Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 1. KHWAREZMIA, Afrighids. Sawšafan. Second half of 8th century AD. AR Drachm (26.8mm, 3.11 g, 1h). VF, attractive portrait.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 2. Pre-reform issues, Central Asia?. AV Jewellery piece (21.4mm, 1.80 g, 11h). Uncertain date. Good Fine, of uncertain age and status.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 3. Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. Imperial Image coinage. Æ Fals (26.7mm, 9.77 g, 1h). Two seated figures type. Gerasa (Jerash) mint. Undated. Good Fine, surfaces corroded.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 4. Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. Imperial Image coinage. Æ Fals (19.7mm, 3.51 g, 7h). Standing figure type. Diospolis (Ludd) mint. Undated. Near VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 5. Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. In the name of Yazdigerd III. AR Drachm (29.2mm, 2.79 g, 3h). MY (Maysan) mint. Dated YE 20 (AH 31 = AD 651/2). Broken and repaired, otherwise VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 6. Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. In the name of Yazdigerd III. AR Drachm (33.2mm, 3.06 g, 6h). BN (Bamm?) mint. Dated YE 20 = AH 31 (AD 651/2). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 7. Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf. AH 75-95 / AD 694-713. AR Drachm (31.7mm, 3.74 g, 3h). YZ (Yazd) mint. Dated AH 81 (AD 700/1). Near VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 8. Pre-reform issues, Arab-Armenian. Anonymous, temp. Muhammad b. Marwan. Circa AH 73-75 / AD 693-695. AR Drachm (30.8mm, 3.67 g, 5h). Blundered mint-name resembling WH or WYH. Vestigial date, apparently reading ‘6’. Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 9. Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.5mm, 4.29 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 101 (AD 719/20). Near EF, traces of lustre, pin marks in reverse field.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 10. Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. AV Dinar (19.4mm, 4.24 g, 11h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 132 (AD 749/50). VF, slightly double-struck, some light scrapes.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 11. Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (25.9mm, 2.45 g, 10h). Ardashir Khurra mint. Dated AH 84 (AD 703). Good Fine/Fine, toned.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 12. Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (25.7mm, 2.21 g, 3h). Balkh mint. Dated AH 124 (AD 742/3). Cracked, otherwise Near VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 13. Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (27.9mm, 2.42 g, 10h). Jayy mint. Dated AH 78 (AD 697/8). VF, broken and reassembled from fragments.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 14. Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (24.5mm, 2.51 g, 5h). Al-Daybul mint. Dated AH 95 (AD 713/4). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 15. Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (27mm, 2.63 g, 11h). Revolutionary Period issue, struck under Abu Muslim or ‘Imran b. Isma‘il. Sijistan mint. Dated AH 132 (AD 749/50). Near VF, some weakness on reverse.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 16. Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (28.7mm, 2.65 g, 7h). Tukharistan mint. Dated AH 80 (AD 699/700). VF, tiny edge crimp at 5h on obverse.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 17. Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (24.5mm, 2.47 g, 10h). Fil mint. Dated AH 80 (AD 699/700). VF, evenly clipped, traces of deposit.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 18. Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (25.5mm, 2.75 g, 6h). Mah al-Kufa mint. Dated AH 81 (AD 700/1). Near VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 19. Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (24.5mm, 1.84 g, 1h). Herat mint. Dated AH 80 (AD 699/700). Fine.