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Stephen Album Paul Montz Director of Islamic & Early Indian Numismatics Director of World Coins
Steve has been serving the Paul joined the staff in January numismatic community since 2011. He attended UC Davis 1960. In 1976 he began dealing from 1975-80, earning bachelor's nearly exclusively in Islamic and and master's degrees in Indian coins. He has authored Agricultural Science & several books including the Management and Agronomy, Catalogue of California Trade respectively. He began working Tokens, Volumes I & II in 1972 in the numismatic field in the and 1974 respectively. 1977 saw 1970's. In 1981, he founded the release of his complete rewrite of Marsden's Olde World Numismatics in Chico, CA, a business he Numismata Orientalia Illustrata, a guide to Islamic ran for 30 years, focusing on A-Z world coins, before and Oriental coins with values. In 1993 he published merging with Stephen Album Rare Coins. He has put A Checklist of Islamic Coins, which now in its second out price lists for many years and has been a fixture edition is the standard for collectors of Islamic coins. at major shows since the 1980's. Paul is a life Mr. Album is currently a senior fellow at the member of the American Numismatic Association Worcester College, Oxford, England, and in this and is a member of other organizations. He has been position has authored three of the ten volumes of the a contributing editor for the Standard Catalog of Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean (Museum) World Coins since 1998. Paul brings experience in beginning in 1999. In May of 2004 the Eberhard- general world coinage to the firm. Karls-Universität Tübingen in Germany honored Mr. [email protected] Album with a philosophiae doctoris honoris causae, an honorary doctoral degree in philosophy. Steve is Dr. Norman Douglas Nicol among the world's leading experts in Islamic and Cataloger Indian coins. [email protected]
Joseph Lang Doug worked as Steve's Director of East Asian & Later Indian Numismatics assistant full-time from 1981 until 1999, after which he Joe is a member of the American moved back to his home area of Numismatic Association (ANA), northeastern Pennsylvania. as well as many smaller Doug began cataloging again numismatic associations. He has for Stephen Album Rare Coins been a full-time coin dealer in in 2006. Doug received a doctorate in Medieval California since 1987 and was Islamic History from the University of Washington first based in San Diego. Mr. (Seattle) in 1979 and during a subsequent post- Lang has been a contributing doctoral stay in Egypt, co-authored a catalog of the editor to various editions of coins and related items in the Egyptian National Krause publication's Standard Catalog of World Library, Cairo (1982). During the years Doug worked Coins, German Coins, and World Paper Money for for Steve in California, he researched and compiled over a decade. He has also contributed to past his Corpus of Fatimid Coins, which was published in editions of the Monetary Research Institute's 2006. He has been a senior research fellow at Oxford Banker's Guide to Foreign Currency. Mr. Lang has University since 2001, having agreed to write five of specialized in world coins since 1989 with expertise the proposed ten volumes of the Sylloge of the in Chinese and other Asian cast coins and later Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean. For many years, he machine struck Chinese coins. He is also one of the has contributed to the various Krause-Mishler main catalogers on Imperial Mughal, Indian Princely catalogs, including two editions of The Standard States and Colonial Indian coinages. Catalog of German Coins. He continues to write new [email protected] content for the catalog listings of many European countries, as well as revisions of existing entries for Europe, the Islamic countries and India.
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Ancient Coins Session A
Begins September 21, 2012 at 09:00 PDT
5. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.98g), Babylon, 323-317 BC, Price-3692, head Ancient Coins of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, M in left, ΛY below throne, Greek Coins lifetime issue, vf-ef $320 - 360
6. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.00g), Babylon, 311-305 BC, Price-3765, head 1. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus seated left, holding 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.02g), Ake-Ptolemais, eagle and scepter, MI over club to left, monogram within wreath year 37, S-6723, Price-3263, head of Herakles right, below throne, vf-ef $350 - 450 wearing lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated on throne, mint & date in Phoenician script below Zeus’s extended arm, with clear number, posthumous issue, lovely vf $400 - 500
7. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.97g), Carrhae, 305-300 BC, Price-cf.3810, head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus seated left, 2. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.96g), Amphipolis, holding eagle and scepter, uncertain left field mark, 325-323 BC, Price-105, head of Herakles right, wearing AP monogram below throne, vf $300 - 350 lion skin / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, Athena in left field, lifetime issue, vf-ef $450 - 550
8. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.97g), Corinth, 310-290 BC, Price-669, head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus seated left, holding eagle 3. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, and scepter, star above monogram in left; ΔO monogram below AR tetradrachm (17.08g), Arados, 324-320 BC, Price-3320, head throne, vf-ef $400 - 500 of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, monogram in left field, monogram below throne, vf-ef $350 - 400
9. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.87g), Sardes, 323-319 BC, Price-2622, head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / 4. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, torch to left, AR tetradrachm (17.11g), Babylon, 325-323 BC, Price-3665, head TI below throne, lifetime issue, vf $300 - 380 of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, coiled serpent to left, monogram and M below throne, vf-ef $375 - 450
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10. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.08g), Sardes, 319-315 BC, Price-2664, head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, star over YM monogram to left, vf-ef $340 - 400 15. SELEUKEIA: Antiochos VI Dionysos, 145-142 BC, AE22 serrate (8.69g), S-7081, Hoover-1043, SC-2006, radiate head of Antiochus right, wreathed with ivy / elephant walking left; unclear symbol to right, lovely Syranic patina, ef $250 - 350
11. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.08g), Salamis, 332-323 BC, Price-3139, head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, bow to left, lifetime issue, vf $300 - 350
16. ANCIENT ARMENIA: “Hormizd IV”, 579-590, AR zawzan (3.66g), NM, year 10? Ner-—, standard type of Hormizd IV, but with the denomination zawzan (“two zuz”) in place of the mint name, and the date rather clumsily engraved (could be year 6), lovely strike, ef $200 - 250 This type was struck either during the reign of Hormizd IV 12. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, or more likely, shortly thereafter. It has only recently been AR tetradrachm (16.88g), uncertain mint, 323-300 BC, Price-4028, convincingly assigned to late ancient Armenia, for which a head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus seated left, lengthy discussion is posted for Zeno-35535. See also holding eagle and scepter, Nike in left field, ΣΩ below throne, Zeno-105390 for an example dated year 6. The years are vf-ef, S $240 - 300 fictitious, presumably based on the prototypes.
17. SABAEAN: 3rd century BC, AR 1/8th unit (0.37g), Munro Hay-1.1iv, helmeted head of Athena right; N on cheek / owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig behind, vf $220 - 280
13. MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Satrap Aspeisas, 315-311 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.92g), Susa, Price-3263, in the name of Alexander III of Macedonia, head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated on throne, wreath to left, ΑΙ under the throne, ef $500 - 600
18. KATABANIA: mid-late 1st century AD, AR unit (5.43g), Munro Hay-1.11i, laureate head right, within wreath / owl standing right, head facing, on amphora, ef $180 - 220 Imitating Athenian New Style coinage.
14. ATHENS: Anonymous, 449-404 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.5g), Kroll-8, SNG Cop-31, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent behind; all within incuse square, test cut on reverse, nicely toned, ef $1,600 - 2,000
19. PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Orodes I, c. 80-77 BC, AR drachm (3.77g), Shore-124, Sell-31.6, crowned portrait, medium beard / archer on throne, holding bow, vf $120 - 160
20. PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Orodes II, c. 57-38 BC, AR drachm (4.06g), Rhagae, Shore-262, bust left, with star left, star & crescent right, bold strike, lustrous au $190 - 230 2 Ancient Coins
21. PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Phraates IV, c. 38-2 BC, AR drachm (3.99g), Ekbatana, Shore-276, bust left, eagle crowning him with wreath, lovely bold strike, lustrous au $180 - 220 27. SASANIAN KINGDOM: Valkash, 484-488, AR drachm (4.06g), AS (the Treasury mint), ND, G-179, bold strike, choice vf-ef $200 - 300 This is the scarcer of Valkash’s two types, G-178 with date to left on reverse, G-179 always undated.
22. PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Gotarzes II, AD 40-51, BI tetradrachm (13.69g), Seleukia, Shore-363, bust / Tyche presenting diadem to the king, dated SE 362, dark toned, nice vf $150 - 190
28. SASANIAN KINGDOM: Khusro II, 591-628, AR drachm (3.27g), NY (uncertain location), year 35, G-211, Mitch-1404, with Pahlavi countermark in ObQ4, tentatively read as “yzdn” for yazdan, “God”, vf, RR $150 - 200
23. SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir I, 224-241, AR drachm (4.05g), G-10, standard type of Ardashir I, nice strike, attractive vf $185 - 215
29. SASANIAN KINGDOM: Khusro II, 590-628, AR drachm (4.53g), AY, year 2, G-212, unlocated mint in Iraq, beardless portrait, several minor adhesions in margin, mostly at the rim, ef, R $250 - 350 24. SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir I, 224-241, AR drachm (4.09g), NM, ND, G-16, king’s bust facing right, diademed, without a crown, but some of his hair tied to a ball above his head, the rest braided, both atop his head and hanging down behind him, long beard, bold strike, ef, RRR $1,000 - 1,200
30. SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd III, 632-651, AR drachm (4.02g), SK (Sijistan), year 3, G-234, lovely 25. SASANIAN KINGDOM: Varahran I, 388-399, AR drachm strike, minor discoloration in 3rd quarter of obverse margin, (3.84g), ARH (unknown mint), G-136, mint name right & nice ef $160 - 200 left of fire altar on reverse, choice vf $100 - 120
31. SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd III, 632-651, 26. SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd I, 399-420, AR drachm AR drachm, SK (Sijistan), year 4, G-234, bold strike, ef+ $160 - 200 (4.07g), KR (Kirman), G-146, choice ef $110 - 150
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36. ROMAN EMPIRE: Vespasian, 69-79 AD, AR denarius (2.77g), Ephesus mint, RIC-1411, RSC-249, RPC-819, minted 71 AD, IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS II TR P P P, laureate head right / LIBERI IMP AVG VESPAS, Titus and Domitian, each veiled and holding a patera, standing facing, uneven toning, ef $350 - 450 32. SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd III, 632-651, AR drachm (3.99g), BN (possibly Bamm in Kirman province), year 31 (sic), G-235, pellet at 11h30 in reverse margin, choice ef, RRR $300 - 400 Posthumous issue, as Yazdigerd III was killed during his 20th regnal year. These issues with a later date are believed to have been struck either by the Arabs or by their 37. ROMAN EMPIRE: Vespasian, 69-79 AD, AR denarius opponents in Sijistan or other eastern regions. (3.41g), Rome, 74, RIC-77, RSC-364, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / PON MAX TR P COS V, Vespasian seated right on curule chair, holding scepter and olive branch, vf $130 - 170
33. PTOLEMAIS: Ptolemy XV and Cleopatra VII, 44-30 BC, AR tetradrachm (13.57g), Paphos, 37-36 BC, Svoronos-1830, diademed head of Ptolemy XII right, 38. ROMAN EMPIRE: Domitian, 81-96 AD, AR denarius wearing aegis / eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm (3.42g), Rome, 89, RIC-676, RSC-256, IMP CAES DOMIT over shoulder; to left, L Iς (date) above crown of Isis; ΠA to AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, laureate head right / IMP XXI right, vg-f $250 - 300 COS XIIII CENS P P P, Minerva standing left with thunderbolt, spear, shield at feet, ef $140 - 180 Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar was the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, who reigned jointly with his mother Cleopatra VII of Egypt, from September 2, 47 BC. Between the death of Cleopatra, on August 12, 30 BC, up to his own death on August 23, 30 BC, he was nominally the sole pharaoh. He was killed on the orders of Octavian, who would soon become the Roman emperor Augustus. He was the eldest son of Cleopatra VII, and possibly the only son of Julius Caesar, 39. ROMAN EMPIRE: Nerva, 96-98 AD, AV aureus (7.29g) for whom he was named. (96 AD), S-—, RIC-1, IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II PP, laureated bust right / AEQVITAS AVGVST, Aequitas standing left, holding scales & cornucopiae, Roman & Byzantine Coinage several very minor scratches, barely noticeable without magnification, nice strike, vf, RR $4,000 - 5,000
34. ROMAN REPUBLIC: P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus, 40. ROMAN EMPIRE: Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus 100 BC, AR denarius (3.83g), Rome mint, Pius, AR denarius (3.53g), Rome, 146, RIC-356, RSC-96, Crawford-329/1a, RSC-Cornelia 25, ROMA, bare-headed DIVA FAVSTINA, diademed and draped bust right, hair bust of young Hercules right, seen from behind, wearing coiled on top of head / AVGVSTA, Ceres standing left lion skin; club over shoulder, shield and Y behind / LENT holding short torch and scepter, mint state, $140 - 160 MAR F, Roma standing facing, being crowned by Genius of the Roman people; Y between them, all within laurel wreath, f $100 - 120
41. ROMAN EMPIRE: Crispina, wife of Commodus, AR denarius (3.55g), Rome, 178-182, RIC-286a, RSC-35, CRISPINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / VENVS, Venus 35. ROMAN REPUBLIC: L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, 90 BC, standing facing, head left, holding apple and lifting drapery AR denarius (4.02g), Rome, laureate head of Apollo right, from shoulder, ef $200 - 260 F below chin / horseman riding right, holding palm frond and reins; V above, Q below., vf-au $320 - 400
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42. ROMAN EMPIRE: Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD, AR denarius (3.45g), Rome, 205, RIC-196, RSC-469, SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / P M TR P XIII 48. ROMAN EMPIRE: Macrinus, 217-218 AD, COS III P P, Jupiter standing left holding thunderbolt and AR tetradrachm (13.34g), Emesa mint, Syria, Prieur-966, scepter, eagle at foot left, ef $160 - 200 AYT K M OΠCE MAKPINOC CE B, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX EX YΠATOC ΠΠ, eagle standing facing, head and tail left, wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, A left of radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Shamash, ef-au $400 - 480
43. ROMAN EMPIRE: Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, AR denarius (3.67g), Laodicea, 200-207, RIC-640, RSC-97, IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / IVNO REGINA, Juno, veiled, standing left, holding patera and scepter; peacock to left, ms $200 - 250 49. ROMAN EMPIRE: Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD, AR denarius (3.49g), Rome, 231-235, RIC-254, RSC-546, IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt, mint state, $180 - 240
44. ROMAN EMPIRE: Caracalla, 198-217 AD, AR tetradrachm (13.86g), Laodicea ad Mare mint, 213-217, Prieur-1179, AYT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, laureate 50. ROMAN EMPIRE: Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus head right / ΔHMAPX EX YΠATOC TO Δ, eagle Alexander, AR denarius (3.32g), Rome, 222, RIC-343, standing facing, head left, with wings spread and wreath in RSC-35, IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, draped bust right / IVNO its beak; star between legs, ef $250 - 300 CONSERVATRIX, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter, peacock at feet left, vf-ef $140 - 180
45. ROMAN EMPIRE: Plautilla, wife of Caracalla, AR denarius (3.52g), Rome, 202-203, RIC-369, RSC-25, PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / VENVS 51. ROMAN EMPIRE: Leo I, 457-474 AD, AV solidus (4.47g), VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple and palm, Constantinople, 462-466, RIC-605, D N LEO PERPET leaning on shield, Cupid at her feet, vf $140 - 180 AVG, helmeted facing bust, spear over shoulder and shield on arm / VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory standing holding long cross; * N/CONOB, unc $750 - 950
46. ROMAN EMPIRE: Geta, 209-212 AD, AR denarius (3.39g), Rome, 200-205, RIC-15b, RSC-159a, P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, draped and cuirassed bust right / PRINC IVVENT, Caesar standing left in military attire, 52. BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Maurice Tiberius, 582-602, holding branch and inverted spear, ef $140 - 180 AV solidus (4.45g), Constantinople, 583-601, SBV-478, DOC-5, pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger / angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by Christogram and globus cruciger, ef $800 - 1,000
47. ROMAN EMPIRE: Geta, 209-212 AD, AR denarius (2.98g), Rome, 211, RIC-79, RSC-197, P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate and bearded head right / TR P III COS II P P, Janus standing facing, holding spear and thunderbolt, scarce type, ef $180 - 220 53. BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constans II, 641-668, AV solidus (4.45g), Constantinople, 651-654, SBV-956, DOC-19, crowned and draped bust facing, holding globus cruciger / cross potent on three steps, unc $750 - 950
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59. HEPHTHALITE: LOT of 9 coins, including Toraman II copper (2 pcs), Napki Malka (2), anonymous copper (Mitch-3782, 2 pcs), “BLH 11" imitation silver drachm of Hormizd IV (1, chipped), two ”Huna" type copper coins (Mitch-1510) (1), and common Sasanian silver drachm of Khusro II (Mishan, year 2, misattributed to Hormizd V) (1), mostly vf, lot of 9 coins, ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200 54. BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constantine IV Pogonatus, 668-685, AV solidus (4.41g), Constantinople, SBV-1153, DOC-6, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed three-quarter Islamic Coins facing bust, holding spear and shield / Heraclius and Tiberius standing either side of cross potent on three Early Islamic Dynasties steps, unc $600 - 800 Ancient Central Asia
55. SOGDIANA: Anonymous, ca. 7th century, AE unit (1.62g), bust slightly to the left, long hair, beaded neckless / 60. ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-668, uncertain tamgha, lovely vf, RRR $300 - 400 AR drachm (3.82g), SK (Sijistan), YE20 (frozen), A-1, with The location of the issuer for this type has not been countermark over the star & crescent between ObQ1 & determined. The obverse closely resembles the portrait on ObQ2, choice vf, R $250 - 300 the copper coins of the Hwab’s of Samarqand, the reverse The countermark is not in Göbl or Gaube, but is a bird tamgha vaguely similar to those of Usrushana. viewed from above, flying towards two characters (tamghas?), and the traditional fineness text in the reverse margin.
56. HEPHTHALITE: Alchon Huns: Khingila, ca. 440-490, AR drachm (3.48g), G-57, Mitch-—, bust right, tamgha behind & abbreviated name before / Sasanian style fire-altar & attendants, pleasing style, lovely vf $200 - 240 61. ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-668, AR drachm (4.07g), SK (Sijistan), YE 20 (frozen), A-1, the first Islamic coin, struck in Yazdigerd Era year 20, which is AD 651/652, beginning about 12 June 651, but with the Muslim conquest either late in 651, or more likely, in 652, pleasing vf, R $200 - 250
57. HEPHTHALITE: Alchon Huns: Khingila, ca. 440-490, AR drachm (3.66g), G-81, Mitch-—, bust right, with large nose, sun-wheel to right, blundered text around / trace of Sasanian style reverse, nice strike, lovely vf, R $250 - 300
62. ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-660, AR drachm (4.07g), NAR (Narmashir), YE20, A-2, with jayyid (“current”) in Arabic in 2nd quarter of the obverse margin, nice strike, name of Yazdigerd in normal location to right of the obverse bust, vf-ef, RRR $1,800 - 2,000 The jayyid series was struck primarily at the three mints within Kirman province (BN, NAR, GRM), plus a few extremely rare issues at a few other northeastern mints. 58. HEPHTHALITE: Khingila, ca. 440-490, AV scyphate stater Although without the Muslim phrase bism Allah, the word (7.03g), G-85, king standing, facing to left, sacrificing at jayyid is Arabic. Since most of Kirman province and the altar, holding scepter, tamgha to right / traces of Siva & other known mints were already under Arab control, it is bull, pleasing vf $1,600 - 2,000 logical that the jayyid type is correctly categorized as For this type, the reverse is never clear, but the overall Islamic coinage. type is derived from the Siva & bull on late Kushan staters.
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63. ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (3.81g), BYSh (Bishapur), YE25, A-4, pellet 67. ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw “lillâh” type, ca. 656-670?? after bism Allah in ObQ2, bold strike, ef $180 - 220 AR drachm (4.00g), BYSh (Bishapur), YE37, A-A6, one “tooth” omitted in the mint name BYSh (typo!), ef, RRR $300 - 400 See the comment to lot 68.
64. ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (4.05g), WYHC, YE35, A-4, rare mint for this type, lovely vf-ef, RR $300 - 400 68. ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw “lillâh” type, ca. 656-670?? WYHC had been the Sasanian Treasury mint, located AR drachm (4.10g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), YE37, A-A6, presumably at Aspanvar near Ktesiphon until the end of couple very light reverse scratches, lovely strike, vf+, RR $300 - 400 the Sasanian era, and it likely that Arab-Sasanian coins The lillah type was likely produced with what could be dated up until AH50 apply to the same location, whereas easily read either as lillah in Arabic or the first two letters of the later WYHC refers to Veh-az-Amid-Kavad, i.e., Arrajan APD in Pahlavi (“good”), so that they would be acceptable in Fars province. to everyone, especially in eastern Iran, Central Asia and along the Silk Road.
65. ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 653-670, AR drachm (3.67g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), YE26, A-4, 69. ARAB-SASANIAN: ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Amir, ca. 661-664, lovely strike, choice vf-ef, R $200 - 300 AR drachm (3.49g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH47, A-6, lovely strike, lightly clipped and formerly mounted, but very attractive, choice vf, R $150 - 200 Although he died in AH45, he was still recognized at many Arab-Sasanian mints in southern Iran until AH47.
66. ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw “lillâh” type, ca. 656-670?? AR drachm (2.88g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), year 30, A-A6, actual meaning of “year 30" is undetermined, choice vf, RR $300 - 400 Although the weight suggests that this drachm was clipped down to post-reform dirham standard, there is little 70. ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu’awiya, 661-680, AR drachm evidence that it was significantly clipped. More likely, it was (3.91g), DA (Darabjird), AH43 (frozen), A-14, in the name struck to a reduced standard, perhaps the circa of Mu’awiya, actually struck circa AH52-54, badly cleaned, 3.20g-3.25g that was used on “Muhammad” drachms of leaving light scratches all over, bold strike, vf, R $200 - 220 the Armenian area (and possibly also Azerbaijan), or less likely, the eastern Silk Road imitations of the standard drachms of Salm b. Ziyad and ‘Abd Allah b. Khazim (Tukharistan region). It may have been slightly clipped later.
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76. ARAB-SASANIAN: local Khusraw type, 668, 71. ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (3.64g), GD (Jayy), YE37, A-B6, with rabbi AR drachm (4.06g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH50, A-8, beautiful Allah instead of bism Allah in 2nd quadrant of the obverse strike, choice au $200 - 250 margin, vf-ef, RR $300 - 400
72. ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, 666, AR drachm (2.97g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH47, A-C6, clipped down to post-reform dirham standard, choice vf, S $200 - 240 77. ARAB-SASANIAN: ‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.02g), BCRA (al-Basra), AH56, A-12, With a large pellet at 2h in the reverse margin, and a group with countermark #3 (forepart of winged lion) in ObQ4, of 4 small pellets at about 11h, also in the reverse margin. pleasing vf-ef $120 - 160
73. ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 666-670, 78. ARAB-SASANIAN: ‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.02g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH48, A-5, with bism AR drachm (4.00g), BCRA (al-Basra), AH56, A-12, superb Allah / rabbi in the obverse margin, superb ef-au, R $250 - 350 strike, choice au $125 - 150 Struck by order of Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan as governor of al-Basra, before he was granted the governorship of al-Kufa as well in AH50.
79. ARAB-SASANIAN: ‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (4.40g), KRMAN-GY (Jiroft), AH59, A-12, countermarked lillah in ObQ4, nice strike, unusually heavy, vf-ef, R $300 - 400 74. ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 666-670, AR drachm (4.13g), DA (Darabjird), AH47, A-5, with bism Allah / rabbi in the obverse margin, choice ef, R $250 - 350
80. , 673-683, 75. ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type with just rabbi Allah in ARAB-SASANIAN: ‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad ObQ2, 668, AR drachm (3.02g), GD (Jayy), YE37, A-B6, AR drachm (3.67g), KRMAN-NAWGY (New Jiroft), AH62, clipped down to about the later dirham standard, graffiti in A-12, nice strike, no sign of clipping or excessive wear or other damage, vf-ef $200 - 260 ObQ1, bold strike, choice vf, RR $250 - 300 , R
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85. ARAB-SASANIAN: Mus’ab b. al-Zubayr, ca. 685-690, 81. ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm. b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, AR drachm (4.06g), KRMAN-NAR (Narmashir), AH67, AR drachm (3.98g), MRW (Marw), AH63, A-18, date in A-17, lovely strike, countermarked lillah (“for God”) in Pahlavi, SShST, bold vf $150 - 200 ObQ4, small stain in obverse margin, strong ef, RR $500 - 600
82. ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm. b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, 86. ARAB-SASANIAN: ‘Abd Allah b. Khazim, 682-692, AR drachm (3.72g), MRW (Marw), AH64, A-18, two pellets AR drachm (3.69g), MRW (Marw), AH66, A-19, with flanking upper and lower star & crescent on reverse, triplet tamgha countermark #14 in ObQ1, cleaned vf, R $140 - 180 of pellets each side of lower star & crescent on obverse, lovely vf-ef $200 - 250 The “4" of the date is just CH in Pahlavi, without the final L normally found (another typo!).
87. ARAB-SASANIAN: ‘Abd al-Malik b. ‘Abd Allah, 685-686, AR drachm (3.81g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH67, A-20, lovely strike, minor discoloration, ef, RR $600 - 700 This piece, as usual, has muhammad rasul in ObQ3, 83. ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm. b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, followed by Allah in ObQ4, incorrectly listed in the AR drachm (4.02g), HRA (Herat), AH67, A-18, triplet of Checklist as entirely within ObQ3. pellets after bism Allah on obverse, star at 11h30 in reverse margin, lovely ef $200 - 300
88. ARAB-SASANIAN: ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, 685-705, AR drachm (4.06g), DA+P (Fasa), YE60 (frozen), 84. ARAB-SASANIAN: ‘Abd Allah b. Khazim, 682-692, A-32, vf-ef $200 - 300 AR drachm (2.71g), “MRW” (Marw), blundered date, A-19, with triplet of pellets at 5h30 of reverse margin, cleaned ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan was the Umayyad caliph who was f-vf, RR $175 - 225 to reform Islamic coinage later in his reign, in AH77 for gold, AH78 for silver, circa AH80± for copper. Clearly a contemporary imitation by the Hephthalites or their rivals, presumably for use both as local currency and for trade along the silk road. All of the Pahlavi inscriptions are at least modestly blundered, as is the Arabic bism Allah. A very interesting piece. It has been my experience that about 5% of all known Arab-Sasanian coinage are imitative, nearly all from eastern sources, based on prototypes from eastern and southern Iranian mints. No thorough study of these fascinating coins has yet been completed. 89. ARAB-SASANIAN: ‘Umar b. ‘Ubayd Allah, 686-691, AR drachm (3.72g), ST (Istakhr), AH70, A-21, with Pahlavi GWDAN in ObQ1, some light porosity, vf, R $150 - 200
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90. ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, 95. EASTERN SISTAN: Bakkâr, 770s, AR drachm (3.77g), AR drachm (4.08g), ART (Ardashir Khurra), AH76, A-31, SK (=Sijistan), ND, A-87E, vf $300 - 350 citing the governor Farrukhzad in ObQ3 in Pahlavi, lovely strike on broad flan, ef $200 - 250 Farrukhzad is also cited on copper pashiz of Ardashir Khurra (A-41), as well as the local mints Jur, Dasht (Barin) and Tanbuk within Ardashir Khurra district (A-41A/41B). He was likely the local governor of Ardashir Khurra.
96. EASTERN SISTAN: (Salih) Ridâ, ca. 780s, AR drachm (3.19g), SK (=Sijistan), ND, A-89D, without pellets after ridâ, nice strike, f-vf, R $180 - 220
91. ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AR drachm (4.14g), ST (Istakhr), AH78, A-31, interesting die damage in reverse margin at 8h, few spots on obverse, vf-ef, R $140 - 180
97. EASTERN SISTAN: al-Layth, 802, AR drachm, Zaranj, ND, A-B90, countermark on type A-A80, f-vf, R $250 - 300 A small hoard containing this type surfaced in the early 1990s, containing perhaps 30-40 examples of this type, which by now have long been dispersed.
92. ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AR drachm (4.05g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH76, A-31, lightly cleaned vf-ef $110 - 140
98. ARAB-ARMENIAN: Muhammad, ca. 700, AR zuzun (3.21g), “ShY”, year “37", A-H97, with Muhammad in Arabic 93. ARAB-SASANIAN: Mansur, ca. 700-705, AE pashiz in ObQ2 & awsrwy (Khusro) in Pahlavi before the obverse (1.19g), ST (Istakhr), ND, A-B42, Gys-23, bust r. / praying bust, ef, RRR $3,500 - 4,000 caliph, crude flan (as usually for this series), vf, RRR $250 - 300 This type is believed to have been issued within the regions of Armenia or Azerbaijan. This mint name is of uncertain meaning, perhaps derived from a prototype from the Shiraz mint, and date, while convincing a 37, is probably just a copy from the prototype. Also of considerable interest is the Greek letter Φ instead of a star withint the right crescent in the obverse margin. Other types have the Greek Μ or Σ in one of the crescents in either the obverse or reverse margin. These Greek 94. TABARISTAN: Jarir, 786-788, AR ½ drachm (1.92g), characters are of undetermined meaning, but the use of Tabaristan, PYE135, A-64, governor’s name in ObQ3, bold Greek does support the assignment to the Caucasian strike, lustrous au $120 - 160 lands, where Byzantine silver coins were circulating throughout the 7th centuries, fist introduced by Heraclius circa 615 AD. This type is currently assigned to the very last years of the 7th and early 8th century. The weight of 3.20-3.25g corresponds quite accurately to half the weight of the Byzantine hexagram (about 6.5g).
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99. ARAB-BYZANTINE: Anonymous, ca. 685-695, 106. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AV dinar (4.24g), NM AE fals (2.27g), Jerusalem, ND, A-3521, standing (Dimashq), AH87, A-127, ef-au $600 - 700 emperor / cursive m, mint name written in Greek on reverse, fully legible, extremely rare with so clear a mintname, vf, RRR $1,600 - 2,000
107. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AV dinar (4.21g), NM (Dimashq), AH88, A-127, ef $550 - 600
100. UMAYYAD: ‘Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AV dinar (4.29g), NM (Dimashq), AH78, A-125, superb strike, perhaps the loveliest AH78 of this series that we have ever seen, choice au $1,400 - 1,800
108. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AV dinar (4.27g), NM (Dimashq), AH89, A-127, some graffiti in the fields on both sides, vf $375 - 450
101. UMAYYAD: ‘Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AV dinar (4.18g), NM (Dimashq), AH79, A-125, slightly smashed, vf $300 - 400
109. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AV dinar (4.27g), NM (Dimashq), AH93, A-127, ef-au $500 - 600
102. UMAYYAD: ‘Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AV dinar (4.24g), NM (Dimashq), AH80, A-125, bold strike, ef $750 - 850
110. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AV dinar (4.24g), NM, AH94, A-127, au $650 - 750
103. UMAYYAD: ‘Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AV dinar (4.2g), NM (Dimashq), AH82, A-125, strong strike, ef $700 - 800
111. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.89g), Mah, AH90, A-128, Klat-—, unpublished and probably unique, 104. UMAYYAD: ‘Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AV dinar (4.29g), NM some minor stain (removable), ef, RRRR $7,000 - 9,000 (Dimashq), AH84, A-125, superb strike, choice au $1,000 - 1,200 The mint Mahayy operated AH90-99 and then briefly during the Abbasid revolution, AH128-129. The name means “the two Mahs”, which are Mah al-Basra & Mah al-Kufa, which had operated AH79-83 and 79-81, respectively. The mint name Mah was never again used after AH129, except for an extremely rare Abbasid copper fals dated AH150. The Umayyad Mah, which is in the singular form, is also known for AH96 (very rare) and 98 105. UMAYYAD: ‘Abd al-Malik, 685-705, AV dinar (4.29g), NM (extremely rare), and might refer to either Mah al-Basra (Dimashq), AH86, A-125, magnificent bold strike, lustrous (aka Nihawand) or Mah al-Kufa (aka Dinawar). Mah was au $1,000 - 1,200 the Arabic name for the region in west-central Iran known in ancient times as Media, and it seems quite plausible that Mah referred to a mint at a third city in the Mah region, neither Mah al-Basra nor Mah al-Kufa. With three different years now known, it is clearly not a misspelling of Mahayy.
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112. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.91g), Jayy, 118. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham AH90, A-128, wonderful strike on bold planchet, (2.82g), Abarshahr, AH93, A-128, nice strike, lightly reasonably well centered, choice ef $150 - 200 cleaned vf-ef, S $250 - 300 Abarshahr was an alternative name for Nishapur.
113. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.83g), Ramhurmuz, AH90, A-128, choice vf-ef $150 - 200 119. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.87g), Mahayy, AH93, A-128, vf-ef $120 - 150
114. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.84g), Surraq, AH91, A-128, nice strike, lightly cleaned vf-ef $140 - 160 120. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.77g), Ramhurmuz, AH93, A-128, nice strike, vf $185 - 225
115. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.88g), Marw, AH92, A-128, superb well-centered strike, choice ef-au $140 - 160 121. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.81g), Dastawa, AH93, A-128, graffiti at the top of the obverse field, lightly cleaned vf $100 - 140
116. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.85g), Herat, AH93, A-128, cleaned ef $120 - 160 122. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.86g), Jayy, AH94, A-128, Klat-262.1, with large pellet atop the beginning of the mint name in the obverse margin, minor adhesions at the edge, lovely strike, ef, R $150 - 200
117. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.88g), Darabjird, AH93, A-128, bold strike, tiny spot of adhesion on reverse, bold ef $90 - 110 123. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.68g), Dastawa, AH94, A-128, cleaned vf-ef $150 - 200
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124. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.85g), Jayy, 130. UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham (2.65g), AH94, A-128, bold strike, choice vf-ef $150 - 200 Ramhurmuz, AH97, A-131, Klat-390, lovely strike, ef, RR $400 - 500 Klat recorded only 4 specimens of this year.
125. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.84g), Jayy, AH94, A-128, Klat-262.2, without large pellet by the mint name, minor adhesions near the rim, bold vf $120 - 160 131. UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham, Herat, AH99, A-131, choice au $200 - 250
126. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.88g), Manadhir, AH95, A-128, Klat-619, nice strike, choice ef $180 - 220 132. UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AR dirham (2.91g), Marw, AH99, A-131, single pellet below S of sharik in obverse field, superb strike, choice ef-au $150 - 200
127. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.92g), Dimashq, AH95, A-128, Klat-339, superb strike, bold ef-au $100 - 120 133. UMAYYAD: ‘Umar, 717-720, AR dirham (2.87g), Arminiya, AH100, A-133, tiny scratch in obverse center, and some very light scratches at the bottom of the reverse field, very attractive bold strike, ef-au, R $400 - 500
128. UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.78g), Qumis, AH95, A-128, Klat-521, bold strike, small graffiti atop reverse field, lovely vf, RR $800 - 1,000 This is the rarest of the 4 known dates of this mint (91, 92, 93, 95). 134. UMAYYAD: ‘Umar, 717-720, AR dirham (2.92g), Wasit, AH101, A-133, lovely ef $400 - 500
129. UMAYYAD: Sulayman, 715-717, AV dinar (4.25g), NM (Dimashq), AH97, A-130, very light graffiti on obverse, tiny scratch on reverse, ef $400 - 500 135. UMAYYAD: Yazid II, 720-724, AR dirham (2.93g), Wasit, AH104, A-135, perfect strike, unc $90 - 110
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136. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AV dinar (4.23g), NM (Dimashq), AH109, A-136, lovely bold strike, choice ef, S $500 - 600 144. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.92g), Wasit, AH107, A-137, superb strike, beautifully toned, bold au $90 - 110
137. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AV dinar (4.23g), NM (Dimashq), AH110, A-136, very light graffiti in obverse field, ef $500 - 600
145. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.91g), al-Mubaraka, AH109, A-137, lightly cleaned ef $130 - 170 al-Mubaraka was an epithetical name for the city of Balkh in Afghanistan, used AH106-110 and 116-120, and should not be confused with the North African al-Mubaraka in what is now Tunisia, briefly a mint for the Abbasids. 138. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AV dinar (4.23g), NM, AH114, A-136, au $580 - 680
139. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AV dinar (4.21g), NM (Dimashq), AH114, A-136, pleasing vf $425 - 475 146. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.67g), al-Andalus, AH110, A-137, cleaned & polished, full bold inscriptions, vf, R $300 - 400
140. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AV dinar (4.26g), NM, AH116, A-136, choice ef-au $600 - 700
147. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham, Wasit, AH112, A-137, superb strike, choice au $75 - 90
141. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AV dinar (4.18g), NM (Dimashq), AH118, A-136, probably ex-jewelry, vf $300 - 350
148. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.94g), Ifriqiya ("Africa"), AH112, A-137, lovely strike, strong ef $250 - 350
142. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.90g), Ifriqiya, AH104, A-137, superb bold strike, choice ef $400 - 500
149. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.95g), Ifriqiya, AH114, A-137, lovely bold strike, very lightly cleaned, ef-au $250 - 350
143. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.92g), Dimashq, AH106, A-137, choice ef-au $90 - 110 14 Islamic Coins
155. UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 710-740, AE fals (1.99g), NM, ND, A-143var, W-Th.13, inscribed nafiqa fi sabil Allah (“to be spent in the way of God”) on obverse, star below, small flan, lovely patination, f-vf, RR $110 - 130 150. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.94g), Believed to be of Spanish origin, by style and calligraphy. al-Andalus, AH116, A-137, the Umayyad mint in Spain, bold strike, ef-au, R $1,300 - 1,600
156. UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 710-740, AE fals (3.62g), NM, ND, A-143var, W-Th.13, inscribed nafiqa fi sabil Allah (“to be spent in the way of God”) on obverse, crescent & star below, large flan, fine, RR $100 - 120 151. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.89g), Believed to be of Spanish origin, by style and calligraphy. al-Mubaraka, AH119, A-137, lovely strike, lightly cleaned ef $170 - 200 al-Mubaraka was an epithetical name for the city of Balkh, used AH106-110 and 116-120, and should not be confused with the North African al-Mubaraka in what is now Tunisia, briefly a mint for the Abbasids.
157. UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 730s-740s, AE fals (2.26g), NM, ND, A-156, forepart of horse in reverse center, Palestinian issue, f-vf, RR $90 - 110
152. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, AR dirham (2.85g), al-Bab, AH120, A-137, choice ef $200 - 300 158. UMAYYAD: Anonymous, 730s+, AE fals (2.25g), Ba’albakk, ND, A-168, W-—, Bone-12, mint name below al-Bab was the name for the city of Darband, now Derbent 2nd half of kalima on reverse, minor weakness, pleasing in the Russian district of Dagestan. f-vf, RR $100 - 130
159. UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 710s’, AE fals (3.34g), Bayt Jibrin, ND, A-171, Bone type #2, fine, RR $200 - 300 Bayt Jibrin was an important Palestinian town in ancient & medieval times, now the Israeli kibbutz of Beit Guvrin. 153. UMAYYAD: Hisham, 724-743, glass vessel stamp The only known Islamic coins from this mint are the (26.74g), AH107, A-— (31 x 18 mm) with remnant of the Umayyad copper coins. stem connector to vessel, slight devitrification, light green, transparent, f-vf, RRR $500 - 700 The inscription is bism Allah / amara bi’l-wafa / ‘abd Allah hisha- / -m amir al-mu’minin / sana sab’ / wa mi’a, which seems to be correct, despite some minor weakness here and there. Glass pieces citing only the Umayyad caliph are extremely rare, and very few have ever been published. 160. UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 720s-740s, AE fals (1.85g), The date is either AH107 or 109, much more likely 107; Dar’at (Adhra’at), ND, A-173, SNAT-244 (same reverse both years fall with the reign of Hisham, AH105-126. die), wavy lines on both sides representing the river that flows through the city, f-vf, R $110 - 130 The modern city of Deraa in southern Syria, where the uprising began in March 2011.
154. UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham (2.91g), al-Jazira, AH128, A-142, enticing strike, very lightly cleaned, some luster, au $200 - 300
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Believed to have been issued somewhere in Khorasan province, confirming the value at 1/60 of a post-reform dirham.
161. UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 710s, AE fals (5.25g), Dimashq, ND, A-174, W-—, cf. Bone-7, 3 outer 167. UMAYYAD: lead fals (2.24g), al-Bahrayn, ND (ca. AH120), circles / inner circle, with marginal legend bism Allah duriba A-R153, la ilah i- / -lla Allâh on the obverse, bi’l-bahrayn al-fals bi-dimashq (without hadha before al-fals), lovely thumma on the reverse, stylistically identical to A-Q153 strike, ef, RR $140 - 180 dated AH120, pleasing f-vf, RRR $540 - 660 Reportedly acquired by an oil worker in al-Bahrayn in the 1950s or 1960s. One of 9 specimens discovered, of which only four were fine or better.
162. UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 705-720, AE fals (3.60g), Iliya (Jerusalem), ND, A-179, 3 outer circles on obverse, 1 inner & 1 outer circle on reverse, nice strike, vf, R $180 - 220 This coin was struck on a planchet that was most likely originally one part of an old copper coin cut into four 168. UMAYYAD / ABBASID: glass weight (5.11g), NM, ND, sections. The large coin, probably Byzantine, may have broken, turquoise, opaque, unread somewhat barbarous been cut down at the Iliya mint, or earlier at one of the inscription, vf, RRR $90 - 110 Byzantine mints for local production, as was common during the reign of Constans II, and then reused at the Arabic mint in Jerusalem.
169. UMAYYAD / ABBASID?: glass weight, NM, ND, broken, medium blue, translucent, unread 3-line inscription, vf $70 - 80 170. UMAYYAD: LOT of 3 silver dirhams, Mahayy mint, AH91 & 163. UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 705-720, AE fals (2.97g), 94 (A-128) and AH97 (A-131), minor adhesions near the Iliya (Jerusalem), ND, A-179, 3 outer circles on obverse, edge, otherwise vf-ef, lot of 3 coins $180 - 220 one inner & one outer circle on reverse, decent strike with 171. UMAYYAD: LOT of 3 silver dirhams, Darabjird mint, AH92 only slight weakness, f-vf, R $180 - 220 (1) and 93 (2), A-128, minor adhesions near the edge, otherwise extremely fine, lot of 3 coins $150 - 200 172. UMAYYAD: LOT of 3 silver dirhams, Sijistan AH92 (A-128, rare, vf-ef, but large chip missing, and much adhesion on reverse), also al-Basra 100 (A-133, vf-ef, much adhesion on reverse) & al-Taymara 90 (vf, ugly adhesion on both sides), lot of 3 coins $150 - 200 173. UMAYYAD: LOT of 3 silver dirhams, Sabur mint, AH90, 92 & 94 (A-128), minor adhesions near the edge, otherwise 164. UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 710-730, AE fals (3.09g), vf-ef or ef, lot of 3 coins $130 - 170 Iliya (Jerusalem), ND, A-179, SNAT-6, mint name after 174. UMAYYAD: LOT of 4 silver dirhams, Istakhr mint, AH90, wahdahu in obverse field, fine $110 - 130 93, 95 & 96 (A-128), minor adhesions, mostly near the rim, otherwise vf to ef, lot of 4 coins $120 - 160
165. UMAYYAD: al-Qatiran b. Akama, ca. late 740s, AE fals (3.25g) (al-Mawsil), ND, A-193, fancy tree with fruit, fine, minor weakness, RR $130 - 150 175. ABBASID REVOLUTION: Sulayman b. ‘Abd Allah, 755-757, AE fals (2.84g), Sijistan, ND, A-C209, obverse & reverse fields, each containing half the kalima, are both in outline style lettering, f-vf, RR $150 - 200
166. UMAYYAD: Anonymous, ca. 700-750, AE 1/60 dirham (2.13g), NM, ND, A-Q206, cast, text only, sittin bi-dirham on obverse, ja’iza bi-kull shay (“valid for all things”) on reverse, f-vf, RR $250 - 300 176. ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AR dirham, al-Kufa, AH132, A-211, bold strike, choice ef $130 - 170 16 Islamic Coins
The al-Kufa 132 dirham is the only reasonably available Islamic coin dated AH132. It is very infrequently available in this quality.
183. ABBASID: al-Amin, 809-813, AR dirham (2.99g), Herat, AH194, A-221.4, in the name of al-Ma’mun as al-amir, thus prior to al-Ma’mun’s formal claim of the 177. ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (4.14g), NM, caliphate, choice vf $100 - 130 AH156, A-212, ef $540 - 640
178. ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (4.23g), NM, 184. ABBASID: al-Ma’mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.92g), AH145, A-212, ef $500 - 600 al-Muhammadiya, AH199, A-223.4, citing the vizier Dhu’l-Ri’asatayn beneath reverse, and with extra symbol in obverse margin, perhaps the Arabic letter S or a word such as bayt (“house”) of some other formal abbreviation, superb ef-au $200 - 240
179. ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (1.78g), Ifriqiya, AH176, A-219.2a, citing the North African governor al-Fadl, light weight but never clipped or damaged, decent strike, vf, R $140 - 170
185. ABBASID: al-Ma’mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.96g), Madinat al-Salam, AH217, A-223.6, bold strike, choice au$100 - 140
180. ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.70g), al-Muhammadiya, AH173, A-219.8, citing salam above & mu’awiya below reverse field, many light scratches on obverse, due to improper cleaning, vf, RR $140 - 160 186. ABBASID: al-Ma’mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.95g), Marw, AH215, A-223.6, vf-ef, R $200 - 250
181. ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.69g), “Madinat al-Salam”, AH180, A-219.9, local North African imitation, decent strike, vf, R $90 - 110 187. ABBASID: al-Ma’mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.86g), Isbahan, AH204, A-224, lovely strike, choice vf-ef, R $800 - 1,000 The North African imitations usually bear the mint name Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad) or al-Muhammadiya (Rayy, ‘Ali b. Musa al-Rida, Imam of the Shi’ite faction, was named heir near modern Tehran), and are commonly dated AH180. to the caliphate as part of a failed attempt to reconcile the They can be distinguished by their calligraphcy and Sunni and Shi’ite branches of Islam. Unfortunately, al-Rida died arrangement, similar to contemporary issues of the North in AH203, and it is believed that the posthumous issues of African mints of Ifriqiya, al-'Abbasiya and Tudgha. AH204-205 still citing al-Rida may have been produced in hopes of finding an alternative means of reuniting the Sunnis and Shi’ites.
