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Islamic - Iran - The Early Period

Item No.	Photo	Description	Price
Item 819684		TAHIRID: Talha, 822-828, AR dirham, Samarqand, AH208, A-1393, mintname weak, EF. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 115182		SAFFARID: Ahmad b. Muhammad, 923-963, AE fals, Sijistan, AH341, A-1413A, attractive VF, S. View details	No Longer Available
Item 86325		BANIJURID: Sahlan b. Maktum, 974-988, AR multiple dirham, Andaraba, AH378, A-A1440, 9.63g, abu mansur above obverse field, Qur'an 9:34 in reverse margin ("those who hoard up gold and silver…"), EF, R. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 86342		BANIJURID: Sahlan b. Maktum, 974-988, AR multiple dirham, Andaraba, AH374, A-A1440, SNAT-201, 8.97g, Qur'an 65:3 in reverse margin, without Samanid overlord, al-'izza lillâh below reverse, full strike, EF, R. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 100340		BANIJURID: Sahlan b. Maktum, 974-988, AR multiple dirham, Andaraba, AH374, A-1439U, 6.21g, without Samanid overlord (has name replaced by al-izza lillah, Qur'an 65:3 in reverse margin, moderate weakness, EF, R. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 90900		BANIJURID: Maktum b. Harb, 959-971+, AR dirham (3.26g), Andaraba, AH34x, A-L1438, citing Samanid 'Abd al-Malik as overlord & Harb, bent, crude VF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 81031		SAMANID: Nasr I, 864-892, AE fals (2.19g), Samarqand, AH256, A-1441, decent Fine, RR. View details	Sold
Item 81032		SAMANID: Nasr I, 864-892, AE fals (2.96g), Samarqand, AH(25)6, A-1441, Fine, RR. View details	Sold
Item 112678		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AR dirham (3.08g), Andaraba, AH293, A-1443, bold strike, lovely style for this mint, EF, R. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 81048		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals (3.96g), Samarqand, DM, A-1444, probably dated AH280, VF, S. View details	Sold
Item 81089		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals (3.58g), Samarqand, AH280, A-1444, crude VF. View details	Sold
Item 81035		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals (3.91g), Samarqand, AH280, A-1444, 'S' below on reverse field, Fine, S. View details	Sold
Item 81037		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals (6.08g), Samarqand, AH281, A-1444, 'S' below reverse field, thick flan, About VF, S. View details	Sold
Item 81038		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals (3.29g), Samarqand, AH281, A-1444, 'S' below reverse field, Fine, S. View details	Sold
Item 81040		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals (3.14g), Samarqand, AH287, A-1444, 'S' below reverse field, nice strike, Fine to VF, S. View details	Sold
Item 81088		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals (3.56g), Samarqand, AH288, A-1444, nice Fine. View details	Sold
Item 81152		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals (2.35g), Bukhara, AH302, A-1452, citing Muhammad below obverse field, roughly cleaned, narrow flan (20.6 mm), VF. View details	Sold
Item 84933		SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AR multiple dirham, Samarqand, AH359, A-1465D, with Qur'an Surat 112 in reverse field, followed by the names of the caliph & ruler, 8.19g, date sufficiently clear, some weakness, VF to EF, RRR. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 80649		SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AR dirham (2.75g), Bukhara, AH353, A-1466, SNAT-121, with buqra above and bikk below obverse field, Fine to VF, S. View details	Sold
Item 80682		SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AR dirham (3.58g), Balkh, AH360, A-1466, SNAT-—, date written fi sanna wa sittin wa thalathmi'a, VF to EF. View details	Sold
Item 80669		SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AR dirham (3.78g), al-Shash, AH360, A-1466, SNAT----, citing Fa'iq, twice pierced, VF, R. View details	Sold
Item 80671		SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AR dirham (3.03g), al-Shash, AH365, A-1466, SNAT-384, citing Fa'iq, weak VF, R. View details	Sold
Item 90902		SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AR dirham (2.64g), Andaraba, AH35x, A-1466, without any reference to the Banijurids or their successors, with title al-mansur below obverse field, nice VF. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 86324		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR multiple dirham, Walwaliz, AH370, A-1469W, SNAT-1251/53, 8.91g, citing Fa'iq, some porosity only in outer margin, some weakness, EF, R. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 86997		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham (3.25g), Balkh, AH368, A-1470, SNAT-633/34, with title al-malik al-sayyid on obverse, fa'iq on reverse, nice VF, R. View details	Sold
Item 86976		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham (2.84g), Balkh, AH371, A-1470, SNAT-638/39, with title al-malik al-sayyid on obverse, fa'iq on reverse, narrow flan, EF. View details	Sold
Item 86981		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham (2.88g), Balkh, AH372, A-1470, SNAT-640, with title al-malik al-sayyid on obverse, fa'iq on reverse, clipped, EF. View details	Sold
Item 86988		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham (3.67g), Balkh, AH372, A-1470, SNAT-640, with title al-malik al-mansur on obverse, fa'iq on reverse, crude VF. View details	Sold
Item 86986		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham (3.36g), Balkh, AH375, A-1470, SNAT-642/43, with title al-malik al-mansur on obverse, muhammad on reverse, several flan cracks, VF. View details	Sold
