Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 321. Seljuqs, Rum. Rukn al-Din Sulayman b. Qilich Arslan. As sultan, AH 593-600 / AD 1197-1204. Æ Fals (34mm, 8.13 g, 7h). Horseman type. Without mint-name. Dated AH 595 (AD 1198/9). EF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 322. Artuqids of Khartpert. 'Imad al-Din Abu Bakr. AH 581-600 / AD 1185-1203. Æ Dirham (30mm, 13.67 g, 9h). Citing the Abbasid caliph al-Nasir as overlord. Unlisted (Khartpert[?]) mint. Dated AH 582 (AD 1186/7). VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 323. Artuqids of Mardin. Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirham (35.5mm, 11.17 g, 6h). Citing the Abbasid caliph al-Mustanjid as overlord. Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated, but struck AH 560-566 (AD 1165-1170). Near EF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 324. Artuqids of Mardin. Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Æ Dirham (31mm, 12.97 g, 3h). Citing the Ayyubid rulers al-Afdal 'Ali and al-Zahir Ghazi as overlords. Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 596 (AD 1199/1200). Good VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 325. Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirham (30mm, 12.56 g, 3h). Citing the Abbasid caliph al-Nasir and Ayyubid ruler al-Adil I as overlords. Mardin mint. Dated AH 599 (AD 1202/3). Near EF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 326. Zangids of al-Mawsil. Nasir al-Din Mahmud. AH 683-690 / AD 1284-1291. Æ Dirham (32mm, 14.51 g, 4h). Citing the Ayyubid rulers al-Kamil Muhammad and al-Ashraf Musa as overlords. al-Mawsil mint. Dated AH 620 (AD 1224/5). Good VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 327. Zangids of al-Mawsil. Nasir al-Din Mahmud. AH 683-690 / AD 1284-1291. Æ Dirham (24.5mm, 9.06 g, 9h). Citing the Ayyubid rulers al-Kamil Muhammad and al-Ashraf Musa as overlords. al-Mawsil mint. Dated AH 627 (AD 1229/30). Near EF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 328. BOLIVIA, Colonial (as Alto Perú). Felipe IV. King of Spain, 1621-1665. AR 8 Reales (37mm, 26.34 g, 7h). Cob issue. Potosí mint. Dated 1653 P E P H. Near VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 329. BOLIVIA, Colonial (as Alto Perú). Carlos II. King of Spain, 1665-1700. AR 8 Reales (38mm, 26.58 g, 12h). Cob issue. In the name of Felipe IV. Potosí mint. Dated 1666 P E. Near VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 330. ANCIENT THEMES. Priam, King of Troy. Æ Medal (39mm, 38.77 g, 12h). By Alessandro Cesati, “il Grechetto” (fl. 1538-1564). Later cast. Good VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 331. ANCIENT THEMES. Dido, Queen of Carthage. Æ Medal (42mm, 57.94 g, 6h). By Alessandro Cesati, “il Grechetto” (fl. 1538-1564). Later cast. VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 332. ANCIENT THEMES. Helen of Troy. Æ Medallion (45mm, 34.91 g, 6h). In the style of D. Poggini (1520-1590). Later cast. VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 333. ANCIENT THEMES. Hannibal the Great. 247-183/1 BC. Æ Medal (27mm, 14.40 g, 6h). By Valerio Belli (circa 1468-1546). Later cast. VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 334. ANCIENT THEMES. M. Claudius Marcellus, nephew of Augustus. 42-23 BC. Æ Medal (34mm, 30.69 g, 12h). By Valerio Belli (circa 1468-1546). Later cast. VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 335. ANCIENT THEMES. Julius Caesar. 100-44 BC. Æ “Sestertius” (36mm, 22.09 g, 12h). By Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). Later cast. Good VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 336. ANCIENT THEMES. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ “Sestertius” (37mm, 19.68 g, 6h). By Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). Later cast. Good VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 337. ANCIENT THEMES. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ “Sestertius” (34mm, 22.90 g, 7h). By Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). Later cast. Good VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 338. ANCIENT THEMES. Nero. AD 54-68. AR “Sestertius” (35.5mm, 18.35 g, 12h). By Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). Later cast. VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 339. ANCIENT THEMES. Galba. AD 68-69. Æ “Sestertius” (35mm, 25.41 g, 7h). By Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). EF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 340. ANCIENT THEMES. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ “Sestertius” (34mm, 21.26 g, 7h). By Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). Later cast. Near EF.