, Very Fine, R. View details	Sold
Item 100333		BANIJURID: Sahlan b. Maktum, 974-988, AR multiple dirham, Andaraba, AH367, A-A1440, 8.65g, citing the Samanid ruler Nuh III, but without caliph, Quran 9:34 in reverse margin, minor weakness of strike and some light adhesion near rim, lustrous surfaces otherwise, Extremely Fine, RR. The caliph's name is replaced by the words tawakkal yakfi below the obverse field. Obverse die same SNAT-202. This is the first year inscribed with Qur'an 65:3, "And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah". View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 100346		BANIJURID: Sahlan b. Maktum, 974-988, AR multiple dirham, Andaraba, AH374, A-A1440, 8.79g, citing the Samanid overlord Nuh III, Qur'an 9:34 in margin ("And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah"), slight weakness, nice bluish toning, Extremely Fine, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 101958		BANIJURID: Sahlan b. Maktum, 974-988, AR dirham (6.45g) (Andaraba), DM, A-1439N, citing the Samanid ruler Nuh III and his general Fa'iq, much flatness, crude Very Fine, RRR. Traces of the final digit of the date are visible, suggesting that the date may be (36)9. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 100343		BANIJURID: Sahlan b. Maktum, 974-988, AR multiple dirham, Andaraba, AH374, A-1439U, without Samanid overlord (his name replaced by al-izza lillah, Qur'an 65:3 in reverse margin, weakly struck, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 130180		SAMANID: Nasr I, 864-892, AE fals (2.69g), Samarqand, AH256, A-1441, several spots of adhesion, both sides, About Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 129513		SAMANID: Nasr I, 864-892, AE fals (2.28g), Samarqand, AH256, A-1441, Fine to Very Fine, R. View details	Sold
Item 130185		SAMANID: Nasr I, 864-892, AE fals, Samarqand, AH2(5)6, A-1441, Very Good. View details	Sold
Item 129514		SAMANID: Nasr I, 864-892, AE fals (4.72g), Samarqand, AH271, A-1441, Fine, R. View details	Sold
Item 129516		SAMANID: Nasr I, 864-892, AE fals (2.90g), Samarqand, AH272, A-1441, tiny "hole", actually planchet defect, not later damage, nice Very Fine, R. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 129515		SAMANID: Nasr I, 864-892, AE fals (4.72g), Samarqand, AH272, A-1441, lovely About Very Fine, R. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 129517		SAMANID: Nasr I, 864-892, AE fals (3.14g), Samarqand, AH272, A-1441, nice Fine to Very Fine, R. View details	Sold
Item 800252		SAMANID: Nasr I, 864-892, AE fals, Samarqand, AH272, A-1441, Fine, R. View details	Sold
Item 130182		SAMANID: Nasr I, 864-892, AE fals, Samarqand, AH278, A-1441, some weakness, Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130181		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals (4.03g), Usrushana, AH280, A-1444, inscribed al-amir isma'il below reverse field, Fine, RR. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 129518		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals (3.11g), Samarqand, AH281, A-1444, Fine to Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130186		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals, Samarqand, AH286, A-1444, Very Good. View details	Sold
Item 130183		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals, Samarqand, AH287, A-1444, pleasing Fine to Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 129519		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals, Samarqand, AH287, A-1444, chipped, Fine to Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 100301		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AR multiple dirham, NM, ND, A-1450, 6.02g, citing Nuh b. Nasr on obverse, Nasr b. Ahmad and the later caliph al-Muti' on reverse, cuds on reverse due to deteriorating reverse die, probably unpublished, choice Very Fine, RR. Obverse die similar to SNAT-386. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 85477		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AR dirham (4.54g), Ma'dan, AH302, A-1451, inscribed al-qudra lillâh below obverse field, lightly stained, Extremely Fine, RR. Perhaps the only coin type that not only names the caliph's vizier but also includes his title al-wazir. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 130242		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AR dirham, Samarqand, AH306, A-1451, nice strike, lovely Extremely Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130243		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AR dirham, al-Shash, AH308, A-1451, nice strike, some luster, Extremely Fine. View details	Sold
Item 37755		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AR dirham, Samarqand, AH331, A-1451, crude Very Fine. View details	No Longer Available
Item 130191		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Bukhara, AH302, A-1452, small size, citing Muhammad (al-Jayhani), pleasing Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130192		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Bukhara, AH303, A-1452, small size, citing Muhammad (al-Jayhani), nice About Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130196		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals (3.21g), Bukhara, AH306, A-1452, large size, Fine to Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130197		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Bukhara, AH30(2), A-1452, small size, citing Muhammad (al-Jayhani), date weak but likely, Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130190		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Bukhara, AH302, A-1452, small size, citing Muhammad (al-Jayhani), About Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130188		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Samarqand, AH304, A-1452, Fine to Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 129521		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals (2.78g), Samarqand, AH304, A-1452, nice Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130193		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Bukhara, AH304, A-1452, small size, citing Muhammad (al-Jayhani), Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130187		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Samarqand, AH304, A-1452, Very Good. View details	Sold
Item 130195		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals (3.21g), Bukhara, AH305, A-1452, large size, trace of minor adhesions, Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130189		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals (3.05g), Samarqand, AH305, A-1452, Fine to Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 130199		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals (2.1g), Nawkath Ilaq, AH305, A-1452, porous surfaces, good Fine, R. This mint was formerly read as Tunkath Ilaq. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 130194		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals (2.29g), Bukhara, AH305, A-1452, large size, Fine. View details	Sold
Item 34325		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Bukhara, AH306, A-1452, Very Fine. View details	Sold
Item 129520		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals (2.43g), Binkath, AH306, A-1452, light porosity, delicate calligraphy, About Very Fine, R. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 129522		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals (1.68g), Bukhara, AH315, A-1452, light porosity, Very Fine. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 130198		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals (2.53g), Bukhara, AH315, A-1452, anonymous, with bakh below reverse field, good Fine, R. View details	Sold

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