Lot 194 UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.35g), 'Uman (Oman), AH90, A-128, Klat-500, Umayyad dirhams dated AH81 and 90 are the earliest Islamic coins struck in Oman, attractive VF, RRR. There are two confirmed examples dated AH81: (1) In the Oman Currency Museum, illustrated by Darley-Doran on page 12 and also in Zeno as #65759; and (2) formerly in a private collection, reportedly sold to a museum in the Middle East; an alleged third example, sold in a Spink auction in October 2000 (Lot 13) may be the same example formerly in the private collection. For the year AH90, there are now 4 confirmed examples: (1) Oman Currency Museum, published by Robert Darley-Doran, History of Currency in the Sultanate of Oman, in 1990 (page 129, with enlarged illustration on page 14), which is same piece published by John Walker as "Ties.16", originally published by Otto Blau & J.C. Stickel in Zur muhammedischen Numismatik… in 1857 (also illustrated by Shams-Eshragh as his #722) (2) in the collection of Michel Klat, which he published and illustrated as #500 with the code OHF in Catalogue of Post-Reform Dirhams… in 2002, page 190 (3) an example sold by Morton & Eden in their Auction 48, Lot 35 (April 2011), also illustrated as Zeno-97537; and (4) this piece offered in Stephen Album Rare Coins Auction 45. Klat also makes a reference to an example sold in the Monnaies et Médaille Auction in 1989, Lot 363, but that example has not been traced and we have failed to find an illustration; it may be the piece acquired by Klat. Klat's item OHF is his piece, TIE, ASE, and OMN all refer to the same example, now in the museum in Oman and published by Darley-Doran, as noted above, and M&M is the Monnaies et Médaille specimen of 1989, and may be the same as his PRV specimen. Estimate $250,000-300,000

Lot 1007 BRITISH INDIA: William IV, 1830-1837, AV 2 mohurs, 1835(c), KM-452.1, Prid-3, S&W-1.4, proof restrike, reeded edge, minuscule lamination near forehead, overall an attractive example of this popular type, PCGS graded Proof 58. Estimate $28,000-32,000

Lot 1496 GREAT BRITAIN: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR crown, 1847, KM-744, S-3883, Esc-2571, 'Gothic' type, 'UNDECIMO' on edge variety, a wonderful proof quality example with light attractive toning! PCGS graded Proof 64, ex Joe Sedillot Collection. Estimate $15,000-20,000

Lot 358 TAIFAS AFTER THE ALMORAVIDS: Anonymous, 1167, AV dinar (4.06g), Makka, AH563, A-4201M, in the style of the Almoravid dinars, citing abd Allah amir al-mu'minin on the obverse and the kalima followed by sall Allah 'alayhi wa salam / al-amr kulluhu lillah on the reverse, bold mint & date, with the entire design carefullly engraved; slightly crinkled; unique and of the greatest historic importance, VF to EF, RRRR. The style is similar to the late issues of the kings of Murcia (last struck by Muhammad b. Sa'd in 567) and the anonymous issues of the Banu Ghaniya dated 565-567 on the island of Mallorca, thus shortly before the advancing Christian royal army of Léon & Castille copied the Almoravid dinar design, but with Christian legends in Arabic. It is conceivable that this coin was struck by an undetermined ruler not only to proclaim his allegiance to Islam but for some examples to be carried to Makka itself during the Hajj, either by himself or his representatives. Fearful of the Christian advance he might have been desperately seeking Muslim military assistance! Estimate $15,000-20,000

Lot 940 JUBBAL: Raja Rana Sir Bhagat Chand Bahadur, 1910-1947, AV mohur, VS1988 (1931), Bruce-X2, F-1238, State coat-of-arms with lion supporters within linear circle; in outer margin, jubal rajya (Jubbal State) in Nagari above, date below; floral symbols flanking date // sri (Lord) within linear hexagram; all within linear circular border; sri sri sri ramacandri jayati (venerable Lord Sri Ramachandra is victorious) in Nagari, an attractive mint state example of this very rare type! PCGS graded MS61, RR. Jubbal was a small scenic state in the Simla Hills, now in the modern state of Himachal Pradesh. Its capital was Deora and total population wouldl have been less than 30,000. The hexagram device in the center is a 'seed' or 'Beeja' for 'Shri-Yantra', a Tantric 'prosperity device' (two superimposed triangles denoting 'Purusha' and 'Prakriti', or Cosmic 'Male' and 'Female' principles, with 'Shri' for auspiciousness placed in between). Most probably struck for ceremonial use. Estimate $10,000-15,000