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 20. Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (24.5mm, 2.24 g, 3h). Herat mint. Dated AH 91 (AD 709/10). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 21. Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (26.4mm, 2.58 g, 12h). Wasit mint. Dated AH 102 (AD 720/1). Near VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 22. Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Pattern or Trial (18mm, 6.58 g, 12h). Without mint or date. VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 23. Umayyad Caliphate, Bronze coinage. Æ Fals (23.1mm, 3.24 g, 4h). Qaythara (Qaysariya?) mint. Undated. Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 24. Umayyad Caliphate, Bronze coinage. Æ Fals (20.6mm, 0.96 g, 3h). Qandabil mint. Dated AH 117 (AD 735/6). Fine.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 25. Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Marwan II. AH 127-132 / AD 744-750. Pb Seal (28mm, 11.91 g). Uniface. With value ‘12’. Dated AH 131 (AD 748/9). Near VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 26. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Saffah. AH 132-136 / AD 749-754. AR Dirham (25mm, 2.86 g, 10h). Manadhir mint. Dated AH 133 (AD 750/1). Good VF, dark tone.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 27. 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Lead Seal (19mm, 5.78 g). In the name of the heir al-Mahdi. Qumis mint. Dated AH 146 (AD 763/4). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 28. 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Lead Seal (15.5mm, 4.10 g). Badghis Jibal Fidda mint. Dated AH 151 (AD 768). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 29. 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Lead Seal (24.6mm, 5.13 g). Ma‘din bi-Badghis mint. Dated AH 154 (AD 770/1). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 30. 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Lead Seal (26mm, 11.13 g). Jibal Fidda Ma‘din Badghis mint. Dated AH 155 (AD 771/2). Good Fine.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 31. 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Lead Seal (20.6mm, 5.26 g). Jibal Fidda Badghis mint. Dated AH 158 (AD 774/5). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 32. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Æ Fals (15.1mm, 2.71 g, 6h). Al-Bahrayn mint. Date (AH 140) not visible. Fine, some surface corrosion.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 33. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Æ Fals (16.7mm, 1.64 g). Al-Bahrayn mint. Undated. Good Fine, some surface corrosion.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 34. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Æ Fals (16.2mm, 1.98 g). Al-Bahrayn mint. Undated. Fine.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 35. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Æ Fals (20mm, 1.93 g). Mint-name (al-Bahrayn) not visible. Undated. Fair.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 36. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Æ Fals (18.5mm, 2.44 g). Al-Bahrayn mint. Undated. Fine.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 37. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Æ Fals (14.7mm, 2.43 g, 3h). Without mint-name (struck at al-Bahrayn). Undated. Fine.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 38. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Æ Fals (18mm, 1.88 g, 9h). Mint (al-Bahrayn?) uncertain. No date visible. Near VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 39. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AV Dinar (17.8mm, 4.07 g, 1h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 185 (AD 801/2). Fine, edge clip, probably once mounted.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 40. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Dirham (25.1mm, 3.04 g, 9h). In the name of his father al-Mahdi. Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 176 (AD 792/3). VF, dig in obverse field.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 41. