Lot 1182 CHIHLI: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, Peiyang Arsenal mint, Tientsin, year 24 (1898), Y-65.2, L&M-449, dragon eyes in relief, a superb quality example with bright white original mint luster, a gorgeous example! PCGS graded MS63+. Estimate $18,000-22,000

Lot 558 ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (BATINID): al-Hasan III, 1210-1221, AV dinar (5.22g), Kursi al-Daylam, AH608, A-C1920, Vardanyan—, Both the obverse and reverse calligraphic style is similar to contemporary Ghorid and Khwarizmshah gold coinage. The obverse has the royal titles, al-sultan / al-mu'azzam jalal / al-dunya wa'l-din / al-hasan bin muhammad, with the mint/date formula in the margin. The reverse is traditionally Sunni, la ilah illa Allah / muhammad rasul Allah / al-nasir li-din Allah / amir al-mu'minin, with bism Allah al-rahman al-rahim followed by part of the Qur'an verse 9:33 in the margin. This example is exquisitely struck and is likely the finest known Batinid coin of any of the six rulers who issued coins., EF, RRRR. Al-Hasan III abandoned the Batinid allegiance to the Fatimid Isma'ilism, converting to Sunnism and recognizing the 'Abbasid caliph al-Nasir li-Din Allah, at or very shortly after his accession in AH607 (1210 AD). All known coins of al-Hasan III are gold dinars, of which only three examples were known to Vardanyan & Hamdan, who published the corpus of Batinid coins in 2005, one with legible mint name (Kursi al-Daylam) but all with date off flan, all three preserved in the Tübingen collection. Since then, one example has appeared at auction, also with both mint & date off flan and about ¼ broken off (Morton & Eden Auction 99, Lot 120). This example clearly shows the mint name, and is the only known example with legible date. Because it is dated AH608, it reveals that al-Hasan's Sunni conversion must have taken place very early in his reign. Estimate $18,000-20,000

Lot 1466 NGUYEN DYNASTY (DAI NAM): Thieu Tri, 1841-1848, AR 5 tien (18.93g), KM-286, Schroeder-261, 45mm, a lovely toned high grade mint state example of this large Annamese silver type! PCGS graded MS64, ex Gustaf Melin Collection. Estimate $12,000-14,000

Lot 914 MYSORE: Tipu Sultan, 1782-1799, AR double rupee (22.55g), Nagar, AH1200 year 4, KM-107, Persian legends; huwa al-sultan al-waheed al-adil suyeem bahari sal dalaw sanah 4 julus // ahmad deen dar jahan ast roshan za rateh haidar (letter he) zarb nagar sal dalaw sanah 1200 hijri, extremely rare mint for all silver coinage of Mysore, especially the double rupee, NGC graded AU55, RRR. Estimate $10,000-12,000

Lot 911 MYSORE: Haidar Ali, 1761-1782, AV mohur (10.96g), Bahadurpatan, AH11xx, year 14, KM-6, Henderson—, in the name of Shah Alam II, one tiny testmark on the edge, EF, RR. There are 3 examples of year 14 recorded on CoinArchives, all from the same pair of dies. Estimate $10,000-12,000

Lot 912 MYSORE: Haidar Ali, 1761-1782, AV mohur (10.96g), Bahadurpatan, AH119x year 15, KM-6, Henderson—, in the name of Shah Alam II, one tiny testmark on the edge, EF, RR. There are 2 examples of year 15 recorded on CoinArchives, both from the same pair of dies. Estimate $10,000-12,000

Lot 103 UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AV dinar (4.23g), NM (Dimashq), AH132, A-141, last Umayyad date, and the third or fourth rarest date of the Umayyad dinars (after 77 and 127, equal to 132), choice VF to EF. Estimate $6,000-8,000

Lot 98 UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AV dinar (4.22g), NM (Dimashq), AH107, A-136, W-227, very rare date, the third or fourth rarest of the standard Umayyad dinar series, after 77 and 127, and of equal rarity as 132, EF, RR. Another example from the same pair of dies sold in the Morton & Eden Auction 73, Lot 16, in April 2015. Estimate $6,000-7,500

Lot 443 ZANJ REBELLION: 'Ali b. Muhammad, 872-884, AR dirham (3.54g), 'Askar al-Imâm, AH258, A-1432, the mint of 'Askar al-Imâm was the military base of the Zanj rebellion, which started in AH258 / 872 and ended with the final Abbasid defeat of the rebels in 270 / 884; the coin cites only the Zanj rebellion leader 'Ali b. Muhammad al-Imâm, with no reference to the caliph, attractive Fine to VF, RRRR. The Zanj were a group of African Black slaves brought in to clear the salt deposits that were destroying the agricultural lands in southern Iraq. They were harshly treated, and finally rebelled against the Abbasid Caliphate in AH258, led by 'Ali b. Muhammad, whom they called their Imam as "al-Mahdi". They established their military base which they first called "'askar al-imam", "the camp of the Imam", later replaced by the name al-Mukhtara, where coins were struck from about 259 until 266. The Abbasid forces were simultaneously involved in destroying several rebellions throughout their territories, but by AH268 were able to launch a decisive surge against the Zanj. They formed their own base, which they called Madinat al-Muwaffaqiya, and both gold and silver coins were struck there from 268 until 270. Both camps were abandoned after the Abbasid annihilated the Zanj rebellion early in the following year 271. The term Zanj survives in the name of an island now part of Tanzania, known as Zanzibar. Estimate $4,500-5,500

Lot 1450 THAILAND: Rama IV, 1851-1868, AV fuang (1.67g), ND (1856), Cr-175, toned lustrous fields! PCGS graded AU55, RRR, ex Don Erickson Collection. Exact die match with Taisei-Baldwin-Gillio Singapore Auction example sold in March 1996. Estimate $4,000-6,000

Lot 1839 ARGENTINA: Fernando VI, 1746-1759, AR proclamation medal (20.31g), 1747, Medina-16, Herrera-35, 32mm cast silver proclamation medal of Buenos Aires, armored bust of Fernando VI right with FERDINANDUS VI D G HISPANIARUM ET IN REX around // two sailing ships left with spread eagle above and anchor pointing right below and NOVILISS FIDELISS CIV BONAERINEI PROCLAM 1747 around, thick flan, plain (bevelled) edge, Fine to VF, RRR. According to Stack's writeup of the John Adams Collection, only 4 proclamation medals from this event are known (this piece is apparently number 5). Of the 5 pieces, there appear to be 4 distinct types, of which this piece is presumably a unique type itself. It appears to match the Adams specimen except it weighs about a third more, at 20.31 grams. On November 10, 1747, feasts were held in Buenos Aires surrounding the proclamation ceremonies, during which medals were thrown into the crowd. Estimate $2,000-3,000

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