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List 281

Islamic - Iran - The Early Period

Item No.	Photo	Description	Price
Item 166591		TAHIRID: Tahir II, 845-862, AE fals (1.99g), al-Shash, AH233, A-B1395.1, citing the Samanid governor, Yahya b. Asad, minor adhesions on reverse, VF, RR. View details	No Longer Available
Item 166590		BANIJURID: al-Harith b. Harb, 10th century, AR multiple dirham, Ma'dan, ND, A-1439, 10.82g, citing Nuh III, usual weakness, EF. View details	Sold
Item 166592		SAMANID: Nasr I, 864-892, AE fals (3.54g), al-Shash, AH253, A-1441, VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 150969		SAMANID: Isma'il I, 892-907, AE fals (1.84g), Usrushana, AH280, A-1444, porous Fine, RR. View details	No Longer Available
Item 150964		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals (2.88g), Nawkat Ilaq, AH305, A-1452, pellet above obverse field, lovely strike, VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 150966		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals (3.49g), Nawkat Ilaq, AH305, A-1452, pellet above obverse field, lovely strike, nice VF. View details	Sold
Item 150967		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Nawkat Ilaq, AH305, A-1452, pellet above obverse field, nice strike, VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 150960		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Nawkat Ilaq, AH305, A-1452, terminal letter H above obverse field, decent strike, Fine. View details	No Longer Available
Item 150968		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Nawkat Ilaq, AH305, A-1452, pellet above obverse field, Fine. View details	No Longer Available
Item 150961		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Nawkat Ilaq, AH305, A-1452, terminal letter H above obverse field, crude Fine. View details	No Longer Available
Item 152587		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Bukhara, AH306, A-1452, VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 150955		SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AE fals, Nawkat Ilaq, AH312, A-1452, ilaq repeated above obverse field, nice strike, minor damage, Fine to VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 166556		SAMANID: Nuh II, 943-954, AR dirham, Samarqand, AH339, A-1456, VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 166555		SAMANID: 'Abd al-Malik I, 954-961, AR dirham, Samarqand, AH34(7), A-1462, VF. View details	Sold
Item 154154		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham (4.46g), Balkh, AH377, A-1470, citing Fa'iq & the long deposed caliph al-Muti', small chip, VF to EF, R. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 152586		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham, Balkh, AH387, A-1470, VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 152588		SAMANID: 'Abd al-Malik II, 999-1000, AE fals, Bukhara, DM, A-1476, Zeno-44426, citing Tahir, date is probably AH389, porous Fine to VF, RR. View details	Sold
Item 134276		SAMANID: 'Abd al-Malik II, 999-1000, AE fals (1.46g), Bukhara, AH(38)9, A-1476, Very Good, RR. View details	No Longer Available
Item 150732		QARAKHANID: Mansur b. Ahmad, 992-999, AE fals (2.78g), Ilaq, AH381, A-3429.1, Koch—, Zeno-65508, citing the first Qarakhanid ruler, Shihab al-Dawla Abu Musa, whose personal name was Harun b. Sulayman, flan crack from striking, attractive Fine to VF, RRR. This is the second reported specimen for the year 381, the first year of Qarakhanid coinage. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 150733		QARAKHANID: Mansur b. Ahmad, 992-999, AE fals (2.87g), Ilaq, AH382, A-3429.1, Koch-5, citing the first Qarakhanid ruler, Shihab al-Dawla Abu Musa, whose personal name was Harun b. Sulayman, porous surfaces (from cleaning), Fine to VF, RRR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150828		QARAKHANID: Nasr b. 'Ali, 993-1012, AE fals (2.50g), Khujanda, AH384, A-3303, Samanid style, VF to EF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150769		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. Mansur, 1001-1006, AE fals (2.84g), Ilaq, AH393, A-3430, Koch-108, Zeno-36030, obverse has muhammad / bin mansur / ba salih in ornamental square, citing Ahmad b. 'Ali on reverse, lovely EF, R. AH393 of this type is much rarer than 392. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150731		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AE fals (3.57g), Usrushana, AH404, A-3308, Koch—, Zeno-15776, with his titles Sana' al-Dawla Yinal-Tegin, very clear mint & date, VF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150837		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AE fals (2.47g), Khujanda, AH407, A-3308, Koch-468, also citing Arslan Khan (Mansur b. 'Ali), superb calligraphy, VF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 150805		QARAKHANID: Irtash, fl. 1013-1015, AE fals (2.66g), Ilaq, AH405, A-3431D, Koch-341, name irtash in crescent on obverse, Muhammad b. 'Ali in reverse margin, nice strike, VF to EF, R. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150812		QARAKHANID: Irtash, fl. 1013-1015, AE fals (2.23g), Ilaq, AH406, A-3431D, Koch-419, Zeno-42773, citing Irtash in obverse center, surrounded by marginal text arranged as a square, citing Muhammad b. 'Ali as Ilek, moderate chip or flan defect, VF to EF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150856		QARAKHANID: Ilyas Hajjaj, fl. 1014, AE fals (1.95g), Kharashkath, AH405, A-3437, citing the Khan Ahmad b. 'Ali, much adjustment marking, VF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150815		QARAKHANID: Bars Oga, fl. 1015, AE fals (3.31g), Ilaq, AH406, A-3431G, Koch-419a, Zeno-94899, also citing Muhammad b. 'Ali, the Ilek, much porosity, elegant fine calligraphy, couple minor spots, VF to EF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150841		QARAKHANID: Bektuzun, fl. 1024, AE fals (3.50g), Khujanda, AH415, A-3442, Koch-468, also citng Arslan Khan (Mansur b. 'Ali) and Ilek (Muhammad b. 'Ali), Fine to VF, RR. Bektuzun's full titulature in reverse margin, al-amir sinan al-dawla sahib al-jaysh abu'l-fawaris bektuzun, the same Bektuzun who appeared as subordinate governor on Samanid coins dated AH387-389. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 63785		QARAKHANID: al-Husayn b. al-Hasan, 1164, AE dirham (2.96g), NM, AH576, A-3414, NM, inner circle / lobated square, obverse central inscription 'adl tughril khaqan, Fine, RR. View details	Sold
Item 162673		QARAKHANID: 'Imad al-Din Ulugh Akdash, 1202-1203, AE dirham (5.29g), Balad Binakat, ND, A-3425, Fine. View details	No Longer Available
Item 140246		BUWAYHID: Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad, 939-967, AR dirham (3.16g), Ramhurmuz, AH349, A-1543.2, Treadwell-Ra349, citing Rukn al-Dawla as overlord, Unc, R. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 152606		GHAZNAVID: Bahramshah, 1117-1157, AR ¼ dirham (0.6g), NM, ND, A-1654, VF, RR. View details	Sold
Item 166665		GHAZNAVID: Khusraw Malik, 1160-1186, BI jital, NM, ND, A-1664.2, VF to EF. View details	Sold

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