182. ABBASID: al-Rashid, 786-809, AR dirham (2.86g), Balkh, AH187, A-219.11, very broad obverse margin, with 9 annulets (three groups of 1 and three groups of 2), superb 188. ABBASID: al-Ma’mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.64g), strike, choice vf, R $200 - 250 al-Muhammadiya, AH202, A-224, vf, R $500 - 600 17 Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 14 | September 21-22, 2012
189. ABBASID: al-Mutawakkil, 847-861, AR dirham (3.05g), 196. ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AR dirham (2.23g), Mah al-Kufa, AH245, A-230.3, struck with worn reverse die, Suq al-Ahwaz, AH291, A-244.2, citing the vizier Wali citing al-Mu’tazz as heir-apparent, ef, R $200 - 250 al-Dawla, as found on virtually all coins of al-Muktafi dated AH291, choice vf $150 - 200
190. ABBASID: al-Mutawakkil, 847-861, AR dirham (3.17g), al-Shash, AH247, A-230.4, citing the heir-apparent al-Mu’tazz below the obverse field, minor weakness, vf, R $180 - 220 Virtually all dirhams of al-Mutawakkil dated AH247 are 197. ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (3.23g), struck on thick narrow blanks, unlike all his previous Isbahan, AH296, A-246.1, without the heir al-’Abbas, as issues, which were on relatively broad thin planchets. are all coins of al-Muqtadir dated AH296 and many dated 297, vf, R $150 - 200
191. ABBASID: al-Mu’tamid, 870-892, AV dinar (4.05g), Madinat al-Salam, AH278, A-239.8, citing al-Mu’tadid as heir-apparent below obverse, lightly crinkled, vf, R $400 - 450 198. ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (2.86g), Harran, AH301, A-246.2, vf, R $160 - 200
192. ABBASID: al-Mu’tadid, 892-902, AR dirham (2.66g), NM, AH286, A-242A, donative type, lillah al-mu’tadid billah in obverse field, amir al-mu’minin in reverse field, ex-mount (as normal, because these coins were presented to be 199. ABBASID: al-Muttaqi, 940-944, AR dirham (2.87g), mounted as decorations), f-vf, R $600 - 700 al-Basra, AH330, A-257, nice strike, vf $125 - 175 Type B donative: with shorter inscriptions, single margins on both sides, normally dated but always without mint.
193. ABBASID: al-Mu’tadid, 892-902, AR fractional donative (0.79g), NM, AH280, A-242B, vf, RR $1,100 - 1,300 200. ABBASID: al-Nasir, 1180-1225, AV dinar (3.69g), Madinat al-Salam, AH615, A-268, bold strike, ef $420 - 500
194. ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AR dirham (2.92g), Mah al-Kufa, AH294, A-244.1, rare mint, vf, R $150 - 200
201. ABBASID: al-Nasir, 1180-1225, AV dinar (13.47g), Madinat al-Salam, AH614, A-268, strong strike, one scratch in reverse field, lovely vf-ef $1,100 - 1,300
195. ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AR dirham (4.15g), al-Raqqa, AH291, A-244.1, without the vizier Wali al-Dawla, but clearly dated 291, rare mint, fine, RR $220 - 300
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208. ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AE fals (1.66g), Istakhr, AH167, A-325, vf, R $100 - 150 202. ABBASID: al-Nasir, 1180-1225, AV dinar (5.05g), Madinat al-Salam, AH617, A-268, very slightly crinkled, vf $400 - 500
209. ABBASID: Isma’il b. Mus’ab, fl. 805/806, AE fals (2.07g), [Jurjan], AH190, A-327, also citing the local official Ya’qub b. Ishaq, boldly clear date, vf, R $125 - 150 Other copper fulus citing of the same style, citing the same officials, also dated 190, bear the mint name, always 203. ABBASID: al-Musta’sim, 1242-1258, AV dinar (11.49g), Jurjan. Madinat al-Salam, AH642, A-275 $900 - 1,050
210. ABBASID: Anonymous, AE fals (3.37g) (al-Muhammadiya), AH18(5), A-329, Miles-86D, in the name of Muhammad as heir-apparent, later al-Amin, and 204. ABBASID: al-Musta’sim, 1242-1258, AV dinar (7.13g), also citing al-Harith, presumably a local governor at DM (Madinat al-Salam), AH(6)54, A-275, very clear al-Muhammadiya, lovely strike, ef $90 - 120 date, vf-ef $650 - 800
211. ABBASID: Ahmad b. Yazid, ca. 817-818, AE fals (4.51g), Ramhurmuz, AH205, A-A332, lovely strike, virtually no 205. ABBASID: al-Musta’sim, 1242-1258, AR dirham (2.97g), weakness, choice vf, RRR $360 - 440 Madinat al-Salam, AH643, A-276, vf $90 - 110 Lowick reported copper falus of Ramhurmuz dated 134 (misfiled as 154), 138 and 165.
206. ABBASID: Amir Nusayr, late 9th century, AE fals (2.18g), 212. ABBASID: Isma’il b. ‘Ali, ca. 762-763, AE fals Tarabulus, ND, A-294, inscribed al-amir nusayr tarabulus (2.76g), Sabur, AH145, A-333, lovely well-centered strike, on one side, al-amir nusayr … on the other, with the last minor corrosion spot in obverse field, rarely found this word uncertain, some weakness, as usual, vf, RRR $250 - 300 attractive, vf, R $160 - 200 The bottom word on the 2nd side is likely al-trablusi (“from Tripoli”), as is found after the name of other local governors in the late 9th century, e.g., Bakkar (specimens at Tübingen). The mint is at Tripoli in Lebanon, not Libya.
213. ABBASID: Anonymous, ca. 767-771, AE fals (2.35g), Taliqan, ND, A-337C, mint name in obverse center, vg-f, RR $90 - 110 The city of Taliqan was located in the north-central region 207. ABBASID: Ghassan, fl. 803, AE fals (3.89g), Balkh, of what is now Afghanistan. AH187, A-319, lovely strike, especially on obverse, vf $120 - 150
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219. UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Hisham II, 1010-1013, AR dirham (3.42g), al-Andalus, AH402, A-360.2, citing the official 214. ABBASID: al-Hasan b. al-Bahbah, governor, 808-810, Sa’id b. Yusuf, superb strike, choice ef, R $180 - 220 glass wight (4.22g), A-338U, B-643/644, also citing the prefect ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Isa on the reverse, greenish brown, transparent, lovely example, ef, RR $300 - 400 Inscribed mithqal dinar waf (“weight of a dinar, full weight”) in center, name of the governor around.
220. HAMMUDID OF MÁLAGA: al-Ma’mun al-Qasim, 1018-1023, AR dirham (2.63g), al-Andalus, AH410, A-365, VyE-742, citing the heir Yahya beneath the reverse field, fine, RR $180 - 220 Vives y Escudero indicates that the heir’s name below the reverse field during the reign al-Qasim occurs only on some examples of al-Andalus dated AH410. 215. ABBASID: Anonymous, 8th/9th century, glass jeton (5.53g), A-338U, B-—, inscribed bism Allah / la ilah / illa Allah, 5-point star & Seal of Solomon above, 8-point star to the left, blue-green, fully transparent, bold ef, RR $200 - 300
221. AMIRID OF VALENCIA: ‘Abd al-’Aziz al-Mansur, 1021-1061, AV fractional dinar (0.24g), NM, ND, A-375var, contemporary imitation, with what appears to be Aghlab below the obverse and al-hajib / ‘ali on the reverse, with all legends severely imitative, heavily debased “gold”, ef, R $100 - 120 Cf. VyE-1061 ff for potential source types.
216. ABBASID: Unknown governor, ca. 9th century, glass jeton 222. AMIRID OF VALENCIA: ‘Abd al-’Aziz al-Mansur, (15.59g), A-338U, believed to be an unofficial issue, as it 1021-1061, AV fractional dinar (0.71g), NM, ND, lacks bism Allah above the text, which reads conjecturally A-375.3, citing al-Nasir & Ibn Aghlab, struck AH443-448, muhammad al-amir / …. mawla / bi-ha? (bi-ja?) amir al-mu- / nice strike, vf $160 - 200 -minin, medium olive-green, tranparent, slight devitrification, weak impression, f-vf, RR $200 - 250 Spanish Dynasties 223. AMIRID OF VALENCIA: ‘Abd al-’Aziz al-Mansur, 1021-1061, AV fractional dinar (1.52g), NM, ND, A-375.5, citing al-Muzaffar & Ibn Aghlab, struck AH448-451, nice strike, vf $225 - 275
224. AMIRID OF VALENCIA: ‘Abd al-’Aziz al-Mansur, 1021-1061, AV fractional dinar (0.97g), NM, ND, A-375.5, 217. UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: al-Hakam I, 796-822, AR dirham citing al-Muzaffar & Ibn Aghlab, struck AH448-451, nice (2.58g), al-Andalus, AH199, A-341, vf-ef $100 - 120 strike, vf $200 - 250
218. UMAYYAD OF SPAIN: Hisham II, 976-1009, AR dirham 225. HUDID OF DENIA: Sayyid al-Dawla Sulayman, (2.62g), al-Andalus, AH399 (sic), A-354.1, very small 1090-1099, AR dirham (3.87g), Daniya, DM, A-393, date attempted piercing, vf-ef $125 - 150 unclear, vf-ef $200 - 280 The date is engraver’s mistake for 379, with tis’in for “90" instead of sab’in for ”70", following tis’ for “9".
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226. SUMAYDIHID OF ALMERÍA: Anonymous, ca. 1044-1052, AR dirham (4.45g), NM, ND, A-399, decent strike, vf $150 - 200 231. ALMORAVID: Abu Bakr, 1056-1087, AV dinar (4.16g), Sijilmasa, AH457, A-461.2, H-33, very clear mint & date, very slightly crinkled, bold vf, RR $1,000 - 1,300
227. TAIFAS ALMORAVIDES: Anonymous, 1146-1155, AV dinar (3.59g), NM, AH[5]44, A-405, VyE-2001/02, Kassis-138, with al-amr kulluhu lillah / la quwwa illa billah below the kalima on 232. ALMORAVID: Yusuf, 1087-1106, AV dinar (4.12g), obverse, lightly creased, ef, RRR $2,000 - 2,500 Aghmat, AH493, A-464.1, H-66, several tiny nicks, very attractive example, vf, R $800 - 1,000 This somewhat coarsely engraved type was probably issued somewhere in southeastern Spain by local contenders opposed to the rising Kings of Murcia and the Almohades advancing from North Africa. There are numerous spelling errors on this coin, especially in the Qur’anic verse in the obverse margin. The overall calligraphic style resembles some of the dinars minted in the early to mid 540s in and around the Spanish city of Jaén. This date was unknown to Vives y Escudero, and noted by Kassis from a single 233. ALMORAVID: Yusuf, 1087-1106, AV ¼ dinar (1.17g), known specimen in the British Museum, acquired in 1991, which I Sijilmasa, ND, A-464A, H-91, in his full name, yusuf bin have not examined (there are no illustrations in the article by tashufin, trace of weakness, fully legible, vf, RR $650 - 800 Kassis, published in II Jarique in 1988. North African Dynasties
234. ALMORAVID: Yusuf, 1087-1106, AV 1/8 dinar (0.58g), NM, ND, A-464Avar, H-—, just la ilah illa Allah on obverse, muhammad rasul Allah on reverse, anonymous, and tentatively assigned to Yusuf or his son & successor ‘Ali b. Yusuf, ornate calligraphy known from the Almoravid period, apparently unpublished, f-vf, RRR $550 - 750
228. MIDRARID: al-Shakir, 933-958, AV dinar (4.12g), NM [Sijilmasa], AH336, A-453, with his title al-imam al-shakir on obverse, muhammad bin al-fath on reverse, very clear date, crinkled f-vf, R $300 - 400
235. ALMORAVID: ‘Ali, 1106-1142, AV dinar (4.15g), Aghmat, AH512, A-466.1, fabulous strike, small scratch in the obverse margin, perhaps medieval owner’s control mark, choice au, R $1,200 - 1,500 229. MIDRARID: al-Shakir, 933-958, AV dinar (3.63g), NM, This piece is one of the loveliest Almoravid dinars I’ve ever AH337, A-453, nice strike, ef, R $600 - 800 seen, a magnificent strike and almost perfectly centered, All coins of al-Shakir (Muhammad b. al-Fath) are believed without a trace of weakness. The mint name Aghmat is to have been struck solely at Sijilmasa in Morocco. pointed with 1 dot above the letter gh and 2 dots above the t, so that the reader would know precisely how to pronounce the name of the mint city in Arabic.
236. ALMORAVID: ‘Ali, 1106-1142, AR ½ qirat (0.45g), NM, A-468, VyE-1770, ‘ali / al-amir / sir on obverse, circle on reverse, with 4 annulets attached around and one pellet in 230. ALMORAVID: Abu Bakr, 1056-1087, AV dinar (4.16g), the center, vf, RR $250 - 350 Sijilmasa, AH454, A-461.2, H-29/30, bold text throughout both sides, final digit of date arba’a instead of the normal Sir was the heir-apparent to the Almoravid throne, arba’ without the final he, ef, RR $1,200 - 1,600 AH522-533. With the standard Almoravid design and inscriptions, used from its introduction in AH450 until the final issues in AH541. Hazard referred to 2 specimens, both with tentative reading of the date (given as "454?" in Hazard’s catalog), whereas the date is full and boldly legible on this example. 21 Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 14 | September 21-22, 2012
237. ALMOHAD: Abu Muhammad ‘Abd al-Mu’min, 1130-1163, AV ½ dinar (2.28g), Fès, ND, A-478, H-549, mint name above obverse field, triplet of dots below obverse field, choice ef $540 - 660 243. MERINID: Abu Faris ‘Abd al-’Aziz II, 1393-1396, AV dinar (4.46g), Madinat Fès, ND, A-540.2, H-845/847, with Hafsid style design, ef $700 - 800
244. WATTASID: Muhammad II al-Burtuqali, 1504-1525, AR square ¼ dirham, NM, ND, A-A549, 0.36g, slightly off center, nice strike with virtually no weakness, vf, RR $85 - 110
238. HAFSID: Abu Yahya Abu Bakr II, 1310-1346, AV dinar (4.69g), NM, ND, A-507.2, H-589, with title amir al-mu’minin, so struck after AH717, vf, R $500 - 600
245. SA’DIAN SHARIFS: Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad II, 1517-1557, AR square ½ dirham, Fèz, AH956, A-554, 0.66g, bold clear date, crude vf-ef, RR $110 - 130
239. HAFSID: Abu’l-’Abbas Ahmad III, 1542-1569, AR square dirham (1.20g), Tunis, ND, A-B514, H-—, Hohertz-—, obverse abu’l-’abbas / ornamental bar / ahmad ‘izza nasruhu tunis, reverse la ilah illa Allah / ornamental bar / muhammad rasul Allah, unpublished, lovely strike with virtually no weakness, vf, RR $300 - 400
246. SA’DIAN SHARIFS: Abu’l-’Abbas Ahmad, 1578-1603, AV dinar (4.55g), Baldat al-Kitawa, AH1006, A-565, Brethes-1506, bold strike, with no weakness, unlike the great majority of Sa’dian dinars and fractions, ef, RR $1,200 - 1,400 240. HAFSID: Abu’l-’Abbas Ahmad III, 1542-1569, AR square dirham (1.08g), Tunis, ND, A-B514, H-—, Hohertz-—, obverse abu’l-’abbas / ornamental bar / ahmad ‘izza nasruhu / darb tunis, reverse la ilah illa Allah / ornamental bar / muhammad rasul Allah, unpublished, very little weakness, nice strike overall, f-vf, RR $225 - 275
247. SA’DIAN SHARIFS: Abu’l-’Abbas Ahmad, 1578-1603, AV dinar (4.48g), Marrakesh, AH1008, A-565.2, Brèthes-1511, lovely bold strike, without any weakness whatsoever, ef, RR $1,000 - 1,200
241. MERINID: Abu Yahya Abu Bakr, 1244-1258, AV dinar (4.66g), NM, ND, A-520, touch of double-striking in obverse center, lovely bold strike, choice ef-au $850 - 1,000
248. SA’DIAN SHARIFS: Zaydan al-Nasir, 1603-1627, AV dinar (4.58g), Marrakesh, DM, A-570, obverse toughra / standard royal legends, struck circa AH1015-1018, lightly creased, nice strike, vf, RR $1,300 - 1,700
242. MERINID: Abu’l-Hasan ‘Ali, 1331-1351, AV dinar (4.63g), Madinat Fès, ND, A-528.3, H-767, with Ziyanid style legends, vf-ef $650 - 850
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255. IKHSHIDID: ‘Ali b. al-Ikhshid, 961-966, AR dirham (1.12g), Filastin, AH353, A-679, remarkably light flan, 249. ‘ALAWI SHARIF: Isma’il al-Samin, 1672-1727, AV dinar never clipped or damaged, ef $135 - 165 bunduqi (3.41g), Meknès (Miknasa), AH1130, A-583, some weakness, full bold mint & date, vf-ef, RR $450 - 550 For this type, the mint of Meknès is much rarer than Fès, especially with clear date. From an older collection in Japan, not from the recent hoard found circa 2006, nearly all of which were from the mint of Fès.
256. QARMATID (Kharijites): Abu Mansur al-Mu’izzi, 975-978, AR dirham (4.61g), MM, DM, A-687.1, Vardanyan-22, citing Abu Mansur by his personal name only, Alptegin (Alftakin in Arabic) and al-Hasan b. Ahmad, presumably as overlord, crude vf, RRR $250 - 350 250. ‘ALAWI SHARIF: Isma’il al-Samin, 1672-1727, AV dinar bunduqi (3.41g), Meknès (Miknasa), DM, A-583, usual Vardanyan recorded only one example in silver that cites weakness, vf-ef, RR $360 - 440 the ruler as Alptegin, together with al-Hasan, Dimashq 36(4), ascribed to AH364 by its similarity to the Dimashq The mint of Meknès is much rarer than Fès, especially with 364 gold dinars (Vard-21). Traces of the mint name on this clear date. From an older collection in Japan, not from the specimen suggest also Dimashq. recent hoard found circa 2006, nearly all of which were from the mint of Fès.
257. QARMATID (Kharijites): Abu Mansur al-Mu’izzi, 975-978, 251. ‘ALAWI SHARIF: Sulayman, 1793-1822, AE 3 fals (9.05g), AR dirham (2.01g) (Dimashq), AH365, A-687.2, citing Abu al-Suwayra, AH1219, A-629, E-575. Cr-100.2, fine, RR $150 - 200 Mansur al-Mu’izzi below obverse, his title al-sayyid al-ra’is below reverse, very clear date, crude vf, RR $150 - 200
252. ‘ALAWI SHARIF: Muhammad IV, 1859-1873, AV bunduqi (3.35g), Ribat al-Fath, ND, A-649, vf $140 - 180 Egypt & Syria
258. QARMATID (Kharijites): Abu Mansur al-Mu’izzi, 975-978, AR dirham (2.42g), Dimashq, DM, A-687.2, citing Abu Mansur al-Mu’izzi below obverse, his title al-sayyid al-ra’is below reverse, very crude vf, RR $125 - 145
253. TULUNID: Harun, 896-905, AV dinar (3.82g), Misr, AH291, A-667, minor weakness, vf-ef $450 - 500
259. FATIMID: al-Mahdi, 909-934, AV dinar (4.15g), al-Mahdiya, AH318, A-688, Nicol-62, full bold mint & date, vf, R $1,000 - 1,200
254. TULUNID: Harun, 896-905, AV dinar (3.85g), Misr, AH285, A-667.1, citing caliph al-Mu’tadid, ef $340 - 400 260. FATIMID: al-Mahdi, 909-934, AV ¼ dinar (0.94g), NM, ND, A-689, fine $200 - 250
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261. FATIMID: al-Qa’im, 934-946, AV ¼ dinar (0.99g), NM, ND, 270. FATIMID: al-’Aziz, 975-996, glass jeton (1.46g), A-708, A-692, lovely strike, choice vf, RR $400 - 500 FGJ-31, name inscribed around an annulet, pale yellow-green, transparent, uneven impression, fine $70 - 90
262. FATIMID: al-Qa’im, 934-946, AR ½ dirham (1.41g), al-Mahdiya, AH32x, A-693, lovely vf, R $240 - 300
271. FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar (4.15g), Misr, AH388, A-709.2, Nicol-1074, lovely vf $400 - 500
263. FATIMID: al-Mansur, 946-953, AV ¼ dinar (1.03g), al-Mahdiya, AH339, A-695, Nicol-249, second known example, vf, RR $750 - 850 272. FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV ¼ dinar (0.97g), NM, ND, A-710, Nicol type H10, f-vf $130 - 170
264. FATIMID: al-Mu’izz, 953-975, AV dinar (4.14g), NM [Sijilmasa], AH352, A-697.2, Nicol-275, ruler cited as 273. FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AR ½ dirham (1.36g), NM, ma’add on obverse, al-imam al-mu’izz li-din Allah on ND, A-711, 3-line text / 2-line, al-imam at obverse top, reverse, vf-ef, R $600 - 700 North African style, vf-ef $90 - 110 274. FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, AR ½ dirham, A-711, Stylistically and calligraphically identical to the dinars LOT of 5 pieces, pleasant strike, mint and date off flan as struck by the Midrarids 334-346 and the Fatimids, from the almost always, nice vf, lot of 5 coins $220 - 280 time they conquered Sijilmasa in 347 until the end of the reign of al-Mu’izz in 365. Cf. lots 228 & 229 of the Midrarids.
275. FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, glass jeton (1.47g), A-713, FGJ-89, inscribed only al-imam al-hakim in a single line, pair of pellets both above & below the text, pale yellow-green, transparent, vf, R $150 - 200
265. FATIMID: al-’Aziz, 975-996, AV dinar (4.15g), Misr, AH372, A-703, Nicol-707, attractive vf $360 - 440
276. FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, glass jeton (1.50g), A-713, FGJ-120, inscribed al-hakim / bi-amr Allah, with decorative symbols below, light green, transparent, nice impression, bold vf $120 - 160 266. FATIMID: al-’Aziz, 975-996, AV dinar (4.05g), al-Mahdiya, AH373, A-703, Nicol-805, vf $300 - 400 267. FATIMID: al-’Aziz, 975-996, AR broad dirham, A-W705, LOT of 5 pieces, poorly struck as usual, none with visible mint or date, crude vg-f, lot of 5 coins, R $100 - 150 268. FATIMID: al-’Aziz, 975-996, AR ½ dirham, A-705, LOT of 5 pieces, decent strike, mint and date off flan, pleasing f-vf, lot of 5 coins $200 - 250 277. FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, glass jeton (1.40g), A-713, FGJ-87, inscribed al-hakim / bi-amr Allah, light green, transparent, some devitrification (only in the outer marginal area), vf $110 - 150
269. FATIMID: al-’Aziz, 975-996, glass jeton (1.41g), ND, A-708, B-FGJ50, pale green, transparent, slight devitrification, about vf $100 - 140 278. FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, glass jeton (1.47g), ND, A-713, B-FGJ74, pale green, transparent, about vf $90 - 110
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285. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.06g), Dimashq, AH446, A-719A, Nicol-1731, superb strike, 279. FATIMID: al-Hakim, 996-1021, glass jeton (5.95g), A-713, choice ef-au, RR $3,000 - 4,000 FGJ-74, inscribed al-hakim / bi-amr Allah with no additional words, pale green, transparent, weak impression, fine $80 - 100 Nicol recorded only two examples of the mint/date combination. Another example sold for £2000 (then about $4000, plus buyer’s fee) in 2007 (ICA-12, lot 3267).
280. FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, AV dinar (4.33g), Misr, AH414, A-714.1, Nicol-1514, choice ef $440 - 560 286. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.18g), Misr, AH448, A-719A, Nicol-2131, superb strike, choice au $600 - 800
281. FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, glass jeton (4.14g), A-718, 287. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (3.96g), Sur, 3-line caliphal legend in center, kalima around, light-green, AH442, A-719A, Nicol-1922, nice strike, ef $400 - 500 transparent, slightly chipped on the edge, vf, R $150 - 200 as FGJ-238, but obverse margin without ‘ali wali Allah at the end, and blank reverse.
288. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.25g), Sur, AH443, A-719A, Nicol-1923, superb strike, au $600 - 800
282. FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, glass jeton (5.87g), A-718, FGJ-176, medium green, translucent, trace of devitrification, vf $120 - 160 The light striations over much of this jeton are neither damage nor devitrification, but were caused by unevenly 289. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar (4.00g), heated molten glass during production. Tarabulus, AH443, A-719A, Nicol-1998, lovely bold strike, beautifully centered, choice ef-au $600 - 800
290. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV ¼ dinar (0.96g), Siqilliya, AH431, A-721, Nicol-1760, date quite weak but very likely, slight weakness, ef $150 - 200
283. FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, glass jeton (5.42g), A-718, FGJ-177, pale rose, translucent, devitrifying, fine $80 - 100
291. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV ¼ stellate dinar (0.91g), [Siqilliya], NM, A-722, bold strike, choice ef $375 - 475
284. FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, glass jeton (0.70g), ND, A-718, B-FGJ199, pale green, transparent, devitrifying, fine $80 - 90
292. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV ¼ stellate dinar (1.49g), NM, ND, A-722, blundered legends, struck on slightly debased gold planchet, vf-ef $150 - 200
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293. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, BI dirham (0.29g), NM, ND, A-723, type as Nicol V3 but without outer margins, fine, R $80 - 100 Obverse: al-imam ma’add amir al-mu’minin surrounded by circle of dots. Reverse: The kalima, probably surrounded by an empty margin. 299. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, glass jeton (4.63g), NM, ND, A-724, modestly porous surfaces, fine $80 - 100
300. FATIMID: al-Musta’li, 1094-1101, glass jeton (1.39g), ND, A-728, B-FGJ350, light green, transparent, f-vf $150 - 200 294. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, glass jeton (3.09g), A-724, FGJ-262, 3-line text, al-imam ma’add abu / tamim al-mustansir bi- / llah amir al-mu’minin, light yellow green, transparent, lovely bold impression, ef $200 - 250
301. FATIMID: al-Âmir al-Mansur, 1101-1130, AV dinar (4.60g), al-Iskandariya, AH514, A-729, Nicol-2459, lightly crimped, bold strike, lustrous au $425 - 500
295. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, glass jeton (6.06g), A-724, FGJ-306, single word in center, name & title of caliph around, light green & olive green, transparent, lovely example, vf-ef $150 - 200
302. FATIMID: al-Hafiz, 1131-1149, glass jeton (2.91g), ND, A-737, B-FGJ407, tan and black, opaque, f-vf $85 - 95
296. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, glass jeton (3.02g), A-724, FGJ-262, 3-line text, al-imam ma’add abu / tamim al-mustansir bi- / llah amir al-mu’minin, light green, transparent, bold impression, vf-ef $140 - 200 303. FATIMID: al-’Adid, 1160-1171, glass jeton (5.97g), A-746, FGJ-428, inscribed al-imam / al-’adid / li-din Allah, light milky blue-green, opaque, nice impression, vf, RR $200 - 300
297. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, glass jeton (1.09g), A-724, FGJ-268var, amir a- / al-mu’minin (sic) in center, caliph’s name around, light green, transparent, nice 304. FATIMID: glass jeton (1.55g), ND, contemporary imitation, impression, vf-ef $100 - 150 medium green, translucent, with cream occlusion, vf $100 - 120
298. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, glass jeton (3.01g), ND, A-724, B-FGJ262, light green, transparent, vf $120 - 140 305. FATIMID: glass jeton (6.03g), ND, contemporary forgery, rose, translucent, fine $70 - 80
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313. AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf I (Saladin), 1169-1193, 306. FATIMID: Anonymous, 11th-12th century, glass jeton AV dinar (4.17g), Dimashq, AH583, A-785.3, B-79, (5.92g), A-746G, imitative text in three lines, deep rose, bold ef, RR $20,000 - 30,000 almost opaque, vf-ef $100 - 140 Since the year AH583 corresponds with his conquest of Jerusalem, this type, the only Ayyubid gold coin struck at Dimashq, is logically regarded as a commemorative of Saladin’s conquest. The piece is die-identical on the obverse with the specimen in the Ashmolean Museum that was acquired as a gift from C.J. Chester in 1891 (Balog-79, SICA-881).
307. FATIMID: Anonymous, 11th-12th century, glass jeton (3.07g), A-746G, imitative text in two lines, deep rose, opaque, vf $90 - 110
314. AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf I (Saladin), 1169-1193, AE dirham (9.09g) (Mayyafariqin), AH581, A-791.2, very clear date, inscriptions only, f-vf $100 - 200
308. FATIMID: glass jeton (3.04g), ca. 12th-13th century, A-746G, deep dark honey, translucent, superb condition, choice ef, R $150 - 200 309. ISLAMIC EGYPT: Glass jetons, A-746G, LOT of 3 pieces in poor preservation, one a late Fatimid imitation (milky greenish-while, with rose streaks, opaque), one Mamluk anonymous type with Seal of Solomon (clear, devitrifying), one 315. AYYUBID: Abu Bakr I, 1196-1218, AV dinar (4.74g), probably Byzantine, fair to vg condition, lot of 3 pieces $80 - 100 al-Iskandariya, AH60x, A-801.1, vf $300 - 380
316. AYYUBID: Abu Bakr I, 1196-1218, AR dirham 310. KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM: Anonymous, (2.98g), Hims, AH598, A-802A, B-314, inner octafoil both ca. 1200-1260, AV bezant (3.88g), “Misr”, ND, Ma-5c, two sides, each with second octafoil of pellets around, nice pellets below obverse center, very late issue, bold strike, strike, ef, RRR $170 - 200 choice ef $475 - 550 The date is fully legible, the mint name partially visible, but must be Hims, as that was the sole mint for this type. Different dies but very similar to Balog-314, which is illustrated by Balog but with the photo mis-numbered 316ANS, “6" instead of ”4", another typo!
311. PRINCIPALITY OF ANTIOCH: Tancred, 1101-1112, AE follis (3.66g), Ma-6, St. Peter standing / cross, lovely example, vf, R $150 - 250
317. AYYUBID: Abu Bakr I, 1196-1218, AR dirham (2.94g), Dimashq, AH610, A-804, fancy hexafoil, fabulous well-centered strike, almost certainly the finest I’ve seen, choice ef-au, RR $130 - 170
312. AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf I (Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar (3.92g), al-Qahira, AH572, A-785.1, citing the caliph al-Mustadi, very small piercing, strong vf $400 - 500
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323. BAHRI MAMLUK: Abu’l-Jird, 13th century? glass jeton 318. , 1196-1218, AE dirham (10.55g), AYYUBID: Abu Bakr I (7.17g), A-1046, NLC-6022, medium green, transparent, Mayyafariqin, AH591, A-809, B-340, facing bust, wearing a few bubbles (from production), ef, R $300 - 400 headdress and cloak, lovely strike, choice vf, R $200 - 300 Numismatics have argued over the dating of this type, and it has been assigned to almost every Egyptian dynasty from the 8th to the 15th century. Early Mamluk now seems most likely.
319. AYYUBID: al-Awhad Ayyub, 1199-1210, AE dirham 324. BURJI MAMLUK: Jaqmaq, 1438-1453, AV ashrafi (3.39g), (8.91g), Mayyafariqin, AH600, A-856.1, B-842, facing bust, NM, ND, A-1006, Greek style chains, facing left, vf $170 - 200 bonneted, lovely strike, choice vf $150 - 180
325. BURJI MAMLUK: Qa’itbay, 1468-1496, AV ashrafi (3.41g), NM, ND, A-1027, Greek style chains, facing left, vf $180 - 220 320. AYYUBID: al-Kamil Muhammad I, 1218-1238, AV dinar (3.19g), al-Qahira, AH6xx, A-811.3, lightly ex-mount, vf $180 - 240
326. MAMLUK: Shahin, 13th/15th century, glass jeton (6.00g), 321. AYYUBID: al-Muwahhid ‘Abd Allah, 1249-1260, A-1046, BMC-385 (exactly), pale yellow-green, AR dirham (2.66g), Mayyafariqin, AH6(5)4, A-862.3, in the transparent, very slightly devitrified, Arabic letters ha - waw names of ‘Abd Allah and the Mongol overlord, Hulagu, - alif above the center, bold vf, RR $120 - 160 lovely Rumseljuq style, name al-malik ‘abd Allah beneath the kalima on reverse, choice strike, unpublished and probably unique, ef, RRRR $1,300 - 1,700 The obverse text is al-a’zam al-’adil / hulagu al-mu’azzam / zuyyida ‘azamatuhu duriba bi-madinat / mayyafariqin. The year AH654 is the first year of Hulagu’s reign, the earliest known date for coins bearing his name. Newly added to the Checklist as type A-862.3. 327. MAMLUK: Anepigrahic, ca. 13th-16th century, glass jeton (2.86g), A-1047, NLC-6111 ff, Seal of Soloman (without any letter or symbol in center), deep rose, barely translucent, bold vf-ef $100 - 150
322. BAHRI MAMLUK: temp. Qala’un, 1279-1290, 328. MAMLUK: Anonymous, 13th-15th century, glass jeton glass jeton (2.91g), AH685, A-1046, inscribed date in (1.53g), A-1047, citing a name that could be Yûbak or words, khams thamanin sitmi’a, with word tentatively read Yazid or something similar, unreported and most as ‘adliya above, which was a term used for some interesting, vf, RR $100 - 150 contemporary copper coins, light brown with a touch of violet, translucent, vf, RRR $200 - 300 Arabian Peninsula
329. ABBASID OF YEMEN: al-Muti’, 946-974, AR sudaysi (0.39g), Zabid, ND, A-B1064, ef, RR $270 - 330
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330. RASSID: al-Mahdi, the Fatimid caliph, 911-913, AR sudaysi (0.30g), Tukhla, ND, A-1067.1, the mint name has also been read as ‘Aththar, but Tukhla is more likely, nice strike, vf, RR $120 - 160 337. ZURAY’ID: ‘Imran b. Muhammad, 1155-1165, AV dinar (2.36g), ‘Adan, AH563, A-1080I, posthumous, choice ef, RRR $1,700 - 2,000 Full name awhad al-muluk / al-zumn malik al-’izz / wa’l-thumn ‘imran / bin muhammad, with ‘ali wali Allah below reverse field.
331. SULAYHID: Queen ‘Arwa bint Ahmad, 1091-1137, AV ½ dinar (1.13g), Dhu Jibla, AH498, A-1078.1, broad flan, clear date, choice ef, R $250 - 350
338. RASULID: al-Ashraf Isma’il I, 1376-1400, AR dirham (2.12g), al-Mahjam, AH786, A-1110.3, lion jumping on and attacking bull, superb full strike, choice ef, RR $375 - 450 332. SULAYHID: Queen ‘Arwa bint Ahmad, 1091-1137, AV ½ dinar (0.91g), Dhu Jibla, AH"47", A-1078.1, date is error for AH487, choice ef $200 - 220
333. SULAYHID: Queen ‘Arwa bint Ahmad, 1091-1137, 339. RASULID: al-Zahir Yahya, 1428-1439, AV dinar (4.05g), AV ½ dinar (1.19g), Dhu Jibla, ND, A-1078.1, lovely ef $175 - 225 Zabid, AH834, A-C1113, pointed quatrefoil / pointed hexafoil, date in numerals, very lightly creased, believed to be unique, vf, RRRR $5,000 - 7,000
334. SULAYHID: Queen ‘Arwa bint Ahmad, 1091-1137, AV ½ dinar (1.24g), Dhu Jibla, ND, A-1078.1, choice ef $150 - 170 340. OTTOMANS IN YEMEN: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AE fals (2.22g), Mukha, AH970, A-1119, KB-MKH-4, fine, RR $100 - 150 Mukha was formerly one of the two principal port cities of Yemen (Aden the other), most famous as the import center for coffee, which we now call Mocha, available at Starbucks & elsewhere.
335. ZURAY’ID: ‘Imran b. Muhammad, 1155-1165, AV dinar (2.33g), ‘Adan, AH561, A-1080I, nice strike, ef, RRR $2,000 - 2,600 Full name awhad al-muluk / al-zumn malik al-’izz / wa’l-thumn ‘imran / bin muhammad, with ‘ali wali Allah 341. OTTOMANS IN YEMEN: Murad IV, 1623-1635, below reverse field. AR ‘uthmani (0.56g), Kawkaban, DM, A-1127, some weakness, decent strike, vf, RR $140 - 180
342. OTTOMANS IN YEMEN: Murad IV, 1623-1635, AE fals 336. ZURAY’ID: ‘Imran b. Muhammad, 1155-1165, AV dinar (3.13g), San’a, AH1032, A-1127A, KB-SN-237, fine, RR $110 - 130 (2.10g), ‘Adan, AH562, A-1080I, posthumous, lovely strike, choice ef, RRR $2,000 - 2,600 Full name awhad al-muluk / al-zumn malik al-’izz / wa’l-thumn ‘imran / bin muhammad, with ‘ali wali Allah below reverse field. 343. QASIMID: al-Mahdi al-’Abbas, 1748-1775, AR khamsiya (0.66g), [San’a], AH1167, A-1146K, ruler’s name and date / floral pattern, lovely strike, vf-ef, RR $80 - 100
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344. QASIMID: al-Mahdi al-’Abbas, 1748-1775, AR harf (0.11g), [San’a], AH1175, A-1147, al-mahdi / amir al-mu’minin and date, choice ef, R $90 - 110
349. MOGADISHU: Muhammad al-’Adil al-Zaffir, AE fals (0.42g), NM, ND, A-1176G, al-’adil muhammad sultan on obverse, al-zafir bi-ta’yid al-rahman on reverse, small spot on reverse, crudely struck, ef, RR $200 - 300 345. SULAYMANI SHARIF: Hammud b. Muhammad, 1802-1817, BI buqsha? (0.57g), Mukhtarah, AH1227, A-1159.3, with text Allah hasbi, excellent strike for this crudely struck type, clear mint & date, fine, RRR $200 - 260 Extremely rare mint, located near the modern city of Hodeida in Yemen. 350. MOGADISHU: ‘Ali b. Yusuf, 1450 AD, AE fals (0.70g), NM, ND, A-1175, with title al-muqtafi billah, superb strike, perhaps the finest I’ve even seen, ef, RR $170 - 230
346. SULAYMANI SHARIF: Hammud b. Muhammad, 1802-1817, BI buqsha? (0.75g), Abu ‘Arish, AH(12)33, 351. ZANZIBAR: Muhammad b. ‘Ali, 1856-1875, AE fals A-1159.3, very rare mint in the Asir province of Saudi (0.25g), al-Harar, AH1284, A-K1192, unusually light Arabia, crude fine, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection, weight, perhaps intended as half mahallak, nice vf $70 - 90 ex. Stephen Album auction 2, lot 1181 $350 - 450 The small city of Abu ‘Arish, about 20 miles east of Jizan, was ruled by a local tribal sheikh, although like the coastal town of Jizan it was nominally under the Ottomans from the mid-16th century until 1917, though from time to time local sheikhs rebelled against the Ottomans. Although under the Wahhabi rule at the beginning of the 19th century, it was reclaimed by the Ottomans after Muhammad 352. ZANZIBAR: ‘Abd Allah b. Muhammad, 1885-1887, Ali Pasha’s invasion of Nejd in AH1226/1810, but in AH1234/1818 AE fals (0.75g), Madinat Harar, ND, A-L1192, f-vf $70 - 80 it was seized by the Sulaymani Sharif’s, only to be retaken by supporters of the Ottomans a few years later. This coin was Anatolian Peninsula probably struck during the 1810-1818 Ottoman “occupation”, though more accurately, it was actually controlled by pro-Ottoman tribal leaders. The sheikhs struck their coins anonymously to protect their own position.
347. WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, 353. SELJUQ OF RUM: Tughril, 1180s-1221, AR dinar (2.99g), Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE ¼ mahmudi Erzurum, AH613, A-1198, vf-ef $90 - 120 (5.38g), Makka, AH1240, A-U1160, mint on obverse, date on reverse, bold strike, lovely vf-ef, RRR ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $1,500 - 2,000
354. SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II, 1236-1245, AR dirham (2.95g), NM, AH639, A-1218, lion & sun type, ef $100 - 120
348. WAHHABI SHARIFS OF MAKKA: Yahya II b. Surur, Emir & Grand Sharif, 1803-1827, AE mahmudi (17.18g), Makka, AH1223, A-T1160, mint name Makka & bird / date, repeated twice, lovely strike, vf, RR ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $3,000 - 3,500 Struck circa AH1223-30 possibly by Muslim manufacturers 355. SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II, 1236-1245, AR dirham from India that came to Arabia to prepare these coins as (3.00g), Sivas, AH639, A-1218, lion & sun type, ef $90 - 110 they are rather heavy and resemble contemporary copper paisas of western India.
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356. SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II, 1236-1245, 362. SELJUQ OF RUM: Kayqubad III, 1298-1302, AR dirham AR dirham, Konya, AH641, A-1218, “41" of date in diwani (1.98g) (Ba)fa, AH700, A-1235.2, Izm-1426, abbreviations, ef $120 - 150 square-in-circle, text only, lovely lion & sun, usual somewhat crude strike but lovely sunface, vf-ef, R $120 - 140
357. SELJUQ OF RUM: Qilij Arslan IV, 1257-1266, AR dirham (2.88g), Sarus, AH659, A-1230, Izm-806 (same obverse 363. SELJUQ OF RUM: Kayqubad III, 1298-1302, AR dirham die), Armenian mint, lovely vf-ef $160 - 200 (1.61g) (Finike), AH700, A-1235.2, Izm-1474, pointed quatrefoil, mint & date around / lion walking right, paws on the ground, kalima divided (half above, half below the lion), usual crudeness of strike, vf-ef, RR $120 - 140
358. SELJUQ OF RUM: Qilij Arslan IV, 1257-1266, AR dirham (2.86g), Sarus, AH661, A-1230, Izm-810 (same reverse die), Armenian mint, lovely bold strike, “one” in date represented by a simple annulet, choice ef $225 - 275 364. ALANYA: Mubariz al-Din Mehmet, ca. 1320s, AR akçe (1.94g), NM, ND, A-R1266, countermarked mubarizi and süleymanshehir (city name) on type A1266 of the Beys of Alanya, ef on choice vf host, RRR $180 - 220 Mubariz al-Din was actually the son of the Eshrefid ruler Süleyman I, and has been reassigned by Kamil Eron to the Eshrefid dynasty.
359. SELJUQ OF RUM: Qilij Arslan IV, 1257-1266, AR dirham (2.95g), Sarus, AH661, A-1230, Izm-811 (same obverse die), Armenian mint, lovely bold strike, full word ahad for “one”, choice vf-ef $150 - 200
365. KARAMANID: “Muhammad”, ca. 720s, AR dirham (2.06g), NM, ND, A-1268var, unknown ruler, possibly 360. SELJUQ OF RUM: Kaykhusraw III, 1265-1283, AR half Ghazi Mehmet from Aydin, with 2nd undetermined dirham (1.15g) (Sivas), DM, A-1232A, struck from dies countermark, on type B of Uljaytu (local imitation), ef on intended for the full dirham, vf $225 - 275 about vf host, RRR $180 - 200 Cf. Izm-1123 and 1127 for a full and half dirham with the same obverse & reverse symbols (different dies), struck AH671-672. * * * * * * * * *
361. SELJUQ OF RUM: Kayqubad III, 1298-1302, AR dirham (1.85g), Burgulu, AH700, A-1235.1, cf. Izm-1448, text in plain circle / square-in-circle, usual crude strike, vf-ef, R $120 - 140 Reverse legend duriba bi-madinat / dar al-aman / burghulu hamiya / ‘an al-afat, “struck in the city, place of security, Burgulu, may it be protected from ruin.”
31 Ottoman Empire Session B
Begins September 21 at 14:00 PDT 371. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.41g), Misr, AH931, A-1317, small soldering spot on the Ottoman Empire reverse (from use in jewelry or decoration), vf $300 - 400
372. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani 366. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Bayezit II, 1481-1512, AV sultani (3.50g), Misr, AH942, A-1317, vf $260 - 300 (3.49g), Kostantiniye, AH886, A-1311.2, NP-102, nice strike, evenly worn, f-vf, RRR $2,000 - 2,500 Reverse inscription: sultan al-birrayn wa khaqan al-bahrayn al sultan bin al-sultan, “sultan of the two lands and khaqan of the two seas, the sultan, son of the sultan”. The two lands refer to Asia and Europe, divided by the Bosporus, the two seas refer to the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. 373. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani (3.50g), Jazayir (Algiers), AH974, A-1324, lovely strike, well-centered, no weakness, choice vf-ef $400 - 500
367. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.46g), Kocaniye, AH926, A-1317, lovely strike, vf-ef, R $700 - 900 374. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani Kocaniye is now Kucevo in east central Serbia, not far from (3.46g), Saqiz, AH974, A-1324, minor weakness close to the Romanian border. the rim, overall attractive, attractive vf, S $800 - 1,000 Saqiz refers to the Greek island of Chios, in the Aegean Sea, not far from Turkey.
368. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.42g), Kocaniye, AH926, A-1317, NP-175, rare mint, vf , ex. Ken Bovenkamp $1,400 - 1,800 Kocaniye is now Kucevo in east central Serbia, not far from 375. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani (3.47g), the Romanian border. Sidrekapsi, AH974, A-1324, lovely strike, choice vf $300 - 400
369. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.37g), Kostantiniye, AH926, A-1317, bold strike, vf-ef $250 - 300
376. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Murad III, 1574-1595, AV dinar (4.24g), Tilimsan, AH995, A-1331, on the late Ziyanid standard, good strike, ef, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp $1,600 - 2,000
370. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani (3.53g), Misr, AH926, A-1317, lovely struck, only a very minor point of weakness, ef $280 - 340
377. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Murad III, 1574-1595, AV sultani (3.41g), Misr, AH982, A-1332.2, nice strike, vf-ef, S $300 - 350
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378. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Mehmet III, 1595-1603, AV sultani 385. ALGIERS: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, (2.71g), Halab, AH1003, A-1340.2, NP-319, very lightly AH1183, KM-27, date unlisted by KM, but it is included in crimped, good strike, ef , ex. Ken Bovenkamp $320 - 360 UBK, listed as rare, f-vf , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $200 - 300
386. ALGIERS: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, 379. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Ahmed I, 1603-1617, AV sultani AH1184, KM-27, lovely strike, vf-ef (3.35g), Tunis, AH1013, A-1347N, trace of mount, pleasing ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $180 - 220 strike, bold mint & date, vf, RR $1,000 - 1,400
380. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Ahmed I, 1603-1617, AR para 387. ALGIERS: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, (1.17g), Van, ND, A-1349.1, rare mint in eastern Turkey, AH1184, KM-27, nice strike, vf pleasing vf, RR $200 - 250 ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $120 - 140
388. ALGIERS: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AR 1/8 budju, Jazayir, 381. OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Murad IV, 1623-1640, AV sultani AH1183, KM-31, nice strike, bold vf (3.44g), Dimashq, AH1032, A-1369, about 15% weak ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $130 - 170 strike, vf, R $900 - 1,100
389. ALGIERS: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AR 1/8 budju, Jazayir, AH1186, KM-31, nice strike, vf , 382. ALGIERS: Osman III, 1754-1757, AV sultani (3.39g), ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $120 - 150 Jazayir, AH1170, KM-23, light trace of having once been mounted or enclosed in jewelry, very attractive and no significant damage, vf, RRR $1,200 - 1,600 All Algerian coins of Osman III are at least very rare, the full sultani the rarest of all. This year AH1170 is still unlisted in SCWC, but is included in Ottoman Empire Coins by Uslu, Beyazit & Kara (December 2010). 390. ALGIERS: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, AH1188, KM-36, decent strike, some light porosity, vf , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $120 - 140
383. ALGIERS: Osman III, 1754-1757, AV ¼ sultani (0.86g), Jazayir, AH1170, KM-24, twice pierced (& later plugged), nice strike, vf, RRR $500 - 700 All Algerian coins of Osman III are at least very rare, the quarter sultani of middle rarity. 391. ALGIERS: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AV ½ sultani (1.69g), Jazayir, AH1188, KM-38, lovely strike, choice ef, RRR $1,500 - 2,000 This year AH1188 is still unlisted in SCWC, but is included in Ottoman Empire Coins by Uslu, Beyazit & Kara (December 2010). Only 2 dated are known for the half sultani of this reign, 1188 & 1197, both extremely rare. What appear as “scratches” on the reverse are actually traces of the planchet having shifted about 120º before the 384. ALGIERS: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, second striking. There is no evidence of double-striking on AH1179, KM-27, overstruck on another coin, probably of the reverse. the same type, vf , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $130 - 150
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392. ALGIERS: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, AH1207, KM-42, nice strike, vf ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $120 - 140 399. ALGIERS: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR ½ budju, Jazayir, AH1218, KM-45, vf, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $200 - 300
393. ALGIERS: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, AH1209, KM-42, nice strike, choice ef-au ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection, ex. Stephen Album auction 7, lot 225 $250 - 300 400. ALGIERS: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR ½ budju, Jazayir, AH1220, KM-45, lovely strike, vf-ef, R ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $250 - 350
394. ALGIERS: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, AH"1201", KM-42, Selim did not become sultan until AH1203, this year “1201" is actually an engraver’s typo for 401. ALGIERS: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, 1210, lovely strike, choice vf, RR AH1222, KM-48, mint & date within octagram, nice strike, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection, vf, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $170 - 230 ex. Stephen Album auction 7, lot 226 $250 - 300
402. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 1/3 budju, Jazayir, 395. ALGIERS: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, AH1223, KM-59, mint & date within octagram, decent AH1213, KM-42, vf , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $100 - 140 strike, lovely ef, RR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $250 - 350
396. ALGIERS: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, 403. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 1/3 budju, Jazayir, AH1217, KM-42, bold strike, small flan crack (from AH1226, KM-62, lovely strike, vf-ef, RR striking), vf-ef , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $130 - 170 ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $200 - 250 According to UBK (Uslu, Beyazit & Kara), this is the rarest date of the KM-62 type.