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Fractional Dirham (15.3mm, 0.74 g, 9h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 186 (AD 802). VF, minor edge damage, some light scratches.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 42. 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Ma’mun. AH 194-218 / AD 810-833. Æ Fals (25mm, 5.44 g, 2h). Makka mint. Date (AH 204?) unclear. Fair.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 43. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mu‘tasim / Al-Wathiq. AH 218-232 / AD 833-847. Æ Fals (21mm, 2.46 g, 3h). Al-Nawbandajan mint. Undated. VF, flan flaw on reverse.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 44. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AV Dinar (19.8mm, 4.22 g, 12h). Al-Basra mint. Dated AH 238 (AD 852/3). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 45. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AV Dinar (20.8mm, 4.23 g, 6h). Misr mint. Dated AH 244 (AD 858/9). Near VF, traces of mounting on edge.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 46. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AV Dinar (17.2mm, 4.20 g, 7h). Dimashq mint. Dated AH 247 (AD 861). Good VF, slightly bent, minor surface marks.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 47. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muhtadi. AH 255-256 / AD 869-870. AV Dinar (17mm, 2.93 g, 12h). San‘a mint. Dated AH 256 (AD 869/70). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 48. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (22.5mm, 4.07 g, 11h). Samarqand mint. Dated AH 272 (AD 885/6). VF, some minor marks.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 49. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AR Dirham (24mm, 2.93 g, 4h). Arminiya mint. Dated AH 277 (AD 890/1). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 50. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu‘tadid. AH 279-289 / AD 892-902. AV Dinar (22.8mm, 4.10 g, 12h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 289 (AD 901/2). Near EF, minor edge marks.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 51. 'Abbasid Caliphate. Anonymous. Late 3rd/9th or early 4th/10th century. AR Donative Dirham (24mm, 1.75 g, 11h). Anonymous type, without mint or date. Good Fine, part of edge broken away.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 52. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir. AH 295-320 / AD 908-932. AV Dinar (23.2mm, 4.50 g, 9h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 298 (AD 910/1). Good VF, traces of mounting.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 53. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir. AH 295-320 / AD 908-932. AV Dinar (23.5mm, 4.06 g, 1h). Dimashq mint. Dated AH 301 (AD 913/4). VF, reverse lightly scraped, minor file-marks on edge.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 54. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir. AH 295-320 / AD 908-932. AV Dinar (24.3mm, 3.92 g, 1h). Qumm mint. Dated AH 308 (AD 920/1). Near VF, weak in parts, small edge split.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 55. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir. AH 295-320 / AD 908-932. AV Dinar (25.9mm, 5.58 g, 4h). Al-Karaj mint. Dated AH 312 (AD 924/5). Good VF, weak in parts.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 56. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir. AH 295-320 / AD 908-932. AV Dinar (23.8mm, 2.74 g, 4h). Mah al-Kufa mint. Dated AH 313 (AD 925/6). VF, creased and slightly clipped.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 57. 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir. AH 295-320 / AD 908-932. AV Dinar (25.2mm, 4.58 g, 6h). Filastin mint. Dated AH 320 (AD 932). VF, margins partly flat.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 58. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir. AH 295-320 / AD 908-932. AR Donative Dirham (26.7mm, 3.03 g, 4h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 305 (AD 917/8). VF, wavy flan.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 59. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir. AH 295-320 / AD 908-932. AR double-weight Dirham (24mm, 5.47 g, 8h). Al-Muhammadiya mint. Dated AH 312 (AD 924/5). VF, minor surface corrosion on obverse.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 60. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Qahir. AH 320-322 / AD 932-934. AR Donative Double Dirham (26.5mm, 4.36 g, 9h). Medallic type with plain broad outer margin. Al-Basra mint. Dated AH 322 (AD 933/4). Flan cut, otherwise VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 61. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muttaqi. AH 329-333 / AD 940-944. AV Dinar (24.4mm, 4.10 g, 1h). Wasit mint. Dated AH 331 (AD 942/3). VF, some minor marks.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 62. 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muti'. AH 334-363 / AD 946-974. Silver-Gilt Pictorial Medallion (36.2mm, 5.64 g, 12h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 359 (AD 969/70). VF, gilding mainly intact but worn from high points of the design.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 63. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mustansir. AH 623-640 / AD 1226-1242. AV Dinar (25.5mm, 2.78 g, 10h). Irbil mint. Dated AH 632 (AD 1235/6). Near VF, flan crack, some weak striking.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 64. 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mustansir. AH 623-640 / AD 1226-1242. AR Multiple Dirham (24.3mm, 11.02 g, 9h). Without mint or date. VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 65. ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Musta‘sim. AH 640-656 / AD 1242-1258. AV Dinar (25.8mm, 2.39 g, 9h). Irbil mint. Dated AH 644 (AD 1246/7). VF, margins weak, some ghosting.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 66. Umayyads of Spain. al-Hakam II. AH 350-366 / AD 961-976. AV Dinar (23.1mm, 3.77 g, 4h). Madinat al-Zahra mint. Dated AH 360 (AD 970/1). VF, slightly creased.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 67. Idrisid Contemporaries. ‘Attaf (or ‘Attaq). fl. AH 186 (AD 802). AR Dirham (24.6mm, 2.33 g, 3h). Tilimsan mint. Dated AH 186 (AD 802). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 68. Almohads (al-Muwahhidun). Abu Muhammad 'Abd al-Mu'min. AH 524-558 / AD 1130-1163. AV Half-Dinar (20.5mm, 2.16 g, 12h). Madinat Ishbiliya mint. Undated. Good Fine.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 69. Uncertain North African dynasty. Abu ‘Abd Allah Ahmad (?). AV Dinar (34.2mm, 4.41 g, 12h). 9th century AH / 15th century AD. Uncertain mint. Undated. Near VF, flat in parts, small edge crack.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 70. Ikhshidids. Abu’l-Qasim. AH 334-349 / AD 946-961. AV Dinar (21.3mm, 2.70 g, 3h). Filastin mint. Dated AH 337 (AD 948/9). VF, slightly clipped.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 71. Fatimids. al-Mahdi billah. AH 297-322 / AD 910-934. AR Dirham (17.3mm, 2.20 g, 11h). Al-Mahdiya mint. Dated AH 315 (AD 927/8). Fine, partly flat but mint and date clear.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 72. Fatimids. al-Qa’im bi-Amr Allah. AH 322-334 / AD 934-946. AR Half-Dirham (16.6mm, 1.44 g, 2h). Al-Mahdiya mint. Dated AH 329 (AD 940/1). Good Fine.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 73. Banu Ifran. Yaddu b. Ya‘la. AH 347-383 / AD 958-993. AR Half-Dirham (20.4mm, 1.39 g, 9h). Mint-name and date off flan. VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 74. Fatimids. The mint-name on this unique coin comprises two elements: an uncertain word beginning with al- followed by the place-name read here as Sirt (without the definite article). This is unusual, and mint-names on mediaeval Islamic coins are not norma