Item 86991		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham (3.09g), Balkh, AH376, A-1470, SNAT-644var, with title al-malik al-mansur on obverse, fa'iq on reverse, small epigraphy, 3 minor flan cracks, EF. View details	Sold
Item 86992		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham, Balkh, AH376, A-1470, SNAT-644var, with title al-malik al-mansur on obverse, fa'iq on reverse, small epigraphy, VF to EF. View details	Sold
Item 86996		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham (3.36g), Balkh, AH377, A-1470, SNAT-645/46, with title al-malik al-mansur on obverse, fa'iq on reverse, minor weakness, traces of original lustre, EF. View details	Sold
Item 86995		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham (4.14g), Balkh, AH377, A-1470, SNAT-645/46, with title al-malik al-mansur on obverse, fa'iq on reverse, slight weakness, EF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 86994		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham (3.26g), Balkh, AH377, A-1470, SNAT-645/46, with title al-malik al-mansur on obverse, fa'iq on reverse, some yellow stain on obverse, VF to EF. View details	Sold
Item 86993		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham, Balkh, AH377, A-1470, SNAT-645/46, with title al-malik al-mansur on obverse, fa'iq on reverse, some weakness, VF. View details	Sold
Item 86349		AMIR OF WARWARLIZ: al-Nasir li-din Allâh 'Ali, 985, AR multiple dirham, Walwaliz (sic), AH374, A-1476S, SNAT-1251/53, 8.97g, citing Hubb bin Muhammad on obverse, Qur'an 6:160 in reverse margin, nice strike but with some minor discoloration (removable in citric acid, if you wish), VF. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 134277		SAMANID: Isma'il II, 1000-1004, AE fals (2.37g), Bukh(ara), AH39(0), A-1476A, some weakness, Fine to VF, RRR. All coins of Isma'il II, known in all 3 metals, are extremely rare, and dated only AH390-391, after which he was driven to the sidelines, forced out of Nishapur by the Ghaznavids in 391 and from Bukhara by the Qarakhanids in the same year. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 112681		QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AR dirham (2.29g), Samarqand, AH396, A-3302, ruler cited as nasir al-dawla al-mu'ayyid al-'adil ilak nasr, moderately porous surfaces, elegant calligraphy, About VF, R. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 81174		QARAKHANID: Ahmad b. 'Ali, 994-1016, AE fals (2.69g), Akhsikath, AH(40)3, A-3305, Kochnev-302, scarce mint (very clear), obverse roughly cleaned, Fine to VF, R. View details	Sold
Item 81179		QARAKHANID: Ahmad b. 'Ali, 994-1016, AE fals (2.61g), al-Sughd, AH405, A-3305, Zeno-53363, Ahmad cited only as Qutb al-Dawla, single horizontal lines of text in both obverse & reverse fields, some strong filing, Fine, R. View details	Sold
Item 104857		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AR dirham (4.27g), Taraz, AH400, A-3307, Koch-248var, cited on the reverse field as muhammad bin 'ali and in the reverse margin as al-amir al-jalil al-mumakkan al-mansur sana' al-dawla arslan tegin, nice strike, EF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 104856		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AR dirham (3.62g), Taraz, AH400, A-3307, Koch-248var, with his titles Sana' al-Dawla and al-Mumakkan al Mansur, VF to EF, RR. As Kochnev-248 but with the title tegin repeated below the reverse field. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 104854		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AR dirham (1.82g), Khujanda, AH404, A-3307, Koch-325, with his titles Sana' al-Dawla and Yinal-tegin, lovely design, well-struck, bold VF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 104853		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AR dirham (2.08g), Khujanda, AH405, A-3307, Koch-404, with his titles Sana' al-Dawla and Yinal-tegin, also citing an unidentied nuh atop the obverse field, one flan crack, bold VF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 81185		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AE fals (2.02g), Samarqand, AH407, A-3308, Muhammad entitled sinan al-dawla, weak VF, R. View details	Sold
Item 83242		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AE fals (3.44g), Ilâq, AH405, A-3308, Kochnev 341, citing Ertâsh in obverse center, his name surrounded by a pomegranite-like ornament, remarkably ornate calligraphy, some minor weakness, Fine to VF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 104867		QARAKHANID: Nizam al-Dawla Tungha-tegin, 1009-1014, AR dirham (3.29g), al-Shash, AH400, A-3333, Koch-260, with his additional title tungha-tegin, citing the overlord Ahmad b. 'Ali as qutb al-dawla wa nasr al-milla, About Unc, R. With the word razi above the obverse (sic), perhaps the name of a local official. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 104866		QARAKHANID: Nizam al-Dawla Tungha-tegin, 1009-1014, AR dirham (2.01g), al-Shash, AH400, A-3333, Koch-259, with his additional title tungha-tegin, citing the overlord Ahmad b. 'Ali as qutb al-dawla wa nasr al-milla, EF, R. With the word razi above the reverse, perhaps the name of a local official. With large pellet in obverse center. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 81171		QARAKHANID: Khaqan Simnani, fl. 1013-1015, AE fals, Bukhara, AH406, A-3305S, without the name Simnani, crude VF, S. View details	Sold
Item 81170		QARAKHANID: Khaqan Simnani, fl. 1013-1015, AE fals, Bukhara, AH405, A-3305S, nice Fine, S. View details	No Longer Available

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