397. ALGIERS: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR ½ budju, Jazayir, AH1213, KM-45, some weakness, sufficiently clear date, vf, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $140 - 180 404. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 1/3 budju, Jazayir, AH1227, KM-62, vf , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $100 - 150
405. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 1/3 budju, Jazayir, 398. ALGIERS: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR ½ budju, Jazayir, AH1228, KM-62, lovely strike, ef AH1214, KM-45, vf, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $200 - 300 ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $180 - 220
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406. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV sultani (3.21g), Jazayir, AH1237, KM-66, superb strike, an unusually lovely 412. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR budju, Jazayir, example of this type, choice ef-au $1,000 - 1,400 , R AH1242, KM-68, nice strike, bold ef ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $80 - 100
413. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AE 2 aspers (0.55g), Jazayir, AH1243, KM-70, choice ef 407. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $150 - 200 AH1236, KM-67, lovely strike, ef ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $80 - 120
408. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, AH1238, KM-67, well-centered bold strike, lovely ef , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $100 - 140 414. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 2 budju, Jazayir, AH1237, KM-75, lovely strike, ef ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $160 - 200
409. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, AH1242, KM-67, nearly ef , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $70 - 100
415. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 2 budju, Jazayir, 410. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR ¼ budju, Jazayir, AH1238, KM-75, lovely strike, vf-ef AH1244, KM-67, lovely strike, scarce date, choice ef-au ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $150 - 200 ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $100 - 160
411. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR budju, Jazayir, AH1239, KM-68, lovely strike, no weakness, bold ef ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $100 - 140 416. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 2 budju, Jazayir, AH1239, KM-75, nice strike, ef ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $160 - 200
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422. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR budju, Jazayir, AH1245, KM-79, some weight adjustment marks, bold strike, ef , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $250 - 300 417. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 2 budju, Jazayir, AH1241, KM-75, wonderful strike, vf-ef ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $160 - 200
423. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 1/6 budju (1.38g), Constantine, AH1247, KM-82, lovely strike, with no weakness, vf, RR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $200 - 300
418. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 2 budju, Jazayir, AH1242, KM-75, nice strike, vf-ef 424. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 1/6 budju (1.07g), ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $150 - 200 Constantine, AH1248, KM-82, nice strike, hardly any weakness, f-vf, RR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $140 - 200
425. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 1/6 budju (1.01g), Constantine, AH1252, KM-82, excellent strike for the late dates of this series, choice vf, RR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $220 - 300
419. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 2 budju, Jazayir, AH1243, KM-75, bold strike, ef ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $200 - 300
426. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR budju (9.03g), Constantine, AH1249, KM-83, lovely strike, with just a tiny 420. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 1/6 budju, Jazayir, trace of weakness, choice vf, RRR, AH1245, KM-77, ef , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $120 - 150 ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $900 - 1,100 The budju of Constantine is rarely found this well-struck. Most specimens are 10-20% weak, sometimes more.
427. EGYPT: Ahmad III, 1703-1730, AR akçe, Misr, AH1115, KM-66, well struck, choice ef, RR $200 - 240 421. ALGIERS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 1/3 budju, Jazayir, AH1245, KM-78, lovely strike, ef ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $160 - 200
428. EGYPT: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AV zeri mahbub (2.59g), Misr, AH1143, KM-86. NP-562, initial letters #25 & #16, ef ex. Ken Bovenkamp $280 - 320
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429. EGYPT: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AV zeri mahbub, Misr, AH1171, KM-105, initial #35, a superb example!, NGC graded MS-66 $400 - 500
435. EGYPT: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 20 qirsh, Misr, AH1223 year 31, KM-186, fine, R $1,350 - 1,700
430. EGYPT: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AV zeri mahbub (2.63g), Misr, AH1171, KM-105.1. NP-622, initial letter #38, choice lustrous au , ex. Ken Bovenkamp $340 - 400 436. EGYPT: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AR 10 para, Misr, AH1255 year 23, KM-225, lustrous unc, R $150 - 200
437. EGYPT: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AV 5 qirsh (0.44g), Misr, 431. EGYPT: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AV zeri mahbub (2.57g), AH1255 year 18, KM-230, choice au $150 - 200 Misr, AH1171, KM-105.1. NP-622, initial letter #44, lustrous au , ex. Ken Bovenkamp $280 - 320
438. EGYPT: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AV 50 qirsh (4.17g), Misr, AH1255 year 15, KM-234.2, choice vf $380 - 460 432. EGYPT: Ali Bey, rebel 1769-1773, AV zeri mahbub (2.59g), Misr, AH1171 year AH[11]83, KM-119. NP-626, initial letter ayn for Ali, still in the name of Mustafa III, lovely strike, ef , ex. Ken Bovenkamp $750 - 850
439. EGYPT: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AV 100 qirsh (8.49g), Misr, AH1255 year 3, KM-235.1, small dent on obverse rim, vf-ef $525 - 625
433. EGYPT: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AV ½ zeri mahbub (1.22g), Misr, AH1187 year 2, KM-125, small clip by the rim, ef $180 - 220
434. EGYPT: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR piastre (11.23g), Misr, 440. EGYPT: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AE medal, AH1263 AH1203 year 16, KM-138, lovely bold strike, without any (1847), Nicol-6220, 45mm, issue of Mehmet Ali, Pasha weakness, light scratches in the field, choice vf $150 - 200 (1769-1849), foundation of the Stone Bridges across the Nile in the Delta Region, undated and unsigned; a closed sluice-gate in the Nile Barrage / Arabic inscription in seven lines, plain edge $300 - 400 A similar example sold in Baldwin’s Auction 69 on May 3, 2011 for $633 plus commission. Our example has a plain edge whereas theirs had a milled edge.
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441. EGYPT: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AR 2½ qirsh (3.34g), Misr, AH1277 year 9, KM-252, lovely fine $250 - 300
446. EGYPT: Muhammad Ali Pasha, 1805-1848, AE medal, 1840, Fearon-696, Pudd-842.2, 58mm, The Overland Route to India, 1842, a copper medal by A.J. Stothard 442. EGYPT: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AV 100 qirsh (8.47g), (London); three-quarter bust of Mehemet Ali Pacha left, Misr, AH1277 year 7, KM-263, lovely vf-ef $550 - 650 with flowing beard and wearing fez, rev FROM THE COMMITTEE THE FRIEND OF SCIENCE COMMERCE & ORDER WHO PROTECTED THE SUBJECTS AND PROPERTY OF ADVERSE POWERS AND KEPT OPEN THE OVERLAND ROUTE TO INDIA 1840, in ten lines, crossed palm leaves below $250 - 350 Alfred Joseph Stothard (1793-1864), was the son of the distinguished painter, Thomas Stothard. He was a sculptor and medallist, and was appointed medallist to King George IV, for whom he executed a fine Portrait-medal. His works are remarkable for their bold relief, and the taste, fidelity, and beauty of their execution. Photo size reduced.
443. EGYPT: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR 10 qirsh, AH1293 year 10, KM-295, NGC graded MS-63 $200 - 240
447. IRAQ: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 5 piastres, AH1223 year 27, KM-A78, toned, crude ef , ex. R. Merlin Null $440 - 540 444. EGYPT: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR 10 qirsh, Misr, AH1293 year 27, KM-295, NGC graded MS-63 $170 - 190
448. TRIPOLI: Osman II, 1618-1622, AE mangir (1.62g), Tarabulus Gharb, ND, KM-—, KB-Trbg-1. A-1263., nice strike, vf, RRR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection, ex. Stephen Album auction 5, lot 213 $150 - 200
445. EGYPT: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AL 5 francs, 1892, 449. TRIPOLI: Mehmet IV, 1648-1687, AE para (3.60g), KM-Tn14, Société Coöperative du Canal de Suez, PCGS Tarabulus Gharb, AH[10]78, KM-8, KB-Trbg-1., nice strike, graded AU-50, RRRR $3,000 - 3,500 evenly worn, vf, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $100 - 150 Maison Palombo had an example in thier April 30th, 2005 auction estimated at €2500 in similar condition. This is the only other example of this type we have seen, unlisted in Gadoury.
450. TRIPOLI: Mehmet IV, 1648-1687, AE mangir (1.34g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH[10]94, KM-7, KB-Trbg-19., decent strike, slight weakness, bold date, vf, RR ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $120 - 160
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451. TRIPOLI: Mehmet IV, 1648-1687, AR beshlik (1.14g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1083, KM-9.2, excellent strike, vf-ef, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $200 - 250 456. TRIPOLI: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR 10 para (2.63g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1203 year 10, KM-61, normal regnal year atop the reverse, no additional symbols in reverse field, excellent vf, RR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $900 - 1,100
452. TRIPOLI: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AR beshlik (2.17g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1187, KM-47, superb strike, one light scratch, beautiful toning, lovely ef-au, RR ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $800 - 1,000
457. TRIPOLI: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR 10 para (2.50g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1210, KM-61, two-petal flower instead of regnal year above the reverse, with an additional 3-petal flower left & right of the date, bold strike, ef, RR ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $1,200 - 1,400 The issues dated AH1210 are believed related to the brief uprising at Tarabulus Gharb by Ahmad II, who held his 453. TRIPOLI: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AR beshlik (2.29g), power for about one year, until overthrown by the Ottoman Tarabulus Gharb, AH1188, KM-54, superb strike, test cut governor ‘Ali Qaramanli, probably in 1211. The 1203 year on reverse, beautiful toning, choice au, RR 10 issues would then be assigned to ‘Ali Qaramanli, thus ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $300 - 400 regular issues of Selim III, for whom he held the governorship.
458. TRIPOLI: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR 10 para (2.48g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1210, KM-61, diamond-shape symbol 454. TRIPOLI: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AR piastre (18.44g), in lieu of the regnal year on the reverse, no other Tarabulus Gharb, AH1187, KM-55, excellent strike, choice ornaments in the fields on either side, ef-au, RR vf, RR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $1,800 - 2,200 ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $1,200 - 1,400
459. TRIPOLI: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR 10 para (3.86g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1210, KM-61, crescent in lieu of the regnal year on the reverse, no other ornaments in the fields 455. TRIPOLI: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR piastre (10.80g), on the reverse, two flowers above the 2nd line of text on Tarabulus Gharb, AH1203 year 2, KM-60, floral ornament the obverse, ef, RR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $1,200 - 1,400 upper right on reverse, decent strike for this type, vf, RRR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection, ex. Stephen Album auction 3, lot 150 $1,200 - 1,600
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464. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 20 para (6.87g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 7, KM-137, USK-119.02, slight weakness in strike, otherwise very attractive, with much of the original silver-wash, ef, RRR 460. TRIPOLI: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR yüzlük (30.40g), ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $900 - 1,100 Tarabulus Gharb, AH1203 year 10, KM-67, nice strike, usual weight adjustmarks, ef, RR This piece has a star rather than a sprig upper left ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $1,800 - 2,200 of obverse, thus as KM-137 rather than KM-136, but KM-137 and its equivalent, USK-119.02, are both listed only for year 8. The listing of year 7 for KM-136 is also correct, as is clear in the KM photo. This variety is probably unpublished, or at least never recorded in the principal catalogs.
461. TRIPOLI: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR yüzlük (30.60g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1203, KM-67, two flowers instead of regnal year at left end of the 3rd line of the reverse legend, 465. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 40 para (11.98g), nice vf, RR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $1,800 - 2,200 Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223, KM-141, USK-117.02, superb Some weight adjustmarks, as seems to be found on most strike, choice ef, RRR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $900 - 1,100 specimens of this type. An apparently unpublished variety, with the Arabic letter B (including the point below the letter) in lieu of a number for a regnal year. Since B represents the number 2 in the abjad numerical system, it would appear that the B must refer to regnal year 2. This type is known with regnal years 1-3, plus without regnal year (with a flower rather than an Arabic letter in the appropriate location). Another interesting aspect of this piece is the retrograde accession year 1223 on the reverse, presumably the result of the engravers chiseling in the date on the reverse, even 462. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 5 para (3.67g), though it was already totally clear and properly engraved Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 8, KM-126, USK-120.01, on the obverse. slightly double-struck, very attractive overall, bold ef, R ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $400 - 500
466. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 20 para (6.07g), 463. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 10 para (2.68g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 13, KM-149, USK-119.06, Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223, KM-128, USK-121.01, without minor planchet flaw on the obverse, much original regnal year, bold ef, RR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $450 - 550 silver-wash, choice au, RRR ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $600 - 800
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471. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 30 para (7.30g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 20, KM-176, USK-118.01, the year is 20, not 2, with the zero quite clear on this worn 467. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 40 para (12.17g), specimen, fine, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $100 - 150 Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 13, KM-150.1, USK-117.03, superb strike, choice ef, RRR ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $900 - 1,100
472. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 30 para (5.95g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 21, KM-176, USK-118.01, unpublished year for this type, nice vf, RRR 468. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 20 para (6.96g), ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $400 - 500 Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 20, KM-166, USK-119.11, some corrosion near the rim on both sides, nice strike, nice vf, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $150 - 200 By weight and size, it is possible that this was a coin of 30 para rather then 20 para.
473. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 30 para (9.19g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 20, KM-179? USK-118.05, sprig upper right and flower lower left on obverse, regnal year atop reverse, nice strike, vf, RRR 469. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 20 para (6.96g), ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $300 - 400 Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 20, KM-172, USK-119.x, The attribution by USK is clearly correct, but the list in KM minor corrosion in lower right of reverse, bold strike, lovely is confusing. It is KM type A, as in the illustration of type example of KM type D, ef, RR KM-176 (but without the outer border around the toughra), ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $150 - 200 whereas their description for KM-179 states type E, which This type is not listed in USK, but is identical to their type does not include the toughra. Further research essential! 119.13, assigned to KM-203, listed as year 22 and 23 only in both catalogs. The year 20 is totally clear on this piece.
470. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 30 para (7.56g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 20, KM-176, USK-118.01, 474. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 40 para (7.83g), the year is 20, not 2, bold strike, vf-ef, R Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 18, KM-186.1, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $300 - 400 USK-117.06, pleasing strike, choice vf, RRR ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $400 - 500 The dot for the zero of the regnal year was rather weakly engraved, and seems to have almost completely This is clearly USK-117.06, as judged by the illustration, disappeared on most specimens, reminiscent of the but it is KM-186.1, not KM-190.1, as USK includes as the 1922-D American cent that lacks the letter D. This would KM equivalent (it is type B, not type E). This piece has to have been the result of wear on the dies used for this type. the upper right on the obverse 2 flowers and a knot, plus a Both KM and USK incorrectly list the regnal year as “2". large star at the center right. The two “holes” are planchet defects, not any kind of damage to the coin.
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480. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 20 para (5.51g), 475. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 40 para (9.52g), Tarabulus Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 22, KM-203, USK-119.13, Gharb, AH1223 year 20, KM-186.1, USK-117.08, nice strike, nice strike, evenly worn, vf, R some corrosion in the upper right section of the obverse, date ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $140 - 180 written with clear “2" but vague dot for the ”0", some light corrosion, choice vf, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $300 - 400
481. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 20 para (4.74g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 25, KM-205, USK-119.14, f-vf, RR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $250 - 300 476. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 40 para (9.05g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 20, KM-188, USK-117.10, superb strike for this type, showing most of the outer design, type C, choice vf, RRR ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $900 - 1,100
482. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 40 para (10.18g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 22, KM-215, vf $400 - 500
477. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 60 para (16.25g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 20, KM-194, USK-115.00, pleasing strike, vf, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $300 - 400
483. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 40 para (9.74g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 22, KM-215, USK-117.17, with outer blank margins on both sides, as clear in the USK illustration (but not in the KM picture), nice evenly worn example, vf, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $180 - 220 478. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 20 para (4.68g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 21, KM-199.9, USK-119.16, lovely strike, full original silver-wash, choice au, RRR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $800 - 1,000 Same dies as the illustrated specimen in USK, which is also the same specimen shown for USK-119.17.
484. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 40 para (8.80g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 22, KM-215, USK-117.17, with outer blank margins on both sides, as clear in the USK 479. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 10 para (2.40g), illustration (but not in the KM picture), nice evenly worn Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 25, KM-201? USK-121.10, example, f, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $250 - 350 with large crescent upper right on obverse, nice even strike, vf, RR, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $160 - 200 42 Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 14 | September 21-22, 2012
490. TUNIS: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR 8 kharub, Tunis, AH1218, KM-73, USK-48.00, vf-ef , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $150 - 200
485. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 40 para (10.00g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 24, KM-215? USK-117.14, without outer margins as on USK-117.17, which represents KM-215, lovely bold strike, with two 8-spoke wheels in the reverse field, bold vf, RR ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $900 - 1,100 The “scratches” in the obverse field are weight adjustment marks, not damage to the coin.
491. TUNIS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR piastre, Tunis, AH1228, KM-82, lovely strike, ef ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $180 - 220
486. TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, BI 10 para (1.40g), Tarabulus Gharb, AH1223 year 28, KM-220, USK-121.11, both sides in wreath, vf-ef, RR ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $250 - 300
492. TUNIS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 8 kharub, Tunis, AH1243, KM-89, vf , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $160 - 200
487. TUNIS: Ahmad III, 1703-1730, AR ¼ piastre (5.89g), Tunis, AH1140, KM-35, USK-76.00, lovely strike, au, R, ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection, ex. Stephen Album auction 3, lot 153 $300 - 400
493. TUNIS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 2 piastres, Tunis, AH1244, KM-93, superb strike, with original silver-wash, rarely seen in this quality, choice ef-au ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $400 - 500
488. TUNIS: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AR piastre, Tunis, AH1182, KM-57, USK-47.00, superb strike, without even a hint of weakness, choice ef, R ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $250 - 300
494. TUNIS: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AR 5 piastres, Tunis, AH1266, KM-108, choice ef ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $200 - 250
489. TUNIS: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AR piastre, Tunis, AH1187, KM-57, USK-47.00, some weakness, vf-ef, R ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $170 - 200
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502. TUNIS: Ali Bey, 1882-1902, AR piastre, Tunis, AH1303, KM-206, choice unc , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $150 - 200
495. TUNIS: Abdul Mejid, 1839-1861, AR 5 piastres, Tunis, AH1271, KM-108, choice ef ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $200 - 250
496. TUNIS: Muhammad Bey, 1855-1859, AR 2 kharub, Tunis, AH1273, KM-132, au , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $120 - 150
503. TURKEY: Süleyman II, 1687-1691, AR kurush (19.46g), Kostantiniye, AH1099, KM-96, lovely strike, without any weakness, vf $200 - 250 497. TUNIS: Muhammad Bey, 1855-1859, AR 2 kharub, Tunis, AH1274, KM-132, au , ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $120 - 150
498. TUNIS: Muhammad Bey, 1855-1859, AR 8 kharub, Tunis, AH1276, KM-136, lustrous ef-au ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $140 - 180
504. TURKEY: Süleyman II, 1687-1691, AR kurush (18.60g), Kostantiniye, AH1099, KM-96, decent strike, small flan crack (probably because the planchet was not sufficiently heated up to prevent the crack), nice vf $150 - 200 499. TUNIS: Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey, 1859-1882, AR 8 kharub (1.55g), Tunis, AH1280, KM-145, citing the Ottoman sultan Abdul Aziz, 2 small nicks, ef, RRR $900 - 1,100 The year 1280 is not listed in both KM and UBK (Uslu, Beyazit & Kara) 505. TURKEY: Ahmad II, 1691-1695, AR akçe (0.13g), Kostantiniye, AH(110)2, KM-105, nice strike, very clear obverse, al-sultan ahmad (bin) ibrahim, legible mint name, about 20% flat strike (as virtually always), vf, RRR $200 - 300 Although the old-fashioned crudely struck akçe was struck under Süleyman II and the next 3 sultans (accession years AH1099, 1102, 1106 & 1115), they must have been produced in minimal quantities, of which very few have survived. They were inevitably badly struck, often 50% flat or worse. No wonder Ahmad III introduced well-struck 500. TUNIS: Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey, 1859-1882, AR piastre, minuscule akçes (KM-135, also dated AH1115) to replace Tunis, AH1289, KM-145, lustrous bu the horrible previous akçes. ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $180 - 220
501. TUNIS: Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey, 1859-1882, AR 8 kharub, Tunis, AH1297, KM-181, ef, R ex. Ken Bovenkamp collection $150 - 200 506. TURKEY: Mustafa II, 1695-1703, AR ½ kurush (9.03g), Edirne, AH1106, KM-117.1, lovely strike, no weakness and well-centered, choice vf-ef $250 - 300
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512. TURKEY: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AV zeri mahbub (2.60g), Islambul, AH1143, KM-222, initial #12, some original luster, ef-au $225 - 275
507. TURKEY: Mustafa II, 1695-1703, AR kurush (20.45g), Edirne, AH1106, KM-120.1, with initial #13 to lower left, near rim of reverse, very lightly cleaned, attractive vf-ef $150 - 200
513. TURKEY: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AR 10 para (3.94g), Islambul, AH[11]82, KM-306, lovely ef (few minor dark adhesions, easiliy removed) $110 - 150
508. TURKEY: Mustafa II, 1695-1703, AR kurush (18.27g), Izmir, AH1106, KM-121.3, without the bar atop the letter K in mulkuhu in obverse field, without initial mark on reverse, lovely strike, vf-ef, R $600 - 800
This type of Izmir comes with and without the bar atop the 514. TURKEY: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AR zolota (13.86g), Arabic letter K. Without the bar is considerably scarcer Islambul, AH[11]86, KM-316, superb strike, without any than with the bar. weakness, ef-au $120 - 150
509. TURKEY: Mustafa II, 1695-1703, AV sultani (3.41g), Urdu-yu Hümayun, AH1106, KM-A131, pierced & one test scratch, nice strike, vf, RRR $1,100 - 1,400 Urdu-yu Hümayun means “Imperial Army”, a mint that was attached to the army while on command at any location. Although the coins were thus struck wherever, the dies were probably produced at Istanbul. 515. TURKEY: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR 2 zolota, Kostantiniye, AH1203 year 2, KM-501, few original light adjustment marks, choice ef, R $360 - 440
510. TURKEY: Ahmad III, 1703-1730, AR ½ zolota (9.62g), Kostantiniye, AH1115, KM-150, with initial #4 (J or hard H) and Arabic letter ya to the left at the bottom of the reverse, die-match rotated 90º, superb bold strike, choice ef, RR $230 - 270 This initial is not reported for this denomination, though known for most other denominations of this sultan. It is reported neither in KM, nor in the 2010 catalog Ottoman Empire Coins, of UBK (Uslu, Beyazit & Kara).
516. TURKEY: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR yuzluk (29.64g), Islambul, AH1203 year 19, KM-507, lustrous au, RR $350 - 450 Although type KM-507 is very common as a type, the last year, year 19 of Selim III, is very rare, and extremely rare in this quality. Except for the common para 511. TURKEY: Ahmad III, 1703-1730, AV zeri istanbul (3.44g), and the scarce gold findik, all denominations of year 19 are AH1115, KM-173, vf $300 - 340 at least very rare.
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517. TURKEY: Selim III, 1789-1807, AV zeri mahbub (2.38g), AH1203 year 16, KM-523, au $200 - 250 524. TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV 2 rumi altin (4.77g), Kostantiniye, AH1223 year 9, KM-614, lustrous unc ex. Ken Bovencamp $460 - 540
518. TURKEY: Selim III, 1789-1807, AV sultani (findik), (3.43g), Islambul, AH1203 year 18, KM-527, lustrous unc $300 - 400 525. TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV rumi altin (2.35g), Kostantiniye, AH1223 year 14, KM-616, minor weakness in center, lustrous bu , ex. Ken Bovencamp $280 - 320
519. TURKEY: Selim III, 1789-1807, AV sultani (findik) , (3.42g), Islambul, AH1203 year 19, KM-527, bu ex. Ken Bovencamp $300 - 400
526. TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV rumi altin (2.40g), Kostantiniye, AH1223 year 15, KM-616, lustrous bu ex. Ken Bovencamp $300 - 340
520. TURKEY: Selim III, 1789-1807, AV sultani (findik), (3.46g), Islambul, AH1203 year 19, KM-527, superb strike, lustrous au, S $280 - 340
527. TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV surre altin (1.57g), Dar al-Khilafa, AH1223 year 16, KM-621, el-aliya series, decent strike, lustrous bu , ex. Ken Bovencamp $320 - 360
521. TURKEY: Mustafa IV, 1807-1808, AV ¼ altin (0.80g), Kostantiniye, AH1222 year 2, KM-543, choice bu ex. Ken Bovencamp $300 - 350
528. TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV hayriye altin (1.78g), Kostantiniye, AH1223 year 22, KM-638, fully lustrous bu , ex. Ken Bovenkamp $180 - 220 522. TURKEY: Mustafa IV, 1807-1808, AV ¼ altin (0.81g), Kostantiniye, AH1222 year 2, KM-543, choice bu ex. Ken Bovencamp $300 - 340
529. TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV ¼ cedid mahmudiye (0.35g), Kostantiniye, AH1223 year 28, KM-643, bold strike, lovely lustrous bu , ex. Ken Bovenkamp $220 - 260
523. TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV çeyrek (0.80g), Two small cuds on the reverse. Kostantiniye, AH1223 year 12, KM-608, unc , ex. Ken Bovencamp $110 - 150 Incorrectly called a ¼ zeri mahbub in Krause, this type is actually a ¼ altin (or ¼ ashrafi), similar to KM-543 of Mustafa IV. A ¼ zeri mahbub would weigh about 0.58g.
530. TURKEY: Murad V, 1876, AV 100 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 1, KM-715, bold strike, trace of original luster, lovely ef $500 - 600
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537. TURKEY: Mehmet V, 1909-1918, AV 100 kurush, Kosova, 531. TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR 10 kurush (12.02g), AH1327 year 3, KM-800, city visit issue, never mounted, Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 3, KM-721, choice ef $250 - 300 mintage of 750, ef $750 - 850
532. TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AV 25 kurush (1.81g), Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 1, KM-723, some original luster, ef, RRR $800 - 1,000 538. TURKEY: Mehmet VI, 1918-1924, AV 100 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1336 year 2, KM-821, au $440 - 520 The 25 kurush denomination was struck in limited quantities for the flower type, produced in Abdul Hamid’s years 1-6, but was struck in larger amounts for the el-ghazi type, beginning in his regnal year 7.
539. TURKEY: Mehmet VI, 1918-1924, AV 100 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1336 year 1, KM-821, choice vf $400 - 450 533. TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AV 25 kurush (1.78g), Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 3, KM-723, mintage of 5,400 coins, choice au, RRR $1,200 - 1,500 Iran - The Early Period
534. TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AV 100 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 34, KM-730, scarce date, despite high reported mintage, ef $420 - 470 540. TAHIRID: Talha, 822-828, AR dirham (2.89g), al-Muhammadiya, AH209, A-1393, citing Talha below reverse field, without name of the caliph, lovely strike, vf-ef, R $220 - 280
535. TURKEY: Mehmet V, 1909-1918, AR 10 kurush, AH1327 541. TAHIRID: Tahir I, 821-822, AE fals (2.43g), Marw, AH207, year 6, KM-751, scarce type in so high a grade, NGC A-1392, nice strike, well preserved, lovely vf, RRR $350 - 450 graded MS-63 $170 - 190 Obverse marginal text: bism Allah amara bi-darbihi tahir ibn al-husayn fi sana sab’a was mi’tayn.
536. TURKEY: Mehmet V, 1909-1918, AV 100 kurush, Edirne, AH1327 year 2, KM-794, city visit issue, choice ef $750 - 850 542. TAHIRID: Talha, 822-828, AR dirham (3.28g), Samarqand, AH210, A-1393, citing Talha & the Abbasid caliph al-Ma’mun, pleasing vf, S $150 - 200
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543. SAFFARID: Ya’qub b. al-Layth, 861-879, BI dramma (2.99g), NM, ND, A-A1402, bull and horseman type with 549. SAMANID: Nasr II, 914-943, AV dinar (3.92g), Qazwin, the Sanskrit title Sri Khudaraiyaka above the bull, Arabic AH328, A-1449, scarce mint for the Samanid coinage, ‘adl above the horseman to the right, lightly cleared vf-ef $100 - 125 minor weakness, decent strike, vf-ef, R $450 - 550 Believed to have been struck at or near Kapisa (near the modern city of Kabul) by Ya’qub’s governor there, but without the name of either Ya’qub or the governor.
550. SAMANID: Nuh II, 943-954, AV dinar (4.29g), Nishapur, AH336, A-1454, citing the former caliph al-Mustakfi, deposed in AH334, lovely vf-ef $275 - 325
544. SAFFARID: Kuthayyir b. Ahmad, 917-918, AR dirham (2.80g), Sijistan, AH305, A-1408, trace of weakness, but well above average strike, ef, RR $400 - 500
551. SAMANID: Nuh II, 943-954, AV dinar (5.21g), Nishapur, AH341, A-1454, citing the deposed caliph al-Mustakfi, vf $320 - 400
545. SAFFARID: Ahmad b. Muhammad, 923-963, AR dirham (2.93g), Sijistan, AH318, A-1412A, very clear mint, date and rulers’ names, citing the official al-Husayn b. Bilal beneath the obverse field, vf, R $150 - 200
546. SAFFARID: Tahir b. Muhammad al-Tamimi, 964-970, AV fractional dinar (1.51g), Sijistan, AH355, A-1415, nice 552. SAMANID: Nuh II, 943-954, AR multiple dirham, Ma’dan, strike, strong vf, R $180 - 220 ND, A-1455 (11.70g), ‘ayyar / jayyid in obverse margin, 3 pellets / muhammad in reverse margin, without the name Tahir and his son al-Husayn were not members of the of the caliph, full strike, vf-ef $80 - 100 Saffarid dynasty but of the Tamimids, who contested authority over Sijistan with Khalaf b. Ahmad. His coins are nonetheless traditional classified as Saffarid issues.
547. SAFFARID: Khalaf b. Ahmad, 981-1003, AR dirham 553. SAMANID: ‘Abd al-Malik I, 954-961, AV dinar (4.27g), (1.49g), Sijistan, AH(38)5, A-1421, very clear mint & final Nishapur, AH343, A-1460, citing the long deposed caliph digit of date, ruler cited as Wali al-Dawla Abu Ahmad (titles al-Mustakfi, lovely ef $350 - 450 used on Khalaf’s coinage only AH384-390), vf-ef, RR $200 - 250
548. SAMANID: Yahya b. Asad, 819-861, AE fals (2.80g), al-Shash, AH233, A-A1441, citing the Timurid ruler Tahir II 554. SAMANID: Mansur I, 961-976, AE fals (2.68g), Ferghana, b. ‘Abd Allah as overlord in the obverse marginal legend, AH358, A-1467.3, muling of the dated obverse in the name which also includes mint & date, excellent strike without of Mansur b. Nuh, who ruled AH350-365, and a reverse in any weakness, choice vf, RR $125 - 150 the name of his successor Nuh III (365-387), also citing local official Ahmad b. ‘Ali, f-vf, RR $140 - 180
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This muling is strong evidence that the coins of Ferghana dated AH358 and 359 were struck later without change of date, until the first dated issue of Nuh III in AH367, possibly even later. This helps explain why several types of the AH358 and 359 issues are known, each citing different local officials. The same applies to the mint of Bukhara.
559. SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR dirham (3.28g), al-Shash, AH367, A-1470, SNAT——, citing Fa’iq, nice vf-ef, R $100 - 120
555. SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AV dinar (5.23g), Nishapur, AH375, A-1468, citing the governor Husam al-Dawla, strong vf $300 - 350
560. SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AE fals (1.50g), Bukhara, AH386, A-1471, citing Ahmad b. ‘Ali on obverse, Husayn Sabijabi on reverse, fr. Zeno-34849, f-vf, RRR $220 - 280 The name of Nuh b. Mahmud appears in the reverse margin, but only Mahmud is legible on this specimen (his entire name is missing on the Zeno specimen, struck from same obverse die, different reverse die. The identification of Ahmad b. ‘Ali remains uncertain, but perhaps he is the Qarakhanid ruler of that name, whose name first appeared on Qarakhanid coins of Ferghana in 384. Kochnev lists copper coins of Bukhara dated 389 and 390 that cite both the Samanid ruler and both the Qarakhanid Nasr b. ‘Ali and 556. SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR multiple dirham, Kurat his brother, Ahmad b. ‘Ali. Badakhshan, ND, A-1469.2, SNAT-363/65 (same obverse die, 12.93g, citing al-Harith b. Hubb in obverse margin, lustrous ef, RR $150 - 200
561. SAMANID: Mansur II, 997-999, AE fals (2.30g), Bukhara, AH"37", A-1474, very clear mint & date, vf, RR $150 - 200 The actual date is AH387 but the engraver neglected the word thamanin for “eighty”.
557. SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR multiple dirham, Warwarliz, AH370, A-1469M (8.84g) nice strike, mint spelled walwâlîj, fully legible text, au $160 - 200
562. SAMANID: ‘Abd al-Malik II, 999-1000, AE fals (1.46g), Bukhara, AH(38)9, A-1476, vg, RR $100 - 120
563. SAMANID: Isma’il II, 1000-1004, AE fals (2.37g), Bukh(ara), AH39(0), A-1476A, some weakness, f-vf, RRR $200 - 300 558. SAMANID: Nuh III, 976-997, AR multiple dirham, Warwarliz, AH470, A-1469W, 4.75g, mint spelled walwâlîj, All coins of Isma’il II, known in all 3 metals, are extremely citing the governor Fa’iq, full strike, minor discoloration in rare, and dated only AH390-391, after which he was driven outer margin, au, R $150 - 200 to the sidelines, forced out of Nishapur by the Ghaznavids in 391 and from Bukhara by the Qarakhanids in the same year.
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570. QARAKHANID: Yusuf b. Harun, 1005-1032, AR fractional dirham (0.45g), Kashghar, AH423, A-3355F, same inscriptions as the full dirham (cf. Zeno-23949 dated 564. SAMANID of Akhsikath: Asad b. Ahmad, 882-883, AH424, 2.87g), including the titles nasir al-haqq qadir khan AE fals (2.51g), Akhsikath, AH270, A-A1477, fine, RR $130 - 170 malik al-mashriq abu shuja’, but as almost always, without his personal name, lightly porous surfaces, vf, RRR $300 - 400 Qarakhanid fractional dirhams are all extremely rare. This example seems unreported and possibly unique.
565. SAMANID of Akhsikath: Muhammad b. Asad, 915-916, AE fals (2.05g), Akhsikath, AH303, A-D1477, fine, RR $110 - 140
571. QARAKHANID: Il-Kulug, fl. 1013, AE fals (3.68g), Kharashkath, AH404, A-3436, Koch-369b, citing Il-Kulug in reverse center, the Qarakhanid Ahmad b. ‘Ali in reverse margin, title khaqan in obverse center, ef, RR $250 - 350 With a long die-break (not a scratch) over most of the reverse. 566. SAMANID of Akhsikath: Bakr b. Malik, 946-952, AE fals (3.44g), Nasrabad, AH341, A-F1477, also citing his father, Malik b. Shakartegin, al-Husayn b. al-Mu’ayyid, and the Samanid ruler Nuh II, pierced, vf, RR $120 - 150
572. QARAKHANID: Ilyas Hajjaj, fl. 1014, AE fals (2.50g), Kharashkath, AH405, A-3437, citing Ahmad b. ‘Ali as overlord, nice strike, vf, RR $180 - 220 567. AMIR OF BUST: Baytuz, 970-976, AE fals (2.07g), Bust, AH365, A-D1478, very clear mint & date, strong vf, RRR $180 - 220 Cf. lot 653 in our auction 10 for further information, accessable on our website.
573. QARAKHANID: ‘Ali b. Nasr, fl. 1020, AE fals (4.27g), Humrak, AH411, A-3328H, lovely strike, choice vf, RRR $400 - 500 Coins citing the mint of Humrak is at present known only dated AH411 (not 415 or 421 as incorrectly read by others and still listed as 421 in Zeno (see #Z-30438). The mint & 568. QARAKHANID: Nasr b. ‘Ali, 993-1012, AR dirham (2.77g) date are very clear on this specimen. (Nishapur), AH396, A-3302, mint confirmed by style & calligraphy, vf, RRR $100 - 140 The Qarakhanids were recognized at Nishapur only during part of the year AH396.
574. QARAKHANID: Muhammad b. Mas’ud, 1171-1179, AE muzaffar dirham (3.66g), Samarqand, AH573, A-3401, inner square-in-circle on reverse, muzaffar atop the field, 569. QARAKHANID: Ahmad b. ‘Ali, 994-1016, AE fals (3.75g), caliph al-Mustadi, date weak but very likely, f-vf, R $90 - 110 Ilaq, AH404, A-3305, ruler cited only as Qutb al-Dawla below the reverse field, with the Ilek Ahmad b. Muhammad cited as Sana’ al-Dawla both in the obverse field and the reverse margin, choice vf, R $200 - 250 Lovely strike, with fine calligraphic text on both sides.
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580. ZIYARID: Bisutun, 967-978, AR dirham (5.25g), Amul, AH365, A-1533, in the name of his father, citing the Buwayhid Rukn al-Dawla Abu ‘Ali as overlord, nice strike, vf-ef, R $130 - 170 575. QARAKHANID: ‘Imad al-Din Ulugh Akdash, 1202-1203, AE dirham (6.03g), Baldat Banakath, AH602, A-3425, nice strike for this type, vf, RR $110 - 140 576. QARAKHANID: LOT of 67 copper dirhams, late Qarakhanid (ca. 1170-1210) and Khwarizmshah (probably all of ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad, 1200-1220), unidentified, mostly vg or fine, most with some weakness, lot of 67 coins $300 - 400 An interesting and inexpensive study group, of which most of the coin can be identified to ruler. 581. ZIYARID: Bisutun, 967-978, AR dirham (3.93g), Jurjan, AH366, A-1533, in the name of his father, citing the Buwayhid Rukn al-Dawla Abu ‘Ali as overlord, nice strike, vf-ef, R $200 - 240
577. BAVANDID OF TABARISTAN: ‘Ali b. Shahriyar, 1118-1140, AV dinar (0.81g) (al-Sariya), ND, A-1527, possibly intended as a half dinar, bold strike, au, R $200 - 240
582. BUWAYHID: ‘Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (4.26g), Siraf, AH343, A-1550.1, Treadwell-Si343, citing Husayn below reverse field, nice strike, ef, RR $120 - 160
578. ZIYARID: Bisutun, 967-978, AR dirham (4.08g), Amul, AH359, A-A1533, in his own name bisutun bin wushmagir, citing the Buwayhid Rukn al-Dawla Abu ‘Ali as overlord, nice strike, very rarely found in this quality, choice ef, RR $350 - 450 Coins of Bisutun dated 357-359 bear his own name, as do 583. BUWAYHID: ‘Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham some dated 360. Thereafter, until his death in 367, all of (3.50g), Siraf, AH344, A-1550.1, Treadwell-Si344, citing Bisutun’s coins bear only the name of his deceased father Husayn below reverse field, arba’ (‘4’) written as aba’ (plus the Buwayhid overlord & the caliph). without the ‘r’, ef, R $110 - 130
584. BUWAYHID: ‘Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham 579. ZIYARID: Bisutun, 967-978, AR dirham (3.30g), Jurjan, (2.73g), Siraf, AH345, A-1550.1, Treadwell-Si345.5, citing AH364, A-1533, in the name of his father, citing the ‘Ubayd below reverse field, mint misspelled as siraaf with Buwayhid Rukn al-Dawla Abu ‘Ali as overlord, nice strike, extra alif, another typo!, ef, RR $120 - 140 choice ef, R $140 - 180
585. BUWAYHID: ‘Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AR dirham (2.79g), Siraf, AH347, A-1550.1, Treadwell-Si347a.2, Arabic J below obverse, F below reverse, ef, R $90 - 110
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586. BUWAYHID: ‘Adud al-Dawla, 949-983, AV dinar (4.63g), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH370, A-1551, attractive vf $300 - 350 591. KAKWAYHID: Faramurz, 1041-1051, AV dinar (3.72g), Isbahan, AH435, A-1592.2, bow & arrow above obverse field, shams above reverse field, unc $350 - 450
587. BUWAYHID: Samsam al-Dawla, 990-997, AR dirham (3.85g), Jiroft, AH381, A-1570, Treadwell-Ji381, citing Fakhr al-Dawla as overlord, choice f-vf, R $150 - 200 592. KAKWAYHID: Faramurz, 1041-1051, AV dinar (2.81g), Rare mint in Kirman province. Isbahan, AH435, A-1592.2, broad flan, with shams above reverse field, au $300 - 350
588. BUWAYHID: Samsam al-Dawla, 990-997, AR dirham (3.08g), ‘Uman (Oman in Arabia), AH382, A-1570, Treadwell-Um382b, some weakness on reverse, nice obverse, vf, R $200 - 300 Oman fell under Buwayhid rule from about AH360 until 410, then again briefly during the 430s. 593. GHAZNAVID: Sebuktekin, 977-997, AR multiple dirham, Andaraba, AH385, A-1597 (8.79g), citing the Samanid Nuh b. Mansur as overlord, decent strike, vf-ef, RR $170 - 230
589. BUWAYHID: Sultan al-Dawla, 1012-1024, AR dirham (3.70g), Shiraz, AH404, A-1581, spot of hornsilver near the 594. GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (3.23g), rim, not affecting the text, choice vf, S $130 - 150 Herat, AH420, A-1606, strong vf, R $300 - 350 Very long titulature of the ruler appear on this dirham, al-malik al-’adil shahanshah ‘imad al-din sultan al-dawla wa ‘izz al-milla wa mu’ith al-umma abu shuja’.
590. BUWAYHID: ‘Imad al-Din Abu Kalijar, 1024-1048, 595. GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (4.23g), AR donative fraction (0.80g), NM, ND, A-1584F, Nishapur, AH401, A-1606, lillah atop reverse field, between Treadwell-— (0.80g) citing the ruler as malik al-muluk 2 small triplets of dots, some weakness, date weak but shahanshah abu kalijar, also the caliph al-Qa’im, and the certain, vf $250 - 300 unexplained word sharaf below the obverse field, ex-mount (as usual for donatives), vf, RRRR $700 - 900 This is only the second known type of donative fraction reported for the Buwayhid dynasty, and was not recorded by Treadwell, whose only donative was an issue of the earlier ruler Sultan al-Dawla, struck at Sabur but undated.
596. GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AV dinar (4.78g), Nishapur, AH391, A-1606, ef $300 - 340
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Iran - Seljuq Period
597. GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AR bilingual dirham (3.11g), Mahmudpur (=Lahore), AH418, A-1610, date clear in Sanskrit, off-flan in Arabic, nice vf $100 - 140
603. GREAT SELJUQ: Tughril Beg, 1038-1063, AV dinar (3.72g), Isfahan, AH504 (sic), A-1665, date is clear arba’ wa khamsmi’a for 504, typo for AH454, flan-crack, decent strike, citing the caliph al-Qa’im (422-467), f-vf, RR $300 - 400
598. GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, 999-1030, AE broad fals (9.11g) (Bust), ND, A-1614, both obverse & reverse fields 604. GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, as vassal under Barkiyaruq, within decorated convex hexagon, lovely style, usual 1097-1098, AV dinar (2.98g), Nishapur, AH492, A-1684.1, weakness, vf, RR $150 - 200 minor flan-crack, almost no weakness, vf, R $300 - 400 Sanjar recognized Barkiyaruq as overlord, AH490-492, then Muhammad 492-511, then as an independent ruler 511-552. Nishapur was his principal mint for gold coins during that entire period. Unlike the mints further to the east, all of Sanjar's dinars of Nishapur are of fine gold.
599. GHAZNAVID: Muhammad, 1030, AR dirham (3.21g), Ghazna, AH(4)21, A-1617, date barely visible, good vf, R $100 - 140 Muhammad ruled for only a few months; all his coins are rare.
605. GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, under Muhammad, 1099-1118, AV dinar (2.26g) (Balkh), AH49x, A-1685A, with Ayat al-Kursi (Qur’an 2:255) in reverse field, vf-ef, RR $300 - 375
600. GHAZNAVID: Mas’ud I, 1030-1041, AV dinar (4.09g), Nishapur, AH424, A-1618, star below reverse field, pleasing vf $250 - 300
606. KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AV dinar (3.35g), Tirmidh, ND, A-1712, very crude strike, typical of this rare mint, vf, R $260 - 300
601. GHAZNAVID: Mas’ud I, 1030-1041, AV dinar (3.62g), Nishapur, AH423, A-1618, citing both the caliph al-Qadir and his heir-apparent al-Qa’im, in the year after the death of al-Qadir, ef $350 - 450 We had 3 different varieties of this type in our auction 13 (lots 709-711), but this is a fourth variant!