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 75. Fatimids. al-Mu‘izz li-Din Allah. AH 341-365 / AD 953-975. AR Half-Dirham (18.7mm, 1.31 g). Atrablus mint. Dated AH 359 (AD 969/70). Fine, edge crack.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 76. Fatimids. al-Mu‘izz li-Din Allah. AH 341-365 / AD 953-975. AR Dirham (23.1mm, 2.94 g). Filastin mint. Dated AH 359 (AD 969/70). Near VF, slightly bent.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 77. Fatimids. al-Mu‘izz li-Din Allah. AH 341-365 / AD 953-975. AV Dinar (22mm, 4.10 g). Misr mint. Dated AH 365 (AD 975). VF, minor edge marks.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 78. Fatimids. al-‘Aziz billah. AH 365-386 / AD 975-996. AR Half-Dirham (18mm, 1.50 g). Tabariya mint. Dated AH 375 (AD 985/6). Good Fine.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 79. Fatimids. al-‘Aziz billah. AH 365-386 / AD 975-996. AV Dinar (22mm, 4.10 g). Filastin mint. Dated AH 384 (AD 994/5). Near VF, slightly creased.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 80. Fatimids. al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah. AH 411-427 / AD 1021-1036. AV Quarter-Dinar (13.4mm, 1.04 g, 4h). Siqilliya mint. Dated AH 415 (AD 1024/5). Near VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 81. Fatimids. al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah. AH 411-427 / AD 1021-1036. Glass Weight or Jeton (26.5mm, 5.74 g, 2h). Yellow glass. Without mint-name. Dated AH 4(1)5 (AD 1024/5). Near VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 82. Fatimids. al-Mustansir billah. AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094. Glass weight (25mm, 2.93 g). Uniface. Without mint-name. Undated. VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 83. Fatimids. al-Mustansir billah. AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094. AV Dinar (21.2mm, 4.24 g). Al-Iskandariya mint. Dated AH 469 (AD 1076/7). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 84. Fatimids. al-Mustansir billah. AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094. AV Dinar (22.8mm, 4.20 g, 1h). Misr mint. Dated AH 478 (AD 1085/6). VF, slightly creased.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 85. Fatimids. al-Mustansir billah. AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094. AV Dinar (24mm, 4.00 g, 8h). Al-Mahdiya mint. Dated AH 438 (AD 1046/7). Near Fine, ex-mount.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 86. Fatimids / Crusaders. al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah. AH 495-524 / AD 1101-1130. AV Bezant (22.2mm, 3.77 g, 4h). Crusader imitation of a Fatimid dinar, struck by the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. ‘al-Isk’ mint (blundered version of al-Iskandariya). Dated ‘AH 5xx’ (

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 87. Fatimids / Crusaders. al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah. AH 495-524 / AD 1101-1130. AV Bezant (20.8mm, 3.61 g, 1h). Crusader imitation of a Fatimid dinar, struck by the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. ‘Misr’ mint. Dated ‘AH 516’ (probably struck circa AD 1130-1160). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 88. Fatimids. al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah. AH 495-524 / AD 1101-1130. BI Fractional Dirham (13.4mm, 1.27 g, 6h). Sur mint. Date off flan. VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 89. Fatimids. Abu’l-Qasim al-Muntazar bi-Amr Allah. AH 524-526 / AD 1130-1131. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.05 g, 9h). Al-Iskandariya mint. Dated AH 525 (AD 1130/1). VF, wavy flan, possible traces of mounting on edge.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 90. Fatimids. al-‘Adid li-Din Allah. AH 555-567 / AD 1160-1171. AV Dinar (22.7mm, 4.36 g, 12h). Misr mint. Dated AH 555 (AD 1160). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 91. Bahri Mamluks. al-Mansur ‘Ali I. AH 655-657 / AD 1257-1259. AV Dinar (22mm, 5.72 g, 4h). Mint-name (Al-Iskandariya) off flan. Dated AH 657 (AD 1258/9). Near EF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 92. Bahri Mamluks. al-Salih Isma‘il. AH 743-746 / AD 1342-1345. AV Dinar (23.1mm, 4.04 g, 12h). Mint-name (Halab?) not visible. Dated AH 743 (AD 1342/3). Good VF, peripheral weakness.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 93. Burji Mamluks. al-Zahir Barquq. First reign, AH 784-791 / AD 1382-1389. AV Dinar (26mm, 11.55 g, 9h). Dimashq mint. Dated AH 790 (AD 1388). