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Item No. 77492 SASANIAN KINGDOM: Hormizd I, 272-273, AR drachm (4.14g), G-36var, standard obverse, but with left inscription in 2 lines / both fire attendants with hand raised toward the fire, the left one holding a diadem, superb strike for this extremely rare ruler, lovely Extremely Fine, RRR. |
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Item No. 79258 SASANIAN KINGDOM: Narseh, 293-303, AV dinar (7.1g), G-75, Paruk-170, degrade Pahlavi legend, bust right, wearing crown with arcades, three foliate branches, and korymbos; hair in two groups / blundered legend, fire altar with ribbon; flanked by two attendants, the one on left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the other wearing mural crown; fravahr and dynastic symbol flanking flames, on altar shaft, Very Fine. |
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Item No. 77549 OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Mehmet II, 1451-1481, AV sultani (3.53g), Kostantiniye, AH883, A-1306, superb strike, perfectly centered, choice About Uncirculated, RR. |
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Item No. 78463 GOA: Maria II, 1834-1853, pattern AR 600 reis (10.59g), 1834, KM-Pn18, RUPIA DE GOA around national arms / denomination within wreath, date below, Extremely Fine, RR. This, the nicest we have encountered of this rare pattern type. |
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Item No. 814444 MUGHAL: Akbar, 1556-1605, AV heavy mohur (12.11g), Lahore, year 35 Di, KM-119B.2, choice Extremely Fine. |
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Item No. 72370 QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV 2 tomans (6.82g), Mashhad, AH1281, A-2924, toughra within wreath, choice About Uncirculated, R. |
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Item No. 79316 CHINA: Anonymous, ca. 1930's, AV tael (37.43g), Private Banker's Gold Ingot, 'donut type', stamp on right with five characters, double-bordered stamp on left "1000" (pure gold), Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R. |
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Item No. 77525 KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM: Anonymous, AV dinar (2.93g), 'Akkâ, 1252, Ma-6, âlahu wâhid, "God is One" in obverse center, cross in reverse center, Extremely Fine, RRR. In the Malloy catalog, the Crusader dinars (aka bezants) were catalogued by Gordus & Metcalf, who state that for this type, all dates are known from 1251 to 1258 except 1252. The date is very clearly 1252 on this example (only the word alf is off flan). |
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Item No. 78622 BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AR rupee (11.55g), Kalkattah (Kolkata), AH1171 year 4, KM-8.2, Pridmore type 7-8, in the name of Alamgir II, clear mint & date, lightly cleaned, date unlisted by Pridmore, but noted by him as a "possible hijri and julus combination", lovely Very Fine, RRR. |
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Item No. 79304 AXUM: Kaleb, ca. 510-540, AV 3/8 solidus (1.61g), Munro-Hay type 95. 203/104; Hahn 41c, crowned bust right, surmounted by three crosses / draped bust right, wearing head cloth surmounted by cross, flanked by ears of grain, choice Extremely Fine, RR, ex. Münzen und Medaillen Deutschland sale 5, 1999, lot 541. Kaleb is the first Axumite king to use a Biblical name. The obverse reads 'Kaleb Basileus', while the reverse reads 'Son of Thezena'. The three crosses refer to the Holy Trinity. Kaleb's coins were not included in the recent Axumite hoard, which terminated in the mid-5th century. |
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