607. KHWARIZMSHAH: Muhammad, 1200-1220, AE jamshidi dirham (7.90g), Samarqand, AH616/610, A-1722, AH616 on obverse, 610 on reverse, but because engraver forgot to include sana on the reverse, actual date is 616, vf, R $130 - 150 This example proves that all jamshidi dirham are actually 602. GHAZNAVID: Ibrahim, 1059-1099, AV dinar (4.40g), dated 616, never 610. Ghazna, AH455, A-1637, very clear date, some weakness as always, inscribed zafar above obverse field, vf-ef $275 - 325
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608. KHWARIZMSHAH: Mangubarni, 1220-1231, AR broad dirham (6.37g), NM, ND, A-1744, coarse calligraphy, ex-mount, interesting variety, fine $120 - 140 613. ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Yuluq Arslan, 1184-1201, AE dirham (14.50g), NM, AH596, A-1829.4, SS-36.1, The mint of this type is unknown, but the style suggest a seated figure holding sword behind his head in right hand, location somewhere in what is now central or southern freshly severed head in left hand, excellent strike, without Afghanistan, perhaps near Dawar or Firuzkuh. Despite the any weakness, lovely vf $175 - 225 crude calligraphy, all visible words are correctly spelled.
614. ZANGIDS OF SYRIA: al-Salih Isma’il, 1174-1181, AE fals (3.63g), Halab, AH(5)71, A-1854.1, SS-76, f-vf $80 - 100
609. QARLUGHID: al-Hasan Qarlugh, 1224-1249, AR tanka (10.55g), NM, AH633, A-1813.2, with name al-hasan, vf , ex. William F. Spengler $120 - 160 The Atabegs & Contemporaries
615. ZANGID OF AL-MAWSIL: Nur al-Din Arslanshah II, 1218-1219, AV dinar (4.93g), al-Mawsil, AH615, A-1868, minor weakness for this series, clear mint & date, vf, RR $600 - 800
610. ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Alpi, 1152-1176, AE dirham (12.78g), NM, AH558, A-1827.4, SS-29, draped bust facing slightly left on the obverse, facing bust wearing Sasanian crown on the reverse, vf $150 - 170 616. ILDEGIZID: Ildegiz, 1137-1175, BI dirham (6.73g), NM, ND, A-1898A, Fatimid style, with zafar in obverse center, fath in reverse center, citing the Seljuq ruler Arslan (1161-1176), nice strike, f-vf, RR $130 - 170
617. ILDEGIZID: “Badkin” b. Muhammad, ca. 1200, AE fals 611. ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Il-Ghazi II, 1176-1184, (7.23g), NM, ND, A-1905, citing the caliph al-Nasir, AE dirham (10.25g), NM, ND, A-1828.1, SS-31, diademed unusually nice specimen for this strange type, vf, R $100 - 150 head in square, gazing upward, nice strike without any This “Badkin” (tentative reading) is unknown, but was a weakness, lovely vf $150 - 200 vassal of the Ildegizid ruler Abu Bakr (1191-1211), who is cited as overlord at the bottom of the reverse, probably on all examples of this type (off flan on this specimen). The caliph, cited atop the reverse, is clear on this piece, but usually off flan when Abu Bakr’s name is visible.
612. ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Il-Ghazi II, 1176-1184, AE dirham (14.47g), NM, AH578, A-1828.2, SS-31, large & 618. SALGHURID: Queen Abish bint Sa’d, 1265-1285, small draped busts facing, lovely strike, vf $140 - 160 AR dirham (2.73g), Shiraz, DM, A-1929.4, citing the Ilkhan overlord Arghun, very clear mint name, reverse in pointed quatrefoil, vf, R $150 - 200
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Mongol Dynasties
619. SALGHURID: Abish bint Sa’d, 1265-1285, AE fals (3.04g), Shiraz, AH666, A-1932, Diler-121, atabeg / abish within hexagram / name of Ilkhan overlord as qa’an al-’adil at the top, date below, Chinese bao in center (horizontal), 625. GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar date sit sittin for 66 in words, numeral “6" below, modestly (3.01g), NM, ND, A-A1967, citing the kailma on obverse, pierced, lovely strike, vf, RRR $400 - 500 the caliph al-Nasir li-din Allah on the reverse, possibly with a mint name in the reverse margin (off-flan on this piece), Previously unreported date for this type. nice vf, RR $800 - 1,000 According to the Ilkhan historian Vassaf, the Mongol governor Inkiyanu, assigned as co-ruler alongside Abish, was recalled and sent back to the court of Qubilai Qa’an, perhaps as far as China, for the indiscretion of having placed “a secret symbol” in the Chinese script on the coinage of Shiraz!
626. GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AR dirham (3.14g), [Ghazna], ND, A-1967, citing Chingiz Khan in his name, dies A1/B1 (Zeno die classification), one of the finest specimens I’ve ever seen, choice ef, plus an example of the prototype, also ef, lot of 2 coins $1,200 - 1,400 620. ATABEG OF YAZD: Yusufshah, 1285-1297, AR dirham Derived from the previous issue in the name of ‘Ala al-Din (2.99g), Yazd, DM, A-1934, clear mint name, date off flan, Muhammad, the Khwarizmshah ruler until AH617 (1220 AD). some weakness, f-vf, RR $100 - 120 Believed struck during the Mongol march through Ghazna against Apparently an unreported variant, same obverse as Mangubarni b. Muhammad, the last Khwarizmshah, then fleeing Zeno-66914, but reverse in circle of pellets rather than a towards the Indus River in India. An example of the common square of pellets. prototype (A-1721) is included in this lot (photo upper right).
627. GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, 621. QUTLUGHKHANID: Shah Sultan, 1295-1303, AR dirham AR dirham (3.14g), NM, ND, A-1967Avar, ‘adl / khaqan / (2.48g), Kirman, ND, A-1940.1, lion above khulida mu’azzam on obverse, name of caliph but without any mint mulkuhu, overstruck on type #1940.3 (without lion, with name on reverse, probably also struck at Kurraman or clear mint name Kirman), vf, RR $140 - 180 nearby, choice vf, RRR $1,000 - 1,200 This type, without the mint name, is probably at least as rare as the version citing the city name Kurraman.
622. QUTLUGHKHANID: Shah Sultan, 1295-1303, AR dirham, NM, ND, A-1940.1, lion above khulida mulkuhu, decent strike, vf, R $90 - 110 628. GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AE jital (4.17g), [Ghazna], ND, A-1969, the common type, but lovely strike, no weakness, top few percent in quality, ef $150 - 200
623. QUTLUGHKHANID: Shah Sultan, 1295-1303, AR dirham (2.34g) (Kirman), ND, A-1940.2, lion below khulida mulkuhu, vf, R $120 - 160 629. GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AE jital (3.31g), NM, ND, A-C1972, Tye-—, kalima / name of the caliph al-Nasir, floral ornament above & below the field on both sides, vf-ef, RR $150 - 200 Style and fabric similar to type B1972 of Badakhshan, so presumably struck either at Badakhshan or another mint in the same general region, circa AH618 to the mid 620s. 624. QUTLUGHKHANID: Shah Sultan, 1295-1303, AR dirham (2.36g) (Kirman), ND, A-1940.3, without lion, f-vf, RR $90 - 110
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630. GREAT MONGOLS: Ögedei, 1227-1241, AR dirham (3.35g), Urdu (in Uighur script), ND, A-F1974, Allah in obverse center, with wahdahu below, written with separate letters / al-urdu al-a’zam, mint name in Uighur below, some minor adhesions, lovely strike, ef, R, Zeno-20618 $400 - 500
636. GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, AE dirham (6.53g), Bukhara, AH666, A-A1979.1, Dav-7, moderate weakness, as virtually always, nice strike, f-vf, R $400 - 500 The mint epithet baldat al-fakhira is clear in the obverse margin, the mint name bukhara below the obverse field. 631. GREAT MONGOLS: Ögedei, 1227-1241, AR dirham (2.63g), MM, AHxx9, A-1973M, vf $100 - 130
632. GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AR dirham (2.70g), Tiflis, AH653, A-1977, vf $160 - 200
637. GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, AE dirham (4.57g), Bukhara, AH666, A-A1979.1, clear mint & date (date on both sides), some light porosity, decent fine, R $150 - 200
633. GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AR dirham (2.70g), Tiflis, AH656, A-1977, month of Shawwal, all legends on both sides fully legible, pleasing vf $200 - 250
638. GREAT MONGOLS: Anonymous, AE dirham (6.19g), Bukhara, AH660, A-A1979.2, Dav-6, mint name in obverse 634. GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AR dirham center, date around, Chinese character ke (“tax”) on (2.76g), Tiflis, AH6(5)9, A-1977, month of Rajab, very clear reverse center, nice strike for this type, vf, RR $1,000 - 1,200 date, the entire month and date retrograde, vf, RR $200 - 300 The mint epithet baldat al-fakhira is clear in the obverse margin.
635. GREAT MONGOLS: Möngke, 1251-1260, AR dirham 639. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: temp. Orqina Khatun, (2.75g), Tiflis, AH651, A-1977D, Pakhomov-79, Kap-86, 1252-1261, AR dirham (1.88g), Almaligh, AH653, A-1982, Citing Möngke on the obverse, David V, the Baghratid king mint name almaligh within circle in reverse center, clear of Georgia, on the reverse., f-vf, R $400 - 500 date, nice strike will minimal weakness, vf, R $200 - 250 Obverse legend translates “by the power of God, The site of Almaligh is now in China, in the northwest by the fortune of the king of the world Möngke Qa’an” and corner of Xinjiang province, about 50 miles west of the the date in words in the margin. Reverse legend “David modern city Yining. king, son of George the Bagratid,” and “struck at Tiflis” in the margin.
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640. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: temp. Alughu, 1261-1266, AR dirham (2.30g), Kuja (Kucha), AH662, A-1983, Nyamaa-20, al-urdu / al-a’zam, date & mint (both very clear) / Allah in center, malik in each of the 4 surrounding segments, nice strike, vf, R $225 - 300 645. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Danishmandji, 1346-1348, AR dinar (7.88g), Samarqand, AH748, A-2006, Kuja is the modern Kuche in Xinjiang province, China. same dies as Zeno-58884, with royal titles al-sultan Both the mint name and the last two digits of the date are al-’adil al-a’zam, vf, R $150 - 200 boldly clear on this specimen.
641. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: temp. Tuqa Timur, 1272-1291, AR dirham (1.90g) (Otrar), AH685, A-1985, mint name barely visible, clear date, f-vf, R $150 - 200 646. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Danishmandji, 1346-1348, The obverse center bears the F-tamga of Qaidu, who was AR dinar (7.99g), Samarqand, AH(747), A-2006, actual ruler over the nominal Chaghatayid Tuqa Timur. same dies as Zeno-19332 (but this one is a far superior This subtype was struck only at Otrar. specimen), with royal titles al-sultan al-a’zam danishmand shah khan, vf, R $150 - 200
642. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Tuqa Timur, 1272-1291, AR dirham (1.92g), Otrar, AH685, A-1985, same reverse die as Zeno-59077, stylized mint & date text, with S-tamga in obverse center, attractive f-vf $120 - 150 647. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Danishmandji, 1346-1348, AR dinar (7.78g), Bukhara, AH747, A-2006, date in words, above mint name, all within obverse field, very lightly crinkled, vf $125 - 150
643. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Tuqa Timur, 1272-1291, AR dirham (2.03g), Samarqand, AH68(9), A-1985, vf, R $120 - 140 Probably AH689 as this is the only date from the 680s that has the first two digits left to the tamgha and the word ikhtyar , which can be translated as “chosen,” above a’zam. 648. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Buyan Quli Khan, 1348-1359, AR dinar (7.90g), Ordu, AH757, A-2007, part of upper obverse text in Uighur, mint below obverse field, date in numerals within reverse field, about 30% flat, very rare mint, crude vf, RR $150 - 200
644. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Khutlugh Khwaja, 1298-1299, AE jital (3.47g), [Ghazna], ND, A-A1987.4, Tye-342, the coarsely written Arabic word read as ‘adl may be a depraved version of the city name Ghazna, vf, RR $120 - 160 A fascinating type, Uighur text on the obverse, Nagari text in the reverse margin, Arabic in the reverse center.
649. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Buyan Quli Khan, 1348-1359, AR dinar (7.58g), Otrar, DM/ND, A-2007, lobated square within inner circle / inner circle, lengthy Qur’anic text in outer margins both sides, vf, R $130 - 170
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655. GOLDEN HORDE: Toda Mangu, 1280-1287, AR yarmaq (1.84g), Qrim, ND, A-T2021, triangle / central square, struck circa AH679-682, bold strike, slipped double-striking 650. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Buyan Quli Khan, 1348-1359, on reverse, au, RRR $300 - 400 AR 12 dirhams (8.43g), [Herat], AH75(8), A-A2009, struck to the Kart dirham standard of Herat, some weakness, vf $100 - 140
656. GOLDEN HORDE: Toda Mangu, 1280-1287, AR dirham (1.67g), Qrim, AH683, A-2021.1, tamgha in central circle / 4-line horizontal text, almost perfect strike, lovely au $400 - 450
651. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Buyan Quli Khan, 1348-1359, AR dinar (4.96g), Kurat, AH758, A-2010, struck by the local ruler Mulayad in the name of Buyan Quli Khan, to the local standard of his province Quhistan, nice strike, choice vf, RR $175 - 225
657. GOLDEN HORDE: Toda Mangu, 1280-1287, AR yarmaq (1.63g), Qrim, AH683, A-2021.1, tamgha in central circle / 3-line legend, superb strike, full text on both sides, ef-au, RR $400 - 450
652. CHAGHATAYID KHANS: Buyan Quli Khan, 1348-1359, AR dinar (4.78g), Kurat, AH7(5)8, A-2010.1, some weakness, but almost completely legible, vf, RR $175 - 225 With additional royal title ghiyath al-dunya wa’l-din, and the 658. GOLDEN HORDE: Toda Mangu, 1280-1287, AR dirham phrase ‘alayhum al-salam ajma’in, “may peace be upon (1.67g), Qrim, AH683, A-2021.2, pleasing strike, ef+ $200 - 300 them, all of them,” following the names of the Rashidun (but without the ‘ayn of ajma’in. [typo!]).
659. GOLDEN HORDE: Töle Buqa, 1287-1290, AR dirham (1.62g), Qrim, AH686, A-2022.2, ruler’s name in Arabic, tamgha in hexagram on obverse, nice strike, ef, RR $260 - 300 653. SHAHS OF BADAKHSHAN: Arghunshah, 1307-1311, AR dirham (2.28g), Wilayat-e Khwast, AH7xx, A-2014, unfortunately blackened and then lightly scraped, thus creating white legends on a black background, some weakness, still reasonably attractive & unknown in high grades, f-vf, RRR $200 - 250 The mint name means “district of Khwast”, which was a section of the Badakhshan region. The first two letters of the name Arghunshah are not visible on this specimen, but 660. GOLDEN HORDE: Töle Buqa, 1287-1290, AR dirham there is no other possible attribution. (1.73g), Qrim, AH686, A-2022.2, ruler’s name in Arabic, Qrim mint & date 686 on reverse, tamgha in hexagram on obverse, lovely strike, choice ef $240 - 280
654. GOLDEN HORDE: Mangu Timur, 1267-1280, AR dirham (1.69g), Qrim, AH665, A-2020, nice strike, choice ef, R $400 - 450 661. GOLDEN HORDE: Toqtu, 1291-1312, AR dirham (1.51g), Qrim, AH690, A-2023.4, annulet for the zero, bold strike without any weakness, ef, R $110 - 130
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670. GOLDEN HORDE: Toqtamish, 1376-1395, AR dirham 662. GOLDEN HORDE: Toqtu, 1291-1312, AR dirham, Qrim, (1.43g), Azaq, AH787, A-2048, vf-ef $90 - 110 AH"61" (for “69"), A-2023.4, engraver cut ”1" instead of “9", minor weakness, ef, RR $80 - 100
671. GOLDEN HORDE: Toqtamish, 1376-1395, AR dirham (1.21g), al-Qrim al-Jadida, AH785, A-2048, with the 663. GOLDEN HORDE: Toqtu, 1291-1312, AR dirham (1.46g), number 328 above the date, of unknown meaning, Qrim, AH"610" (for 690), A-2023.4, bold date, virtually no cf. Zeno-78669 & 96049, nice vf, RR $90 - 110 weakness, ef, R $80 - 100
672. GOLDEN HORDE: Toqtamish, 1376-1395, AR dirham (1.18g), Balad, ND, A-2048, mint name on reverse, within complex border created by overlapping a hexagram on a 664. GOLDEN HORDE: Toqtu, 1291-1312, AR dirham (1.16g), hexafoil, choice vf, R $80 - 100 Qrim, AH"96" (for 690), A-2023.4, star above date, ef, RR $80 - 100 Balad is believed to refer to a mint at or near Bulghar.
665. GOLDEN HORDE: Muhammad Uzbek, 1312-1341, AR dirham 673. GOLDEN HORDE: Shadi Beg, 1401-1407, AR dirham (1.51g), Bulghar al-Mahrusa, AH723, A-2025A, lobated square / (0.95g), Azaq, AH808, A-2053, nice strike, vf $90 - 110 plain square, lovely strike, choice vf-ef, R $120 - 160
666. GOLDEN HORDE: Muhammad Uzbek, 1312-1341, 674. GOLDEN HORDE: Shadi Beg, 1401-1407, AR tanka AR dirham (1.52g), Bulghar al-Mahrusa, AH723, A-2025A, (5.61g), Bakuya, AH810, A-2054, nice strike, fully clear lobated square / plain square, decent strike with minimal mint & date, vf, RR $150 - 200 weakness, vf-ef, R $120 - 160
675. GOLDEN HORDE: Pulad Khan, 1407-1413, AR dirham 667. GOLDEN HORDE: Muhammad Uzbek, 1312-1341, (1.11g), Azaq, ND, A-2055, clearly undated, attractive AR dirham (0.86g), NM, ND, A-2025H, Countermarked strike, nice vf, R $100 - 130 large taraqi tamgha and khan on the obverse of the standard Qrim 720 type, small taraqi tamgha on the reverse, f on fair, RR $100 - 120 This example shows the word ‘ashrin, “twenty”, completely. See Zeno-79456 for further information. 676. GOLDEN HORDE: Timur Khan, 1411-1412, AR dirham (0.98g), Azaq, AH814, A-C2056, final digit of date weak but all his coins of Azaq are dated 814, crude vf, RRR $90 - 110
668. GOLDEN HORDE: Nawruz Beg, 1359-1360, AR dirham (1.43g), Saray al-Jadida, AH761, A-2033.2, ruler cited as Nawruz Beg, nice strike, ef, R $110 - 150 677. GOLDEN HORDE: Ulugh Muhammad, 1418-1425 & 1428-1437, AR dirham (0.94g), Hajji Tarkhan, AH822, A-2058, bold mint & date, nice example, vf-ef $80 - 100 For additional Mongol pieces, please see: Lot 1598 for a Mongol related issue of the 669. GOLDEN HORDE: Muhammad Bulaq Khan, 1369-1380, Tatar-Genoese. AR dirham, Urdu, AH777, A-2046, with al-mulku lillah Lot 321 for a Ayyubid coin citing Hulagu. above mint name, date to right, bold strike, choice vf $100 - 120 59 Mongol Dynasties
684. ILKHAN: Anonymous Qa’an al-’Adil, AE “kaaniki dirham” (2.08g), [Tiflis], ND, A-2135, blundered date & text, contemporary imitation in almost pure bronze, perhaps intended to be silver-placed and passed as a real dirham, one small corrosion spot, vf, RR $80 - 110
678. GIRAY KHANS: Shahin Giray, 1777-1783, AE kyrmis (50.67g), Baghcha-Saray, AH1191 year 5, A-2118, KM-66 or 68, vf $240 - 300
685. ILKHAN: Anonymous Qa’an al-’Adil, AR dirham (2.65g), Isfarayin, ND, A-2136, clearly undated, mint repeated twice in reverse margin (left & right segments), with qa’an in Uighur in top segment on margin, attractive vf, R $200 - 250 This anonymous coin was almost certainly struck during the reign of Abaqa, 1265-1282, probably in mid-1270s.
679. ILKHAN: Hulagu, 1256-1265, AR dirham (2.92g), al-Mawsil, AH662, A-2122.1, also citing the Great Mongol Möngke as overlord (qa’an al-a’zam), nice strike, choice vf, R $150 - 200
686. ILKHAN: Arghun, 1284-1291, AR dirham (2.35g), Alinjaq, AH686, A-2146, thunderbold-like tamgha in obverse field, very rare mint, touch of weakness but very attractive, ef, RRR $140 - 160
680. ILKHAN: Abaqa, 1265-1282, AV dinar (6.64g), Baghdad, AH68x, A-2126.1, strong ef $700 - 800
687. ILKHAN: Arghun, 1284-1291, AR dirham (2.29g) (Tiflis), AH68x, A-2151.2, vf $100 - 140 Standard Georgian type of the Tiflis mint, with the Christian religious text on the reverse (described here in the 681. ILKHAN: Abaqa, 1265-1282, AV dinar (9.04g), Bagh(dad), comment to lot 683). AH68x, A-2126.1, mint name certain, pleasing vf-ef $700 - 800
688. ILKHAN: Arghun, 1284-1291, AR dirham (2.38g) (Bazar-i Urdu), ND, A-2156.9, Chinese style lion within a circle on 682. ILKHAN: Abaqa, 1265-1282, AR dirham (2.82g), Tabriz, the obverse, much weakness, ef, RR $70 - 80 AH675, A-2128.1, struck before the weight reduction in AH678 (2.88g to 2.52g standard), lovely vf-ef, RR $90 - 120 The name arghun is inscripted in Arabic above the lion.
683. ILKHAN: Abaqa, 1265-1282, AR dirham (2.32g), NM, 689. , 1284-1291, AE fals (3.47g) (Maragha), AH680, A-2130, month of Rabi’ II, with Christian cross for ILKHAN: Arghun AH685, A-2157, Diler-—, human child suckling under a Christian controlled Georgia, without mint name but struck cow, clear date, known only from the mint of Maragha, at Tiflis, superb strike, ef $400 - 500 which is off-flan on this specimen, fine, RR $100 - 140 Reverse inscribed in Arabic, bism al-ab wa’l-ibn wa ruh al-quds, alah wahid, “in the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit, one God,” cross below. The initial “R” of rabi’ was engraved in the wrong location, after sana in the left segment of the reverse margin. 60 Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 14 | September 21-22, 2012
697. ILKHAN: Uljaytu, 1304-1316, AV dinar (2.82g), Baghdad, 690. , 1291-1295, AR dirham (2.45g), ILKHAN: Gaykhatu ND, A-2177, type A, mint both in obverse segment & below [Tiflis], AH6xx, A-2160, reverse inscribed in Arabic, bism reverse field, f-vf, R $500 - 700 al-ab wa’l-ibn wa ruh al-quds, alah wahid, “in the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit, one God.” Cross follows the word wahid., f, R $125 - 175
691. ILKHAN: Baydu, 1295, AE fals (1.43g), Abu Ishaq (=Kazirun), ND, A-2166A, Uighur text / mint name in circle, fine, RR $150 - 200
698. ILKHAN: Uljaytu, 1304-1316, AE broad fals (17.47g), Ma’dan Sultaniya, AH7xx, A-2190T, f-vf, RRR $450 - 550 The mint name is fully legible at the right of the obverse.
692. ILKHAN: Ghazan Mahmud, 1295-1304, AV dinar (4.36g), Tabriz, DM, A-2170, f-vf $450 - 550
699. ILKHAN: Uljaytu, 1304-1316, AE fals (3.74g), Sultaniya, AH713, A-2190B, ‘adl-i shahr-i sultaniya around obverse, tarikh-i sal-i ‘aqbat sana 713 around reverse, cast fabric, resembling contemporary Yuan dynasty Chinese cash but without central hole, f-vf, RRR $250 - 350 693. ILKHAN: Ghazan Mahmud, 1295-1304, AR dirham (2.21g), Aksaray, blundered date, A-2173, mint name at A commemorative type issued in conjunction with the bottom of reverse field, rare Anatolian mint, vf, RR $120 - 160 dedication of the new capital of Sultaniya, northwest of Qazwin and recently restored by the Islamic government of Iran. The reverse Persian text means “time of the year of the scorpion, year 713".
694. ILKHAN: Ghazan Mahmud, 1295-1304, AR dirham (2.20g), Konya (Quniya), AH699, A-2175, about 15% flat strike, local western Anatolian type, vf-ef, R $90 - 110 700. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AR 6 dirhams (9.57g), Jurjan, AH730, A-2213, type G, bold strike, choice vf $110 - 130
695. ILKHAN: Ghazan Mahmud, 1295-1304, AE ‘adliya (2.60g), Shiraz, AH(69)8, A-2176A, obverse same as silver coins of this year, reverse in square, fine, R $150 - 200 701. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AR 2 dirhams (2.73g), Kirshehir (Qirshahr), khani 33, A-2218.1, type H, nice strike, choice vf, R $90 - 120
696. ILKHAN: Uljaytu, 1304-1316, AV dinar (4.42g), Baghdad, 702. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AR dirham (1.34g), AH704, A-2177, ef $550 - 650 Samsun, AH735 (sic), A-2219, with Hijri instead of Khani date, vf-ef, RR $100 - 120
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703. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AR dirham (1.38g), Tokat, khani 33, A-2219, fine, R $90 - 110
709. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AE 8 units (8.14g), Tabriz, AH(7)23, A-2220H, special issue of multiple denominations (1, 2, 4 and 8 units) struck only at Tabriz 719-725, “23" of date boldly clear, mint very weak but can only be Tabriz, fine, RR $120 - 160 With undetermined countermark on the reverse, perhaps of 704. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AE fals (3.19g), Bazar, Georgian origin (see our auction 13 lot 821 for another AH73x, A-2220, Diler-652, lion pacing right, overstruck on example, date missing, same countermark). undetermined type, perhaps Diler-617, crude vf, R $80 - 100
705. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AE fals (4.24g), Hamadan, AH731, A-2220, central hexagon on both sides, f-vf, R $120 - 140 710. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AE 8 units (10.41g), Tabriz, DM, A-2220H, part of the special denomination series of AH719-725 (1, 2, 4, & 8 units), full clear mint name, fine $110 - 130
706. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AE fals (3.08g), Isfarayin, DM, A-2220, Diler-—, horseman prancing right, within hexagram / royal legend in lobated square, overstruck on 711. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AE fals (1.88g), AH(7)30, uncertain host, probably also of Abu Sa’id, crude vf, R $120 - 140 A-2220, dog lying down, towards right, head up, uncertain mint, perhaps Damghan, f $80 - 100
707. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AE fals (3.30g), Jurjan, AH7(29), A-2220, Diler-—, ruler’s name & mint on obverse, kalima, date and the tower known as Gunbad-e Qabus on 712. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AE fals (3.49g), NM, ND, reverse (aka Gunbad Kavoos), fine, RRR $250 - 350 A-2220, Diler-—, bird right within circle / triangle within This is the only Islamic coin type with an architectural circle with unread text, overstruck on earlier fals of Abu representation before the late 19th century. There is an Sa’id, perhaps Diler-631, crude vf, R $90 - 110 example with clear date at Tübingen (GJ8 A1). The tower, about 180 feet tall, was completed in 1006 AD and was the tomb of the Ziyarid ruler Shams al-Din Qabus b. Wushmagir, who died 6 years later, in 1012. It still stands today, the tallest pure-brick tower surviving in the world, and remains a popular tourist site in Iran. The city of Jurjan (Gorgan in Persian) is now known as Gunbad-e Qabus, the name of the tower. 713. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AE fals (2.18g), NM, ND, A-2220, obverse identical to silver type H, but coarsely engraved, normal kalima-in-square on reverse, f-vf, RR $90 - 110
714. ILKHAN: Musa Khan, 1336-1337, AE fals (2.18g), Tabriz, 708. ILKHAN: Abu Sa’id, 1316-1335, AE 8 units (9.94g), AH736, A-2225, large 8-petal flower in reverse center, Tabriz, AH720, A-2220H, from a special issue of 1, 2, 4 & 8 overstruck on itself, vf, R $150 - 200 unit copper coins, nice strike, pierced, f-vf, RR $110 - 140 This is the least rare of all issues of Musa Khan.
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722. ILKHAN: Anushiravan, 1344-1356, AR 4 dirhams (2.56g), Saveh, AH750, A-S2270, looped hexagon / central circle 715. ILKHAN: Muhammad Khan, 1336-1338, AR 6 dirhams surrounded by 4 petals, lovely strike, vf, RRR $200 - 300 (6.25g), Ruyan, AH738, A-2228, type B, rare mint near the This is the first example of this type I’ve seen, added to the Caspian Sea in northern Iran, bold strike, choice vf, RR $100 - 150 Checklist as A-S2270 due to this example.
716. ILKHAN: Taghay Timur, 1336-1353, AR 2 dirhams (2.09g), Hamadan, AH739, A-2234I, type HB, which differs from the common type A-2234, as the date is written outside the obverse heptagon rather than its normal position within the heptagon, vf, RRR $150 - 200 723. ILKHAN: Anushiravan, 1344-1356, AE heavy fals (12.66g), Tabriz, AH752, A-2271.2, fancy 6-petal flower in center, ruler, mint & date around / kalima in diamond, Rashidun around, superb strike, evenly worn, lovely f-vf, RR $150 - 200 The heavy fals of Anushiravan was struck only at Tabriz, AH752-754. Post-Mongol Iran 717. ILKHAN: Taghay Timur, 1336-1353, AR 2 dirhams, Kayseri, AH739, A-2235, bold strike, ef $90 - 110
724. MUZAFFARID: Shah Shuja’, 1358-1386, AR 2 dinars 718. ILKHAN: Sati Beg, 1338-1339, AE fals (2.01g), [Mardin], (4.29g), Kashan, AH762, A-2282K.1, nice example with ND, A-2231, sunface within octagram, crude f-vf $60 - 80 very clear mint & date, vf, RR $110 - 150 Local type of the Kashan mint only.
719. ILKHAN: Sulayman, 1339-1346, AR 6 dirhams (4.10g), Jajerm, AH743, A-2259A, struck during the brief period 725. MUZAFFARID: Shah Shuja’, 1358-1386, AV dinar (2.14g), Sulayman was recognized in western Khorasan and Aydhaj, AH763//763, A-2283.2, the date is written in words, eastern Mazandaran, AH743-746, in opposition to Taghay fully legible on both obverse & reverse, vf-ef, R $80 - 100 Timur, vf $100 - 120
720. ILKHAN: Sulayman, 1339-1346, AE fals (2.70g), Tabriz, AH(7)40, A-2260, f-vf $125 - 150 726. GEORGIA (Ottoman Occupation): Ahmad III, 1703-1730, AR abbasi (5.36g), Tiflis, AH(1115), A-2708, nice strike, one small spot on obverse, nice vf $200 - 300
721. ILKHAN: Sulayman, 1339-1346, AE fals (2.76g), NM, DM, A-2260, Diler-—, horseman prancing left, holding sword raised above his head, some corrosion on reverse, f-vf, RR $70 - 90
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733. MEHRABANID: Qutb al-Din Muhammad II, 1382-1386, AV tanka (10.99g), Nimruz, AH(78)2, 727. GEORGIA (Ottoman Occupation): Ahmad III, 1703-1730, A-2361, bold strike, ef, RR $900 - 1,000 AR abbasi (5.27g), Tabriz, AH(1115), A-2708, overstruck on Safavid abbasi, of either Sulayman I or Timurid & Later Sultan Husayn, vf, R $150 - 200 Large “cud” on reverse, due to deterioration of the reverse die prior to striking this piece.
728. JALAYRIDS: Sultan Husayn I, 1374-1382, AR dinar (1.77g), Hilla, ND, A-2306.2, struck with good obverse die, 734. TIMURID: Timur, 1370-1405, AR tanka (5.19g), Shaykh worn reverse die, rare mint, crude vf-ef, RR $100 - 120 Abu Ishaq, AH7xx, A-2386, ornate hexafoil / square Kufic kalima within a square, strong vf $100 - 140 The mint name Shaykh Abu Ishaq is an honorific name for the city of Kazirun.
729. ERETNIDS: ‘Ali Beg, 1366-1380, AR akçe (1.69g), AH"827", A-2324G, date is retrograde 768, countermarked al-mannatu lillah with extra alif before lillah, vf, R $90 - 110
735. TIMURID: Iskandar, 1410-1415, AR tanka (5.68g), MM, DM, A-2398.2, without any overlord, citing both the Sunni & Shi’ite Imams on the reverse (!) (the Sunni around the kalima in the central field, the Shi’ite in the scallops within the margin), very nice strike for this type, vf, R $200 - 300 This is one of a few types, all of them rare, that cites both 730. BUKHTI KURDS: ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Abd Allah, 1420s, the Sunni & Shi'ite Imams. Mint name perhaps Urdu, AR tanka (4.09g), ND, A-2327.1, nice strike, vf-ef, R $110 - 140 or that word followed by aditional letters. However, urdu may not be part of a mint name.
731. SARBADAR: temp. ‘Ali Mu’ayyad, 1362-1384, AE fals (3.14g), Isfarayin, ND, A-2342T, sunface / darb isfarayin, tentative attribution, lovely vf-ef, RRR $225 - 275 736. TIMURID: Ulugh Beg I, 1447-1449, AR tanka (5.11g), For the mint name similarly written on a silver coin, cf. Sari, ND, A-2413.1, mint barely visible, overstruck on a Zeno-34570. tanka of Shahrukh, vf-ef $80 - 100
737. TIMURID: Ulugh Beg I, 1447-1449, AR tanka (5.08g), Sabzawar, AH852, A-2413.1, obverse text in Arabic, about 732. AFRASIYABID: Anonymous, ca. 1357-1370s, 15% flat, vf, R $90 - 110 AR 6 dirhams (4.05g), Sari, AH76x, A-A2347, crude strike, some original mint luster, ef, R $280 - 340
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738. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Zahir al-Din Babur, as al-Ghazi, 744. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Muhammad Humayun, 1530-1556, 1526-1530, AR tanka (4.37g), MM, ND, A-2462.3, both AR shahrukhi (4.45g), Agra, AH(94)6, A-B2464, choice vf$100 - 140 obverse & reverse in octafoil, possibly very early issue of Agra or Lahore, vf, RR $180 - 220 Unfortunately, the mint name is off flan. This piece does not correspond with any in Rahman’s catalog of Babur’s coinage. The obverse resembles issues of Balkh and Badakhshan, the reverse recalls issues of Agra & Lahore.
745. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Muhammad Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.65g) (Champanir), AH942, A-B2464, Nagpur-9, octafoil obverse, f-vf, R $130 - 170
739. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Zahir al-Din Babur, 1497-1530, AR tanka (4.65g), NM, ND, A-2462.2, tanka without ghazi (Rahman-50) countermarked zarb-i kabul in hexagon, 2 testmarks, lightly crimped, vf on fine, RR $200 - 240
746. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Muhammad Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi (4.68g), Kabul, ND, A-B2464, countermarked ‘adl-i qandahar in octagram, over another almost completely obliterated and unreadable countermark, au countermark on vf host,, R $200 - 300
740. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Zahir al-Din Babur, 1st reign, 1497-1498, AR tanka (4.69g), Laknur (Lucknow), AH936, A-2462.3, Rahman-113, decent strike, very lightly creased, vf, R $200 - 250
747. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Muhammad Humayun, 1530-1556, AR shahrukhi, Agra, AH[9]44, A-B2464, some weakness, as always, ef $125 - 150
741. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Zahir al-Din Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, AR tanka (4.62g), Jaunpur, AH935, A-2462.3, Rahman-110, clear mint & date, usual weakness, vf $130 - 160
748. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Kamran Mirza, 1530-1555, AR shahrukhi (3.90g), Qandahar, ND, A-I2464.2, local 742. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Muhammad Humayun, 1530-1556, currency of Qandahar, some peripheral weakness, bold AV ¼ ashrafi (0.94g), [Badakhshan], ND, A-A2464, vf-ef $120 - 160 strike overall, ef, RR $220 - 300
743. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Muhammad Humayun, 1530-1556, 749. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Kamran Mirza, 1530-1555, AR shahrukhi (4.70g), Kabul, ND, A-B2464, rare mint for AR shahrukhi (3.86g), Qandahar, ND, A-I2464.2, local this ruler, nice vf $200 - 250 currency of Qandahar, almost no weakness, countermarked, in rosebud shape, ‘adl-i qandahar, ef countermark (part flat) on nice vf host, RR $220 - 300
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750. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Kamran Mirza, 1530-1555, 757. SAFAVID: Tahmasp I, 1524-1576, AV ½ mithqal (2.30g), AR shahrukhi (4.69g), NM, ND, A-J2464, countermarked Mashhad, AH977, A-N2593, usual weakness around the on A-B2464.1 of Humayun, ef on ef host $200 - 300 rim, vf-ef $160 - 200
758. SAFAVID: Tahmasp I, 1524-1576, AV ¼ mithqal (2.05g), Mashhad, ND, A-N2593, about 50% flat strike, vf $100 - 130
751. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Kamran Mirza, 1530-1555, AR shahrukhi (4.68g), NM, ND, A-J2464, countermark, lazy-quatrefoil, on type B2464 of Humayun, Agra, date unclear, ef on vf host $120 - 160
759. SAFAVID: Tahmasp I, 1524-1576, AR shahi (5.48g), Nishapur, ND, A-2606, second eastern standard, countermarked ‘adl-i shah, bold ef countermark on vf host, 752. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Akbar, 1556-1605, AR shahrukhi R $120 - 160 (4.61g), Kabul, AH965, A-Q2464, KM-70.2 (denomination called "misqal" in KM), some weakness as always, very clear date and mint sufficiently clear to be certain, one testmark in the flat area, choice vf, RR $400 - 500
760. SAFAVID: Muhammad Khudabandah, 1578-1588, AR ½ mithqal (2.31g), Mashhad, AH985, A-2617.1, some weakness near the rim, bold mint & date, vf, R $250 - 300 753. TIMURID (MUGHAL): Shahrukh III, 1575-1579, AV ¼ ashrafi (0.92g), [Badakhshan], ND, A-2466, with the title badi’ al-zaman, minor weakness, ef, RR $200 - 240
761. SAFAVID: Isma’il III, 1750-1756, AR rupi, Mazandaran, AH1166, A-2702, lovely strike, choice vf-ef $120 - 150
754. KARLUGHID OF HAZARA: Zahir al-Din b. Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud, 16th century, AR tanka (4.12g), Pakli, ND, A-M2467, nice strike, 1 testmark, nice vf, RRR ex. William F. Spengler $900 - 1,100
762. HOTAKI: Mahmud Shah, 1722-1724, AR abbasi (4.53g), Isfahan, AH1135, A-2716A, type A, but countermarked with the rising sun on the obverse, bold vf countermark on f-vf host, R $150 - 200 The purpose of the countermark is unknown, though 755. AQ QOYUNLU: Anonymous, AE fals (2.72g), Mardin, ND, curiously the “rising sun” hints at the words qors-e aftab A-2563, lion & sun / tamgha, choice f-vf $120 - 160 (“rise of the sun”) in the couplet. This countermark is found almost exclusively on this type, A-2716A.
756. MUSHA’SHA’S: Fallah b. al-Muhsin, 1499-1500, AE ½ “tanka” (1.97g), Shushtar, AH906, A-2565, crude vf-ef, RR $300 - 350 66 Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 14 | September 21-22, 2012
770. ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV ½ mohur (5.34g), 763. AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, 1735-1747, AR rupi, Peshawar, Rasht, ND, A-2788, type C, thick narrow flan, ef $300 - 400 AH1157, A-2744.1, KM-A385.7, one obverse test mark, vf ex. William. F. Spengler $180 - 220
771. ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV ¼ mohur (2.75g), Yazd, AH1181, A-2791, type C, lovely design, especially on the reverse, ef $260 - 300 764. AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, 1735-1747, AR rupi (11.24g), Derajat, AH1158, A-2744.2, very rare mint for Nadir Shah, 1 testmark, lovely strike, bold vf, RR $200 - 300
772. ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV ¼ mohur (2.73g), Shiraz, AH1179, A-2792, type D, reverse in square, with ornate seqment on each line, ef, R $280 - 350
765. AFSHARID: Shahrukh, as viceroy, 1739-1747, AR rupi, Herat, AH1153, A-2771, excellent strike, ef, R $120 - 160 This type is rarely found with full clear date, as on this specimen.
773. ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AR 2 abbasi (9.11g), Rasht, AH(11)90, A-2796, KM-523.7, type C, choice au $80 - 100
766. AFSHARID: Ibrahim, 1748-1749, AR 6 shahi (6.82g), Astarabad, AH1162, A-2765, superb bold strike, some discoloration on reverse, ef-au, R $200 - 250
774. QAJAR: Muhammad Hasan Khan, 1750-1759, AR rupi, Mazandaran, AH1170, A-2827, KM-504.3, better date, ef $120 - 160
767. AFSHARID: Ibrahim, 1748-1749, AR abbasi (4.56g), Ganja, AH1162, A-2766, KM-413.2, cleaned, vf-ef $130 - 150
775. QAJAR: Fath ‘Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (4.63g), Yazd, AH1233, A-2863, type W, lovely strike, ef-au $350 - 400
768. AFSHARID: Shahrukh, 1748-1750, AR double rupi, Mashhad, AH1162, A-2773, nice even strike, vf $100 - 120
776. QAJAR: Fath ‘Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (4.65g), Isfahan, AH1232, A-2863, type W, ef $350 - 400
769. AFSHARID: Shahrukh, 1748-1750, AR rupi (11.48g), Shiraz, AH1162, A-2774, very rare mint for this type, ef, RRR $200 - 260
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777. QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.42g), Qazwin, AH1268, A-2921, lovely design, superb strike, choice au, R $500 - 600 785. QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AR qiran (4.96g), Tehran, AH1295, A-2938S, KM-845.2, nice strike, on elongated flan, this at one edge, strong vf $100 - 140
778. QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.47g), Qazwin, ND, A-2921, both sides within wreath, seated lion above reverse field, between the two points of 786. GEORGIA: “Anonymous”, AR abazi (2.97g), Tiflis, the wreath, much weakness, scarce mint, au, S $240 - 280 AH1202, A-2975, KM-39, with the phrase ya karim, choice ef $100 - 130 Khanates of Caucasia
779. QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.45g), Rasht, AH1280, A-2921, KM-853.8, with mint epithet dar al-marz, bold strike, ef-au $250 - 300
787. GANJA: Muhammad Hasan Khan, 1760-1780, AR abbasi (4.51g), Ganja, AH1187 (error date for AH1178), A-2941, KM-26, in the name of the long-deceased Nadir Shah, choice ef $130 - 150
780. QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.44g), Rasht, AH127x, A-2921, ef-au $240 - 260
788. GANJA: Muhammad Hasan Khan, 1760-1780, AR abbasi (4.53g), Ganja, AH1177, A-2941, KM-26, in the name of the long-deceased Nadir Shah, choice vf-ef $90 - 110 781. QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman Later Central Asia (3.44g), Tabaristan, AH1281, A-2921, one testmark, nice strike, ef $240 - 280
782. QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman 789. SHAYBANID: Muhammad Shaybani, 1500-1510, (3.46g), Tabriz, AH1271, A-2921, minor weakness, one AR tanka (4.97g), Awbah, ND, A-2980.1, KM-MB5.1, mintname testmark, decent strike, vf-ef $260 - 300 countermark on Shahrukh issue (A2405), with earlier countermark of type A-2437, weak vf on fine host, RR $120 - 140
790. SHAYBANID: ‘Abd Allah II, 1583-1598, AV ¼ mithqal (0.76g), NM [Badakhshan], ND, A-2994, strong ef $130 - 170 783. QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman (3.46g), Mashhad, AH1281, A-2921, one testmark, nice strike, au $240 - 280
784. QAJAR: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AR qiran (4.91g), Mashhad, AH1291, A-2936, KM-832.2, vf-ef $100 - 140 791. SHAYBANID: ‘Abd al-Amin, 1598-1599, AR tanka (4.03g), Balkh, ND, A-2999, KM-MB58.1, f-vf, R $90 - 110
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799. MANGHIT OF BUKHARA: ‘Abd al-Ahad, 1886-1910, AV tilla (4.54g), Bukhara, AH1309//1307, A-3041, bold 792. KAZAKHS OF TASHKENT: Tursun Muhammad, strike, choice ef, R $375 - 450 before 1613 until 1628, AR tanka (4.38g), (Tashkent), The “7" of the obverse date was recut, apparently from ”6". ND, A-R3008, average strike, with ruler’s name fully The obverse date was originally either 1294 or 1297 (more legible, vf, RRR $300 - 400 likely 1297 with the 7 recut over 4), with the “zero” Very few examples in private hands, though a small hoard engraved later between the 3 and 9 and the former 7 exists in a formerly Soviet museum. This is the first altered to be a flower. example I’ve seen on the market. 793. AMIR OF QUNDUZ: LOT of 129 copper coins, types A-3009 (without countermark) & A-3010 (countermarked), including all 3 mints (Qunduz, Hisar & Tirmidh), never cleaned, average grade f-vf, lot of 129 pieces $750 - 850 794. AMIR OF QUNDUZ: LOT of 118 copper coins, types A-3009 (without countermark) & A-3010 (countermarked), including all 3 mints (Qunduz, Hisar & Tirmidh), never cleaned, average grade f-vf, lot of 118 pieces $700 - 800 Coins in the above two lots have never been cleaned, and are just as found in a hoard. The majority are type A-3010, countermarked with a new denomination, yek dinar, “one dinar”.
800. MANGHIT OF BUKHARA: ‘Abd al-Ahad, 1886-1910, AR medal, Bukhara-yi sharif, AH1303, military medal awarded to non-Muslims (likely to Russian soldiers), small date, light and dark blue enamel, with loop as made, ef $350 - 450
795. JANID: Baqi Muhammad Khan, 1601-1605, AR tanka (3.93g), NM, ND, A-3013, KM-MB7.4, very rare in this quality, vf-ef, R $90 - 110
796. JANID: Abu’l-Ghazi Khan, 1758-1785, AV tilla (4.53g), [Khwarizm], AH1181, A-3025, very rare with clear date, decent strike, vf, RR $1,000 - 1,200
801. MANGHIT OF BUKHARA: ‘Abd al-Ahad, 1886-1910, AR medal, Bukhara-yi sharif, AH1303, military medal awarded to non-Muslims (likely to Russian soldiers), large date, dark blue enamel, with loop as made, ef $350 - 450
797. MANGHIT OF BUKHARA: Haidar, 1800-1826, AV tilla (4.52g), Bukhara, AH1218, A-3029.1, KM-27, ef $425 - 500
802. MANGHIT OF BUKHARA: ‘Abd al-Ahad, 1886-1910, AV tilla (4.53g), Bukhara, AH1309//1309, A-3041, reverse date has 9 recut over 7, moderate weakness, vf-ef, R $375 - 450
798. MANGHIT OF BUKHARA: Muzaffar al-Din, 1860-1886, AV tilla (4.54g), Bukhara, AH1289//1289, A-3038, bold strike, choice ef $375 - 450
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Afghan Dynasties
808. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, as Sultan, 1772-1793, AV mohur (10.89g), Kabul, AH1188 year 3, A-3099, attractive strike, bold ef-au $1,200 - 1,400 803. DURRANI: Ahmad Shah, 1747-1772, AV mohur (10.92g), Herat, ND, A-3090, KM-379 (same dies), excellent strike, nearly ef, RR $1,500 - 2,000 Mohurs of Ahmad Shah of Herat are known only without date. Despite his secure control of Herat, very few coins were struck at Herat during the reign of Ahmad Shah.
809. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AR rupee, Ahmadshahi, AH1187 year 2, A-3100, regnal year in upper left of reverse, ef, R, ex William F. Spengler $90 - 110
804. DURRANI: Ahmad Shah, 1747-1772, AV mohur (10.83g), Shahjahanabad, AH1173 year 14, A-3090, KM-765, superb bold strike, ef-au, R $1,000 - 1,400 Struck during Ahmad’s second occupation of Shahjahanabad (Delhi). 810. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AR rupee, Attock, year 11, A-3100, superb strike, choice au $120 - 150
805. DURRANI: Ahmad Shah, 1747-1772, AR rupee (11.36g), Shahjahanabad (Delhi), AH1170 year 11, A-3092, KM-763, 811. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AR rupee, Attock, struck during Ahmad Shah’s first occupation of the city of AH1199 year 12, A-3100, bold strike, choice ef-au $100 - 130 Shahjahanabad (Delhi), 2 small testmarks, lovely vf, R $400 - 500
812. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AR rupee, 806. DURRANI: Ahmad Shah, 1747-1772, AR rupee (11.24g), Peshawar, AH(11)86 year one, A-3100, superb strike, not Shahjahanabad (Delhi), year 19, A-3092, KM-763, without even a trace of weakness, superb au $150 - 200 the Hijri date, but very clear mint name and regnal year 19, lovely strike, lightly cleaned, unpublished and unreported, strong vf, RRR $500 - 700 The reverse die is clearly the product of the Delhi mint, but the obverse die is of quite different calligraphy. Since the Durranis never approached Delhi during Ahmad Shah’s regnal year 19, there are two principal interpretations of this piece. Most likely is that it was struck just before Ahmad and his forces actually entered the city of Delhi, 813. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AR rupee, using a quickly engraved obverse die and an old year 19 Peshawar, AH1188 year 2, A-3100, reverse strike from die of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah. It is also worn die, choice ef $80 - 100 possibly a later issue by the opponents of Muhammad Shah who perhaps anticipated a third conquest of Delhi by Ahmad Shah, but that never happened.
814. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AR rupee, Peshawar, AH(118)9 year 3, A-3100, bold strike, ef-au $120 - 150
807. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, as Nizam, 1757-1772, AR rupee (11.50g), Multan, AH1170 year one, A-3097, KM-652.1, bold strike, ef, S $110 - 150
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815. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AR rupee, 822. DURRANI: Mahmud Shah, at Herat, 1801-1829, AR rupee Peshawar, AH1196 year 10, A-3100, the regnal year 10 is (10.25g), Herat, AH1240, A-3138.2, KM-398.3, fine silver, recut over 9, bold strike, choice ef $120 - 150 lovely, ef, R $90 - 110
823. DURRANI: Mahmud Shah, at Herat, 1801-1829, AR rupee 816. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AR rupee, (10.23g), Herat, AH1243, A-3138.2, KM-398.3, lovely Peshawar, AH1196 year 11, A-3100, superb strike, strike, choice ef, R $90 - 110 choice au $120 - 150
824. DURRANI: Mahmud Shah, 1809-1817, AR rupee, Derajat, AH1232, A-3131, KM-373, ef $100 - 150 817. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AR rupee, Peshawar, AH(11)98 year 12, A-3100, superb strike, 6 pellet rosette right of regnal year, choice au $120 - 150
825. DURRANI: Mahmud Shah, 1809-1817, AR rupee, Peshawar, AH1232 year 8, A-3131A, ruler’s name and Hijri date in central cartouche, ef, ex William F. Spengler $80 - 110 818. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AR rupee, Peshawar, AH(11)98 year 12, A-3100, nice strike, 3 pellet rosette right of regnal year, choice ef-au $100 - 120
826. DURRANI: Ayyub Shah, 1817-1829, AR rupee, Peshawar, AH1235 year 2, A-3135, superb strike, lovely ef, R $100 - 140
819. DURRANI: Taimur Shah, 1772-1793, AR rupee, Peshawar, AH(11)99 year 13, A-3100, bold strike, choice au $120 - 150
827. DURRANI: Sherdil Khan, 1824-1240, BI rupee (9.91g), Ahmadshahi (=Qandahar), AH1242, A-A3138, KM-165, with the evocation ya shah-e ghouth-e a’zam (“O Shah, the greatest defender”), date & kalima on reverse, lovely strike, vf-ef, R $150 - 200 820. DURRANI: Humayun Shah, 1793, AR rupee (11.49g), Ahmadshahi (=Qandahar), AH1207//1207, A-3105, The billon rupees of Qandahar, struck during financial KM-128, dated 1027 on both sides, engraver’s error for troubles AH1238-1243, contained as little as 10% silver, 1207, found also on 1207 Durrani coins of Ahmadshahi of perhaps even less for some issues. both Taimur Shah (AH1186-1207) and Shah Zaman (AH1207-1216), superb bold strike, choice ef, RR $700 - 1,000
828. DURRANI: Kamran Shah, 1829-1842, AR rupee (10.18g), 821. DURRANI: Mahmud Shah, at Herat, 1801-1829, Herat, AH1244, A-3142.1, KM-A403, 1st couplet, vf-ef $90 - 110 AV mohur (10.88g), Herat, AH1217 year 2, A-V3138, superb bold strike, lovely ef, RR $1,400 - 1,700 71 829. DURRANI: Kohandil Khan, 1840-1855, AR qandahari rupee (5.63g), Ahmadshahi, AH1260, A-3151, KM-182, bold strike, iridescent ef-au $80 - 100 836. CIVIC COPPER: Anonymous, ca. 1810s-1820s, AE falus (15.24g), Rasht, ND, A-3257, Rabino-73, inscriptions only, ya khayr al-rafiqin (“on the best of providers”) on obverse, mint name on reverse, minor weakness, nice strike, vf, R $150 - 200
830. DURRANI: Fath Jang, 1842, AR rupee (9.35g), Kabul, AH125(8), A-3148, KM-488.4, nice vf $100 - 120
837. CIVIC COPPER: Anonymous, early 19th century, AE falus (17.77g), Tehran, ND, A-3269, dragon with double tail, curled around the obverse, mint name on reverse, 831. ALIKOZAY: Yar Muhammad Khah, 1842-1851, lovely fine, R $150 - 200 AR jendak (1.85g), Herat, DM, A-3154, KM-404, mint & date obverse, kalima reverse, vf-ef, RR $90 - 110
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832. ALIKOZAY: Sa’id Muhammad Khan, 1851-1855, AR qiran (5.27g), Herat, AH1271, A-3156A, KM-407, crude vf $90 - 110 Civic Coppers
833. CIVIC COPPER: Anonymous, AE falus, “Iran” , ND (19th Century), struck in Tehran, A-B3236, SICA-9:1004, vf $80 - 100
834. CIVIC COPPER: Anonymous, AE falus (6.81g), Kashan, Dar al-Mu’minin, AH121x, A-3241, vf $110 - 150
835. CIVIC COPPER: Anonymous, AE falus (5.91g), Khanabad, AH1302, A-3242, KM-80, crude vf $90 - 110
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Begins September 22 at 09:00 PDT
China
Chinese Dynasties
839. WARRING STATES: State of Liang, 400-300 BC, AE spade money (26.71g), H-3.8, flat handled spade, an yi yi jini in inverted archaic script, minor encrustation, light attempt to remove some encrustation, one shoulder missing, crude vf $800 - 900
838. EASTERN CHOU: 400-300 BC, AE spade money (23.49g), H-2.171iv, hollow handled spade, wu in archaic script, minor encrustation, vf $350 - 450 Wu was likely a city in the State of Liang or Jin in Eastern Shaanxi Province.
840. WARRING STATES: State of Liang, 400-300 BC, AE spade money (33.74g), H-3.48, flat handled spade, liang zheng jin wu shi (er) dang lei in archaic script, lovely old patina, vf $550 - 650
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841. WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, 842. WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, AE knife money (48.56g), H-4.6j, three-character knife, AE knife money (45.46g), H-4.6l, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic script qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic script on obverse, archaic gong on reverse, minor encrustation on obverse, archaic shi on reverse, minor encrustation, with large patches of original bronze showing through lovely patina, vf-ef $1,800 - 2,000 reverse patina, ef $2,000 - 2,200 A similar example and quality piece sold in the Champion A similar example and quality piece sold in the Champion Hong Kong Auction 11, lot 511, for $3600. Hong Kong Auction 11, lot 511, for $3600.
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843. WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, 844. WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, AE knife money (47.61g), H-4.6m, three-character knife, AE knife money (49.81g), H-4.6s, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic script qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic script on obverse, archaic che on reverse, light encrustation but on obverse, archaic ri (as circle) on reverse, minor clear thin characters, a lovely example, vf-ef $1,800 - 2,000 encrustation with large patches of original bronze showing through obverse patina, ef $2,000 - 2,200 A similar example and quality piece sold in the Champion Hong Kong Auction 11, lot 511, for $3600. A similar example and quality piece sold in the Champion Hong Kong Auction 11, lot 511, for $3600.
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845. WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, 846. WARRING STATES: State of Qi, 400-220 BC, AE knife money (44.31g), H-4.6s, three-character knife, AE knife money (54.45g), H-4.6z, three-character knife, qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic script qi fa huo (the authorized currency of Qi) in archaic script on obverse, archaic ri (as circle with line through) on on obverse, archaic ji on reverse, heavy encrustation but reverse, heavy encrustation but clear thick characters and clear thick characters and quite attractive, vf $1,700 - 1,900 quite attractive, vf-ef $1,700 - 1,900 A similar example and quality piece sold in the Champion A similar example and quality piece sold in the Champion Hong Kong Auction 11, lot 511, for $3600. Hong Kong Auction 11, lot 511, for $3600.
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847. WARRING STATES: State of Liang, 350-220 BC, 852. YUAN: Da Yuan, 1310-1311, AE 10 cash (20.65g), AE cash (9.58g), H-6.1, archaic character gong, heavy H-19.46, ta üen tung baw in Mongol ‘Phags-pa script, original patination, crude Very Fine, crude vf $650 - 850 lovely example, vf $90 - 110 A similar example sold in the Champion Hong Kong 853. MING: LOTof 2 coins; includes (1) Tien Qi 1621-27, 10 Auction on 26th August 2011, lot 186, for $4400. cash H-20.228 (1) Xing Chao 1648-57, 10 cash, H-21.13, lot of 2 coins $75 - 100 854. MING / SOUTHERN MING: STUDY LOT of 111 coins, including mint-marked pieces Hong Wu, lot of 111 coins $75 - 125
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848. WARRING STATES: State of Liang, 350-220 BC, AE cash (5.69g), H-6.1, archaic character gong, heavy original patination, crude vf $650 - 850 A similar example sold in the Champion Hong Kong Auction on 26th August 2011, lot 186, for $4400. 849. WARRING STATES / HSIN: COLLECTION of 10 pieces, 855. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Board of including (7) warring states pointed-foot spade money; all Revenue mint, Peking, H-22.702, East branch mint, cast are lovely examples in vf condition (3) pieces of Hsin June 1853 to February 1854, vf $85 - 120 dynasty Wang Mang, Huo Bu spades, average fine condition, lot of 10 coins $400 - 500 850. NORTHERN SUNG / SOUTHERN SUNG: STUDY LOT of 221 coins including denominatons of 1, 2 and 5 cash, lot of 221 coins $75 - 125
851. YUAN: Da Chao, ca. 1206-1227, AR cash (2.56g), H-19.1, FD-1696, da chao means “Great Dynasty,” the name the 856. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Board of Mongols used for themselves, nice example, vg-f, RR $1,200 - 1,600 Revenue mint, Peking, H-22.710, West branch mint, cast According to Hartill, “This coin is alleged to have been cast March 1854 to July 1855, choice vf-ef $100 - 150 by the legendary Chengis Khan at his capital at Karakorum. It is usually found in silver.” This would place the date about 50-60 years prior to the formal foundation of the Yuan dynasty in 1280, when Khubilai Khan was installed as Emperor of China at Beijing. An alternative attribution assigns this type to the period of Kublai Khan (1260-1294), who first claimed the title of Khaqan in 1260, finalizing his power after the defeat of his rival, Ariq Böke, in 1264. The coin would presumably have been produced either before 1280 or before the introduction of his zhi yuan tong bao cash coins in about 1285. It is currently estimated that approximately 200-250 specimens are known to exist.
857. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 500 cash, Board of Revenue mint, Peking, H-22.720, Prince Qing Hui branch mint with sun & moon marks, cast May-August, 1854, a superb example! vf-ef, RR $850 - 950
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858. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Board of 862. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Fuzhou mint, Works mint, Peking, H-22.759, Old branch mint, cast Fujian Province, H-22.782, cast 1853-55, vf, R $350 - 450 November 1853 to March 1854, choice vf $85 - 120
863. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Fuzhou 859. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Board of mint, Fujian Province, H-22.784, cast 1853-55, vf, RR $1,000 - 1,200 Works mint, Peking, H-22.762, New branch mint, cast March-July, 1854, choice vf $85 - 120
864. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Fuzhou mint, Fujian Province, H-22.784, cast 1853-55, planchet 860. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 500 cash, Board of flaw on edge, vf, RR $800 - 1,000 Works, Peking, H-22.765, Old branch mint, cast March-August, 1854, couple minor rim bumps, lovely patina, vf, R $700 - 900
865. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Fuzhou mint, Fujian Province, H-22.784, cast 1853-55, f-vf, RR $800 - 1,000
861. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Fuzhou mint, Fujian Province, H-22.782, cast 1853-55, vf, R $350 - 450
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866. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Fuzhou mint, Fujian Province, H-22.795, er liang wu qian incuse around rim, cast 1853-55, with many small chopmarks around the 870. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Fuzhou mint, rim and edge as usual on genuine specimens, vf, RR $1,000 - 1,500 Fujian province, H-22.782, cast 1853-55, vf $300 - 500
867. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Fuzhou mint, Fujian Province, H-22.795, er liang wu qian incuse around 871. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 50 cash, Chengde rim, cast 1853-55, with many small chopmarks around the mint, Zhili province, H-22.1062, vf $150 - 250 rim and edge as usual on genuine specimens, vf, RR $1,000 - 1,500
872. CH’ING REBELS: Tai Ping, 1850-1864, AE cash (2.87g), Shanghai, H-23.32, issue of the Small Swords Society (Xiao Dao Huì), crescent above, ming below on reverse, cast 1854-55, vf, RRR $600 - 750 The Society’s headquarters were in the Yuyuan Gardens of Shanghai. The organization was founded in the 1850s 868. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Kaifeng during the upheavals of the Taiping Rebellion by Liu mint, Honan Province, H-22.848, cast 1854-55, vf-ef $75 - 100 Lichuan. He took the nien hao (reign title) of Tian Yun (heavenly movement). It was one of a number of rebel groups to arise during this period, either affiliated with or proclaiming support for the rebel Taiping administration. The name Xiao Dao (“Small Swords”) refers to daggers used by warriors or martial artists in close combat. It is believed to be linked to triads. The society consisted mainly of natives from Guangdong and Fujian, including Li Shaoqing, Li Xianyun and Pan Yiguo, directors of some of the huiguan or native place associations of Shanghai. Liu Lichang was killed in February 1855. Those caught in possession of these coins were sent to trial and many were executed. This is the finest example of this rare type we have handled.
869. CH’ING: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 100 cash, Xi’an mint, Shaanxi Province, H-22.959, cast 1854-55, a superb example for type! vf-ef $100 - 150
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Modern China
873. CH’ING: Guang Xu, 1875-1908, AE palace cash, H-26.3, “curtain hanging” money type, tian xia tai ping (peace under heaven) on the reverse, vf $450 - 550 884. CHINA: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, ND (1908), Y-14, L&M-11, ef $450 - 550
874. CH’ING: local currency, 17th-19th century, AR bar 885. CHINA: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, ND (1908), (14.53g), local coinage with Chinese characters nián dong Y-14, L&M-11, four chopmarks, ef $250 - 350 chang, f, R $200 - 300 Possibly a Chinese local issue. We could find no reference to this piece in any of our Chinese or Japanese references. Nián is a comman Chinese family name so this may be the name of the maker. See discussion on www.zeno.ru for item number 113894. 875. CH’ING: LOT of 3 coins of Xian Feng 1851-1861, AE 10 cash, Fujian province, H-22.780, lot of 3 coins, f-vf $125 - 175 876. CH’ING: STUDY GROUP of 1322 coins; includes palace cash of Qin Long; many scarce mint marks of Guang Xu; types of Yeng Zheng; scarce mint marks of Kang Xi; and pieces of Shun Zhi, fabuluous study group, lot of 1322 coins $400 - 500 877. CH’ING: LOT of 3 coins; Xian Feng 1851-1861 (3) 50 cash of Board of Revenue mint in Peking, one small size and 886. CHINA: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, ND (1908), two large size, the small with old museum numbres on it, vf Y-14, L&M-11, vf-ef $400 - 500 condition, lot of 3 coins $200 - 250 878. CH’ING: LOT of 2 coins; Xian Feng 1851-1861 (2) 100 cash of Shaanxi Province, H-22.959, in vf condition, lot of 2 coins $175 - 225 879. CH’ING: LOT of 3 coins; Xian Feng 1851-1861 (3) Sichuan Province, in f-vf condition, lot of 3 coins $175 - 225 880. CH’ING: COLLECTION of 23 pieces of 10 cash of Xian Feng 1851-1861; including (9) from Board of Revenue mint, one being large sized (5) Board of Works mint, one being large sized (1) Sichuan province (1) Hubei (3) Jiangsu province, two are large sized (4) Zhili, lot of 23 coins $200 - 250 881. CH’ING: LOT of 2 coins; Xian Feng 1851-1861 (1) 50 cash of Giangsu Province of different sizes; all in vf condition, lot of 2 coins $100 - 125 887. CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR dollar, year 3 (1911), 882. CH’ING: LOT of 2 coins; Xian Feng 1851-1861 (2) 50 cash Y-31, L&M-36, ef $450 - 550 of Giangsu Province; all in fine condition, lot of 2 coins $75 - 100 883. CH’ING: LOT, of 2 coins; Xian Feng 1851-1861 (1) 100 cash of Giangsu Province (1) 100 cash of Hunan, all in f-vf condition, lot of 2 coins $100 - 125
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888. CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR dollar, year 3 (1911), 893. CHINA: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, ND (1908), Y-31, L&M-36, au $750 - 1,000 Y-31, L&M-36, couple small chopmarks, vf-ef $300 - 400
889. CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR dollar, year 3 (1911), 894. CHINA: AR dollar, ND (1928), Y-318a, L&M-49, Sun Yat Y-31, L&M-36, ef $450 - 550 Sen, unc $100 - 175
890. CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR dollar, year 3 (1911), 895. CHINA: AR dollar, ND (1928), Y-318a, L&M-49, Sun Yat Y-31, L&M-36, couple small chopmarks, ef $400 - 500 Sen, unc $100 - 175
891. CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR dollar, year 3 (1911), 896. CHINA: AR dollar, ND (1928), Y-318a, L&M-49, Sun Yat Y-31, L&M-36, couple small chopmarks, ef $400 - 500 Sen, unc $100 - 175
892. CHINA: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR dollar, year 3 (1911), 897. CHINA: AR dollar, ND (1928), Y-318a, L&M-49, Sun Yat Y-31, L&M-36, couple small chopmarks, ef $400 - 500 Sen, unc $100 - 175 81 Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 14 | September 21-22, 2012
898. CHINA: AR dollar, ND (1928), Y-318a, L&M-49, Sun Yat 902. CHINA: AR dollar, year 3 (1914), Y-329, L&M-63, General Sen, unc $100 - 175 Yuan Shi Kai, unc $125 - 175
899. CHINA: AR 20 cents, year 3 (1914), Y-327, L&M-65, 903. CHINA: AR dollar, year 3 (1914), Y-329, L&M-63, General General Yuan Shi Kai, minor natural flan defect on edge, Yuan Shi Kai, unc $125 - 175 au $75 - 100
904. CHINA: AR dollar, year 3 (1914), Y-329, L&M-63, General 900. CHINA: AR dollar, year 3 (1914), Y-329, L&M-63, General Yuan Shi Kai, unc $125 - 175 Yuan Shi Kai, unc $125 - 175
905. CHINA: AR dollar, year 10 (1921), Y-329.6, L&M-79, 901. CHINA: AR dollar, year 3 (1914), Y-329, L&M-63, General General Yuan Shi Kai, unc $125 - 175 Yuan Shi Kai, unc $125 - 175
906. CHINA: AR dollar, year 10 (1921), Y-329.6, L&M-79, General Yuan Shi Kai, unc $125 - 175 82 China
907. CHINA: AR 20 cents, year 15 (1926), Y-335, L&M-82, unadopted dragon & phoenix national emblem, choice ef-au $200 - 300
912. CHINA: AR dollar, year 23 (1934), Y-345, L&M-110, Sun Yat Sen, unc $100 - 150
908. CHINA: AR dollar, year22 (1933), Y-345, NGC graded MS-63 $150 - 250
913. CHINA: AR dollar, year 23 (1934), Y-345, L&M-110, unc $100 - 150
909. CHINA: AR dollar, year 23 (1934), Y-345, unc $160 - 180
914. CHINA: AR dollar, year 23 (1934), Y-345, L&M-110, unc $100 - 150
910. CHINA: AR dollar, year 23 (1934), Y-345, unc $120 - 160
915. CHINA: AR dollar, year 23 (1934), Y-345, L&M-110, unc $100 - 150
911. CHINA: AR dollar, year 23 (1934), Y-345, L&M-110, Sun Yat Sen, unc $100 - 150
916. CHINA: brass medal, year 52 (1963), KM-M1170, L&M-1004, 30th Anniversary of the Central Mint, unc, RR $300 - 500 A similar coin sold in the Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio Sale 165 - April 2012 Hong Kong Auction for $600.
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917. CHINA: COLLECTION of 9 Qing dynasty and early Min Guo period charms and amulets; including (2) with hanger Chinese Provincial Coinage (1) open-work charm (1) with deer and tree (3) with trigams (1) miscellaneous, lot of 9 items $350 - 450 918. CHINA: COLLECTION of 9 pieces of Qing dynasty and early Min Guo period; includes (1) dragon and phoenix amulet of Zheng Dee (1) monk snake and horse amulet (3) with trigrams (1) with horse and mountains (1) open-works charm (2) miscellaneous amulets, lot 9 items $350 - 450 919. CHINA: COLLECTION of 9 pieces of Qing dynasty and early Min Guo period; including (1) with old man turtle crane etc. (2) with trigams (1) open-work dragon charm (1) with crane (1) with person with animal within sun (2) miscellaneous (1) interesting unidentified religious charm with two scrolls wriiten in seal script, lot of 9 items $350 - 450 920. CHINA: COLLECTION of 40 pieces of Qing dynasty and Min Guo period and modern amulets; range in size from 15mm to 50mm, lot of 40 items $250 - 300 928. CHIHLI: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, year 34 921. CHINA: COLLECTION of 9 pieces of Qing dynasty and (1908), Y-73.2, L&M-465, ef $150 - 250 early Min Guo period; including (1) fantasy coin tree of Ming dynasty Chong Zhen with reverse Chinese poem characters (1) approximatley 115mm horse charm in name of Chong Zhen (1) 95mm charm in the name of Da Guan with design on the back (1) 64mm charm of Da Guan with old man, saint, turtle, crane, etc. (2) 70mm charms with reverse turtle sword and constellation (2) 75mm charms with Chinese inscriptions (1) 55mm square amulet with Chinese inscriptions, lot of 9 items $200 - 250 922. CHINA: COLLECTION of 12 pieces of Min Guo period amulets; various amulets, some with designs and some with inscriptions only; includes (2) hand engraved silver amulets, lot of 12 items $200 - 250 923. CHINA: COLLECTION of 51 coins; includes (17) old Chinese cash coins on an interesting sheet (1) Warring States 929. HUPEH: Hsuan Tung, 1875-1908, AR dollar, ND dynasty bridge money in good condition (1) Warring States (1895-1907), Y-127.1, L&M-182, vf-ef $200 - 300 ming knife, broken (3) rare Chinese cash coins of dubious origins with 1996 Chinese certificate of Authenticity (questionable in our opinion) (1) Chinese seal with a fancy case, most likely Min Guo period (1) small bronze seal, appears to be Yuan dynasty (18) various Chinse tokens (9) Chinese Imperial and Republican machine-struck coins, including one lead-filled dollar, and Bei Yang 1-cash machine struck, lot of 51 coins $150 - 225 924. CHINA: GROUP LOT of (83) early cash coins; including Ban Liang, Wang Mang types, T’ang dynasty, Western Xia and Wu Shu; a very interesting study group! lot of 83 coins $125 - 175 925. CHINA: COLLECTION of 22 pieces of copies and suspicious coins dating from 1930’s to present day; includes barbarous key money and ant nose money, and several pieces each of Northern and Southern sung, Chin and Mongol dynasties, Tang 930. HUPEH: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, ND rebels, Northern Chou dynasty, Ming dynasty, and Qing (1895-1907), Y-127.1, L&M-182, vf-ef $200 - 300 dynasty, lot of 22 items $100 - 150 926. CHINA: COLLECTION of (11) peanut-shaped Chinese weights from 3 Qin to 5 Liang; very interesting set, likely made in the late Qing dynasty, lot of 11 coins
931. KIANGNAN: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR 5 cents (1.31g), ND (1898), Y-141a, without circle around the dragon, lovely ef $100 - 150
927. CHINA: AR dollar, ND (1927), Y-318a.2, unc $160 - 200
932. KIANGNAN: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, CD1904, Y-145a.12, L&M-257, vf-ef $150 - 250
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933. KIRIN: AE 10 cash, ND (ca. 1903), Y-177.3, vf $180 - 240 938. SINKIANG: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR 5 miscals (16.74g), Urumchi, AH1323, Y-35.0, simple Chinese number 5 for denomination, ef $140 - 180
934. KWANGTUNG: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, ND (1890-1908), Y-203, L&M-133, two raised English “PH” 939. SINKIANG: AR 5 miscals (15.68g), “AH13-32", Y-”43.1", chopmarks within ovals, choice ef-au $200 - 300 cleaned, contemporay imitation, vf-ef ex. Wa She Wong Collection $100 - 150
935. KWANGTUNG: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, ND (1890-1908), Y-203, L&M-133, one chopmark, ef $100 - 200 940. SINKIANG: AR sar (tael), year 6 (1917), Y-45, L&M-837, light hornsilver on rim and edge, au $100 - 150
936. SINKIANG: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR 5 miscals (17.63g), NM, ND, Y-6.0, without circle around the dragon, lovely ef-au $150 - 200 941. SINKIANG: AR dollar, year 38 (1949), Y-46.2, L&M-842, decent vf $100 - 150
937. SINKIANG: Hsuan Tung, 1909-1911, AR 5 miscals (18.81g), Kashgar, AH1326, Y-25.2, choice ef $150 - 200
942. SZECHUAN: AR dollar, year 1 (1912), Y-456, L&M-366, attractive ef-au $100 - 175
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946. SZECHUAN: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, AR dollar, ND (1901-1908), Y-238, L&M-345, lovely toned vf $250 - 350
943. SZECHUAN: AR sycee (345g), Cribb-XL-C460, piaoding “kettle drum” type, lei bo ting (Leibo District), countermaked twice, cast in the late 19th-early 20th century, vf $800 - 900
947. YUNNAN: AR sycee (145g), Cribb-LXVI-985, sanchuo jieding “packsaddle” type, hong jun tai ji hui hao wen yin (Hongjuntai Bank, remittance bank fine silver), countermaked three times, with assay mark A1, cast in the late 19th-early 20th century, lovely ef $600 - 800
944. SZECHUAN: AR sycee (340g), Cribb-XLC, piaoding “kettle drum” type, three characters at right, cast in the late 19th-early 20th century, vf $750 - 850
948. YUNNAN: AR sycee (200g), Cribb-LXVI-859, sanchuo jieding “packsaddle” type, zhou bao quan hao hui hao wen yin (Zhoubaoquan Bank, remittance bank fine silver), countermaked three times, with assay mark A3, cast in the late 19th-early 20th century, vf $500 - 700
945. SZECHUAN: AR sycee (360g), Cribb-XLC, piaoding “kettle drum” type, three characters at left, cast in the late 19th-early 20th century, vf $750 - 850
949. YUNNAN: AR tael, ND (1943), KM-A4, L&M-435, small head deer, minted in Indo-China for opium trade, cleaned, vf $400 - 500
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957. TIBET: AR rupee, ND (1903-05), Y-3.1, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, cleaned, vf-ef $100 - 150
950. YUNNAN: AR tael, ND (1943), KM-A2, L&M-433, minted in Indo-China for opium trade, cleaned, vf $200 - 300
958. TIBET: Xuan Tong, 1909-1911, AR srang, Dode, year 1 (1909), Y-9, ef $2,000 - 2,500
951. YUNNAN: AR ½ tael, ND (1943), KM-A1, L&M-434, minted in Indo-China for opium trade, cleaned, vf $200 - 300
952. HONG KONG: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE mil, 1863, KM-1, unc $100 - 125 953. HONG KONG: GROUP LOT of eight coins; 5 cents 1890-H bu, 1897 bu, 1897 unc, 1900 unc, 1901 unc, 1935 unc & 959. TIBET: Xuan Tong, 1909-1911, AR srang, Dode, BE15-43 10 cents 1901 unc (2), lot of 8 coins, $100 - 200 (1909), Y-12, plain edge, ef $700 - 800
954. TIBET: AR ¼ rupee, Chengdu, ND (1905-1912), Y-1, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, cleaned, vf $200 - 300
960. TIBET: Xuan Tong, 1909-1911, AR srang, Dode, BE15-43 (1909), Y-12, plain edge, ef $700 - 800
955. TIBET: AR ½ rupee, Chengdu, ND (1905-1912), Y-2, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, cleaned, f-vf $200 - 300
961. TIBET: AE 2½ skar, BE15-53, Y-A19, uneven strike, tiny verdigris spot reverse, reverse strike good, vf $90 - 110
956. TIBET: AR rupee, ND (1903-05), Y-3.1, Szechuan-Tibet trade issue, cleaned, vf-ef $100 - 150
962. TIBET: AR 3 srang, BE16-10 (1936), Y-26, a lovely example, NGC graded MS-63 $100 - 150
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India
Ancient India
963. ANCIENT INDIA: Anonymous, ca. 3rd-2nd century BC, AE units & fractions, LOT of (6) small square coins, average 2.5g, and additional (7) ratti coins, average 0.14g, mostly vf, lot of 13 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 973. KASHI: Punchmarked, ca. 525-465 BC, AR vimshatika 964. ANCIENT INDIA: Anonymous, ca. 3rd-2nd century BC, (5.60g), Ra-800-801, with 2 floral & 2 5-arm symbol AE units & fractions, LOT of 16 small cast square copper punches, struck under Kosala suzerainty, 3 banker’s marks coins between 0.6g and 2.5g, lot of 16 coins, on reverse, vf, R, ex. John Page Collection $200 - 250 ex. John Page Collection $120 - 150 965. ANCIENT INDIA: LOT of 6 copper coins, from Puri (2 pcs), Pandya (1) Mathura (1), and medieval Pallavas (2), mostly fine, lot of 6 coins, ex. John Page Collection $80 - 100 966. ANCIENT INDIA: LOT of 3 small ½ karshapana punchmarks (f-vf) & 2 cash coppers (good), lot of 3 coins, ex. John Page Collection $70 - 90 967. AVANTI: Punchmarked, ca. 500 BC, Mitch-4089/4093, LOT of 6 coins, 5 examples of the ½ karshapana (average weight about 1.75g), plus one example of the ¼ 974. KASHI: Punchmarked, ca. 525-465 BC, AR vimshatika karshapana (0.82g), all different, mostly vf, lot of 6 coins, (4.57g), Ra-800-801, late series, struck under Kosala ex. John Page Collection $140 - 180 suzerainty, many banker’s marks on both sides, vf, R ex. John Page Collection $140 - 180 Rajgor has reassigned this general type to Panchala (cf. Raj-1128 ff).
975. KASHI: Punchmarked, ca. 600-465 BC, AR 1½ shana (1.97g), Ra-689 ff, single floral mark, similar to the symbol on Rajgor-701 (lighter denomination), f-vf, R 968. GANDHARA: Long bent-bar, ca. 600-300 BC, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 AR shatamana (11.27g), Ra-540 ff, Mitch-4075/77, 44 x 8.5 mm, 2 small banker’s marks in obverse center, vf ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140
976. KASHI: Punchmarked, ca. 600-465 BC, AR 1¼ shana (1.51g), Ra-683 ff, single floral mark, f, R ex. John Page Collection $80 - 100 969. GANDHARA: Short bent-bar, ca. 600-300 BC, AR shatamana (11.53g), Ra-554 ff, Mitch-4072, 26 x 12.5 mm, vf , ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140
970. GANDHARA: Medium bent-bar, ca. 600-300 BC, AR shatamana (11.28g), Ra-554 ff, Mitch-4072, 29.5 x 12 977. KOSALA: Punchmarked, ca. 525-465 BC, AR vimshatika mm, vf , ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 (4.38g), elephant left, hexagram, 5-point wheel & floral 971. GANDHARA: Bent-bar fractions, ca. 5th-4th century BC, design, struck under Kosala suzerainty, vf-ef, R Mitch-4078/80 etc., LOT of 5 coins, two of them ¼ ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 satamana (one round, one square), two 1/8 satamana, and one ratti (0.13g), f-vf, lot of 5 coins, ex. John Page Collection $80 - 100
978. KOSALA: Punchmarked, ca. 525-465 BC, AR vimshatika (4.10g), Ra-908/10, floral, hexagram, 2 elephant left 972. KASHI: Punchmarked, ca. 525-465 BC, AR vimshatika punches, without any banker’s marks, vf, R (4.38g), Ra-907var, elephant left, hexagram, 5-point wheel ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200 & floral design, struck under Kosala suzerainty, vf-ef, R 979. KOSALA: Punchmarked, ca. 6th-4th century, LOT of 6 ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 coins, various types & denominations, average grade vf, nice group, lot of 6 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 980. KOSALA: Punchmarked, ca. 6th-4th century, LOT of 6 coins, various types & denominations, average grade vf, nice group, lot of 6 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 981. KOSALA: Punchmarked, ca. 6th-4th century, LOT of 5 coins, various types & denominations, average grade vf, nice group, lot of 5 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120
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982. KOSALA: Punchmarked, ca. 6th-4th century, LOT of 5 coins, late series, ca. 400 AD, silver karshapantas, average grade vf, nice group, lot of 5 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 983. KOSALA: Punchmarked, ca. 6th-4th century, LOT of 5 coins, various types & denominations, average grade vf, nice group, lot of 5 coins, ex. John Page Collection $90 - 110 984. KOSALA: Punchmarked, ca. 6th-4th century, LOT of 4 coins, various types & denominations, smaller & thicker series, average grade vf, nice group, lot of 4 coins, ex. John Page Collection $90 - 110 985. KOSALA: LOT of 7 small coppers, 120BC - 80AD, f-vf 992. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 500-430 BC, (2 coins), plus 5 coppers of Kausambi (2 square & 3 tiny AR rectangular karshapana (3.18g), Ra-113, sun, 6-arm dumbbell examples), mostly fine, with catalog reference for symbol, 4-part square, 7-spoke wheel within square, most, lot of 7 coins, ex. John Page Collection $70 - 90 pelleted annulet between 2 taurines, excellent vf 986. KURU & PANCHALA: Bronze bent-bar, ca. 450-350 BC, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 AE shatamana, Mitch-4069, LOT of 4 bent-bars, average weight about 11-12g, f-vf, lot of 4 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 130 The attribution to Kuru is tentative; Gandhara or Taxila is perhaps more likely. From a hoard of 500-800 pieces found in the 1980s. 987. KURU & PANCHALA: Bronze bent-bar, ca. 450-350 BC, AE shatamana, Mitch-4069, LOT of 4 bent-bars, average weight about 11-12g, f-vf, lot of 4 coins, 993. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 500-430 BC, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 130 AR karshapana (3.36g), Ra-60 ff, sun, 6-arm symbol, dotted annulet between 2 taurines, 2 fish in square, etc., The attribution to Kuru is tentative; Gandhara or Taxila is blank reverse, vf , ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150 perhaps more likely. From a hoard of 500-800 pieces found in the 1980s.
994. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 430-400 BC, AR square karshapana (3.2g), Ra-347, sun, 6-arm symbol, 6-annulets, 8-spoke wheel, other symbols, nice vf ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 988. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 500-430 BC, AR karshapana (3.29g), Ra-181, sun, 6-arm symbol, bow-and-arrow, huge taurine, and elephant, choice vf ex. John Page Collection $125 - 175
995. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 430-400 BC, AR karshapana (3.23g), Ra-390, several punches, including one that resembles a python, f-vf ex. John Page Collection $100 - 130 989. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 430-400 BC, AR karshapana (2.93g), Ra-344, sun, 6-arm symbol, bow-and-arrow, 4 taurines in square, elephant right, lovely example, choice vf , ex. John Page Collection $125 - 175
996. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 600-550 BC, AR ½ suvarna (4.89g), Ra-42, 6-arm symbol, with 8 security marks around the obverse, several banker’s marks 990. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 500-430 BC, AR squarish on reverse, f, RR, ex. John Page Collection $300 - 400 karshapana (3.12g), Ra-206 ff, sun, 6-arm symbol, 997. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 4th century, LOT of 22 fish-and-spoon, 4-part “window”, other symbols, excellent coins, late series, mostly square, fine or better, vf , ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 lot of 22 coins, ex. John Page Collection $140 - 180 998. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 4th century, LOT of 4 coins, early to mid series, various shapes, nice vf, lot of 4 coins, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 999. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century, LOT of 5 coins, late series, earlier to mid series, f-vf, lot of 5 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 1000. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century, LOT of 4 coins, mid series, long rectangular flans, f-vf, lot of 4 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150 991. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 430-400 BC, AR squarish karshapana (3.19g), Ra-324, sun, 6-arm symbol, elephant, 1001. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century, LOT of 7 centipede? plant, excellent vf , ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 coins, mid to late series, round or squarish, f-vf, lot of 7 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150
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1002. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century, LOT of 4 coins, mid series, round or square, f-vf, lot of 4 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 1003. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century, LOT of 6 coins, mid series, round or square, f-vf, lot of 6 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 1004. MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century, LOT of 4 coins, early to mid series, earlier to mid series, f-vf, lot of 4 coins, ex. John Page Collection $90 - 110 1005. SAURASHTRA: Anonymous, ca. 312-260 BC, AR ¼ karshapana, Mitch-4112 ff, LOT of 7 coins, various 1017. INDO-GREEK: Euthydemos I, ca. 230-200 BC, type, typical crudely produced, identified to various AR tetradrachm (15.84g), Bop-9A, diademed head of ruler references, mostly vf, lot of 7 coins, right / Heracles seated on rock, legs crossed, holding ex. John Page Collection $90 - 110 mace before his knee, some light porosity, lovely portrait and reverse image, vf, R $400 - 500 1006. SAURASHTRA: Anonymous, ca. 312-260 BC, AR ¼ karshapana, Mitch-4112 ff, LOT of 7 coins, various type, typical crudely produced, identified by various references, mostly vf, lot of 7 coins, ex. John Page Collection $90 - 110 1007. SAURASHTRA: Anonymous, ca. 312-260 BC, AR ¼ karshapana, Mitch-4112 ff, LOT of 7 coins, various type, typical crudely produced, identified to various references, mostly vf, lot of 7 coins, ex. John Page Collection $90 - 110 1008. SAURASHTRA: Anonymous, ca. 312-260 BC, AR ¼ karshapana, Mitch-4112 ff, LOT of 4 coins, various 1018. INDO-GREEK: Euthydemos I, ca. 230-200 BC, type, typical crudely produced, identified to various AR tetradrachm (15.90g), Bop-5B, diademed bust of king / references, mostly vf, lot of 4 coins, , Herakles seated on a rock, holding his club, which rests on ex. John Page Collection $70 - 90 a stack of rocks, nice vf $600 - 800 1009. MAURYAN: Punchmarked silver, ca. 4th-3rd century BC, LOT of 6 coins, with the punch of 2 or 3 standing human figures, round or square, identified by Hardaker, mostly fine or better, lot of 6 coins, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 Mitchiner has assigned these type of the reign of Ashoka, 272-232 BC, and the region of Ujjain. 1010. MAURYAN: Anonymous, ca. 4th-2nd century BC, AE units & fractions, LOT of 9 small cast round copper coins between 1.4g and 2.5g, lot of 9 coins, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 1019. INDO-GREEK: Euthydemos I, ca. 230-200 BC, Mostly assigned to Taxila and the Gandhara region. AR tetradrachm (14.73g), Bop-10A, diademed head of ruler right / Hercules seated on rocks, his legs crossed, 1011. MAURYAN: Punchmarked silver, ca. 4th-3rd century BC, holding mace resting on the middle of his thigh, some LOT of 10 coins, mostly square, identified by Hardaker, polished in reverse background, vf, R $550 - 700 nice f-vf, lot of 10 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 1012. MAURYAN: Punchmarked silver, ca. 4th-3rd century BC, LOT of 10 coins, mostly square, identified by Hardaker, nice f-vf, lot of 10 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 1013. MAURYAN: Punchmarked silver, ca. 4th-3rd century BC, LOT of 12 coins, mostly square, identified by Hardaker, 1020. INDO-GREEK: Eukratides I, ca. 170-145 BC, AR obol mostly fine or better, lot of 12 coins, (0.66g), Bop-3F, helemeted bust of king right / palms and ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 pilei of the Dioscuri, lovely vf , ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150 1014. MAURYAN: Punchmarked silver, ca. 4th-3rd century BC, LOT of 12 coins, mostly square, all but two identified by Hardaker, mostly fine or better, lot of 12 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 1015. MAURYAN: Anonymous, ca. 3rd-2nd century BC, AE units & fractions, LOT of 9 small cast round copper coins between 1.7g and 3.4g, mostly vf, lot of 9 coins, 1021. INDO-GREEK: Menander II, ca. 155-130 BC, AR drachm ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 (2.43g), Bop-3E, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, Mostly assigned to Taxila and the Gandhara region. diademed bust left seen from behind, wielding spear, aegis on shoulder / Karosthi legend, Athena advancing right, holding shield and thunderbolt; monogram to left, vf-ef $110 - 140
1022. INDO-GREEK: Menander I, ca. 155-130 BC, AR drachm 1016. INDO-GREEK: Diodotus I & II, ca. 250-230 BC, (2.45g), Bop-16I, helmeted bust right / Pallas standing, AR tetradrachm (15.09g), Bop-8F, diademed head of Zeus holding thunderbolt & shield, lovely strike, choice vf-ef right / Artemis standing, brandishing thunderbolt and ex. John Page Collection $125 - 175 shield, polished vf, R $320 - 400
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1023. INDO-GREEK: Menander I, ca. 155-130 BC, AR drachm 1032. INDO-SCYTHIAN: Maues, ca. 90-57 BC, AR drachm (2.08g), Bop-13Q, diademed bust right / Pallas standing, (2.44g), Mitch-2182, Zeus standing, holding long scepter / holding thunderbolt & shield, very broad flan, vf-ef winged Nike standing, holding leaf & palm branch, nearly ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 ef , ex. John Page Collection $125 - 175
1024. INDO-GREEK: Menander I, ca. 155-130 BC, AR drachm (2.37g), Bop-13H, diademed bust right / Pallas standing, holding thunderbolt & shield, pleasing strike, vf ex. John Page Collection $90 - 110 1033. INDO-SCYTHIAN: Maues, ca. 90-57 BC, AR tetradrachm (8.89g), Mitch-2178, Zeus standing left / winged Nike standing right, f-vf $250 - 300
1025. INDO-GREEK: Hermaios, ca. 90-70 BC, AR tetradrachm (8.76g), Bop-14J/Kvar, bust of ruler right, diadem ribbon 1034. INDO-SCYTHIAN: Azes I, ca. 58-19 BC, AR tetradrachm rising / Zeus enthroned, with 3 monograms, the third one (9.06g), Senior-98.374T, Azes on horseback right raising being the Khorasthi letter a or e (14J has letter ga, 14K has right hand / Athena standing right, holding spear and shield ma, with the same two Greek monograms, some scratches in left hand and raising right, monograms in left and right in obverse field, nice portrait, vf $200 - 240 field, ef , ex. William F. Spengler $130 - 150 1035. INDO-SCYTHIAN: LOT of two silver coins, Azes I, ca. 57-35 BC, drachm (M2216, choice vf) and tetradrachm (M2270, vf), lot of 2 coins, , ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150
1026. INDO-GREEK: Apollodotos II, ca. 80-60 BC, AE di-chalkon (4.71g), Mitch-427 type, Apollo standing right, holding arrow in right hand and bow set on ground with left, Greek legend / Kharosthi legend, tripod; monogram to right, vf $90 - 130 1027. INDO-GREEK: LOT of 5 silver drachms, Apollodotus I, 1036. INDO-SCYTHIAN: Azes II, ca. 35 BC-5 AD, B4 (1 pc), Antimachos II, B1 (2), Zoilos I, B3 (1, damaged), AE penta-chalkon (10.16g), Mitch-2435/37, king seated and Antialkides, B13 (1), mostly vf, lot of 5 coins, corss-legged facing, with whip & sceptre / Hermes standing ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200 left with caduceus, superb vf $200 - 260 1028. INDO-GREEK: LOT of 5 silver drachms, Hermaios B-11B 1037. INDO-SCYTHIAN: LOT of 4 silver coins, Azes II, ca. 35 BC & 11M (2 pcs), Apollodotus B-2I, Straton II, B-1, and to 5 AD, drachm (M2412) and tetradrachm (M2347, 2397, Straton II & Straton III, B-6C, average vf, lot of 5 coins, one unidentified), mostly vf, lot of 4 coins, ex. John Page Collection $140 - 180 ex. John Page Collection $110 - 130 1029. INDO-GREEK: LOT of 7 bronze coins, Euthdemos, 1038. INDO-SCYTHIAN: LOT of 11 bronze coins, various types, Eucratides, Apollodotus I, Menander, Philoxenos, and identified by Mitchiner, Spalyrises(1 pc), Azes I (1), Azes II Hermais (2 pcs), mostly fine or better, lot of 7 coins, (6 pcs, various shapes & denominations), Rajuvala (1), and ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 Aspavarma (1), mostly fine or better, lot of 11 coins, 1030. INDO-PARTHIAN: LOT of 14 bronze coins, Gondophares ex. John Page Collection $140 - 180 (all copper drachms, 7 pcs), Sasan (copper tetradrachms, 3 pcs), Orthognes (copper tetradrachm, 1 pc, pleasing vf), Pakores (copper tetradrachms, 3 pcs), and 1 unidentified copper drachm, mostly f or better, lot of 14 coins, ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200 1039. KUSHAN: Heraios, ca. 1-30 AD, AR obol (0.54g), Mitch-2840/43, diademed bust right / standing soldier, somewhat debased legend, struck in the Bamiyan region, attractive portrait, choice vf, R, ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200
1031. INDO-SCYTHIAN: Vonones, ca. 100-65 BC, AR tetradrachm (9.54g) (Bannu), Mitch-681b, king on horseback / Zeus standing, with sceptre & thunderbolt, citing Spalahores as viceroy, lovely strike, ef, R $260 - 340
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1046. KUSHAN: Gadahara, ca. 360-375, AV stater (7.75g), 1040. , ca. 191-230+, AV stater (8.03g), KUSHAN: Vasu Deva I Mitch-3594/96, king standing / Ardoksho enthroned, citing Mitch-3385, king standing, nimbate & helmeted, offering at the Kidara beneath king’s arm, lovely strike, ef $700 - 800 altar & holding a trident / Siva & bull, with Siva also holding diadem & trident, superb bold strike, choice ef $1,000 - 1,200 1047. KUSHAN: LOT of 11 copper coins, Kujula Kadphises (1, corroded), Vima Takto (1), Vima Kadphises (1), Kanishka I The type with only one trident on obverse was probably (2), Huvishka (4), Vasu Deva II (1), and later imitation (1), struck relatively briefly at the commencement of his reign, mostly fine or better, lot of 11 coins, followed by the more common type with a second trident ex. John Page Collection $120 - 150 above the altar, struck during the latter portion of his reign, 1048. KUSHAN: LOT of 10 copper coins, Kujula Kadphises (1, and posthumously in increasingly stylized versions. corroded), Kanishka I (2), Huvishka (2), Vasu Deva I (3), and Jouan-Jouan (1, nice vf), mostly fine or better, lot of 10 coins, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 150 1049. KUSHAN: LOT of 13 copper coins, Vima Takto (2), Kanishka I (4), Huvishka (3), Vasu Deva I (1), plus 3 Kushano-Sasanain, mostly fine, lot of 13 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140
1041. KUSHAN: Vasu Deva I, ca. 191-230+, AV stater (7.98g), Mitch-3388, king standing, nimbate & helmeted, offering at the altar & holding a trident, second trident above the altar / Siva & bull, with Siva also holding diadem & trident, lovely bold strike, choice ef $900 - 1,100 This type, with 2 tridents on the obverse, was struck during the middle and later years of Vasu Deva’s reign. It was 1050. JAMMU & KASHMIR: Namvihakya, 5th century, debased formerly assumed that the single trident type belonged to a AV stater (7.94g), Mitch-3653/55, highly stylized standing Vasu Deva I, the double trident to a postulated Vasu Deva king / seated deity, from Kidarite prototype, ef, R $150 - 200 II, but it is now generally accepted that both types belong 1051. KIDARITE: LOT of 8 coins, consisting of 6 Kidarite copper to the same Vasu Deva, the first. coins (fine or better), 1 heavily debased “gold” stater of Kashmir (Pratapaditya, about fine), and 1 Kalachuri copper (vf), lot of 8 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 1052. KIDARITE: LOT of 12 copper coins consisting of Kota Kula type (inventors of Koka Kola), various types, average fine or better, lot of 12 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 1042. KUSHAN: Vasu Deva I, ca. 191-200+, AV ¼ stater (1.41g), G-505, ruler standing, holding trident, offering at altar / Siva & bull, ef, R $625 - 800
1053. ASHMAKA: Punchmarked, ca. 500-350 BC, AR ½ karshapana (1.56g), Ra-464 ff, elephant left / 4 bulls around a pointed annulet (twice) / palm branch, bold strike, 1043. KUSHAN: Kipanada, ca. 330-360, AV stater (7.68g), choice ef, RRR, ex. John Page Collection $350 - 450 Mitch-3584/86, king standing, with Brahmi basata beneath his left arm / Ardoksho enthroned, nice strike, vf-ef $500 - 600 The palm branch confirms the assignemtn to Ashmaka, but the 4-bull design has not been reported.