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 94. Burji Mamluks. al-Mu'ayyad Sayf al-Din Shaykh. AH 815-824 / AD 1412-1421. AV Bunduqi (17.6mm, 3.48 g, 7h). Al-Qahira mint. Dated AH 816 (AD 1413/4). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 95. Najahids. Sa‘id b. Najah. fl. AH 460-1 / AD 1068-9. AV Dinar (23.4mm, 2.45 g, 8h). ‘Athar mint. Dated AH 460 (AD 1068/9). VF, minor edge damage (not affecting legends) where mount has been removed.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 96. Sulayhids / Fatimids?. Uncertain ruler. AV Fractional Dinar (12.2mm, 0.51 g, 7h). Zabid mint. Dated AH (3)50 or (4)50? (AD 961/2 or 1058/9). Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 97. Ottoman Empire. Selim I. AH 918-926 / AD 1512-1520. AV Ashrafi (15.4mm, 3.08 g, 7h). Halab mint. Dated AH 924 (AD 1518/9). Near VF, peripheral weakness.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 98. Ottoman Empire. Suleyman I. AH 926-974 / AD 1520-1566. AV Sultani (20.2mm, 3.54 g, 3h). Qustantiniya mint. Dated AH 926 (AD 1520). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 99. Ottoman Empire. Suleyman I. AH 926-974 / AD 1520-1566. AV Sultani (20.7mm, 3.49 g, 6h). Mawsil mint. Dated AH 926 (AD 1520). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 100. Ottoman Empire. Selim II. AH 974-982 / AD 1566-1574. AV Dinar (31.3mm, 4.21 g, 12h). Tilimsan mint. Dated AH 974 (AD 1566/7). Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 101. Ottoman Empire. Mehmed III. AH 1003-1012 / AD 1595-1603. AV Sultani (20.5mm, 3.43 g, 5h). Baghdad mint. Dated AH 1003 (AD 1595). VF, peripheral weakness.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 102. Ottoman Empire. Mehmed III. AH 1003-1012 / AD 1595-1603. AR Akçe (11mm, 0.33 g, 6h). Qibris (Cyprus) mint. Dated AH 1003 (AD 1595). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 103. Ottoman Empire. Ahmed I. AH 1012-1026 / AD 1603-1617. AV Sultani (21.4mm, 3.41 g, 12h). Tuqat mint. Dated AH 1012 (AD 1603/4). Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 104. Ottoman Empire. Ahmed I. AH 1012-1026 / AD 1603-1617. AR Akçe (10mm, 0.29 g, 6h). Qibris (Cyprus) mint. Dated AH [101]2 (AD 1603/4). Good Fine, surfaces scratched.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 105. Ottoman Empire. Ahmed I. AH 1012-1026 / AD 1603-1617. AR Akçe (9mm, 0.26 g, 8h). Qibris (Cyprus) mint. Date (AH 1012) off flan. Near VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 106. Ottoman Empire. Abdul Hamid I. AH 1187-1203 / AD 1774-1789. AV Zeri Mahbub (21.9mm, 2.51 g, 12h). Misr mint. Dated AH 1187, year 8 (AD 1780). Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 107. Ottoman Empire. Mahmud II. AH 1223-1255 / AD 1808-1839. AR Budju (28mm, 10.05 g, 12h). Jaza‘ir mint. Dated AH 1240 (AD 1824/5). NGC MS 64.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 108. Ottoman Empire. Abdul Hamid II. AH 1293-1327 / AD 1876-1909. AV 100-Kurush (22mm, 7.18 g, 12h). Qustantaniya mint. Dated AH 1293, year 29 (AD 1903/4). NGC MS 63.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 109. Ottoman Empire. Abdul Hamid II. AH 1293-1327 / AD 1876-1909. AR Riyal (23mm, 3.12 g, 12h). With Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey (AH 1293-1299 / AD 1876-1882). Tunis mint. Dated AH 1295 (AD 1878/9). NGC MS 65.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 110. Saffarids. ‘Amr b. al-Layth. AH 265-288 / AD 879-901. AR Dirham (25.1mm, 2.88 g, 2h). Naysabur mint. Dated AH 282 (AD 895/6). VF, traces of mounting.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 111. Saffarids. Ahmad b. Muhammad (Abu Ja‘far). AH 311-352 / AD 923-963. AV Dinar (19.6mm, 1.94 g, 2h). Zaranj mint. Dated AH 327 (AD 938/9). VF, heavily clipped.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 112. Saffarids. Khalaf b. Ahmad. Third reign, AH 370-393 / AD 981-1003. AV Dinar (22.1mm, 2.83 g, 12h). Sijistan mint. Dated AH 370 (AD 980/1). VF, toned.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 113. Samanids. Ishaq b. Ahmad. Rival, AH 301 / AD 914. AR Dirham (26.9mm, 2.81 g, 2h). Samarqand mint. Dated AH 301 (AD 913/4). VF, toned.