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List 286

Islamic - Iran - The Early Period

Item No.	Photo	Description	Price
Item 184247		SAFFARID: Ya'qub b. al-Layth, 861-879, AR dirham, Fars, AH263, A-1401.2, slightly double-struck, VF. View details	Sold
Item 100351		BANIJURID: Sahlan b. Maktum, 974-988, AR multiple dirham, Andaraba, AH378, A-A1440, SNAT-203/204, 7.28g, 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"), nice strike, some discoloration, EF, R. View details and enlarged photos	Sold
Item 184249		BANIJURID: al-Harith b. Harb, 10th century, AR multiple dirham, Kurat Badakhshan, ND, A-1439, SNAT-XIVc:306/324, VF. View details	Sold
Item 184248		BANIJURID: al-Harith b. Harb, 10th century, AR multiple dirham, Kurat Badakhshan, ND, A-1439, SNAT-XIVc:335, VF. View details	Sold
Item 184250		BANIJURID: al-Harith b. Harb, 10th century, AR multiple dirham, Kurat Badakhshan, ND, A-1439, SNAT-XIVc:336/331, VF. View details	Sold
Item 184251		SAMANID: Ahmad II, 907-914, AR dirham, Andaraba, AH296, A-1446, dirty VF, R. View details	No Longer Available
Item 153394		SAMANID: Nuh II, 943-954, AR multiple dirham, NM, ND, A-1455, 8.59g, SNAT-266, citing Muhammad, weak VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 153393		SAMANID: Nuh II, 943-954, AR multiple dirham, Kurat Badakhshan, ND, A-1455, SNAT-264, wa ma tawfiqi illa billah in obverse margin, citing al-Harith, some weakness, VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 184253		SAMANID: Nuh II, 943-954, AR multiple dirham, al-Ma'dan, ND, A-1455, SNAT-XIVc:255, crude VF. View details	Sold
Item 184252		SAMANID: Nuh II, 943-954, AR multiple dirham, al-Ma'dan, ND, A-1455, SNAT-XIVc:255, much flatness, VF. View details	Sold
Item 184254		SAMANID: Nuh II, 943-954, AR multiple dirham, Kurat Badakhshan, ND, A-1455, SNAT-XIVc:262, much flatness, Fine. View details	Sold
Item 184256		SAMANID: Nuh II, 943-954, AR dirham, Balkh, AH341, A-1456, EF. View details	Sold
Item 184255		SAMANID: Nuh II, 943-954, AR dirham, Balkh, AH332, A-1456, central weakness, VF to EF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 184257		SAMANID: 'Abd al-Malik I, 954-961, AR dirham, Balkh, AH347, A-1462, Fine to VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 184258		SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AR multiple dirham, al-Ma'dan, ND, A-1465, SNAT-XIVc:275, some discoloration, VF. View details	Sold
Item 184260		SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AE fals, Bukhara, AH357, A-1467.1, brockage, Fine to VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 184261		SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR multiple dirham, al-Ma'dan, ND, A-1469.1, SNAT-XIVc:311, VF. View details	Sold
Item 150747		QARAKHANID: Mansur b. Ahmad, 992-999, AE fals (2.58g), Ilaq, AH388, A-3429.2, Koch-58, also citing Ahmad b. 'Ali, in reverse margin and as qara khaqan in reverse field, slightly weak, VF. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150746		QARAKHANID: Mansur b. Ahmad, 992-999, AE fals (2.26g), Ilaq, AH388, A-3429.2, Koch-57, also citing Ahmad b. 'Ali, in reverse margin, slightly weak, nice VF. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150752		QARAKHANID: Mansur b. Ahmad, 992-999, AE fals, Ilaq, AH388, A-3429.2, Koch-73, also citing Ahmad b. 'Ali in reverse margin, minor porosity, VF, R. The "hole" is planchet defect from before production. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 166670		QARAKHANID: Ahmad b. 'Ali, 994-1016, AE fals (2.97g) (al-Shash), AH393, A-3305var, Koch-129, citing the local officials Alp & Abu'l-Fawaris, Fine to VF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150795		QARAKHANID: Salar b. Muhammad, 999, AE fals, Ilaq, AH399, A-3431, Koch-207, full name on reverse, including abu shuja', citing Ahmad b. 'Ali as overlord, VF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150760		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. Mansur, 1001-1006, AE fals (2.48g), Ilaq, AH392, A-3430, Koch-108, obverse has muhammad / bin mansur / ba salih in ornamental square, citing Ahmad b. 'Ali on reverse, very slight porosity, EF. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150762		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. Mansur, 1001-1006, AE fals (2.86g), Ilaq, AH392, A-3430, Koch-108, obverse has muhammad / bin mansur / ba salih in ornamental square, citing Ahmad b. 'Ali on reverse, VF to EF. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150761		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. Mansur, 1001-1006, AE fals (3.02g), Ilaq, AH392, A-3430, Koch-108, obverse has muhammad / bin mansur / ba salih in ornamental square, citing Ahmad b. 'Ali on reverse, VF to EF. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150759		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. Mansur, 1001-1006, AE fals (2.53g), Ilaq, AH392, A-3430, Koch-108, obverse has muhammad / bin mansur / ba salih in ornamental square, citing Ahmad b. 'Ali on reverse, VF to EF. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150766		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. Mansur, 1001-1006, AE fals (3.32g), Ilaq, AH392, A-3430, Koch-108var, obverse has muhammad / bin mansur / ba salih in ornamental square, citing Ahmad b. 'Ali on reverse, pleasing VF. With al-khaqan al-muzaffar instead of khaqan al-muzaffar in reverse field. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150770		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. Mansur, 1001-1006, AE fals (2.63g), Ilaq, AH393, A-3430, Koch-118, Zeno-55720, obverse has muhammad / bin mansur in ornamental square, citing Qutb al-Dawla Ahmad b. 'Ali on reverse, porous VF to EF, R. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150777		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. Mansur, 1001-1006, AE fals (3.38g), Ilaq, AH395, A-3430, Koch-144, inscribed dihqan al-jalil / muhammad / bin mansur within fancy square, citing Ahmad b. 'Ali in margin, choice VF. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150782		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. Mansur, 1001-1006, AE fals, Ilaq, AH395, A-3430, Koch-144, inscribed dihqan al-jalil / muhammad / bin mansur within fancy square, citing Ahmad b. 'Ali in margin, decent strike, VF. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 166673		QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. 'Ali, 1003-1024, AR dirham (2.32g), Taraz, AH404, A-3307, Koch-321, light porosity, VF. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 150773		QARAKHANID: Bakr b. al-Hasan, 1004-1009, AE fals, Ilaq, AH393, A-3430H, Koch-119, Zeno-56103, abi sa'id / bakr bin / al-hasan in hexagram on obverse, citing Qutb al-Dawla Ahmad b. 'Ali on reverse, porous VF, RR. Formerly listed in the Checklist as type A-3352. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 169549		QARAKHANID: 'Imad al-Din Ulugh Akdash, 1202-1203, AE dirham (5.48g), Banakath, AH602, A-3425, mint & date sufficiently clear, Fine to VF, RR. View details and enlarged photos	No Longer Available
Item 184263		ZIYARID: Zahir al-Dawla Wushmagir, 935-967, AR dirham, Jurjan, AH356, A-1531, VF. View details	Sold
Item 184262		ZIYARID: Zahir al-Dawla Wushmagir, 935-967, AR dirham, Astarabad, AH359, A-1531, exceptional strike, VF. View details	Sold
Item 184265		BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham, Shiraz, AH360, A-1550.1, small trace of mount, EF. View details	Sold
Item 184264		BUWAYHID: 'Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham, Fasa, AH351, A-1550.1, VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 184266		GHAZNAVID: Balkatekin, 932-938, AR dirham, Balkh, AH324, A-T1594, VF to EF. View details	Sold
Item 184269		GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 994-997, AR yamini dirham (Ghazna), ND, A-1609, SNAT-XIVd:149, VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 184271		GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 994-997, AR broad dirham, Balkh, AH392, A-1611.2, SNAT-XIVc:677, VF. View details	Sold
Item 184272		GHAZNAVID: Mas'ud I, 1030-1041, AR zahiriya dirham (Ghazna), DM, A-1621, SNAT-XIVd:286, VF. View details	No Longer Available
Item 184273		GHAZNAVID: Mas'ud I, 1030-1041, AR dirham (Balkh), AH(4)24, A-1621A, SNAT-XIVc:729, VF. View details	No Longer Available

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