1054. ASHMAKA: Punchmarked, ca. 500-350 BC, 1044. KUSHAN: Kapinada, ca. 350-375, AV stater (7.53g), AR ½ karshapana (1.56g), Ra-464 ff, elephant left / Mitch-3584 ff, king standing / Ardoksho enthroned, citing triangular block surrounded by 3 annulets & 3 crescents Basata beneath king’s arm, slightly debased gold, bold (twice) / palm branch, lovely strike, choice ef, RRR strike, ef , ex. John Page Collection $350 - 400 ex. John Page Collection $350 - 450 The palm branch confirms the assignemtn to Ashmaka.
1045. KUSHAN: Gadahara, ca. 360-375, AV stater (7.76g), 1055. ASHMAKA: Punchmarked, ca. 500-350 BC, Mitch-3592ff style, king standing / Ardoksho enthroned, AR ½ karshapana (1.55g), Ra-481, elephant left / 6-point with unread inscription beneath king’s arm, not listed in flower, 6 ovals around (twice) / palm branch, lovely strike, either Mitchiner or Göbl, bold strike, ef, R $800 - 1,000 choice ef, RRR, ex. John Page Collection $350 - 450 The palm branch confirms the assignment to Ashmaka.
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1062. AYODHYA: Punchmarked, ca, 600-400 BC, 1056. AYODHYA: Anonymous, ca. 600-400 BC, AR 5 shana AR ¼ shatamana (5.07g), Ra-1239, ornamented triskeles, (6.59g), Ra-1234, 5-petal flower, with 2 pellets and 3 tiny pellet between each pair, several banker’s marks, broken bars in the marginal segments, about 9 merchant marks, once and repaired, vf, RRR, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 square flan, choice ef $250 - 300
1063. BABYAL: Punchmarked, ca. 500-450 BC, 1057. AYODHYA: Anonymous, ca. 600-400 BC, AR 5 shana AR ½ karshapana (1.49g), Ra-428, triskeles obverse, (6.28g), Ra-1234, 5-petal flower, with 2 pellets and 3 bars 6-arm symbol reverse, lovely vf, R in the marginal segments, 2 merchant marks, long ex. John Page Collection $100 - 130 rectangular flan, choice ef $240 - 300 1064. BABYAL: Punchmarked, ca. 500-450 BC, AR ½ karshapana, Ra-426 ff, LOT of 6 coins, all with triskeles obverse (5 with the more common blank reverse, one as Raj-428 with 6-arm symbol on reverse), average weight 1.5-1.6g, mostly vf or better (6-arm piece only fine), lot of 6 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 1065. WESTERN KSHATRAPA: LOT of 23 silver drachms, various rulers, very few with legible date, most fine or 1058. AYODHYA: Anonymous, ca. 600-400 BC, AR 5 shana better, lot of 23 coins, ex. John Page Collection $150 - 250 (6.66g), Ra-1234var, 7-petal flower, at least 7 merchant 1066. WESTERN KSHATRAPA: LOT of 8 copper coins, four marks, rectangular flan, choice ef $250 - 300 Western Kshatrapa (most f-vf) and four miscellaneous The design is closer to the stamp on Rajgor-1235 of about ancient Indian (mostly fine), lot of 8 coins, 5.3 grams, but belongs to the series of Rajpor-1234. ex. John Page Collection $80 - 100 1067. KUNINDA: LOT of 8 coins, including 2 silver drachms (one fine, the other vf) and 8 copper coins (average fine or better), all with reference identifications, lot of 8 coins, ex. John Page Collection $130 - 170
1059. AYODHYA: Anonymous, ca. 600-400 BC, AR 5 shana (6.19g), Ra-1234var, 7-petal flower, 4 merchant marks, long rectangular flan, choice ef $250 - 300 The design is closer to the stamp on Rajgor-1235 of about 5.3 grams, but belongs to the series of Rajgor-1234. 1068. KUNTALA: Punchmarked, ca. 600-550 BC, AR shatamana (6.24g), Ra-502 ff, pulley, small triskeles above, bold vf , ex. John Page Collection $300 - 400
1060. AYODHYA: Anonymous, ca. 600-400 BC, AR 5 shana (6.46g), Ra-—, pellet surrounded by 5 pellet & crescent marks, 1 merchant mark, rectangular flan, ef $250 - 300 Cf. Rajgor-1245 with a similar stamp with 6 marks instead of 5 (and with a second mark not used on the 1069. KUNTALA: Punchmarked, ca. 600-550 BC, earlier series). AR shatamana (6.65g), Ra-502 ff, pulley, small triskeles above, vf , ex. John Page Collection $250 - 350
1061. AYODHYA: Anonymous, ca. 600-400 BC, AR 5 shana (5.83g), Ra-—, pellet surrounded by 5 pellet & crescent 1070. PANCHALA OF AHICHHATRA: Punchmarked, marks, 3 merchant marks, rectangular flan, vf-ef $200 - 250 ca. 400-350 BC, AR ½ karshapana (1.69g), Ra-1151, whirling cross, small symbol between the rays, banker’s Cf. Rajgor-1245 with a similar stamp with 6 marks mark on reverse, broken and repaired, vf, RR instead of 5 (and with a second mark not used on the ex. John Page Collection $75 - 150 earlier series). 1071. PANCHALA OF AHICHHATRA: LOT of 13 copper coins, including 10 various coins of Panchala, plus one coin of the Mitras of Agodaka (M4481) and two of the Mitras of Kosala (M4761 & M4770), mostly vg or better, lot of 13 coins, , ex. John Page Collection $130 - 170 1072. PUSHKALAVATI: LOT of 5 square copper coins: Elephant & lion types, mostly fine or better, lot of 5 coins, ex. John Page Collection $80 - 100
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1082. SHAKYA: Punchmarked, ca. 600-500 BC, AR 5 shana (6.53g), Ra-533, floral symbol, with pellet & crescent, at 1073. SATAVANHANAS: Chutakulananda series, least 16 merchant marks, rectangular flan, choice ef $225 - 300 ca. 30 BC - 70 AD, lead unit (16.51g), Mitch-NSI-30/33, hill / tree-in-railing, srivatsa above standard to right, vf $90 - 110
1083. SHAKYA: Punchmarked, ca. 600-500 BC, AR 5 shana (6.62g), Ra-534, floral symbol between 2 pellet-in-crescent marks, without any merchant marks, squarish flan, choice ef $250 - 325 1074. SATAVANHANAS: Mulananda series, ca. 78-175, lead unit (13.42g), Mitch-NSI-34/41, hill / tree-in-railing, nandipada to right, lovely example, choice vf $120 - 160
1084. SHAKYA: Punchmarked, ca. 600-500 BC, AR 5 shana (6.51g), Ra-—, pellet within quatrefoil, small pellets in each of the 4 areas around the central pellet, and 4 more in the marginal segments, about 4 or 5 merchant marks, squarish 1075. SATAVANHANAS: Mulananda series, ca. 78-175, flan, choice ef $325 - 425 lead unit (16.33g), Mitch-NSI-42/44, hill / tree-in-railing, Apparently unpublished type, probably of Shakya but srivatsa above standard to right, bold strike, choice vf $120 - 160 perhaps of another location, such as Ayodhya. 1076. SATAVANHANAS: LOT of 16 coins, various types, early potin coins with elephant (M4941 ff) (4 pcs), later potin (M4962 ff) (4), lead (M4969/70) (2), early small copper (1), silver drachm of Gautamiputra (M4955/61) (1) and Valabhi silver drachm (M4885/98) (2 nice, 2 worn), mostly fine, better for the silver, nice selection, lot of 16 coins, ex. John Page Collection $140 - 180 1077. CHUTUS: Mulananada, ca. 78-175, lead units, 1085. SHAKYA: Punchmarked, 6th century BC, AR scyphate Mitch-MSI34 ff, LOT of 6 lead units, hill / tree-in-rail, f-vf, unit (7.14g), Ra-522, bold pentagon, 3 segments with line, lot of 6 coins, , ex. John Page Collection $110 - 140 one with pellet, one empty, 5 banker’s marks around, ef, R, 1078. CHUTUS: Mulananada, ca. 78-175, lead units, ex. John Page Collection $400 - 500 Mitch-MSI34 ff, LOT of 6 lead units, hill / tree-in-rail, f-vf, lot of 5 coins, , ex. John Page Collection $110 - 140 1079. CHUTUS: Chutukulananda series, ca. 30 BC - 70 AD, lead units, Mitch-MSI26 ff, LOT of 4 coins (+1 later square small lead coin), hill / tree-in-rail, f-vf, lot of 5 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120
1086. SHAKYA: Punchmarked, 6th century BC, AR scyphate unit (7.06g), Ra-535, ornate symbol in center, at least 7 banker’s marks around, ef, R, ex. John Page Collection $400 - 500 1087. SHURASENA: Anonymous, 4th century BC, AR ½ karshapana, Ra-1183 ff, LOT of 6 coins, quadraped or other symbols, small thick planchets, average weight 1.7g, 1080. SHAKYA: Punchmarked, ca. 600-500 BC, AR 5 shana mostly vf, lot of 6 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 (6.67g), Ra-526var, pellet within pentagon, 3 crescents and 1088. SHURASENA: Anonymous, 4th century BC, 2 pellets in the segments around, with 6 merchant marks, AR ½ karshapana, Ra-1183 ff, LOT of 6 coins, quadraped or rectangular flan, choice ef $250 - 350 other symbols, small thick planchets, average weight 1.7g, mostly vf, lot of 6 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 1089. SHURASENA: Anonymous, 4th century BC, AR ½ karshapana, Ra-1183 ff, LOT of 6 coins, quadraped or other symbols, small thick planchets, average weight 1.7g, mostly vf, lot of 6 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 1090. SHURASENA: Anonymous, 4th century BC, AR mashaka, Ra-1183 ff, LOT of 5 coins, quadraped or other symbols, small thick planchets, average weight 0.35g, mostly vf, lot of 5 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 1081. SHAKYA: Punchmarked, ca. 600-500 BC, AR 5 shana (6.38g), Ra-531, huge pellet within pentagon, one pellet outside, with 3 or 4 merchant marks, square flan, choice ef $225 - 300
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1091. ANGA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th century BC, rectangular 1104. VATSA: Punchmarked, CA. 500-410 bc, AR karshapana AE unit (14.02g), BMC, cf. plate XII:11-17, several (3.46g), Ra-1215var, symbols #404, 532 and 2 birds, 2 punches, weak as always, f-vf, RR banker’s marks on reverse, vf, R, ex. John Page Collection ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200 $130 - 170 1092. ANGA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th century BC, AE unit, similar to BMC, cf. plate XII:11-17, LOT of 4 coins, 2 square & 2 rectangular, several punches, weak as always, lot of 4 coins, f-vf, RR, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150 1093. TAXILA: LOT of 5 square copper coins, hill with either tree-in-railing or temple, 2 in nice very fine, 3 in lower grades, lot of 5 coins, , ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 1094. SEBAKA: Anonymous, ca. 1st century AD, LOT of 5 coins, horse standing right, symbol above, about fine 1105. VATSA: Punchmarked, CA. 500-410 bc, AR karshapana (2 copper coins), and small lead coins of the Ikshvakus, (3.38g), Ra-1203 ff, symbols #402, 404, 532 and one nice fine (3 coins), lot of 5 coins,, R, ex. John Page unclear punch, vf, R, ex. John Page Collection $130 - 170 Collection $90 - 110 1106. VATSA: Punchmarked, CA. 500-410 bc, AR karshapana, 1095. ERAN: Anonymous, 2nd-1st century BC, LOT of 5 copper Ra-1203 ff, LOT of 2 punchmarked coins, several symbols coins, various square & round issues of Eran, good to fine, on each, some weakness, fine, lot of 2 coins, R lot of 5 coins, ex. John Page Collection $80 - 100 ex. John Page Collection $80 - 100 1107. MAGHA:Mitch-—, LOT of 9 copper coins, Magha state around Kausambi, 2nd-3rd century AD, in the names of Bhimavarma (3), Vairavana (4), Sivamagha (1), and anonymous (1), average weight about 2g, mostly uniface, average f-vf but several have some corrosion, lot of 9 coins, R, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 Cf. Mitchiner, p. 595, for a brief reference to this series (no coins illustrated). 1096. VIDARBHA: Anonymous, 2nd century BC, AE unit 1108. YAUDHEYAS: LOT of 10 copper coins, AE unit, (9.45g), Mitch-—, cross, without symbol in center / 3-part Mitch-4707 ff, later series (2nd & 3rd century AD), hill, vf , ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150 Karttikeya standing / Kushan-style deity, f-vf or better, 1097. VIDARBHA: LOT of 3 tiny square coppers, all with Ujjain lot of 10 coins, ex. John Page Collection $130 - 150 symbol on reverse, obverses ornate cross (0.68g), lion 1109. YAUDHEYAS: LOT of 4 copper coins, Mitch-4467, early right (0.44g), bull right (0.62g), all pleasing f-vf, very nice series (1st century BC?), Karttikeyya standing / unidentified group, lot of 3 coins, R, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 180 goddess standing, full 1½ karshapana (10-11g) and on ½ 1098. VIDARBHA: LOT of 6 round coppers, various sizes & types karshapana (about 4.5g), the latter denomination not in (4 pcs), plus two rare examples of Vatsa (2 pcs), Mitchiner, mostly fine but crudely struck as always, lot of 6 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 lot of 4 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 Also included are 20 Vidarbha & related small copper coins in poor condition, of little value. 1099. VIDISHA: LOT of 7 coins, cf. Mitchiner 4611/14, including three tiny square coppers, 2 with elephant right, one with uncertain quadriped left, plus 2 coins of Vishnukundin and 2 of ancient West Bengal, most ly fine or better, lot of 7 coins, ex. John Page Collection $130 - 170 1110. ANDHRAS: Punchmark, ca. 500-350 BC, AR ½ karshapana (1.52g), Ra-17, elephant left / Y-shape 1100. UJJAIN: LOT of 15 copper coins of various types, round & with 3 crescents & annulets between the arms (twice) / square, various sizes, 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD, crescent & taurine, annulets above, bold strike, choice au, mostly fine lot of 15 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150 R, ex. John Page Collection $300 - 400 1101. UJJAIN: LOT of 16 copper coins of various types, round & square, various sizes, 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD, mostly fine lot of 16 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150 1102. UJJAIN: LOT of 10 copper coins of various types, round & square, various sizes, 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD, mostly fine lot of 10 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120
1111. ANDHRAS: Punchmark, ca. 500-350 BC, AR ½ karshapana (1.41g), Ra-14, elephant right / 3 tailed annulets (twice) / large pellet with 6 small pellets & 2 crescents around, bold strike, choice vf-ef, R ex. John Page Collection $300 - 400 Mitchiner 4147 (this piece), assigned then to Kalinga. 1112. MALAYAMAN: LOT of 5 square copper coins, horse 1103. VATSA: Punchmarked, CA. 500-410 bc, AR karshapana obverse, river symbol and one or more small symbols on (3.40g), Ra-1213, symbols #401, 532 and two crude birds, reverse, fine, but some corrosion (as usual), lot of 5 coins, nice vf, R, ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200 R, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140
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1122. CHALUKYAS: Somesvara IV, ca. 1181-1189, AV pagoda (3.51g), Mitch-283var, Chatt-119var, Garuda running to the right / Kannada legend, ef, R $400 - 500 1113. GUPTA: Samudragupta, ca. 335-380, AV stater (7.67g), Mitch-4791/92, Altekar pl.I, 10, same obverse die, From a hoard said to have contained 20-30 pieces. Samudragupta’s parents, Chandragupta I & Kumaradevi standing, facing each other, crescent above / Lakshmi seated on a lion, superb strike, choice ef-au, R $4,500 - 5,500
1123. CHALUKYAS: Lakshmideva, queen, ca. 1076-1126, AV stater (3.56g), Mitch-636, complex set of punches, with 1114. GUPTA: Chandragupta II, ca. 380-414, AV stater (7.87g), several additional marks, ef , ex. John Page Collection $200 - 260 Mitch-—, Altekar Pl. VI, 8, king standing, shooting an arrow 1124. CHALUKYAS: LOT of 15 silver coins, Chavada (3 pcs, & killing the tiger, trampling on its tail / goddess seated on including one superb example), Chalukya (5), and lion, holding a lotus in her right hand, her left hand resting post-Gupta (tiny coins, 7 coins, mostly vf or better), on the lion’s haunch, nice strike, lovely vf-ef, RR $3,000 - 4,000 lot of 15 coins, , ex. John Page Collection $120 - 150 Most examples of the tiger-slayer have the goddess holding a diadem or something similar, with the Gupta tamgha where the lotus appears on this piece. The lion has its head raised, rather than resting in a lower position, an arrangement noted only on this rare type.
1125. PARAMARAS OF VIDARBHA: Jagadeva, 12th century, AV pagoda (3.62g), Rath, Num.Digest vol. 17, ruler’s name in Nagari, pelleted spearhead, and 2 sri-type designs, ef $360 - 400
1115. GUPTA: Chandragupta II, ca. 380-414, AV stater (7.57g), Mitch-4815/4817, Altekar Pl. VIII:4 obverse, VIII:5 reverse, king on horseback, prancing to the right / Lakshmi seated on a wicker-stool, wth wreath & cornucopia, lovely vf, R $1,400 - 1,600 1116. GUPTA:LOT of 14 coins, including the standard silver drachms, mostly vf, of Kumaragupta I (7 pcs) and 1126. PARAMARAS OF VIDARBHA: Jagadeva, 12th century, Skandagupta (5 pcs), plus one tiny copper issue of AV pagoda (3.69g), Rath, Num.Digest vol. 17, prepared Ramagupta (0.29g, and very rare) and one lead piece (not blank for regular type with ruler’s name in Nagari, pelleted nice), lot of 14 coins, ex. John Page Collection $70 - 90 spearhead, and 2 sri-type designs, but never completed, choice ef $280 - 320
1117. MAUKHARI: Isanavarman, ca. 535-553, AR drachm 1127. CHANDELLAS OF BUNDELKHAND: Madanavarman, (2.21g), Mitch-4930, superb strike, choice ef ca. 1129-1163, AV ¼ dinar (1.03g), De-142, Lakshmi ex. John Page Collection $110 - 150 seated, facing / text, bold strike, ef 1118. MEDIEVAL HINDU INDIA: LOT of 50 copper coins, Cholas ex. John Page Collection $130 - 170 (26 pcs), Pandhya (16 pcs), Konga (8 pcs), mostly 4-vf, some scarce and possibly rare varieities within this group, about 40 fully identified, lot of 50 coins, , ex. John Page Collection $200 - 300 1119. MEDIEVAL HINDU INDIA: LOT of 25 medieval coins, including one gold fanam Hoysala (Mitch-1998:324), the rest copper and very low-fineness billon coins, Eastern Chalukya (5 pcs, average fine), Yadavas (2 pcs, both fine), 1128. CHANDELLAS OF BUNDELKHAND: Madana Varman, Vaghelas (2 pcs, both f-vf), Chauhans (5 pcs, mostly vf), ca. 1129-1163, debased AV stater, De-141, lightly Paramaras of Malwa (7 pcs, average f-vf), Kalachuris of cleaned ef, S $100 - 150 Tripura (1 pc, ef), and Silaharas (2 pcs, both choice vf), lot of 25 coins, ex. John Page Collection $200 - 250 1120. MEDIEVAL HINDU INDIA: LOT of 35 Southern India medieval copper coins, Kongu (7 pcs, mostly fine), Telugu Choda (Bana) (7 pcs, mostly fine to vf), and Vijayanagar (21 pcs, mostly f-vf or better), lot of 35 coins, 1129. CHANDELLAS OF BUNDELKHAND: Madanavarman, ex. John Page Collection $200 - 250 ca. 1129-1163, AV ¼ dinar (0.98g), De-142, Lakshmi 1121. MEDIEVAL HINDU INDIA: LOT of 36 copper jitals, Kangra seated, facing / text, vf-ef , ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150 (20 coins, many vf), Chauhans (5 pieces, mostly vf), and Tomaras of Delhi (11 pcs, mostly f-vf or better), all identified, lot of 36 coins, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 140
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1130. GAHADAVALAS OF KANAUJ: Govindachandra, 1114-1154, AV stater (4.37g), De-145, Lakshmi seated, 1138. SAMATATA: Anonymous, late 6th Century AD, AV stater facing / text, somewhat debased gold, bold vf-ef, (5.68g), Mitch-2000:55, archer, holding bow & arrow, ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200 sankh shell to left / goddess standing right, with flowing drape, early style, attractive vf $800 - 900 1139. SHAHI: LOT of 36 coins, containing Shahi Kings (7 silver & 3 copper), mostly vf, Pratihara (10 silver, mostly f-vf), Palas (5 silver, mostly fine), Gujaras of Broach (8 tiny silver, mostly vg), and Indo-Sasanian (3 silver), most vf or better, lot of 36 coins, ex. John Page Collection $200 - 300
1131. KALACHURIS OF KALYANI: Bijjala period, ca. 1156-1168 (3.42g), Mitch-NSI-277/80, Garuda running right in center, various symbols around, ef , 1140. VIJAYANAGAR: Harihara II, 1377-1404, AV ½ pagoda ex. John Page Collection $300 - 400 (1.70g), Mitch-NSI412, Siva & Parvati seated, lovely bold strike, ef , ex. John Page Collection $200 - 250
1141. VIJAYANAGAR: Krishnadevaraya, 1509-1529, AV ½ pagoda (1.67g), Mitch-MSI-641/644, Balakrishna 1132. KALACHURIS OF KALYANI: Bijjala Kalachuri, seated, left hand raised upwards, vf-ef , ca. 1156-1168, AV pagoda (3.58g), Mitch-278/279, stylized ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 Garuda running right, various symbols in the field, vf-ef $400 - 500
1142. VIJAYANAGAR: Krishnadevaraya, 1509-1529, AV ½ pagoda (1.68g), Mitch-MSI-641/644, Balakrishna seated, 1133. KALACHURIS OF RATNAPURA: Ratna Deva, ca. left hand resting on his knee, hand pointed downward, vf-ef 1120-1135, AV ¼ stater (0.93g), De-130, highly stylized ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 image of tiger atop an elephant (gajasardula), ef-au $140 - 180
1134. KALACHURIS OF RATNAPURA: Ratnadeva II, 1120-1135, AV ¼ dinar (0.90g), Roy, plate 4, #15, Lakshmi seated, facing / text, choice e , ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150 1143. VIJAYANAGAR: Krishna Devaraya, 1509-1529, AE 5 jitals (15.23g), Mitch-NI645 ff, Garuda running left, lovely strike, vf, R, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150 1144. VIJAYANAGAR:LOT of 8 silver coins, full taras, various types (one each of Devaraya, Harihara II & Saluva Malla, and five anonymous rajadiraja), mostly vf, lot of 8 coins, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 1145. VIJAYANAGAR:LOT of 4 silver coins, ¼ tara (one each of Harihara I and Devaraya, two anonymous types), vf or 1135. KALACHURIS OF TRIPURI: Gangeyadeva, ca. better, lot of 4 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 1015-1041, debased AV stater, Mitch-410/411, probably struck posthumously in the early to mid 12th century, weight 3.85-3.90g, nice strike, ef $100 - 120 1136. KASHMIR: LOT of 27 copper coins, 7th-13th century,all but one identified by ruler and type, mostly fine or better, lot of 27 coins, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160 1137. NAGAS OF NARWAR: LOT of 15 small copper coins, rulers Bhima (1 pc), Skanda (1), Bhava (2), Deva Naga (2), Brihaspati (1), Ganapati (8), of which only Ganapati is common, mostly fine or better, nice selection, 1146. WESTERN GANGAS: Anonymous, ca. 10th-14th century, AV pagoda & fanam, Mitch-NSI192 & 195 (3.86g & 0.37g) lot of 15 coins, ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200 elephant right / floral design, late style, pair of 2 coins, ef-au , ex. John Page Collection $400 - 500
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1147. YADAVAS OF DEVAGIRI: Mahadeva, 1261-1270, AV pagoda (3.67g), Mitch-288, conch, sri twice, and 3 1153. BENGAL: Jalal al-Din Muhammad, 2nd reign, 1418-1432, stylized elephants, plus rulers name, ef , AR tanka (10.68g), NM, ND, G-B370, toughra on both ex. John Page Collection $250 - 350 sides, 1 test cut and 5 banker’s marks, thick narrow flan, strong vf $100 - 140
1148. YADAVAS OF DEVAGIRI: Ramachandra, 1270-1311, AV pagoda (3.79g), Mitch-289, conch, sri twice, and ruler’ name, lotus in center, ef , ex. John Page Collection $250 - 350
1154. BENGAL: Shams al-Din Ahmad, 1432, AR tanka (10.69g), NM, ND, G-394, Ra-317, 1 small testcut and 2 banker’s marks, bold strike, strong vf-ef, R, ex. Gorny & Mosch #106 lot 4611 $450 - 550 1149. YADAVAS OF DEVAGIRI: Ramachandra, 1270-1311, AV stater (3.77g), Mitch-—, lotus in center, 2 x sri, conch Rajgor plate specimen. and ruler’s name around, nice example showing the full name rama, minor weakness as usual, ef, R $210 - 250 With bow below ruler’s name instead of spear, local issue from undetermined mint. Indian Sultanates
1155. BENGAL: Firuz II, 1531-1532, AR ranka (10.54g), Husainabad, AH939, G-B877, nice strike, vf, S, ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200
1150. BENGAL: Shams al-Din Iltutmish, 1st reign, 1217-1220, AR tanka (10.72g), NM, ND, G-B22, horseman galloping towards the left, holding his mace upright before him, nice strike, attractive vf, R $500 - 600
1156. BENGAL: Jalal al-Din Muhammad, 1560-1563, AR rupee (11.28g), Satgaon, ND, G-B971, Ra-592, 3 very small test marks, bold strike, vf-ef, R $120 - 160 Rajgor plate specimen. Known dated AH968, but nearly all specimens that show the full mint name (like this piece) have the date off flan.
1151. BENGAL: Jalal al-Din Muhammad, 2nd reign, 1418-1432, AR tanka (10.71g), NM, ND, G-B370, toughra on both sides, 1 test cut and 2 banker’s marks, bold ef $120 - 160
1157. BENGAL: Da’ud Shah Kararani, 1572-1576, AR rupee (11.26g), Satgaon, ND, G-B981, Ra-597, 5 small test marks, lovely strike, vf-ef, R $120 - 160 1152. BENGAL: Jalal al-Din Muhammad, 2nd reign, 1418-1432, Rajgor plate specimen. AR tanka (10.95g), NM, ND, G-B370, toughra on both sides, 3 banker’s marks, ef $100 - 140 Cf. our auction 8 lot 542 for a similar specimen.
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1165. DELHI: Muhammad b. Farid, 1434-1445, AR tanka (11.40g), NM, AH840, G-D671, clear date, ef, RR $700 - 800 1158. DELHI: Balban Shah, 1266-1287, AV tanka (10.89g), Dehli, AH668, G-D155, ef $900 - 1,100
1166. DELHI: Ibrahim Shah, 1554-1555, AE paisa (20.58g), NM, AH963 (sic), G-D1165, pleasing strike, vf, RR $250 - 300 The date is clearly 963, not 962, as is also the specimen 1159. DELHI: Mubarakshah I, 1316-1320, AR square tanka illustrated by Goron. (10.51g), Dar al-Khilafa, AH719, G-D261, vf, S $200 - 250
1167. GUJARAT: Akbar, 1st occupation, 1572-1583, AR ½ tanka (5.65g), NM, AH981, G-645, Akbar is the Mughal Emperor, who lost Gujarat in 1583 but reconquered it permanently shortly afterwards, ef, RR $150 - 200 1160. DELHI: Tughluq I, 1320-1324, AR tanka (10.98g), Delhi, Goron knew of no specimens of this type with a clear Hijri AH724, G-D306, superb strike, ef $160 - 200 year, other than the pseudo-date “911".
1168. MADURA: Mahmud Damghan Shah, 1344-1347, BI fractional tanka (3.43g), NM, AH74x, G-MD18, nice strike, vf, R, ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200
1161. DELHI: Tughluq I, 1320-1324, AR tanka (10.99g), Delhi, AH725, G-D306, lovely strike, ef $140 - 180
1169. MALWA: Muhammad b. Muzaffar, 1555-1557, AR tanka, Mandu, AH964, G-M230, full mint name “struck in (Amid?) also known as Mandu”, with “Amid” unexplained, vf-ef, R $120 - 140
1162. DELHI: Muhammad Shah III, 1325-1351, AV tanka (10.90g), Dehli, AH742, G-D427, ef $900 - 1,000 1170. AMIRS OF MULTAN: Munabbih, 9th century, AR damma (0.56g), NM, ND, A-1503, with full name munabbih after lillah, type A obverse, ef, RRR $140 - 180 Examples with the full name of Munabbih are extremely rare. Normally, the name is given as al-munabbih, i.e., an engraver’s misunderstanding of lillah munabbih.
1163. DELHI: Muhammad Shah III, 1325-1351, AV tanka (11.01g), in the name of the caliph, NM, ND, G-D441, ef $750 - 900
1171. AMIRS OF MULTAN: Asad, 918, AR 1/5 dirham (0.60g), NM, ND, A-1504A, name Asad boldly clear on Arabic obverse, with baraka below his name, three pellets on reverse with unread text around on reverse, choice ef-au, RRR $100 - 140 1172. SIND: LOT of 18 copper jitals, Qubacha Khan (2 pcs), 1164. DELHI: Mahmad b. Muhammad b. Tughluq, fl. 1351, Muhammad Qarluq (14), Mangubarni (1) and Shalif Beg AV dinar (10.78g), NM, AH952, G-455, 1 testmark, nice (1), the last two rare, mostly vf, none below fine condition, strike, f-vf, S $800 - 1,000 lot of 18 coins, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 160
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1179. MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, LOT of 6 Mughal silver Mughal Empire coins, half rupees of Kabul, Day ilahi 46, no mint ilahi 32 (square) (Ahmadabad?) date off flan, and 3 local coins, two mahmudi of the Mulher type, undated, and one tanka of the Malwa type, mostly vf or better, lot of 6 coins, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 180 1180. MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, LOT of 4 silver rupees, AH964 (probably Agra), Ahmadabad, Day ilahi 39, Ahmadabad, Azar ilahi 47, Ahmadabad AH992, vf or better lot of 4 coins, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 150
1173. MUGHAL: Zahir al-Din Babur, 1504-1530, AR tanka (4.73g), NM, ND, KM-—. A-2464.2, Rahman-60 ff, nice strike, vf-ef , ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200
1181. MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR rupee (11.31g), Kabul, AH1028 year 14, KM-145.9, month of Aban, one testmark, lovely strike, vf-ef $120 - 160 The date is actually engraved as “108", as the engraver 1174. MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AE dam (18.97g), apparently mistook the in of the word al-din as the numeral Kabul, ND, KM-—, A-3239A, countermarked ‘adl-i kabul ”2", which it very closely resembles. twice, the earlier in an octagon, the later in a square, on obliterated host, vf $150 - 250 The date ilahi 39 is a tentative reading, it could also be ilahi 49 but that seems unlikely. Almost all known examples of this type are undated.
1182. MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR square nazarana rupee (11.37g), Agra, AH1025 year 11, KM-147.2, month of Aban, 2 small testmarks, bold strike, choice vf, R $400 - 500
1175. MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AE ½ dam (9.83g), Kabul, ND, KM-—, A-3239A, countermarked ‘adl-i kabul in a square on obliterated host, with traces of one earlier countermark, possibly also of Kabul, strong vf $125 - 200
1183. MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR jahangiri (13.69g), Ahmadabad, AH1016 year 2, KM-152.2, lovely strike, ef $200 - 300
1176. MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AE dam (19.92g), NM, ilahi year 38, KM-—, obverse legend merely Allah akbar, reverse falus-i ilahi, sana 38, vf, RRR $100 - 200
1184. MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR jahangiri (13.49g), Lahore, AH1018 year 4, KM-155.6, one testmark, lovely strike, attractive vf $200 - 300
1177. MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AR rupee (11.42g), Ahmadabad, AH983, KM-80.2, superb bold strike, choice ef , ex. John Page Collection $125 - 175 1185. MUGHAL: Selim Shah, 1605, AR rupee (11.39g), Ahmadabad, year 2, KM-140.2, lovely strike, choice ef , ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150
1178. MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AV mohur (10.81g), Ahmadabad, AH981, KM-108.2, pleasing ef $900 - 1,100
1186. MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AE dam (19.88g), Agra, AH1021 year 7, KM-126.1, zarb-i agra sana 7 on obverse, ravani sana 1021 on reverse, f-vf $100 - 150
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1187. MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR rupee (11.39g), 1195. MUGHAL: Murad Bakhsh, 1658, AR ½ rupee (5.44g), Patna, AH1036 year 22, KM-145.12, month of Farwardin, MM, DM, KM-270, 1 testmark, style of Ahmadabad mint, bold strike, ef , ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150 vf-ef, R, ex. John Page Collection $150 - 200
1188. MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR rupee (11.12g), 1196. MUGHAL: Murad Bakhsh, 1658, AR rupee (11.52g), NM, “Agra”, AH"1031" year “16", KM-150.12 style, later AH1068, KM-272, ef $130 - 160 imitation, probably 18th or early 19th century, ef , ex. John Page Collection $100 - 160
1197. MUGHAL: Murad Bakhsh, 1658, AR rupee (11.43g), 1189. MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR rupee (11.37g), Surat, AH1068, KM-272.3, 1 testmark, vf , Surat, AH1036, KM-168.6, also citing the Queen Nur ex. John Page Collection $100 - 140 Jahan (“light of the world”), superb strike, ef-au , ex. John Page Collection $200 - 250 1190. MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR rupee, LOT of 3 silver rupees, Patna 1028 year 13 (month of Isfandarmuz), Qandahar 1028 year 14, and Lahore year 16, vf or nicer, lot of 3 coins, ex. John Page Collection $90 - 110
1198. MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AE paisa (14.11g), Kabul, AH1081, KM-285.13, nice strike, vf, RR $100 - 120
1191. MUGHAL: Shah Jahan I, 1628-1658, AE dam (19.90g), Akbarabad, AH1043 year 7, KM-206.1, pleasing example, evenly worn, attractive f, R, ex. William F. Spengler, ex. Gerry Brennig collection $120 - 160 1199. MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AR rupee (10.38g), Aurangabad, AH1071 year 3, KM-297.3, with full titulature, abu al-zafar muhyi al-din muhammad bahadur instead of the couplet on obverse, f-vf, R $150 - 200
1192. MUGHAL: Shah Jahan I, 1628-1658, AV mohur (10.89g), Akbarabad, AH1065 year 29, KM-258.1, superb bold strike, ef-au $900 - 1,100
1200. MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AR rupee (11.67g), Muradabad, AH1097 year 29, KM-300.64, couple testmarks, vf, RRR $250 - 300
1193. MUGHAL: Shah Jahan I, 1628-1658, AV mohur (10.95g), Burhanpur, AH1066 year 30, KM-260.6, obverse & reverse square of large pellets, bold au $900 - 1,100 1194. MUGHAL: Shah Jahan I, 1628-1658, AR rupee, LOT of 3 silver rupees of Multan 1045 year 8, Lahore year 29, Surat 1201. MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AV mohur (11.00g), 1048 year 11, vf or nicer, lot of 3 coins, Gulkanda, AH1086 year 30, KM-315.18, beautiful sharp ex. John Page Collection $90 - 110 strike, choice au $900 - 1,100 Gulkanda (Golconda), which means “shepherd’s hill”, was a city & fortress located about 11 miles west of Hyderabad, now a popular tourist site.
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1202. MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AV mohur (10.84g), 1209. MUGHAL: Rafi-ud-Darjat, 1719, AR rupee (11.37g), Shahjahanabad, AH1102 year 34, KM-315.42, vf $750 - 900 Shahjahanabad, AH113x year one (ahad), KM-405.19, vf , 1203. MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AR rupee, KM-300, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150 LOT of 7 silver rupees, Ajmir 1116 year 47 & 1116 year 49, 1210. MUGHAL: Shah Jahan II, 1719, AR rupee, KM-415, LOT Surat 1091 year 23, 110x year 41, 1106 year 38, Itawa of two silver rupees, one of Shahjahanabad 1131 year one 1101 year 33, and Bareli 1103 year 35, two vf & five ef, (choice vf), one with mint off flan, year one, vf, nice group, lot of 7 coins, ex. John Page Collection $140 - 180 lot of 2 coins, ex. John Page Collection $110 - 150
1204. MUGHAL: Jahandar, 1712-1713, AR rupee (11.27g), 1211. MUGHAL: Shah Jahan II, 1719, AR rupee (11.36g), Parenda, AH 1124 year one, KM-363.18, 4 testmarks and Akbarabad, AH1131 year one, KM-415.3, with mint epithet 9 banker’s marks, nice f, R $120 - 160 mustaqirr al-khilafa, 1 testmark, broad flan, nice f-vf $130 - 160
1205. MUGHAL: Jahandar, 1712-1713, AR rupee (11.35g), Tatta, AH1124 year one (ahad), KM-364.20, nice strike, vf $140 - 180 1212. MUGHAL: Shah Jahan II, 1719, AR rupee (11.38g), Itawa, AH1131 year one, KM-415.11, very light hornsilver, not obscuring any text, no testmarks, vf $110 - 140
1206. MUGHAL: Muhammad Shah, 1719-1748, AR rupee (11.28g), Sahrind, AH1158 year 28, KM-436.54, 3 testmarks, nice strike, vf-ef $120 - 160
1213. MUGHAL: Shah Jahan II, 1719, AR rupee (11.33g), Munbai, AH1131 year one, KM-415.20, 8 testmarks, broad flan, pleasing f-vf, R $150 - 200
1207. MUGHAL: Rafi ud-Darjat, 1719, AR rupee (11.26g), Gwalior, AH1131 year one, KM-405.7, 2 testmarks, broad flan, vf $120 - 150 1214. MUGHAL: Muhammad Shah, 1719-1748, AE dam (16.36g), Peshawar, year one (ahad), KM-430.10, regnal year at upper left of reverse, within the S of falus, vf, RR $100 - 200 Although the date is partially off flan, there seems to no alternative reading other than ahad. The Hijri year appears in the upper right of the obverse, but only the initial “1" is legible.
1208. MUGHAL: Rafi ud-Darjat, 1719, AR rupee (11.34g), Lahore, AH1131 year one, KM-405.13, heavily cleaned vf-ef $100 - 150
1215. MUGHAL: Muhammad Shah, 1719-1748, AR rupee (11.40g), Kabul, year 14, KM-436.33, with mint epithet dar al-mulk, 1 testmark, bold strike, ef, RR $200 - 300
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1223. MUGHAL: Alamgir II, 1754-1759, AV ½ fanam (0.18g), NM, AH1167, KM-A468.x, the reverse has just sana 1167, 1216. MUGHAL: Muhammad Shah, 1719-1748, AV ½ mohur apparently with no room for a mint name, vf-ef, RR (5.48g), Shahjahanabad, ND, KM-437A.1, one testmark, ex. John Page Collection $80 - 100 decent vf-ef, R $450 - 550 1224. MUGHAL: Muhammad Akbar II, 1806-1837, AR rupee, KM-777, LOT of two rupees,both Shahjahanabad, 1221 year one & 122x year 6, both vf or better, lot of 2 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 150
1217. MUGHAL: Muhammad Shah, 1719-1748, AV mohur (10.85g), Shahjahanabad (Delhi), AH113x year 8, KM-439.4, nice even strike, vf-ef $750 - 850 1225. MUGHAL: Muhammad Akbar II, 1806-1837, AV mohur (10.72g), Shahjahanabad, year 2, KM-781, choice lustrous au, R $1,750 - 2,000 1226. MUGHAL: AR rupees, LOT of 6 silver rupees, two of Shah Alam I, Burhanpur year 4 & Lahore 1121 year 4, two of Jahandar, both Surat year one, and two of Farrukhsiyar, Tatta 1129 year 6 and Shahjahanabad 1129 year 6, average vf, lot of 6 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 1218. MUGHAL: Muhammad Ibrahim, 1720, AR rupee (11.02g), 1227. MUGHAL: AR rupees, LOT of 8 coins, including two silver Shahjahanabad, AH(113)2 year one (ahad), KM-426.1, rupees of Shah Alam II, both Shahjahanabad (118)5 year 4 testmarks, heavily cleaned f, RR $300 - 400 13 and 1208 year 35, both vf-ef, plus 5 copper dams of Humayun and one copper dam of Aurangzeb (probably Elichpur), mostly f-vf, lot of 8 coins, ex. John Page Collection $100 - 120 1228. MUGHAL: AR rupees, LOT of 8 silver rupees, four of Muhammad Shah (Awadh 1136 year 6, Surat year 2, Shahjahanabad 1152 year 22 & year 17), three of Ahmad Shah (Lahore year one and year 2, Shahjahanabad year 2) and one of Alamgir II (Shahjahanabad year one), mostly vf, lot of 8 coins, ex. John Page Collection $120 - 150 1219. MUGHAL: Ahmad Shah, 1748-1754, AR rupee (11.37g), Azimabad, AH1166 year 6, KM-446.5, 1 testmark and some unusual graffiti on the reverse, rare with full Hijri year, nice f-vf $100 - 140 * * * * * * * * *
1220. MUGHAL: Ahmad Shah, 1748-1754, AR rupee (11.45g), Dera, AH1163 year 4, KM-449.5, without the title bahadur, which is normally found after the name ahmad, bold vf-ef, RR $200 - 300
1221. MUGHAL: Alamgir II, 1754-1759, AR rupee (11.24g), Kashmir, AH1172 year 4, KM-460.11, some weakness, vf-ef, S $120 - 150
1222. MUGHAL: Alamgir II, 1754-1759, AV mohur (10.83g), Shahjahanabad (Delhi), AH1170 year 4, KM-466.1, choice vf $800 - 900
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1235. JAIPUR: AE nazarana new paisa, 1903 year 24, KM-132, posthumously in the name of Queen Victoria, ef-au $90 - 120
1229. ALWAR: AR rupee, 1882, KM-45, NGC graded MS-63 $140 - 160
1236. JAIPUR: AR nazarana rupee (11.43g), Sawai Jaipur, 1903 year 24, KM-147, choice ef-au $100 - 120
1230. BARODA: AE paisa, VS1948, Y-31.2, NGC graded MS-64, extremely rare in this quality $90 - 110
1237. JAIPUR: Madho Singh II, 1880-1922, AV mohur (10.84g), Sawai Jaipur, 1922 year 43, KM-150, 2 modest test cuts at the rim, ef, RRR $1,000 - 1,200 Unpublished date, and the first example of this type I’ve encounter with the full AD year legible, a phenomenon that occurs only when the obverse is struck well over to the right edge of the die. Regnal year 43 issues of Madho Singh II have been reported only for the silver 1231. BHOPAL: Shah Jahan Begam, 1868-1901, AR nazarana rupee, KM-145. 1½ rupees (16.43g), AH(1286 year 2), KM-B14, ef, RR, This is the SCWC plate coin. $4,500 - 5,500
1238. JAORA: AE paisa, 1893/VS1950/AH1310, KM-10, NGC graded MS-62 $100 - 120 1232. BIKANIR: Gaj Singh, 1746-1786, AR nazarana rupee Very high grade for this normally worn and often crudely (11.17g), year 5, KM-10a, nice strike on thin broad flan, struck type. ex-mount, vf, R $120 - 160
1233. BIKANIR: Dungar Singh, 1872-1887, AR 1/8 rupee 1239. KUTCH: AE trambiyo, 1920/VS1977, Y-46, (1.46g), Bikanir, VS(1916), KM-51, part of frozen Vikram NGC graded MS-65 $90 - 110 date visible, vf, RR $140 - 160
1240. LADAKH: AR ja’u (1.73g), “Botan”, ND, KM-7.3, lazy figure 1234. BIKANIR: Ganga Singhji, 1887-1942, AV nazarana “8" on the blade of the katar, vf $100 - 140 mohur, VS1994, KM-M3 (8.52g), unc $1,500 - 1,800
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1248. NABHA: Jaswant Singh, 1783-1840, AR rupee (11.04g), 1241. MYSORE: Tipu Sultan, 1782-1799, AE paisa (11.75g), VS(18)89, Cr-20.3, branch at left on reverse, lovely strike, Kalikut, AM1215, KM-73, elephant right, bold strike, lovely choice vf, R $225 - 275 vf-ef, R, ex. John Page collection, ex. Eider collection, This year not recorded in Krause. lot 882, sold November 1936 $100 - 140
1242. MYSORE: Tipu Sultan, 1782-1799, AV pagoda (3.41g), Nagar, AH1198 year 2, KM-109, bold strike, vf-ef $280 - 320 1249. PATIALA: Rajindar Singh, 1876-1900, AR rupee (10.99g), “Sahrind”, ND, Y-6, katar to left on reverse, nice strike, choice vf $120 - 160
1243. MYSORE: Tipu Sultan, 1782-1799, AV pagoda (3.42g), Patan, AH1200 year 4, KM-—, Hend-14M, the name patan on obverse merged with the tail of the Arabic letter H, with the Arabic number 4 within the H, lovely ef-au ex. John Page collection $400 - 500
1250. SIKH EMPIRE: AE heavy paisa (11.93g), Amritsar, VS1880, KM-4, Herrli-01.30.11, flower right of the pipal leaf on reverse (Herrli’s 8th symbol from the left in his chart), vf $120 - 150
1244. MYSORE: Tipu Sultan, 1782-1799, AR 2 rupees (haidari), 1251. SIKH EMPIRE: AE heavy paisa (11.89g), Amritsar, Patan, AM1219 year 9, KM-127A, superb strike, lustrous, VS1881, KM-4, Herrli-01.30.11, 7-pellet rosette right of the NGC graded MS-65 $9,000 - 11,000 pipal leaf on reverse (Herrli’s 4th symbol from the left in his chart), lovely example, choice vf-ef, R $140 - 180 This is the finest graded by NGC and perhaps the finest known example of this popular and scarce type. A NGC MS-62 similar example sold in the Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio Sale 165 for $6500 plus buyer’s fee.