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 114. Samanids. Ibrahim b. Ahmad. Rebel, AH 335 / AD 947. AR Dirham (23.3mm, 3.69 g, 7h). Naysabur mint. Dated AH 335 (AD 946/7). Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 115. Samanids. ‘Abd al-Malik I b. Nuh. AH 343-350 / AD 954-961. AV Dinar (19.2mm, 3.53 g, 7h). Amul mint. Dated AH 345 (AD 956/7). VF, minor marks and scratches.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 116. Anonymous, probably Samanid period. . Two heart-shaped bronze weights, possibly for 12-mithqals and 6-dinars, the reverse of each stamped Samarqand, in small, neat, unpointed Kufic script within an oval cartouche; the larger 24.8 x 30.3 x 13.lmm, the smal

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 117. Samanids. temp. Mansur b. Nuh or Nuh II b. Mansur. AH 350-365 / AD 961-976 or AH 365-387 / AD 976-997. Æ Medallion (42mm, 15.55 g, 12h). Samarqand mint. Date off-flan. Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 118. Sajids. Yusuf b. Diwdad. AH 288-315 / AD 901-927. AR Dirham (27.5mm, 3.94 g, 6h). Barda‘a mint. Dated AH 292 (AD 904/5). Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 119. Sallarids. Wahsudan b. Muhammad. Circa AH 330-355 / AD 942-966. AV Double Dinar (20mm, 9.06 g, 10h). Jalalabad mint. Dated AH 343 (AD 954/5). NGC AU 55.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 120. 'Alids of Tabaristan. al-Hasan b. Zayd. AH 250-270 / AD 864-884. AR Donative Dirham (25.6mm, 2.76 g, 3h). Medallic type with plain outer border. Naysabur mint. Dated AH 262 (AD 875/6). Good VF, a little softly struck.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 121. Ziyarids. Mardawij b. Ziyar. AH 315-323 / AD 927-935. AV Dinar (23.7mm, 3.20 g, 1h). Mah al-Basra mint. Dated AH 322 (AD 933/4). Good VF, some weakness in margins, edge smoothed.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 122. Buwayhids (Buyids). al-Marzuban b. ‘Adud al-Dawla. As governor of Khuzistan, AH 367-372 / AD 978-983. AV Dinar (23.4mm, 5.09 g, 1h). Suq al-Ahwaz mint. Dated AH 367 (AD 978). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 123. Ghaznavids. Yamin al-Dawla Abu’l-Qasim Mahmud. AH 388-421 / AD 998-1030. Cast Æ gilt medallion (44mm, 14.38 g, 2h). Ghazna mint. Dated AH 41x (possibly 416??). Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 124. Ghaznavids. Yamin al-Dawla Abu'l-Qasim Mahmud. AH 388-421 / AD 998-1030. Æ Fals (15.5mm, 1.80 g, 10h). Without mint or date. VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 125. Seljuqs, Great Seljuq. Bayghu. Circa AH 434-448 / AD 1043-1056. AV Dinar (24.8mm, 4.03 g, 10h). Struck in pale gold. Herat mint. Dated AH 435 (AD 1043/4). Near VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 126. Seljuqs, Great Seljuq. Rukn al-Din Barkiyaruq. AH 486-498 / AD 1093-1105. AV Dinar (24.2mm, 4.24 g, 3h). Balkh mint. Dated AH 491 (AD 1097/8). Near VF, typical weak strike for the issue.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 127. Seljuqs, Great Seljuq. Sanjar. AH 511-552 / AD 1118-1157. AV Dinar (23.7mm, 4.22 g, 11h). Jurjan mint. Dated AH 529 (AD 1134/5). Good VF, partly flat.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 128. Khwarizmshahs. Jalal al-Din Mangubarni. AH 617-628 / AD 1220-1231. AR Broad Dirham (24.9mm, 3.51 g, 10h). Nimruz mint. Dated AH 623 (AD 1226/7). VF, toned.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 129. Lu’lu’ids. Badr al-Din Lu’lu’. AH 631-657 / AD 1234-1259. AV Dinar (25.2mm, 5.93 g, 9h). Al-Mawsil al-Mahrusa mint. Dated AH 657 (AD 1259). Good VF, weak area on each side.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 130. Atabegs of Khuzistan. Husam al-Din Ildeghizi. Circa AH 550-570 / AD 1155-1175. AV Dinar (26mm, 1.83 g, 11h). ‘Askar mint. With error date ‘503’. VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 131. Isma‘ilis of Alamut (Batinids). ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad III. AH 618-653 / AD 1221-1254. Æ Fals (14.5mm, 1.82 g, 4h). Without mint-name. Date off flan. VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 132. Isma‘ilis of Alamut (Batinids). ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad III. AH 618-653 / AD 1221-1254. Æ Fals (15.4mm, 1.87 g, 9h). Without mint-name. Date not visible. Near VF, reverse surface scratched.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 133. Great Mongols. temp. Ögedei. AH 624-639 / AD 1227-1241. AR Dirham (14.5mm, 2.90 g, 6h). Kurraman mint. Undated. Near VF, reverse off-centre.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 134. Chaghatayid Khans. Danishmand. AH 747-749 / AD 1346-1348. AR Dinar (31.4mm, 7.98 g, 1h). Madinat al-Rijal Tirmidh. Dated AH 747 (AD 1346/7). Near VF, some double-striking.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 135. Jujids (Golden Horde). Jani Beg. AH 742-758 / AD 1341-1357. AR Dinar (28.8mm, 4.06 g, 1h). Amul mint. Dated AH 758 (AD 1356/7). VF, cleaned.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 136. Khanate of Saqchi. Noghay. died AH 699 / AD 1300. AR Dirham (18mm, 1.54 g, 11h). Saqchi mint. Undated. VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 137. Khanate of Saqchi. Noghay. died AH 699 / AD 1300. AR Dirham (18.5mm, 1.62 g, 9h). Saqchi mint. Undated. VF, obverse lightly scraped on high points.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 138. Khanate of Saqchi. Noghay. died AH 699 / AD 1300. AR Dirham (19mm, 1.40 g, 10h). Saqchi mint. Undated. VF, minor double-striking.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 139. Ilkhanids. Abu Sa‘id. AH 716-736 / AD 1316-1335. AV Dinar (21.4mm, 5.96 g, 7h). Type G. Sultaniya mint. Dated AH 732 (AD 1331/2). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 140. Mehrabanids. ‘Izz al-Din Karman. AH 753-784 / AD 1352-1382. AV Tanka (23.3mm, 11.10 g, 5h). Nimruz mint. Dated AH 768 (AD 1366/7). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 141. Aq Qoyunlu. Rustam. AH 897-902 / AD 1492-1497. AV Ashrafi (13.7mm, 3.36 g, 8h). Mint-name and date off flan. Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 142. Safavids. Tahmasp II. AH 1135-1145 / AD 1722-1732. AV Ashrafi (23.3mm, 3.47 g, 12h). Isfahan mint. Dated AH 1143 (AD 1730/1). Near EF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 143. Zands. Karim Khan. AH 1166-1193 / AD 1753-1779. AV Quarter-Mohur (20.7mm, 2.71 g, 11h). Type C. Dar al-‘Ibada Yazd mint. Dated AH 1184 (AD 1770/1). Near EF, peripheral weakness.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 144. Qajars. Fath ‘Ali Shah. AH 1212-1250 / AD 1797-1834. AV Half-Toman (17.1mm, 2.39 g, 12h). Type V. Dar al-Sultanat Isfahan mint. Dated AH 1228 (AD 1813). Near EF, traces of mounting.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 145. INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Dehli. Muhammad b. Tughluq. AH 725-752 / AD 1325-1351. AV Dinar (18.6mm, 12.79 g, 3h). Hadrat Dehli mint. Dated AH 727 (AD 1326/7). Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 146. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur. AH 932-937 / AD 1526-1530. AV 1/4-Ashrafi (11mm, 0.59 g, 6h). Without mint or date (probably struck in Badakhshan). VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 147. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhammad Shah. AH 1131-1161 / AD 1719-1748. AR Rupee (22mm, 11.28 g, 7h). Derajat mint. Dually dated AH 1160 and year 30 (AD 1747/8). VF, attractively toned.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 148. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhammad Shah. AH 1131-1161 / AD 1719-1748. AV Mohur (21.4mm, 10.98 g, 1h). Derajat mint. Dually dated AH 1160 and year 30 (AD 1747/8). Near EF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 149. INDIA, Princely States. Bahwalpur. Sadiq Muhammad Khan V. AH 1325-1365 / AD 1907-1947. Ashrafi (22.3mm, 5.82 g, 12h). Struck in silver. Dated AH [134]3 (AD 1924/5). EF, minor discolouration.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 150. A large and impressive mahogany coin cabinet: ‘The Coronet’ by Peter Nichols of St Leonard’s. . A few minor knocks, notably to panel of left-hand door, but generally in excellent second-hand condition, with working lock and key.