Lot 1212 MANCHUKUO: Japanese Occupation, 1932-1945, AV tael, ND (1932), KM-1.2, L&M-1067, K-1595; KMX-1.2, Chinese fu ("blessing") // 24 K above and 1000 below (to indicate fineness), PCGS graded AU55, R. According to Kann, "Seemingly these Manchurian gold taels were not in general circulation, but most of them were held by the Bank of Manchukuo, a Japanese-controlled institution figuring as the official government bank in Manchuria." Estimate $10,000-12,000

Lot 1198 KIRIN: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, CD1901, Y-183a.1, L&M-536; K-425; WS-0430, variety with regular "S" in CANDARINS, touches of luster, a scarce variety, PCGS graded AU53, S. Tied with two other examples for second finest at PCGS. Estimate $10,000-12,000

Lot 211 ABBASID REVOLUTION: Anonymous, 744-751, AR dirham (2.81g), Marw, AH131, A-206.2, Klat-—, struck by partisans of Abu Muslim ('Abd al-Rahman b. Muslim al-Balkhi) at Balkh AH130-132, Jurjan 130, Marw 130-131, and al-Rayy 131; this is the first example of type A-206.2, with 4 groups of triplets of dots in the outer obverse margin within the mint/date formula and Qur'an verse 42:23 in the inner margin; unique and of the highest rarity! VF, RRRR. Klat lists the type only for AH130 at Marw (his #604, several on CoinArchives), which switched to type #206.3, without the Qur'an verse 42:23 (only scarce for all years 131-133). In the 20 years since Klat published his standard reference for Umayyad dirhams, only two new types have been discovered, a lovely version for Sijistan 132 (two known, from New York Sale 2013 and ICA Auction 27 in 2016) and this piece of Marw 131. Estimate $4,000-5,000

Lot 954 KASHMIR: Ranbir Singh, 1857-1885, AV 1/5 mohur (2.29g), Srinagar, VS1932, Takari legend with partial date below // zarb srina[gar sri ragha]nahat ji [saha'i] in Persian, pipal leaf above letters JHS, a lovely mint state example! PCGS graded MS63. Estimate $8,000-10,000

Lot 1396 AUSTRIA: Franz Joseph I, 1848-1916, AR gedenkthaler, 1877, KM-M9, Y-A20. Dav-30, Opening of the High Alpine Cottage in the Rax Range by Archduke Karl Ludwig, mintage of only 100 pieces! PCGS graded Specimen 64 DCAM, RR, ex Joe Sedillot Collection. The Karl-Ludwig-Haus is around 1.1 km east of the Heukuppe (2007m), the highest elevation of the Rax, or around 1.9 km northwest of the Preiner Gscheid. Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria personally laid the foundation stone on September 10, 1876 and at the end of October of that year gave the Austrian Tourist Club (ÖTK) permission to name the shelter the Karl-Ludwig-Haus. It is still in use today. Estimate $8,000-10,000

Lot 1043 BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR ½ rupee, 1911(c), KM-518, S&W-8.62, proof restrike issue, with the so-called "pig"-style elephant, NGC graded Proof 62, ex David Fore Collection. On the coin, the King appeared wearing the chain of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire. Because of poor engraving, the elephant looked very much like a pig. The Muslim population was enraged and the image had to be quickly redesigned. Estimate $10,000-12,000

Lot 1032 BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, 4-coin proof restrike set, 1911(c), Bombay Mint proof restrikes, a lovely set of this rare one-year type including AR 2 annas NGC graded PF-62, AR ¼ rupee NGC graded PF-63, AR ½ rupee PCGS graded PF-63, and AR rupee NGC graded PF-63, set of 4 coins. The 1911 accession to the throne of Emperor George V led to the famous "pig rupee." On the coin, the King appeared wearing the chain of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire. Because of poor engraving the elephant looked very much like a pig. The Muslim population was enraged and the image had to be quickly redesigned. Estimate $27,000-30,000

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