1252. SIKH EMPIRE: AE heavy paisa (10.58g), Amritsar, VS1880, 1245. MYSORE: Tipu Sultan, 1782-1799, AV pagoda (3.42g), KM-6, Herrli-01.30.11, part of lotus to left of pipal leaf on AH1197 year 1, KM-129, ef $260 - 300 reverse, tiny adhesion near reverse rim, bold vf-ef, R $100 - 140
1246. MYSORE: Krishna Raja Wodeyar, 1810-1868, AR rupee 1253. SIKH EMPIRE: AE heavy paisa (11.29g), Amritsar, (11.38g), Mysore, AH1238 year 37, KM-207, superb strike, VS1880, KM-6, Herrli-01.30.11, with numeral 5 at lower left nicely toned au , ex. John Page collection $120 - 160 in bottom panel of reverse, attractive vf, R $120 - 150
1247. NABHA: Jaswant Singh, 1783-1840, AR rupee (11.01g), VS(18)81, Cr-20.3, branch at left on reverse, lovely bold 1254. SIKH EMPIRE: AE heavy paisa (11.40g), Amritsar, strike, ef, R $250 - 300 VS1881, KM-6, Herrli-01.30.11, with numeral 5 to right of This year not recorded in Krause. the pipal leaf on reverse, lovely example, choice vf, R $150 - 200
105 1255. SIKH EMPIRE: AR rupee (11.03g), Amritsar, VS1885/1903, 1261. SIKH EMPIRE: AR rupee (8.47g), Peshawar, KM-22.8, pataka beneath date VS1903, vf, S $90 - 110 VS1894//1894, KM-98.2, Herrli-13.01.04, 2nd type, with border of dots around the pipal leaf, superb bold strike on broad flan, choice ef-au, R $250 - 350
1256. SIKH EMPIRE: AR rupee (10.92g), Kashmir, VS1894, KM-51, Herrli-06.46.04, star left of final “u” of guru in obverse field, one adjustment mark at edge, bold ef $100 - 150 1262. SIKH EMPIRE: AR rupee (8.38g), Peshawar, VS1892//1892, KM-98.2, Herrli-13.01.04, 2nd type, with border of dots around the pipal leaf, bold strike, choice ef, R $225 - 275
1257. SIKH EMPIRE: AV rupee (0.66g), [Multan], VS1905, KM-87a, Herrli-11.09.04, saha’i satguru on obverse, mundarka 1905 on reverse (“mundarka” means “siege”), reeded edge, choice ef-au , ex. Baldwin’s 31, lot 637 (Lingford collection), ex. Glendining auction, 2-3 Nov. 1949 (Brushfield collection) $1,000 - 1,200 1263. SIKH EMPIRE: AE paisa (8.07g), Dera, ND, KM-101.2var, Lovely well-centered strike. Herrli-—, similar to KM-101.2 & Herrli-05-12-11 (3rd reverse picture), but undeciphered Gurmukhi text, f-vf, RR, ex. William F. Spengler $175 - 225
1258. SIKH EMPIRE: AE paisa, Peshawar, AH(126)5, KM-96, NGC graded VF-20 $80 - 90 1264. SIKH EMPIRE: AE paisa (8.46g), Dera, ND, KM-101.x, Herrli-—. Va-616, similar to KM-101.1 but without the denominational word falus, superb strike, choice vf-ef $175 - 225
1259. SIKH EMPIRE: AR rupee (9.23g), Peshawar, VS1891//1891, KM-98.1, Herrli-13.01.04, first type, without the border of dots around the pipal leaf, few nicks, nice 1265. SIKH EMPIRE: AE paisa (6.71g), Dera, ND, KM-—, Herrli-—, unread Gurmukhi obverse, Persian text around overall, vf, RR $400 - 500 pipal leaf reverse, f-vf, RR, ex. William F. Spengler $125 - 150 The weight of this pieces corresponds to the contemporary Afghan rupee of about 9.2-9.4 grams, the weight of the last Barakzay rupees of Peshawar, struck anonymously by Sultan Muhammad Tala’i AH1247-1249. It is likely that the border of dots added later in VS1891 (began about 15 April 1834, near the end of AH1249) represent a reduction of the Peshawar rupee weight to about 8.4-8.5 grams. In order to confirm this theory, the weight of more Peshawar VS1891 rupees without the border of dots is needed. 1266. SIKH EMPIRE: AE paisa (6.89g), [Derajat], AH1249, KM-C102, lion left / rayij, pleasing strike, f-vf, R $150 - 200 Very rare with clear legible date.
1260. SIKH EMPIRE: AR rupee (8.48g), Peshawar, 1267. SIKH EMPIRE: AE paisa (6.70g), [Derajat], AH1265, VS1893//1893, KM-98.2, Herrli-13.01.04, 2nd type, with KM-C102, lion left / rayij, pleasing strike, f-vf, R, border of dots around the pipal leaf, superb bold strike, Krause SCWC plate specimen $150 - 200 choice ef-au, R $250 - 350 Very rare with clear legible date.
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1268. SIKH EMPIRE: AE paisa (6.17g), [Derajat], AH1254, 1275. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE 1/12 anna, 1848 KM-D102, lion right / rayij, date above lion’s body, decent (c), KM-445, East India Co. issue, NGC graded MS-64 $150 - 190 strike, pleasing f, R $125 - 175 Same dies as the KM illustrated specimen for this type.
1269. SIKH EMPIRE: AE paisa (8.39g), [Derajat], year “15", 1276. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR rupee, 1840(c), KM-D102, lion right / rayij & ”date", crude f, R $100 - 125 KM-458.1, East India Company, NGC grproofd MS-62 $150 - 250
1270. TRAVANCORE: AE 4 cash, ND (1901-10), KM-41, NGC 1277. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE 1/12 anna, graded MS-64 $90 - 110 1891(c), KM-483, NGC graded MS-63 $35 - 45
1278. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE ¼ anna, 1880(c), 1271. TRAVANCORE: AE chuckram, ND (1901-10), KM-46, KM-486, NGC graded MS-64 $60 - 80 NGC graded MS-64 $140 - 160
1272. TRAVANCORE: AE 8 cash, ND (1906-35), KM-48, NGC 1279. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE ¼ anna, 1889(c), graded MS-65 $85 - 100 KM-486, NGC graded MS-65 $80 - 90
1273. TRAVANCORE: AR 2 chuckrams, ND (1906-28), KM-50, NGC graded MS-62 $100 - 120 Colonial India 1280. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE ¼ anna, 1889(c), KM-486, NGC graded MS-65 $75 - 85
1274. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE ¼ anna, 1835 (b), KM-446.1, NGC graded MS-65 $185 - 220 1281. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE ¼ anna, 1892(c), KM-486, NGC graded MS-64 $80 - 90
107 According to Puddester, Calcutta produced the bronze medals of this type (which has DEF. rather than DEI. and is illustrated in their records), the Calcutta mint almost certainly also struck the silver medals. The Latin word dei means “God”, and def. is the abbreviation of the word that means “defender.” Since dei is not an appreviation there should not have been a period after that word. 1282. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR ¼ rupee, 1882-C, KM-490, NGC graded MS-63 $140 - 160
1288. BRITISH INDIA: Edward VII, 1901-1910, AE ¼ anna, 1903(c), KM-501, superb strike with full hair detail on portrait, NGC graded MS-65 $140 - 160
1283. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR rupee, Bombay, 1877 (b), KM-492, type A/II, choice ef $100 - 150
1289. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AE ½ pice, 1912(c), KM-510, NGC graded MS-65 $55 - 75
1284. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR rupee, Calcutta, 1878 (c), KM-492, PCGS graded ms64 $250 - 350
1290. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AE ¼ anna, 1917(c), KM-512, NGC graded MS-66 $45 - 55
1285. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR rupee, 1885-C, KM-492, NGC graded MS-65 $250 - 300
1291. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AE ¼ anna, 1917(c), KM-512, NGC graded MS-65 $40 - 50
1286. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR rupee, Bombay, 1292. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR ¼ rupee, 1892 (b), KM-492, bu $250 - 350 1925(b), KM-518, NGC graded MS-64 $100 - 120
1293. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR ¼ rupee, Bombay, 1928(b), KM-518, PCGS graded MS-65 $75 - 100
1287. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR medal (42.62g) (Calclutta) (1861), Pud-861.3 (42.7mm) Bust of Queen Victoria left, around VICTORIA D.G. BRIT. REG. FID. DEI., 1294. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR ¼ rupee, where DEI is an engraver’s error for DEF / within wreath, Bombay, 1936(b), KM-518, PCGS graded MS-66 $75 - 100 PUNJAB / EXHIBITION / OF / ARTS, PRODUCE & / MANUFACTURE, with small ribbon below, RR $400 - 600 108 Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 14 | September 21-22, 2012
1295. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR ¼ rupee, Bombay, 1936(b), KM-518, PCGS graded MS-66 $75 - 100
1302. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR rupee, 1918(c), KM-524, NGC graded MS-64 $65 - 75
1296. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR ¼ rupee, Bombay, 1936(b), KM-518, PCGS graded MS-66 $75 - 100
1303. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR rupee, 1297. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR ¼ rupee, 1919(c), KM-524, NGC graded MS-65 $80 - 90 Bombay, 1936(b), KM-518, PCGS graded MS-66 $75 - 100
1298. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR ¼ rupee, Bombay, 1936(b), KM-518, PCGS graded MS-66 $75 - 100
1304. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR rupee, 1919(c), KM-524, NGC graded MS-64 $65 - 75
1299. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR ½ rupee, 1936(c), KM-522, NGC graded MS-65 $90 - 110
1305. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR rupee, 1920(c), KM-524, NGC graded MS-64 $65 - 75
1300. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR rupee, 1912(b), KM-524, NGC graded MS-63 $70 - 80
1306. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR rupee, 1920(b), KM-524, NGC graded MS-64 $65 - 75
1301. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR rupee, 1913(b), KM-524, NGC graded MS-62 $60 - 70
1307. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR rupee, Bombay, 1921(b), KM-524, gem bu $100 - 150
109 1308. BRITISH INDIA: George VI, 1937-1947, AR ½ rupee, Bombay, 1939(b), KM-550, PCGS graded MS-65 $100 - 150
1313. BRITISH INDIA: AR award medal, 1896, Puddester-[1987] 970.12, 57mm, Durand Football Challenge Prize, unsigned; topographical view of buildings, trees and hills in background, Rev legend around wreath, named (1 The P.A. Som. L.I. No. 3057 Pte. Greensall, 1896), in original maroon fitted case, lightly cleaned in the past, ef, RR $300 - 400 1309. BRITISH INDIA: George VI, 1937-1947, AR ½ rupee, Bombay, 1939(b), KM-550, PCGS graded MS-64 $100 - 150
1310. BRITISH INDIA: George VI, 1937-1947, AR rupee, 1939(b), KM-555, with dot below ruler’s head, PCGS 1314. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, white metal medal, graded MS-64, RRR $20,000 - 30,000 1922, BHM-4164, P-921.2.2, E-1977, 37mm, Visit to India 1921-22, medal by Frank Bowcher for Spink and Son; This example has received the highest grade for this date crowned and draped bust left / 1921 INDIA 1922 within and type, by either NGC or PCGS. A much lower quality ornamental border incorporating elephant, tiger, cow, specimen graded by NGC AU-55 sold in the Heritage cobra, and a peacock in its pride, plain edge, au $80 - 120 Auction 3019, lot 24911 for $11,000.
1315. BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AE medal, 1922, 1311. BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Queen, 1837-1876, white metal BHM-4164, P-921.2.2, E-1977, 37mm, Visit to India medal, 1872, Pridmore-872, Bttm-2946, 38mm, medal by 1921-22, medal by Frank Bowcher for Spink and Son; J. Moore F.; HIS HIGHNESS ISHREE MAHA RAJAH crowned and draped bust left / 1921 INDIA 1922 within BENARES around ruler and attendant with hookah, 27 ornamental border incorporating elephant, tiger, cow, FEB 1872 below / THE MAHA RAJAH’S WELL - STOKE cobra, and a peacock in its pride, plain edge, ef $80 - 120 ROW 10 MARCH 1863, au $80 - 120 The two medals below have reduced photo sizes.
1316. BRITISH INDIA: Private token, ca. 1937-1947, AR token (4.44g), ND, Mitch-—, bust of George VI / issuer from the city of Ahmadabad, very interesting! lovely ef, RR $100 - 120
1312. BRITISH INDIA: white metal medal, 1877, Puddester-877.3, 51mm, medal by Hamilton & Co., depiction of the Red Fort in Delhi, IMPERIAL ASSEMLAGE. DELHI. around / AWARD OF MERIT - EXHIBITION OF JEWELRY ETC., ef, RR $250 - 350
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1323. BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: AE pice, 1791, KM-193, Soho 1317. BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AE pice, year 37, KM-52, struck mint, Birmingham, NGC graded PF-65 $375 - 425 in 1795, NGC graded AU-58 $170 - 190
1324. BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: AE ½ pice (1.23g), 1786, KM-151, V E I C in bale / date, lovely vf, RR $120 - 180 Pridmore has published the year 1785 (#318), but was unaware of 1786, which appears not to have been subsequently published.
1318. BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AE pice, year 37, KM-56, struck in 1829, NGC graded MS-63 $185 - 215
1325. BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: AE ½ pice, 1791, KM-192, struck at the Soho mint, Birmingham, NGC graded PF-63 $320 - 360
1319. BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AE pice, year 37, KM-57, struck in 1831, NGC graded MS-65 $140 - 160
1326. BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: AE ½ pice, 1791, KM-192, struck at the Soho mint, England, au-unc $200 - 300 The proof is more common than high quality circulation 1320. BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AR ¼ rupee, Murshidabad, examples. AH1204 year 19, KM-104, struck 1819-29, NGC graded MS-62 $110 - 140
1327. BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: AE ½ pice, 1794, KM-192, struck at the Soho mint, Birmingham, NGC graded PF-65 $350 - 400
1321. BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AV mohur (12.22g), “Murshidabad”, AH1202 year 19 (frozen), KM-113, Prid-83 type, oblique milling sloping towards the left, type struck 1825-1830, vf-ef $750 - 850 This piece is a contemporary unofficial issue, die-identical to 1328. BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: AE ½ pice, 1821, KM-225, the illustrated example of Prid-401, and would have been produced NGC graded MS-61 $220 - 260 either unofficially at one of the Presidency mints or at a privately operated mint, for the following reasons. On the obverse, the H of muhammad is shaped differently from the regular specimens, the H at the end of shah and padishah are plain round circles, and the first A and D of padishah touch one another. On the reverse, the 5-petal flower touches one of the pellets in the 5-pellet rosette to the lower left. The “scratch” on the reverse is not a coin scratch but a die-break, which could occur on both official and unofficial issues.
1329. MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AE 10 cash, 1803, KM-319, NGC graded MS-61 $210 - 240
1322. BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AE 1/16 anna, Pulta, AH1195, KM-120, John Prinsep coinage, NGC graded MS-63 $320 - 360
111 1338. FRENCH INDIA: AE biche (Mahe), 1752, KM-65, 5 fleurs-de-lis / date, lovely strike, ef, R ex. John Page collection $200 - 250 1330. MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AE 10 cash, 1808, KM-320, NGC graded MS-63 $200 - 240
1339. NEGAPATNAM: Anonymous, ca. 1747-1784, AV pagoda (3.39g), KM-22, stylized Venkateswara (Vishnu) standing / granulated field, choice ef $300 - 400
1331. MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AE ½ dub (5.11g), 1807, KM-327, vf $180 - 240
1340. PORTUGUESE INDIA: Luiz I, 1861-1889, AR oitavo de rupia, 1881, KM-9, lovely toning, au , ex. John Page collection $100 - 150 1332. MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AR 2 fanams, ND (1808), KM-350, NGC graded MS-62 $275 - 325
1341. PORTUGUESE INDIA: Luiz I, 1861-1889, AR ¼ rupia, 1881, KM-310, NGC graded AU-55 $150 - 170 1342. PORTUGUESE INDIA: LOT of 5 silver coins of Luiz I, 1861-1889, quarto de rupia 1881 (2 pcs, f & vf), meia de rupia 1881 (f-vf), rupia 1881 (vf) & 1882 (vf-ef), lot of 5 coins, ex. John Page collection $100 - 150 1333. MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AE 1/48 rupee, 1794, KM-394, 1343. PORTUGUESE INDIA: LOT of 14 copper coins, KM3 struck at the Soho mint, Birmingham, NGC graded PF-65 $500 - 600 (1871, choice ef), KM7 (1881, f), KM8 (1886, avf), KM13 (1901, ef), KM14 (1901, ef, 1903, f), KM15 (1903, choice vf), KM16 (1901, 2pcs, both f-vf, 1903, 3 pcs, one f-vf, two vg-f), plus Diu KM25 (1843, f-vf) and KM260 (1845, corroded vf), lot of 14 coins, ex. John Page collection $140 - 180 1344. PORTUGUESE INDIA: LOT of 13 copper coins, KM17 (1903, cleaned vf) KM22 (1935, 2 pcs, one ef, one au-unc), KM26 (1952, vf), KM-30 (1961, 2 pcs, unc), KM31 (1958, unc), KM32 (1959, 3 pcs, vf, ef, and au) KM33 (1959, unc), 1334. MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AR ¼ rupee, Arcot, AH1172 year KM35 (1959, 2 pcs, one f, one ef), lot of 13 coins, 6, KM-409, struck 1812-17, NGC graded MS-64 $240 - 280 ex. John Page collection $130 - 170
1335. MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AR 1/16 rupee, Arcot, AH1172 year 6, KM-411, struck 1817-35, NGC graded MS-62 $150 - 170
1345. DIU: João V, 1706-1750, AR rupia (11.86g), 1747, KM-24, vf , ex. John Page collection $240 - 300
1336. MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AR rupee, Arcot, AH1172 year 6, KM-427, struck 1823-25, NGC graded MS-63 $230 - 270 1346. DIU: João VI, regent, 1799-1816, AR 300 reis (3.70g), 1337. MADRAS PRESIDENCY: LOT of six coins; ND (1764-1807) 1806, KM-51, ef $500 - 700 AR fanam (2) KM-307 f-vf, AR double fanam KM-308 f, ND (1812-17) AR 2 annas Arcot AH1172 year 6 KM-408 au, ND (1823-25) AR ¼ rupee Arcot AH1172 year 6 KM-425 rotated and slightly double struck in ef condition, four coins with 19th century collection tags, lot of 6 coins $100 - 200
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1355. DIU: João V, 1706-1750, AR rupia, 1749, KM-24, upright 4 type, cleaned, crude vf $320 - 420
1347. DIU: Pedro IV, 1826-1828, zinc 20 bazarucos (16.04g), 1827, KM-58, bold strike, choice vf , ex. John Page collection $150 - 200 1348. DIU: LOT of 3 copper coins, KM-2 (bazaruco, clear date 1680, vg-f), KM-6 (bazaruco, 1686, vg), and KM-7 (2 bazaruco, 1686, but looking more like badly written 1689, lot of 3 coins, ex. John Page collection $100 - 150 1356. DIU: João V, 1706-1750, AR rupia, 1750, KM-24, cleaned, 1349. DIU: LOT of 4 copper coins, KM-11 (bazaruco, 1699, vg), crude f-vf $300 - 400 KM-38 (atia, 1768, f-vf), KM-42 (atia, 1778, vg), and KM-41 (½ atiya, 1780, vg-f), lot of 4 coins, ex. John Page collection $75 - 100
1350. DIU: João V, 1706-1750, AR xerafim, 1738, KM-20, 1357. DIU: I.C. Salat, early 20th century, iron 1 haulo cleaned, crude vf $400 - 500 (1.56g), Mitch-584, uniface stamped bracteate, some discoloration, ef, RR $150 - 200 I.C. Salat operated a ferry between the island of Diu, then a Portuguese colony, to the mainland, probably at the western tip of the island.
1351. DIU: João V, 1706-1750, AR rupia, 1741, KM-24, upright 4 type, cleaned, crude f-vf $300 - 400 1358. GOA: José I, 1750-1777, AR tanga (1.20g), 1751, KM-130.1, ef $550 - 650
1359. GOA: José I, 1750-1777, AV 8 xerafim (3.24g), 1768, KM-149, vf, R $2,200 - 2,400 1352. DIU: João V, 1706-1750, AR rupia, 1741, KM-24, slanted 4 type, cleaned, crude f-vf $300 - 400
1360. GOA: João VI, regent, 1799-1816, AR rupia (10.92g), 1800, KM-205, vf-ef $375 - 450
1353. DIU: João V, 1706-1750, AR rupia, 1744, KM-24, cleaned, date rather barbarous, crude vf $300 - 400
1361. GOA: João VI, regent, 1799-1816, AR rupia (10.85g), 1806, KM-205, decent strike, nearly ef , ex. John Page collection $200 - 300 1354. DIU: João V, 1706-1750, AR rupia, 1749, KM-24, slanted 4 type, cleaned, crude vf $320 - 420
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1362. GOA: João VI, 1816-1826, AR ½ xerafim (2.71g), 1819/8, KM-235, crude ef $400 - 500
1363. GOA: João VI, 1816-1826, AR pardao (5.37g), 1825, KM-237, f-vf $375 - 475 1369. INDIA: Habib Bank Ltd. AR 5 tolas (58.36g), KM-X52, lion walking left, holding sword, sunrise behind / text within floral border, choice bu $125 - 200 Produced circa 1940s-1950s.
1364. GOA: João VI, 1816-1826, AR rupia (10.99g), 1823, KM-239, choice ef $800 - 900
1365. GOA: Miguel I, 1828-1834, AE ½ tanga (19.77g), ND, KM-249, excellent strike, lovely vf-ef, ex. John Page collection $150 - 200
1366. GOA: Pedro V, 1853-1861, AR rupia (10.87g), 1856, KM-279, choice ef $450 - 550
1367. GOA: Pedro V, 1853-1861, AR rupia (10.91g), 1856, KM-279, lovely bold strike, lovely ef, ex. John Page collection $340 - 400
1368. GOA: Pedro V, 1853-1861, AR rupia (10.88g), 1861, KM-279, vf-ef $375 - 450 1370. INDIA: 7-coin proof set, 1950, KM-PS1, set includes 1 pice PF-64RD, 1/2 anna PF-64, 1 anna PF-65, 2 anna PF-65, ¼ rupee PF-62, ½ rupee PF-65 and 1 rupee PF-65, with original mint packaging, outer envelopes somewhat ragged, inner envelopes average condition & glycine papers in excellent condition, NGC graded, 7 proof set, R $3,200 - 3,800 114 Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 14 | September 21-22, 2012
1374. INDIA: 10 naye paise, 1962(b), KM-24.2, NGC graded PF-66, RR $250 - 300 1375. INDIA: LOT of 75 miscellaneous pieces, 53 unidentified copper kasus from various parts of southern India, 13th-19th century, mostly vf condition, nice study group, plus 22 odds & ends of little value, lot of 75 coins ex. John Page collection $150 - 300 Asia
1376. AFGHANISTAN: Abdurrahman, 1880-1901, AR 5 Kabuli rupees (45.42g), Kabul, AH1316, KM-826, usual central weakness, nice vf $100 - 140
1377. AFGHANISTAN: Amanullah, 1919-1929, AV 2 amani (9.11g), Kabul, AH1303, KM-888, toughra within wreath / mosque, sunshine around, small flan defect at the edge, ef $500 - 700
1371. INDIA: 6-coin proof set, 1960, KM-PS3, set includes, 1 naya paisa PF-63RB, 2 naya paisa PF-64, 5 naya paisa PF-65, 10 naya paisa PF-64, 25 naya paisa PF-63 and 50 naye paisa PF-63, with original mint packaging, outer envelopes somewhat ragged, inner envelopes & glycine papers in excellent condition, NGC graded, 6 proof set, RR $4,500 - 5,000 1378. AFGHANISTAN: Muhammad Zahir Shah, 1933-1973, The 1960 proof set is rarely encountered and very rare! AV 8 gram, SH1317, KM-934, au $600 - 800
1372. INDIA: 2 naye paise, 1962(b), KM-11, NGC graded PF-64, RR $225 - 275
1379. AJMAN: Sheikh Rashid ibn Humayd III, 1928-1981, essai 5 riyals, AH1390/1970, KM-E7, off metal strike in aluminun, death of Gamal Abdel Nassar, marked ASSAY below bust, some hairlines, proof, S, ex. R. Merlin Null Collection $160 - 200
1373. INDIA: 5 naye paise, 1962(b), KM-16, NGC graded PF-65, RR $250 - 300
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1380. AJMAN: Sheikh Rashid ibn Humayd III, 1928-1981, essai 1385. BURMA: TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th-18th century, 7½ riyals, AH1390/1970, KM-E11, off metal strike in tin/lead coinage, Mitch-2487/88, Robinson-plate 10, No. 5, aluminun, death of Gamal Abdel Nassar, marked ASSAY crude lotus bud / legend in three lines, ef, RR $300 - 400 below bust, proof, S, ex. R. Merlin Null Collection $225 - 300 This is the finest example we have handled of this rare type. Photo size reduced.
1381. BHUTAN: Jigme Singye Wangchuk, 1972-2006, 200 ngultrums, 1981, KM-P2, double thick piefort, International Year of the Disabled Person, unknown mintage but likely less than 85 coins, NGC graded PF-69 $200 - 250 1386. BURMA: TENASSERIM-PEGU: Anonymous, 17th-18th century, tin/lead coinage, Mitch-2862, Robinson-plate 6, No. 1, Hantha (duck-like bird) / remnants of medieval Burma-Mon script, vf, RR $300 - 500 This is the finest example we have handled of this rare type. Photo size reduced.
1382. BURMA: Mindon Min, 1853-1878, AR 5 mu, CS1214 (1853), KM-9, vf $80 - 100
1387. CAMBODIA: Ang Duong, 2nd reign, 1845-1860, AR tical, CS1208 (1847), KM-37, lightly cleaned and now retoning, vf $200 - 300
1383. BURMA: Mindon Min, 1853-1878, AR kyat (11.51g), CS1214 (1853), KM-10, choice au $110 - 140
1388. CAMBODIA: Norodom I, 1860-1904, AE 10 centimes, 1860, KM-43.1, lovely toned proof-like example, unc $200 - 300
1384. BURMA: Mindon Min, 1853-1878, AR kyat, CS1214 (1853), KM-10, choice au $90 - 110
1389. CEYLON: George III, 1760-1820, AE ½ stuiver, 1815, KM-80, NGC graded MS-63 $375 - 425
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Hejaz / Hejaz & Nejd
1390. CEYLON: Edward VIII, 1936, AV crown (35.54g), “1936", KM-X1c, bust of Edward VIII left / elephant right, struck in 1954 as part of a series issued by Geoffrey Hearn, very faint hairlines, bu $2,200 - 2,500 1395. HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AR 20 piastres, ND According to Krause, only 10 pieces were struck by Geoffrey (1916-20), KM-18, incuse “Hejaz” countermark on Austria Hearn. Krause also states that some restrikes were struck, but Maria Theresa Thaler Restrike (KM-T1), AU countermark from information on the internet, it seems that the “restrikes” were on cleaned XF host, au $300 - 400 the Richard Lobel pieces, same exact design but struck from Considered by some to be a spurious issue. different dies, easily distinguished by the circle of dots around the obverse & reverse which are not on the Hearn dies. Although it is alleged that Lobel acquired the dies that had belonged to Hearn, his “restrikes” were clearly struck from a new set of dies, not from the original Hearn dies, whose whereabouts remain unknown.
1396. HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AE ¼ piastre, Makka, AH1334 year 5, KM-22, virtually unknown in this quality, NGC graded MS-61 , ex. Bseiso collection $250 - 300
1391. CHOLAS: Rajendra Deva, 1012-1044, AV kahavanu (4.28g), Mitch-—, Elliott-153, tiger, two fish and other symbols, short version of ruler’s name below, same on obverse & reverse, struck in debased gold, choice vf-ef, R, ex. John Page collection $500 - 600 1397. HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AE ¼ piastre, Makka, AH1334 year 8, KM-25, virtually unknown in this quality, NGC graded MS-63 , ex. Bseiso collection $300 - 400
1398. HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AE ½ piastre, 1392. FRENCH INDOCHINA: Third Republic, 1870-1940, Makka, AH1334 year 8, KM-26, some surface hairlines, AE cent, 1899-A, KM-8, unc $100 - 150 NGC graded unc details , ex. Bseiso collection $180 - 220
1393. FRENCH INDOCHINA: Third Republic, 1870-1940, AR 10 cent, 1900-A, KM-9, NGC graded MS-63 $420 - 500 1399. HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AR 5 piastres, Makka, AH1334 year 8, KM-28, lovely bold strike, NGC graded MS-63 , ex. Bseiso collection $500 - 600
1394. FRENCH INDOCHINA: Third Republic, 1870-1940, AE cent, 1912-A, KM-12.1, NGC graded MS-65 $110 - 130
1400. HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AR 20 piastres, Makka, AH1334 year 8, KM-30, one of the finest known specimens, first we have seen in this high a grade, PCGS graded MS-64 , ex. Bseiso collection $600 - 800 117 Asia
1406. HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AR rupee, ND (1916-20), KM-X6, al-Hejaz countermarked on British East 1401. HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AR 20 piastres, Indian Company 1840 rupee, ef $300 - 400 AH1334 year 8, KM-30, Dav-244. Y-25, ef, R $320 - 360 Considered a spurious issue.
1402. HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AV dinar hashimi, Makka, AH1334 year 8, KM-31, NGC graded MS-64 $1,650 - 2,000
1407. HEJAZ & NEJD: Abdul Aziz b. Saud, as Emir, 1902-1921, AR riyal, KM-20, al-Hejaz Nejd countermarked on Austria 1780 Maria Theresa thaler, vf $300 - 400 Considered a spurious issue. 1403. HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AV dinar hashimi, Makka, AH1334 year 8, KM-31, superb strike, NGC graded MS-64 , ex. Bseiso collection $1,000 - 1,400
1404. HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AR 10 piastres, ND 1408. HEJAZ & NEJD: Abdul Aziz b. Saud, as joint ruler, (1916-20), incuse “Hejaz” countermark on 1840 British 1924-1932, AR riyal, AH1348, KM-12, rare date, vf , R $300 - 340 India rupee (KM-458), XF countermark on cleaned VF 1409. INDONESIA: 5-coin proof set, PROOF SET of 5 coins, 25 host, ef $300 - 400 rupiah 1995 (KM-55), 50 rupiah 1995 (KM-52), 100 rupiah Considered a spurious issue. 1995 (KM-53), 500 rupiah 1992 (KM-54) there only exists this date for the set, and 1000 rupiah 1995 (KM-56), set of 5 coins, proof, RRR $600 - 800 Unpublished proof set. For protection, each coin in a plastic coin capsule. It is unknown whether there might have been some sort of encasing for this set.
1405. HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AR riyal, ND (1916-20), KM-12, al-Hejaz countermarked on Austria 1780 Maria Theresa thaler, ef $300 - 400 1410. JAVA: Da Gang, 1776-1853, tin/lead cash (6.41g), Considered a spurious issue. Millies-258var, Montrado region, da gang gong si / he shun, reference to the He Shun Gongsi Federation, choice ef-au, RR $350 - 450 Die-axis rotated 90 degrees to the left.
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1411. IRAN: Nasir al-Din Shah, 1848-1896, AV toman, Tehran, AH1299, KM-933, lovely bold strike, lustrous ef-au $375 - 475 1418. JAPAN: AE mon, Sendai, 1739 & 1838, Cr-1.12, bronze seed coin or bosen struck for the normal iron series, ef $200 - 300
1412. IRAN: Muzaffar al-Din Shah, 1896-1907, AR medal, AH1315, KM-XMV26, Muzaffar al-Din Shah medal of valor, only the slightest trace of mount, attractive ef, RR, ex. John Jefferson collection $600 - 800
1413. IRAN: Ahmad Shah, 1909-1925, AV 2000 dinars (0.55g), Tehran, AH1339, KM-1070, scarce date, lustrous au $250 - 350
1419. JAPAN: Kyoho era, 1714-1746, AR chogin, KM-63, 1414. IRAN: Ahmad Shah, 1909-1924, AV 2 toman (2.84g), JNDA-09-65, a few chopmarks noted, scarcer type, lightly Tehran, AH1332, KM-1072, one tiny scratch in obverse cleaned, vf, R $1,000 - 1,500 field, nice strike, strong ef, R $900 - 1,100 All Kyoho era Chogin are very scarce and hard to find. The size and weigh is correct for the single toman, but the denomination is inscribed do toman, “two toman”, on the reverse, presumably an engraver’s mistake. Known for tomans (by weight) of Ahmad Shah dated AH1332 and 1333.
1415. IRAN: Reza Shah, 1924-1941, AV 2 pahlavi (3.88g), Tehran, SH1307, KM-1115, reported mintage of 7,000, unc $500 - 600 1420. JAPAN: Mutsuhito, 1867-1912, AR yen, Meiji year 21 (1888), Y-A25.3, lovely au $150 - 200
1421. JAPAN: Mutsuhito, 1867-1912, AV 2 yen (3.32g), Meiji 3 1416. IRAN: Reza Shah, 1925-1941, AV pahlavi (8.09g), Tehran, (1870), Y-10, unc $1,300 - 1,500 SH1310, KM-1133, lightly cleaned choice au, R $1,600 - 2,000
1422. JAPAN: Yoshihito, 1912-1926, AR 10 sen, Taisho 6 (1917), Y-36, NGC graded MS-68 $275 - 325 1417. IRAN: Muhammad Reza Shah, 1941-1979, AV pahlavi Last year of silver 10 sen coins in Japan and a (8.13g), Tehran, SH1331, KM-1162, rare date, bu $1,000 - 1,200 superb example! 119 Asia
1423. JAPAN: STUDY LOT of 549 coins (including a few paper items); consisting of a mix of Kanei Tsuho in brass, bronze and iron, many with mint marks and with and without waves; mix of Tempo Tsuho; mix of Hoei Tsuho; mix of Bun Kyu Eiho; lot includes (1) Bo Sen (mother coin) of the Kanei Tsuho type; lot also includes a set of gold color and silver color presentation cash in red and white paper dated November 21, 1928, study lot of 549 items, nearly all of them coins $300 - 400
1431. PORTUGUESE MALACCA: Manuel, 1511-1521, tin bastardo (14.2g), ND, SS-M.23, V O in obverse field, reverse armillary sphere with 3 lines of longitude, 6 lines of latitute & ecliptic circle, vf $140 - 160
1424. KOREA: Yi Hyong, 1864-1897, AE fun, year 501 (1892), KM-1104, ef $140 - 180
1432. PORTUGUESE MALACCA: João III, 1521-1557, tin bastardo (5.51g), ND, SS-J3-08, reverse armillary sphere with 3 lines of longitude, 4 lines of latitute, vf $100 - 120 1425. KOREA: Yi Hyong, 1897-1907, AR 20 chon, year 11 (1907), KM-1134, couple small obverse dings (hidden in legend), ef $110 - 130
1433. PORTUGUESE MALACCA: João III, 1521-1557, tin dinheiro (4.01g), ND, SS-J3-12, I S M A around the cross, for “Ioannes Senhor MalaccA”, superb strike, 1426. KOREA: Yi Ch’ok, 1907-1910, AR 10 chon (2.24g), year 4 lovely vf-ef $100 - 120 (1910), KM-1139, choice au $110 - 150
1427. KOREA: Yi Ch’ok, 1907-1910, AR 20 chon, year 4 (1910), KM-1140, Y-26, ef $180 - 220 1434. PORTUGUESE MALACCA: Sebastião, 1557-1578, tin bastardo (5.95g), ND, SS-S-04, S B around 3 crossed arrows on reverse, lovely vf $100 - 140 1435. PORTUGUESE MALACCA: LOT of 5 tin coins: João III (1521-1557), tin bastardo (Singh-J3.05, vf) & tin dinheiro (J3.07, vf), both struck at Lisbon for use in Malacca, Sebastião, 1557-1578, tin soldo (Singh-S.10, vf, some corrosion), tin dinheiro (S.19, choice vf) & tin bazarucco (S.20, lovely vf-ef), lot of 5 coins $200 - 250 1428. KOREA: Yi Hyong, 1897-1907, AR 20 chon, year 10 (1906), KM-1128, lovely original toning, NGC graded MS-63 $225 - 275 1429. KOREA: STUDY LOT of 93 pieces, which includes coins denominated at 1, 2, 5 and 100 mun; includes (78) Siang 1436. KEDAH: Rijaluddin, 1625-1651, AV kupang (0.60g), NM, Pyong type from 1670-1891; includes one seed (mother) SS-—, sultan / rija’il on obverse, shah / dewa on reverse, coin; a great variety of mints is represented in this group; unpublished, vf-ef, RRR $800 - 1,000 this lot also includes (15) pieces of Korean charms, study lot of 93 pieces $600 - 700
1437. PAHANG: Sultan Wan Ahmad al-Mu’azzam Shah, 1430. KUWAIT: AV 50 dinars, 1991, KM-X16, AGW 0.5002, 1882-1914, tin ¼ tamlung (9.02g), SS-SS20, “tin hat First Anniversary of Liberation Day, proof $850 - 950 money” valued at 1/100 of a Mexican 8 reales, natural flan hole, vg $150 - 250
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1443. NEPAL: Surendra Vikrama, 1847-1881, AR ½ mohar (2.74g), SE1775 (1853), KM-601, choice ef $75 - 100
1438. NEJD: Abdul Aziz b. Saud, as Emir, 1902-1921, AR rupee, ND (1918), Bruce-X7, Nejd countermark on 1840 India rupee (KM-458), XF on VF host, ef $300 - 400 Considered a spurious issue.
1444. NEPAL: Prithvi Vira Vikrama, 1881-1911, AV ¼ mohar (1.31g), SE1817, KM-671.1, ef-au $270 - 330
1445. NEPAL: Prithvi Vira Vikrama, 1881-1911, AV tola 1439. NEJD: Abdul Aziz b. Saud, as Emir, 1902-1921, (12.29g), SE1807, KM-674.3, plain edge, superb ef $1,000 - 1,200 AR 20 piastres, ND (1918), Bruce-X14.1, Nejd countermark on Restrike Maria Theresa Thaler (KM-T1), XF countermark on VF host, some cleaned, ef $300 - 400 Considered a spurious issue.
1446. NEPAL: Mahendra Bir Bikram, 1955-1971, copper-nickel rupee, VS2012, KM-797, one-year type in the name of Queen Ratna Rajya Lakshmi, only 2,000 minted for circulation, weakly struck quadrant from apparent lack of metal, vf , ex. R. Merlin Null Collection $80 - 100 1447. NEPAL: Birenda Bir Bikram, 1971-2001, specialized proof set, VS2038 (1981), PROOF SET, comprising copper 1440. NEJD: Abdul Aziz b. Saud, as Emir, 1902-1921, AR 20 nickel commemorative coins equivalent to KM-833 (5 piastres, ND (1916-23), Bruce-X20, al-Hejaz and Nejd rupees, commemorating Rural Women’s Advancement, but countermarks on Restrike Maria Theresa Thaler (KM-T1), dated VS2038, not 2037 as the KM type), KM-843 (50 XF countermarks on cleaned VF-XF host, ef $300 - 400 rupees, International Year of Disabled Persons), and Considered a spurious issue. KM-850.1 (200 rupees, World Food Day), set of 3 coins, proof, RR $300 - 400 There is no record of this set in the readily available publications. Given the different date on the KM-803 type, it is conceivable that these are a set of off-metal patterns from an undetermined mint, presented to the Nepalese government for their selection. We have encountered no information regarding this remarkable set.
1441. NEJD: Abdul Aziz b. Saud, as Emir, 1902-1921, AR riyal, KM-X14.2, Nejd countermarked on Austria 1780 Maria Theresa thaler, ef $300 - 400 Considered a spurious issue. 1448. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: brass ½ arbeidsloon, 1442. LICHCHHAVI OF NEPAL: LOT of three copper coins, Argasari, 1892, struck circa 1889, with square hole above Manangka (1), and Amsuvarman (2), vg-f, lot of 3 coins, two machetes, correct for this type, vf $140 - 180 ex. John Page collection $100 - 120 Arbeidsloon means “wages”.
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1454. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: SETof 3 tokens, ND, L&W 177, 182, 190, The Netherland Jndia Sumatra Tobacco Company, struck circa 1889-1894; set containing 50 cents, 20 cents, 10 cents, all uncirculated, but with some stain, especially on the 50 cents token, set of 3 tokens, unc, R $350 - 450 The name India is spelled as Jndia, with first letter J instead of I. 1455. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: LOT of 3 tokens, ND, Soengei Serbangan ½ dollar (L&W-416, circa 1891-1898, corroded vf), and Goerach Batoe (dated 1890), 20 cents (copper-nickel, L&W-89d) & 10 cents (copper-nickel, L&W-92), both corroded f-vf, lot of 3 tokens $100 - 150 1449. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: brass 1 dollar, Gallia Serdang, ND, L&W-77, struck circa 1890-1897, in the name of the owner, G. de Montbrun & Co., text in French & Chinese, few light scratches in obverse field, vf $200 - 280
1456. NORTH BORNEO: AE 20 cents, ND, L&W-637, Borneo Labuk Tobacco Company, struck 1900-1924, reeded edge, unc $80 - 120 1450. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: AR ½ duit, 1793, KM-112.2a, Utrecht issue, struck in silver, rare date, lustrous au $125 - 175
1457. NORTH BORNEO: AE 50 cents, Labuk, ND, L&W-670, struck before 1924, unc $100 - 140
1451. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: copper-nickel 1 dollar, Kisaran, 1888, L&W-133, uniface, f-vf $140 - 180
1458. NORTH BORNEO: AE 10 cents, L&W-763, Sandakan Tobacco Company, struck before 1896, unc $80 - 120 1459. NORTH BORNEO: SET of 2 tokens,L&W-712, 713a, London Borneo Tobacco Cy., struck before 1896, 1 dollar (vf) and ½ dollar (f-vf), set of 2 tokens $100 - 150 1460. PALESTINE: Anonymous, late 19th century, brass token, Haff-CC16, LOT of 2 tokens, both the same, inscribed the abbreviated form of Hebrew zdakah / chevra kadisha, a charity token used to help the poor, also used as change due to a severe shortage of small denomination coins during the late 19th century Ottoman period, 2 pcs, both vf, one with some discoloration, lot of 2 tokens, ex. John Page collection $100 - 150
1452. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: copper-nickel 1 dollar reis, Kisaran, 1888, L&W-147, “good for one dollar in rice”, slightly porous, uniface, f-vf $120 - 160
1461. PALESTINE: British Mandate, 1920-1948, AE mil, 1927, KM-1, NGC graded MS-66 $110 - 130
1453. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: AR ducaton (31.92g), Zeeland, 1741, KM-151, f-vf $800 - 900 1462. PALESTINE: British Mandate, 1920-1948, AE 2 mils, 1927, KM-2, NGC graded MS-66 $120 - 140
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1463. PALESTINE: British Mandate, 1920-1948, 5 mils, 1927, KM-3, NGC graded MS-65 $90 - 110
1470. PHILIPPINES: U.S. Territory, 1898-1935, AR peso, 1903-S, KM-168, lovely toning, choice au $75 - 100
1464. PALESTINE: British Mandate, 1920-1948, 10 mils, 1927, KM-4, NGC graded MS-67 $185 - 215
1471. PHILIPPINES: U.S. Territory, 1898-1935, AR 50 centavos, 1921, KM-171, bu $80 - 100
1465. PALESTINE: British Mandate, 1920-1948, 20 mils, 1927, KM-5, NGC graded MS-67 $240 - 280
1472. RAS AL KHAIMA: Sheikh Saqr ibn Muhammad, 1948-2010, 10 riyals, 1970, KM-E4, off metal strike in aluminum, 1st Anniversary - Death of Dwight Eisenhower, with “ASSAY”, proof , ex. R. Merlin Null Collection $150 - 180 1466. PHILIPPINES: Isabel II, 1833-1868, AE 2 centavos, 1859, KM-Pn12, pattern struck in Europe, PCGS graded PF-64RB $800 - 1,000
1467. PHILIPPINES: Isabel II, 1833-1868, AV 2 pesos, 1868, KM-143, lustrous surfaces, PCGS graded AU-58 $550 - 700
1473. RYUKYUS: Sho Tai, 1848-1879, AE 100 mon, Cr-115, a lovely example, ef $100 - 150
1468. PHILIPPINES: Isabel II, 1833-1868, AV 4 pesos, 1868, KM-144, lustrous surfaces, PCGS graded AU-58 $700 - 900
1474. SARAWAK: Charles Johnson Brooke, Rajah, 1868-1917, 1469. PHILIPPINES: U.S. Territory, 1898-1935, AE ½ centavo, AE cent, 1892 H, KM-7, ef-au $100 - 140 1908, KM-162, PCGS graded PF-65 $700 - 900
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1475. SAUDI ARABIA: Abd al-Aziz b. Sa’ud, 1926-1953, AR ¼ riyal (5.92g), Makka, AH1346, KM-10, vf-ef $175 - 225
1476. SAUDI ARABIA: Abd al-Aziz b. Sa’ud, 1926-1953, AR ¼ riyal (5.88g), Makka, AH1346, KM-10, slightly shallow strike, nicely toned vf-ef $175 - 225
1480. THAILAND: Rama IV, 1851-1868, 8-coin ‘bullet’ money set, SET includes: P’ra Tao series 1/32 baht (0.52g) C-122, 1/16 baht (0.93g) C-123, 1/8 baht (1.89g) C-124, Mongkut series ¼ baht (3.90g) C-135, ½ baht (7.56g) C-136, 1 baht (15.30g) C-137, 2 baht (30.27g) C-138, 4 baht (60.59g), a lovely matched set all, average quality vf, collection of 8 coins $1,700 - 2,200 1477. , 1926-1953, SAUDI ARABIA: Abd al-Aziz b. Sa’ud 1481. THAILAND: LOT of 6 items, tiger tongues (2), one in good AR riyal, Makka, AH1346, KM-12, superb bold strike, silver and one in debased silver, circa 1591 - 1707 A.D.; probably the finest I’ve ever seen, beautifully toned, fantasy tiger tongue with Elephant (1); pieces of canoe NGC graded MS-62 $1,000 - 1,400 money ca.1707-1889 (3), lot of 6 pieces $125 - 175 1482. THAILAND: LOT of 61 pieces of Siamese porcelain gambling tokens; most with names of Chinese gambling houses; nice collection, many with full-color, some interesting shapes, a very nice collection overall, lot of 61 tokens $200 - 300
1478. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: AR dollar, 1919, KM-33, Y-37, Bombay mint proof restrike, NGC graded PF-64 $250 - 300
1483. TURKEY: 10 kurush, 1928, KM-836, rare date, mintage of 1,000 for circulation, obverse scratches, f-vf , ex. R. Merlin Null Collection $130 - 170
1479. THAILAND: Rama IX, 1946-present, AR 20 baht, BD2514 (1971), Y-95, fabulous double-struck off-center error, unc $75 - 100 1484. TURKEY: AV 500 kurush, 1923 year 20 (1943), AGW 1.0638 oz., bust of Ataturk left, au $1,850 - 1,950
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1490. QU’AITI STATE OF HADHRAMAUT: Awadh b. ‘Umar, 1881-1902, AE ¼ anna, AH1307, KM-5, vf $120 - 160
1491. QU’AITI STATE OF HADHRAMAUT: Awadh b. ‘Umar, 1881-1902, AR riyal, AH1307, KM-37, Y-7a, countermark on a standard Austria 1780 dated Maria Theresa thaler, ef $250 - 350 Considered a spurious issue. 1485. TURKEY: AE plaque, ND, 101 x 44mm, uniface bronze plaque by A. Palti, figure of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk right with cigarette and binoculars, ef $75 - 100 Issued by the Etibank Armagani and presented to particular employees in the 1960s.
1492. LAHEJ: Ali b. Mohasan, 1849-1863, AE ½ baiza, Khawta, ND (1860), KM-1, lovely bold strike, deeply toned ef $140 - 180
1486. UMM AL QIWAIN: Sheikh Ahmad II ibn Rashid, 1929-1981, AR riyal, AH1389, KM-1, cannon within wreath, proof, ex. R. Merlin Null Collection $140 - 180
1493. MUKALLA: Salah b. Muhammad, 1851-1873, AE khumsi, al-Mukalla, AH1276, KM-2, pleasing vf $160 - 200
1487. ANNAM: Tu Duc, 1848-1883, AR 2 tien, KM-423, Sch-351B, NGC graded AU-50 $475 - 575
1494. QU’AITI STATE OF SHIHR & MUKALLA: Awadh b. Umar, 1866-1909, AE 5 chomsihs, AH1318, KM-48, ef $160 - 200
1488. ANNAM: Tu Duc, 1848-1883, AR ¼ lang, KM-429, Sch-350.2, NGC graded MS-63 $700 - 900 1495. YEMEN: al-Mutawakkil Yahya, 1904-1948, AR ¼ imadi 1489. ANNAM: STUDY LOT of 183 Vietnamese phan coins; riyal, AH1342, Y-10var, better date, vf , includes some medieval but the majority are coins of the ex. R. Merlin Null Collection $120 - 160 18th-20th centuries AD; includes superb quality coin of Kai Dinh 1885-1925; also includes a coin of Dong Khangh, lot of 183 coins $175 - 225
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1496. YEMEN: al-Mutawakkil Yahya, 1904-1948, AR ¼ imadi riyal, AH1343, Y-10, key date, f-vf , ex. R. Merlin Null Collection $120 - 140
1501. ALGERIA: AE medal, ND (1845), Escande-24, 57.70mm, medal engraved by Adolphe Christian Jouvenel; portrait left in traditional clothes, text on reverse of his military campaign, variation with text in French, ef $200 - 300
1497. YEMEN: al-Nasir Ahmad, 1948-1962, AR riyal (28.39g), San’a, AH1371, Y-17, nicely toned unc $100 - 150
1502. ALGERIA: pewter medal, ND (1845), Escande-cf. 24, 57.70mm, medal engraved by Adolphe Christian Jouvenel; portrait left in traditional clothes, text on reverse of his military campaign, variation with text in French, cast in pewter, ef $150 - 250 Emir Abd al-Qadir (1808-1883) was an Algerian Islamic scholar, 1498. YEMEN: al-Nasir Ahmad, 1948-1962, AR riyal (27.82g), Sufi, political and military leader who led a struggle against the San’a, AH1374, Y-17, overstruck on Maria Theresa thaler, French invasion in the mid-nineteenth century, for which he is seen bold unc $100 - 150 by some Algerians as a national hero. In France, after having been considered as an enemy during the first half of the 19th century, he became considered as a “friend of France” after having intervened in favor of persecuted Christians in Syria in 1860. Photos reduced.
1499. YEMEN: al-Nasir Ahmad, 1948-1962, AR riyal (28.09g), San’a, AH1380, Y-17, overstruck on uncertain host, probably a Maria Theresa thaler, lovely unc $125 - 175
1500. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC: AE 1/80 riyal (6.96g), AH1382, Y-A25.1, thick variety, original mottled tone, au, RRR, ex. R. Merlin Null Collection $750 - 950
1503. ALGERIA: AE plaque, 1929, 85 x 47mm, by V.Dautel; portrait of E. Philippar / “A Edmond Philippar, vice-président du Conseil Foncier d’Algérie et de Tunisie” in Arabic and French, with city view and sailboat $125 - 175 Pierre-Victor Dautel (1873-1951) won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1902 for his médaille valenciennois. Photo size reduced. 126 Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 14 | September 21-22, 2012
1507. GERMAN EAST AFRICA: Wilhem II, 1888-1918, AE pesa, 1891, KM-1, choice unc $75 - 100
1504. ANGOLA: Maria II, 1834-1853, AE ½ macuta, 1853, KM-56, boldly struck, lovely for these, ef $100 - 130
1508. GERMAN EAST AFRICA: Wilhem II, 1888-1918, AR ¼ rupie, 1910-J, KM-8, nicely toned ef $110 - 130
1505. EGYPT: Muhammad Sa’id Pasha, 1854-1863, AE medal, 1854/AH1270, Page-Divo 199, 190.4, 76mm, medal by Stern-Aumoitte (Paris), allegorical figures of Commerce, holding caduceus and cornucopia and attended by Art and 1509. LIBERIA: 50 cents, 1889, KM-Pn40, pattern essai in Industry, and Egypt, holding tablet inscribed 16 JUILLIET aluminum, NGC graded PF-62 $450 - 525 and resting left foot on the sphinx, LA COLONIE EUROPÉENNE A S.A. MOHAMED SAID VICE ROI D’ EGYPTE / a crocodile on the bank of the Nile between two obelisks, pyramids and sphinx in the background, Arabic legend around, some minor edge bruising, good very fine, attractive rich brown patina $400 - 500 Mohamed Said Pasha became viceroy of Egypt on the death of his uncle Abbas Pasha, 16th July 1854, and governed Egypt until his death in 1863. Photo size reduced. 1510. MOMBASA: AR rupee, 1888-H, KM-5, Imperial British East Africa Company issue, Heaton mint specimen strike, NGC graded PF-62 $700 - 800
1506. ETHIOPIA: AV medal (39.08g), EE"1889" (1897), Gill-S40, KM-X1, bust of Menelik II (1889-1913) / stylized 1511. MOROCCO: Abd al-Aziz IV, 1894-1908, AE 4 falus, Fès, Lion of Judah, holding cross with banderole in its right front AH1310, Y-3, nice vf $180 - 240 paw, with the denomination “one birr” (used for the silver crown), faint hairlines, unc, RR $2,300 - 2,600 This medal was struck at the John Pinches mint in England in the 1950s for Geoffrey Hearn, who produced a number of such fantasy coins, including Ceylon (lot 1390 in this auction). The John Pinches mint was opened about 1840, became a major producer of medals and related items until it was bought by the Franklin Mint in 1969.
1512. MOROCCO: Abd al-Aziz IV, 1894-1908, AR 2½ dirhams, AH1314, Y-6, key date, lightly toned ef $600 - 700
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1513. MOROCCO: Abd al-Aziz IV, 1894-1908, AR 2½ dirhams (7.16g), Paris, AH1314, Y-6, rare date, nice strike, evenly worn, vf, RR $400 - 500 1519. NIZARI ISMAILISM: Aga Khan IV, 1957-present, AR medal, H.H. The Aga Khan Shah Karim Al Hussani, Imam e Zaman, 10th Anniversary Imamat Medal, au $75 - 100
1514. MOROCCO: Abd al-Aziz IV, 1894-1908, AR 5 dirhams, AH1312, Y-7, lightly toned ef-au , ex. R. Merlin Null Collection $140 - 180 1520. NIZARI ISMAILISM: Aga Khan III, 1885-1957, AR medal, Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah diamond jubilee as Imam, 1885-1945, with loop as made, ef-au , ex. William F. Spengler $75 - 100
1515. MOROCCO: Abd al-Aziz IV, 1894-1908, AR 5 dirhams, Paris, AH1314, Y-7, rare date, lovely vf $300 - 400
1521. ST. THOMAS & PRINCE: João VI, as King, 1816-1826, AE 40 reis, Bahia, 1819, KM-E1, 18 in date somewhat weak, but quite visible, brown ef $130 - 150
1516. MOROCCO: Abd al-Aziz IV, 1894-1908, AR 2½ dirhams (7.24g), Paris, AH1314, Y-11, bu $200 - 250
1522. SOUTH AFRICA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR shilling, 1897, KM-5, au $280 - 320
1517. MOROCCO: Youssef, 1912-1927, AR ¼ rial, AH1331, Y-31, lightly toned ef , ex. R. Merlin Null Collection $100 - 140
1523. SOUTH AFRICA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR 2½ shillings, 1894, KM-7, key date, vf $75 - 125
1518. MOROCCO: Mohammed V, 1927-1953, 5 francs, AH1370, KM-E39, essai, bu $75 - 100
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1531. SUDAN: ‘Abd Allah, Khalifa, 1885-1898, BI 5 qirsh, Omdurman, (4.67g), AH1311, KM-19, f-vf $250 - 300
1524. SOUTH AFRICA: George VI, 1936-1952, AR 5 shillings, 1959, KM-40.1, some light hairlines, proof $100 - 200
1532. TUNISIA: Muhammad IV al-Hadi, 1901-1906, AE 5 centimes, 1904-A/AH1322, KM-228, scarce two-year type, NGC graded MS-65 $80 - 90
1525. SOUTH AFRICA: Elizabeth II, 1952-1960, AR 5 shillings, 1959, KM-52, proof-like $100 - 200 1526. SOUTH AFRICA: 7-coin proof set, 1962, KM-PS54, SET includes; ½, 1, 2½, 5, 10, 20 & 50 cents, all in original case of issue, set of 7 coins, proof $150 - 250 1527. SOUTH AFRICA: GROUP of six proof coins; 1959 1533. TUNISIA: Ahmad II ibn Ali, 1929-1942, AR 20 francs, ¼ penny, 1959 ½ penny, 1959 3 pence, 1959 6 pence, 1939/AH1358(a), KM-E23, essai of KM-266, bu $440 - 540 1952 shilling, 1959 2½ shillings, lot of 6 proofs, proof $75 - 150 Europe
1528. SUDAN: ‘Abd Allah, Khalifa, 1885-1898, AE 5 piastres, 1534. ALBANIA: 5 qindar leku, 1926-R, KM-1, lion’s head, Omdurman, AH1311 year 11, KM-6, NGC graded MS-62 $400 - 500 NGC graded MS-67 $270 - 330
1535. ALBANIA: 10 qindar leku, 1926-R, KM-2, eagle’s head, NGC graded MS-66 $225 - 275
1529. SUDAN: ‘Abd Allah, Khalifa, 1885-1898, AR 20 piastres, Omdurman, AH1310 year 8, KM-15, lovely strike, ef+ $140 - 170
1536. ALBANIA: ¼ leku, 1927-R, KM-3, lion advancing left, NGC graded MS-66 $150 - 190
1530. SUDAN: ‘Abd Allah, Khalifa, 1885-1898, AR 20 piastres, Omdurman, AH1312 year 12, KM-15, lovely strike, without any weakness, vf-ef $100 - 120 1537. ALBANIA: ½ leku, 1926-R, KM-4, Hercules wrestling the Nemean lion, NGC graded MS-67 $200 - 240 129 Europe
1538. ALBANIA: 1 lek, 1926-R, KM-5, horseman right with cape and sword, NGC graded MS-67 $185 - 215
1542. AUSTRIA: Franz Josef I, 1848-1916, gilt AE medal, 1891, WT-2466, Slg. Unger-1118, 52mm, medal by F. X. Pavlik, on a visit by the Franz Josef to the A. Richter collection of Medals in Retz, May 1891; uniformed bust of Archduke Franz Ferdinand / Emperor Franz Josef I in a long robe, folded down with a chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece around his neck, with Juno Moneta, kneeling before him, a cherub with cornucopia below, ef $100 - 200 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este was born on 18 December 1863 in Graz. Together with his wife Sophie, 1539. AUSTRIAN: SALZBURG: Guidobald v.Thun Countess Chotek, Duchess of Hohenberg, he was killed on u.Hohenstein, 1654-1668, AR 1/9 klippe thaler, 1656, 28.06.1914 in Sarajevo. This event is regarded as the trigger for KM-179, Pr-1504, vf , ex. HD Rauch sale 77, lot 1776. $125 - 175 the onset of World War I. Photo size reduced.
1543. AUSTRIA: Franz Josef I, 1848-1916, zinc pin, ND (1914-18), 1540. AUSTRIA: Charles VI, 1711-1740, AR thaler, 1716, pin for the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Infantry Regiment No. 1; KM-1570, Dav-1051 var., cleaned long ago, nicely Bosniak wearing fez in combat readiness about to throw retoning, ef $400 - 450 grenade holding rifle in other hand, Bosnian arms on crescent below, ef $75 - 100 The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Infantry was a branch of the Austro-Hungarian Army. It was granted some special and unique privileges distinct from other (Christian) units. They had their own uniforms including the wearing of the fez and units were given their own number sequence within the common army. The units were part of the line infantry in 1914 and consisted of four infantry regiments (numbered 1-4) and a Field Rifles Battalion (Feldjägerbataillon).
1541. AUSTRIA: Franz Josef I, 1848-1916, AR medal, 1855, Wittelsbach-cf.3100, 56mm, medal by C. Lange, on the birth of the Archduchess Sophia Friderica, bust of the Emperor and his wife Elisabeth of Bavaria right / enthroned Austria receives the newborn from flying Genius, minor rim bruises, au $100 - 175 Konrad Lange (1806-1856) was a medallist and Mint-engraver at Vienna. From 1843 until his death he was assistant engraver at the Vienna Mint. As a medallist his work deserves praise for the careful modelling of portraits 1544. AZORES: Luiz I, 1861-1889, AE (45?) reis (26.00g), and the great assurance with which he treated his ND (1887), two crowned G.P. countermarks, slightly subjects. A similar example sold in Busso Peus sale 405, overlapped, on 1797 Great Britain penny (KM-618), lot 3603 for $1200. Photo size reduced. unc on worn host $140 - 160 Likely a spurious issue.
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1549. FRANCE: Louis XIV, 1643-1715, AR ½ ecu, Amiens, 1698-X, KM-295.22, a lustrous a superb example! 1545. BELGIUM: Leopold I, 1831-1865, AE medal, 1854, Van NGC graded MS-64 $1,200 - 1,400 Hoydonck-115, 75mm, medal by Jacob and Léopold Wiener, laying the first stone of the church of Laeken in memory of Queen Louise-Marie; head of Queen right with legends around / ERIGEE A LAEKEN PAR SOUSCRIPTION NATIONALE, view of the church, ef $75 - 100 The Wieners were a Jewish-Flemish family of extraordinary artists and die engravers. Jacob Wiener (1815-1899), who generally signed his medals as J. Wiener, but known more commonly as Jacques, was the eldest of three brothers [the others were Léopold (1823-1891) and Charles 1550. FRANCE: Louis XVI, 1774-1792, AR 15 sols, 1791-A, (1832-1888)], all of whom excelled in the art of medal KM-604.1, reverse adjustment marks, vf-ef $200 - 300 engraving. Photo size reduced.
1551. FRANCE: Louis XVIII, 2nd reign, 1815-1824, AE medal, 1546. BELGIUM: Leopold II, 1865-1909, AR medal, 1888, 1822, 51mm, Collignon-364, Andrieu / Depaulis Collections 63mm, medal by A. Fisch, International Exhibition of of Greek and Egyptian art; head of Louis XVIII right / Science and Industry; bust of Leopold II to left / panoramic COLLECTIS EX-AEGYPTO GRAECIAQ MONUMENTIS, view of the exhibition buildings and complex, lightly The Venus de Milo in front of the Denderah zodiac hairlined, au $85 - 125 supported by two Egyptian figures, au, photo reduced $75 - 100 Antoine Fisch (1827-1892) was a Belgian Medallic Artist. This medal type also known in gilt-bronze. Photo size reduced.
1552. FRANCE: Louis Philippe I, 1830-1848, AE décime, 1840, G-212, Maz-1154, LOUIS PHILIPPE I - ROI DES FRANÇAIS, laureate head left of Louis-Philippe I, signed below 1840 BAR / Laurel wreath in the center in two lines: 1547. DENMARK: Frederik VII, 1848-1863, AR rigsdaler, 1854 1 / Décime with legend around REFONTE DES (c) FK-VS, KM-760.1, ef $200 - 240 MONNAIES DE CUIVRE// ESSAI, several small spots, uncirculated $100 - 150 Pattern issued for proposed overhall of the copper coinage system.
1548. FRANCE: HANAU-LICHTENBERG: Johann Reinhard I, 1553. FRANCE: 5 centimes, 1909, G-4639, Maz-2286, pattern 1599-1625, AR teston, ND, KM-6, lustrous example, essai in aluminum, NGC graded MS-65 $275 - 325 NGC graded MS-65 $800 - 1,000 Apparently this same example is photographed on the Wikipedia site under this ruler’s name. Lichtenberg is located in Alsace, not far from Strassbourg.
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1554. FRANCE: 10 centimes, 1909, G-4637, Maz-2283, pattern essai in aluminum, NGC graded MS-64 $250 - 300
1560. BAVARIA: Maximilian I Joseph, 1806-1825, AE medal, 1824, 47.75mm, Witt-2538, MAXIMILIANUS IOSEPHUS BAVARIAE REX, regal bust right / REX RESTITUTOR MDCCCXXIV around fountain in Nuremberg restored, lovely patina, unc, photo size reduced $75 - 100 1561. BAVARIA: Maximilian I Joseph, 1806-1825, AR medal, 1824, 47.65mm (43.49g) medal by J. Losch, on his 25th 1555. FRANCE: AE 10 centimes, 1894-A, KM-44.1, NGC jubilee in power; bust right. legend around / triumphal arch, graded MS-64 $130 - 150 with lion rested atop, legends around, Witt-2519, plus another smaller medal of the same maker for same occasion, 26.35mm (5.37g), similar obverse, legends only on reverse, lot of 2 medals, au $150 - 225
1556. FRANCE: AE 10 centimes, 1900-A, Y-61, NGC 1562. BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBÜTTEL: Karl II, 1815-1830, graded MS-65 $180 - 200 AR 1/12 taler (3.27g), Braunschweig, 1829 CvC, KM-1104, unc $120 - 150
1557. FRANCE: 10 francs, 1929, G-796, Maz-2549A, pattern 1563. HAMBURG: Free Imperial City, AV ducat (3.43g), 1744, essai in aluminum-bronze, NGC graded MS-64 $320 - 360 Brettauer-2276, Comet Klinkenberg-Chéseaux in the night sky above forest / WER HAT / DES / HERRN / SINN / ERKANNT / RÖM XI 14, lightly crimped, vf $500 - 750 The coin is quoting Romans 11:14 “If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.”
1558. FRANCE: 20 francs, 1950, G-861, Maz-2763, pattern essai in aluminum-bronze, NGC graded MS-65 $140 - 160 German States
1559. GERMAN STATES: LOT of 12 coins; Bavaria (2) kreuzers with one unc, Olmütz (1) silver with mount, Saxony (2) 1800 1/12 thaler, 1763 1/6 thaler, 1862-B thaler, Hanover (1) 1858 groschen, Prussia (4) 1868-C & 1869-A groschen in unc, 1852 & 1857 2½ groschen, Italy (1) 1811-M silver 10 soldi, lot of 12 coins $100 - 200 1564. JEVER: Anthony Günther, Count of Oldenburg, 1603-1667, AR 28 stuber, ND (1649-51), KM-40 var., Dav-714 var. (Oldenburg), legend slightly different than in Davenport or Krause, nicely struck for these, choice vf $120 - 150
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1570. PRUSSIA: Wilhelm II, 1888-1918, AR 2 mark, 1913-A, Y-134, Silver Jubilee of Wilhelm II, NGC graded PF-65 $200 - 240
1565. LÜBECK: Free Imperial City, AR 32 schillinge, 1797, Cr-12, Behrens-303b, also known as a double mark, pleasing ef , ex. World-Wide Coins of California Sale XLIX lot 95 $100 - 150 1571. SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE: Georg Wilhelm, BI mariengroschen, 1802, KM-29, Cr-32, P-458, one-year type, lightly toned unc $200 - 240
1566. MÜHLHAUSEN: Imperial Free City, BI 6 pfenninge, 1767, KM-57.2, Sch-10, minor planchet striations, au $100 - 140
1567. NUREMBERG: Imperial Free City, AV klippe ducat 1572. SCHWARZBURG-SONDERSHAUSEN: Karl Günther, (3.37g), ND (1700), KM-258, Fr-1886, SECVLVM NVVM 1880-1909, AR 3 mark, 1909-A, KM-212, Death of CELEBRAT RESP. NORIMBERGENS, three crowns under Karl Günther, bu $150 - 200 a spread eagle / TEMPORA NOSTRA DONATA PACE The lands of Sondershausen passed to Rudolstadt after PATER CORONA, Lamb of God with banner above, date the death of Karl. in chronogram, mintmaster GFN, mount removed, vf $200 - 250
1568. NUREMBERG: Imperial Free City, AR double ducat (5.43g), 1717, Erlanger-2716, struck with dies of the gold double ducat by P.H. Mueller, on the anniversary of the Reformation; WIE VIEL NACH DIESER REGUL EINHERGEHEN UBER | DIE SEYE FRIED UND BARMHERZIGKEIT | GAL.VI.XVI. around table with a Bible 1573. GERMANY: AR medal (25.94g), ND, Sommer-B2, and plumb-bob, bibical quote of Galatians 6:16 below/ DAS 42.20mm, medal by Loos, Berlin; Jesus blesses children, ZVVEYTE IUBEL IAHR NACH DER REINEN WIDER ER SEGNETE SIE / SEY GETREU BIS IN DEN TOD SO HERSTELLUNG DES EVANGELY 1717, all within wreath, WILL ICH DIR DIE KRONE DES LEBENS GEBEN (Be lovely old toning, au $100 - 150 True unto Death and I will give you the Crown of Life) above Bible and Chalice, DIE FURCHT DES HERRN IST DER WEISHEIT ANFANG (The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever) below table, lovely toning, proof like unc $85 - 125 Daniel Friedrich Loos (1735-1819) was born in Altenburg, spent time in Prussia, and was appointed chief engraver and Medallist to the Court at Berlin in 1768. Forrer, quoting Bolzenthal, states that Loos was a diligent artist who, in a time of bad taste, applied himself to the study of portraiture and ancient types. Loos also made various discoveries in 1569. PRUSSIA: Friedrich, 1888, AR 2 mark, 1888-A, Y-116, the art and technique of striking coins. He had two sons, choice bu $100 - 125 Friedrich Wilhelm and Gottfried Bernhard, who became medallists in their own right.
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1574. GERMANY: AR medal (13.44g), ND, Sommer-B36, 1578. GERMANY: AR medal (25.04g), ND (1933), Grönegreß-1249, 36.50mm, medal by Loos, Berlin; seated maiden with matt silver medal by Morin, commemorating the 50-year distaff and beehive holds winged hour glass, DER FLEISS anniversary of the acquisition of German colonies; nude man BENUTZT DIE ZEIT (Diligence occupies Time) / twin with machete in the thorn scrub / globe with the African colonies wreaths interconnected, DIE ZEIT BELOHNT DEN FLEISS and animal representations, struck by the Bavarian State Mint (Time Rewards Diligence), some minor hairlines, au $80 - 110 Silver in .900 fine silver, proof-like unc $100 - 150
1579. GREAT BRITAIN: Charles II, 1660-1685, AR 2 pence, London, ND (1660-62), KM-399, pleasing ef $75 - 100
1575. GERMANY: AR medal (9.51g), ND, Sommer-B40, 30mm, medal by Loos, Berlin; altar with diploma, medals, wreath and cornucopia, Lohn und Ehre (Reward and Honor) / DEN ARBEITSAMEN, votive altar strewn with symbol of arts and learning, au $75 - 100 1580. GREAT BRITAIN: Charles II, 1660-1685, AR 3 pence, London, ND (1660-62), KM-282, pleasing vf $75 - 100
1581. GREAT BRITAIN: Anne, 1702-1714, AR 6 pence, 1711, KM-522.1, S-3619, small fleur-de-lis variety (reverse 5), 1576. GERMANY: AR medal (9.89g), ND, Sommer-B35, 30mm, toned vf-ef $200 - 240 medal by Loos, Berlin; standing muse holding book, tennis racket, legend above IEDES ZU SEINER ZEIT (To Each its Time) / BELOHNUNG UND ERMUNTERUNG (Reward and Encouragement) within ornate oak wreath, au $75 - 100 Daniel Friedrich Loos (1735-1819) was born in Altenburg, spent time in Prussia, and was appointed chief engraver and Medallist to the Court at Berlin in 1768. Forrer, quoting Bolzenthal, states that Loos was a diligent artist who, in a time of bad taste, applied himself to the study of portraiture and ancient types. Loos also made various discoveries in the art and technique of striking coins. He had two sons, Friedrich Wilhelm and Gottfried Bernhard, who became medallists in their own right. 1582. GREAT BRITAIN: George I, 1714-1727, AR medal, 1714, MI-2.424.9, 34.43mm, GEORGIVS D G MAG BR FR ET HIB REX, laureated Roman style bust right / George being crowned by Britannia, INAVGVRAT XX OCT MDCCXIIII, vf $125 - 175
1577. GERMANY: 20 pfennig, 1888-G, KM-9.1, a superb specimen! NGC graded MS-66 $170 - 190 1583. GREAT BRITAIN: George II, 1727-1760, AR 6 pence, 1757, KM-582.2, lovely peripheral toning, ef $75 - 100
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1584. GREAT BRITAIN: George III, 1760-1820, AE ½ penny, Soho, 1799, KM-647, NGC graded ms64 $150 - 170 1589. GREAT BRITAIN: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR trade dollar, 1899-B, KM-T5, NGC graded MS-63 $150 - 250 1590. GREAT BRITAIN: Victoria, 1837-1901, LOT of 3 model coins of Queen Victoria; model halfpenny in au, model penny au (1) and unc (1) both with 19th century collectors tags, lot of 3 tokens $100 - 150
1585. GREAT BRITAIN: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE penny, 1886, KM-755, unc $75 - 100
1591. GREAT BRITAIN: Edward VII, 1901-1910, AR trade dollar, 1907-B, KM-Tn5, two Chinese chopmarks, choice au $75 - 100 1592. GREAT BRITAIN: LOT of 15 model & play coins; Queen Victoria model quarter farthing (3), model halfpenny (1), 1586. GREAT BRITAIN: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE penny, 1887, model ¼ pence (1), L. Chr. Lauer Nürnberg farthing(1), KM-755, unc $75 - 100 halfpenny (1) & penny (1), model coronation medal, 1887 threepence, Edward VII model half farthing (2), L. Chr. Lauer Nürnberg penny 1902, “two shillings”, and 1991 sixpence of Pentref Llechwedd Village, average circulated to unc, lot of 15 tokens $75 - 100
1587. GREAT BRITAIN: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE medal, 1887, 39mm, veiled bust of Queen Victoria left on occasion of her golden jubilee / on the construction of the 3000th engine at the Crewe locomotive works, locomotive engine left, with loop as made, lovely chocolate patina, ef, photo reduced $75 - 100 1593. HUNGARY: Rudolph II, 1576-1612, AR thaler, 1598-KB, Dav-8066 (Austria), tiny reverse rim nick, somewhat crude vf $240 - 300
1594. HUNGARY: Leopold II, 1790-1792, AR medal (4.33g), 1790, 24.75mm, PANNONIA. LAETA. above altar with 1588. GREAT BRITAIN: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR trade dollar, Hungarian arms at center, EX. DECRETO. STAT. ET. 1897-B, KM-T5, NGC graded MS-63 $150 - 250 ORDIN. HVNGARIAE below / FELIX. ADVENTVS. FERDINANDVS. IV. VTR. SIC. REGIS. ET. M. CAROLINAE. REG. ARCHID. AVSTR. AD. SACR. INAVGVRAT. LEOPOLD. II. AVG. POSON. II. IV. ID. NOV. MDCCXC, unc $75 - 100
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1595. IONIAN ISLANDS: George III, 1760-1820, British Occupation, COLLECTION of two coins; 1819 AE 2 lepta KM-31 vf-ef, and 1819 AE obol KM-32 ef, both with 19th century collection tags, lot of 2 coins $100 - 175
1601. PAPAL STATES: Pius IX, 1846-1878, AR 20 baiocchi, 1850-R year IV, Cr-173, choice lustrous au $75 - 100
1596. IRELAND: James II, 1689-1690, ½ crown, 1690 May, KM-101, S-6580B, Gun Money issue, rough flan and the slightest of oxidation, au $300 - 400 1602. SICILY: Roger I, 1072-1101, AV tari (1.10g), [Siqilliya], ND, Spahr-—, MEC-84, Muslim kalima / large Tau, three pellets above, no pellets left & right, anonymous, vf, R $340 - 400
1603. SICILY: Roger II, 1105-1154, AV tari (1.53g) (Siqilliya), AH[53]1, Spahr-55, MEC-176, 2nd series, struck 1130-1140, ruler entitled al-mu’tazz billah / al-malik rujjar / al-mu’tazim / IC XC NI KA surrounding a large cross, vf, RR $450 - 550 Very clear final digit of date, ihda for 1, but followed 1597. IRELAND: George IV, 1820-1830, AE penny, 1822, immediately by bism Allah, as the engraved failed to leave KM-151, au $100 - 200 enough room for the remainder of the date. Since this type was struck 1130-1140, i.e., AH524-534, the full date Italian States can only be AH531.
1604. SICILY: William I, 1154-1166, AV tari (0.98g), Siqilliya, DM, Spahr-82, with title al-hadi li-din Allah / IC XC NI KA, 1598. TATAR-GENOESE: Anepigraphic, ca. 1360, AE follaro very clear mint name, date probably ends in 8, thus either (0.73g), [Enisala], ND, Zeno-98575, castle gate / cross, AH548 or 558, most likely 558, vf-ef $280 - 350 uninscribed, nicely preserved example, f-vf, RRR $1,500 - 2,000 Enisala, from the Turkish yeni-sale, was located on the Danube River near Isaccea (Saqci) in Romania, and was under Genoese control until seized by the Ottoman Turks around 1400. The coins of Enisala are extremely rare, and have been found at the sites of Enisala and nearby Chilla, 1605. SICILY: William II, 1166-1189, AV tari (1.64g), MM, ND, but not at Isaccea. Spahr-100, with title al-musta’izz billah / IC XC NI KA, ef $300 - 380 A similar specimen sold in the Asta auction XXXII, 10 April 2011, lot 237, for €1500 plus buyer’s fee.
1606. SICILY: William II, 1166-1189, AV tari (1.33g), MM, ND, Spahr-102, with title al-musta’izz billah / IC XC NI KA, clear date (part on obverse, part on reverse), star in obverse center, vf-ef, R $250 - 350
1599. MILAN: Carlo II, 1665-1700, AR filippo, 1676, Dav-4005, convex obverse, somewhat crude vf $270 - 330
1607. TUSCANY: Ferdinando III, 2nd reign, 1799-1800, AR francescone, 1799, Cr-37, Dav-1521, nice old cabinet toning, better date, ef $500 - 550
1600. PAPAL STATES: Alexander VII, 1665-1667, AR giulio (3.1g), ND, KM-274, table with coins on reverse, vf $540 - 650
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1608. ITALY: Umberto I, 1878-1900, AR lira, 1887-M, KM-24.2, Y-28.2, lovely toning, NGC graded MS-63 $260 - 300
1612. ORDER OF MALTA: Emmanuel de Rohan, 1775-1797, AE 4 tari, ND (1778), KM-315, type I, II, III, and VII countermarks on (16)41 Malta 4 tari (KM-68), VF countermarks on Fine-VF host, vf $160 - 200 In response to a huge counterfeiting problem of coppers in the 17th and 18th centuries, the administration had 2 and 4 tari coins continually revaluated with countermarks.
1609. ITALY: Umberto I, 1878-1900, AE medal, 1878, Forrer-V p.599, 68mm, medal by Speraza; UMBERTO I RE DITALIA E MARGHERITA DI SOVOIA REGINA, conjoined busts of Umberto and Margherita left / QUESTA E LA FEDE DELLA MIA CASA QUESTA SARA LA MIA FORZA, the King standing in full dress with right arm extended before him, to right an angel with Savoy shield and a laurel crown on his head shining star radial and two standing male figures left 1613. ORDER OF MALTA: Emmanuel de Rohan, 1775-1797, all within cloud, XIX January MDCCCLXXVIII, au $75 - 100 AE 4 tari, ND (1792), KM-341, type I, II, III, VI, VII and VIII Filippo Speranza (18481903) was Medallist and Chief countermarks on 16x7 4 tari (KM-68), Fine-VF Engraver at the Mint in Rome. Born in San Martino al countermarks on Fine host, f-vf $120 - 140 Cimmino, Speranzo was instructed in die-sinking by Paolo In response to a huge counterfeiting problem of coppers in Mecuri. Photo size reduced. the 17th and 18th centuries, the administration had 2 and 4 tari coins continually revaluated with countermarks.
1614. MONACO: Charles III, 1856-1889, AR 2 francs token (6.61g), ND (c.1863), Gad-1-1, for use in the casino of Monte Carlo, CIRCLE / DE / MONACO on obverse, 1610. ITALY: Vittorio Emanuele III, 1900-1946, AE medal, JETON / DE / 2 FRANCS on reverse, the rarer of the 1900, Forrer-III p.181, 80mm, medal by Stefano Johnson two main types of this token, vf-ef, RR $100 - 200 Company, for Prince Luigi Amedeo, the Duke of the Abruzzi’s Arctic expedition of 1899-1900, a lovely attractive medal, ef $80 - 120 Federico Johnson employed medallists from the Mint in Milan, which had closed in 1887. Having obtained the services of several well-known sculptors, Federico began producing medals to commemorate historical and religious events and every aspect of Italian industrial, commercial and financial activity. Photo size reduced.
1615. NETHERLANDS: HOLLAND: AR 28 stuivers, ND (1693), KM-69.11, “HOL” countermarked on (16)80/70 Kampen KM-76, host is Fine and somewhat weakly struck, bold countermark, vf $400 - 440 1611. LUXEMBOURG: 5 centimes, 1889, KM-E13, pattern essai in copper, NGC graded MS-63 $200 - 240
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1621. POLAND: Friedrich August, Duke of Warsaw, 1807-1813, AR 1/3 talera, 1812, Cr-86, Kop-3697, usual central adjustment marks, mintmaster IB, ef $400 - 500
1616. NETHERLANDS: WEST FRIESLAND: AR prinsendaalder, 1593, KM-6, Dav-8865, Verkade-63.3, P-2.31.21, small fissures in obverse design, vf $430 - 500
1622. PORTUGAL: João V, 1706-1750, AV 400 reis (1.01g), 1746, KM-201, ef $300 - 400
1617. NETHERLANDS: Wilhelmina, 1890-1948, AE medal, 1892, 66mm, WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN around youthful bust left / crowned ornate arms with hand engraved 21-25 JUNI 1892 within, lovely 1623. PORTUGAL: Pedro V, 1853-1861, AE medal, 1858, chocolate brown patina, ef, photo size reduced $75 - 100 Lamas-148, 75mm, medal by L. Wiener, marriage to Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen on 29 April 1858; conjoined busts left / king offered crown to bride arriving by barge, angel behind $75 - 100 Léopold Wiener (1823-1891) was a Belgian sculptor and medallist. He was born in Venlo, the Netherlands, studied initially in his brother Jacque Wiener’s studio, then at the 1618. NETHERLANDS: 5 cents, 1907, KM-137, a gorgeous Academy. In Paris he became a pupil of the famous specimen! NGC graded MS-67 $90 - 110 sculptor David d’Angers and of J. J. Barre, Chief engraver of French coins. At the death of Braemt, in 1864 Léopold Wiener was appointed to fill the post of First Engraver to the Belgian Mint. Photo size reduced.
1619. POLAND: Zygmunt III Waza, 1587-1632, AR or (¼ thaler), 1617, KM-14, a lovely lustrous example! au $100 - 150 1624. ROMANIA: Carol I, 1881-1914, AE 5 bani, 1884, KM-19, unc $75 - 100
1625. ROMANIA: Mihai I, 1st reign, 1927-1930, 5 lei, 1930 (a), 1620. POLAND: Zygmunt III Waza, 1587-1632, AR 6 groschen, KM-48, unc $120 - 160 [15]96, KM-42, vf $75 - 100
1626. ROMANIA: Mihai I, 2nd reign, 1940-1947, AV 20 lei, 1944, Bruce-XM13, 0.1895 AGW, Romanian Kings, bu $380 - 440
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1634. RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Nicholas II, 1894-1917, AV 10 rubles 1627. RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Peter I, 1682-1721, AE kopeck (8.60g), 1909, Y-64, with initials 1#, scarce date, (1711), KM-118, B-213, Moscow Mint, obverse cud, f-vf , low mintage of 50,000, au $700 - 800 ex. B. F. Brekke Collection, lot 1072 $130 - 160
1628. RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Peter I, 1682-1721, 3 kopecks (1704), KM-136. Sev-84, vf $220 - 260 1635. SERBIA: Stephan Dragutin, 1272-1316, AR gros (1.40g), 1629. RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Catherine II, 1762-1796, Ljubic V:15, choice ef $100 - 120 AE 5 kopecks, Anninsk, 1790 & 1791, Cr-59.2, lot of 2 coins, ef $75 - 100 The Anninsk mint, located in Perm province, now Osinsk Uyezd (Osinski County), at Anninsk village, was founded, as known, by Catherine II and began its operation in 1789. It was closed by order of Paul I in 1798.
1636. SIBERIA: Catherine II, 1762-1796, AE 10 kopecks, 1777-KM, Cr-6, right obverse field marks, superior flan, nicely centered, bold strike, aef $250 - 300
1630. RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Alexander II, 1855-1881, AE 5 kopecks, 1879, Y-12.2, ef $140 - 180
1637. SIBERIA: Catherine II, 1762-1796, AE 10 kopecks, 1631. RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Alexander III, 1881-1894, AR rouble, 1779-KM, Cr-6, B-527, light scratches right obverse field, 1886, Y-46, nice original toning, NGC graded AU-58 $1,500 - 2,000 nice centering and strike, vf $150 - 200
1638. SPAIN: Carlos VII, 1872-1876, AE 5 centimos, 1875, KM-669, pretender issue, ef $120 - 140
1632. RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Alexander III, 1881-1894, AR rouble, 1887, Y-46, nice original toning, NGC graded AU-58 $1,500 - 2,000
1633. RUSSIAN EMPIRE: Nicholas II, 1894-1917, AV 5 roubles, 1903, Y-62, choice unc $250 - 300
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1642. SWEDEN: Fredrik I, 1720-1751, AE medal (14.45g), ND, 32.43mm, VLRICA. ELEONORA.D.G.REGINA. SVECIAE; bust of Ulrika Eleonora right; signed I.C.H. / legends only, 54./ CAROLI XI. FIL./ NATA 1688./ C. 1719./ ABSOLVT. IMP. ABOL./ IN FRIDERICVM./ MARITVM CARISS./ CORONAM. A SE./ ORDINVM. CONSENSV/ TRANSTVLIT./ 1720., minor obverse flan defect, lovely chocolate patina, ef $80 - 110 The Swiss Johann Carl Hedlinger (16911771) was trained in Paris, became court medalist in Stockholm. In 1718 he became Chief Engraver at the Stockholm Mint, where he produced medals, coins and seals, including medals commemorating events in the reigns of Charles XII, Queen Ulrica Eleonora and King Frederik, as well as a series of 56 medals depicting Swedish rulers from the 9th century onwards in silver and bronze, ca. 1728-45.
1639. SPAIN: Alfonso XIII, 1886-1931, AE plaque, 1902, Vives-597, 75x53mm, uniface plaque by T. Szirmay, allegorical figure crowning a medal of Alfonso, 17 MAYO 1902 above, JURA DE 1643. SWEDEN: Oscar I, 1844-1859, AR 1/32 riksdaler (1.08g), S.M. EL REY EN EL CONGRESSO DE LOS DIPUTADOS 1853 AG, KM-681, unc $90 - 110 below another figure, a lovely piece! $75 - 100 On attaining his 16th birthday in 1902, the King assumed Swiss Cantons control of the state. Photo size reduced.
1640. SWEDEN: Kristina, 1632-1654, AE öre, 1646, KM-162.2, 1644. BERN: AR 40 batzen (29.18g), ND (1816-19), KM-181.1, moderate to heavy oxidation on reverse, obverse is as bold countermarks on France, Louis XVI ecu, Paris mint, 1784 and centered as these come, vf $150 - 200 (KM-564.1), 1784A, ef $450 - 550
1645. BERN: AR medal (7.45g), ND (ca. 1820s), 25.68mm, RESPUBLICA BERNENSIS, around cantonal arms within shield / kneeling figure pruning tree stalk, CULTURA MITESCIT around, ex. PRAEM. DILIG, lustrous au $75 - 100 1641. SWEDEN: Carl X1, 1660-1697, AE öre (37.14g), Avesta, 1676, KM-264a, bold vf $120 - 140
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1646. BERN: AR medal (14.94g), ND (ca. 1820s), 31.20mm, 1650. SWITZERLAND: Confederation, AR 5 francs, 1934-B, RESPUBLICA BERNENSIS, around cantonal arms within KM-X518, Fribourg Federal Shoot, standing carabineer / shield / LABOR OMNIBUS IDEM around active beehive, crowned cantonal Arms, lightly cleaned, au $75 - 100 ex. PRAEM. DILIG, lustrous au $75 - 100
1647. HELVETIAN REPUBLIC: BI ½ batzen (1.90g), 1803, KM-A6, choice au $120 - 150
1651. SWITZERLAND: AR 5 francs, 1879, KM-S14, Basel Schützenfest (shooting festival), light hairlines, unc $150 - 250
1648. LUZERN: AR medal (33.52g), 1853, Richter-864a, 41mm, Eidgenössisches Schützenfest (Federal Shooting Festival), Arnold von Winkelried lying on the field of battle, angel with victory wreath and liberty cap above $125 - 200 1652. SWITZERLAND: AR 5 francs, 1883, KM-S16, Lugano Schützenfest (shooting festival), choice au-unc $150 - 250 Winkelried’s sacrifice brought about the victory of Switzerland in the Battle of Sempach (1386) against the army of the Habsburg Duke Leopold III of Austria. Photo size reduced.
1653. SWITZERLAND: AR 5 francs, 1885, KM-S17, Bern Schützenfest (shooting festival), nicely toned unc $200 - 300 1654. VATICAN: Pius XI, 1922-1939, 8-coin mint set, 1929, KM-MS2, set includes; 5, 10, 20, 50 centesimi & 1, 2, 5, 10 lire, set of 8 coins, bu $100 - 200 Americas
1649. ST. GALLEN: AR plaque (62.00g), 1904, Aeppli-52, Lugrin-34, Meili-73, 46x63mm, plaque by Hans Frei for Swiss shooting festival in St. Gallen; Helvetia crowned a shooter, right, with charub holding target disc / city arms with a Swiss flag in front of city view, a lovely plaque, matte au $75 - 100 Photo size reduced.
1655. BARBADOS: George III, 1760-1820, AE ½ penny, 1792, KM-Tn9, Cr-2, Pridmore-17, NGC graded MS-63 $450 - 550
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1661. CANADA: UPPER CANADA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE ½ penny token, 1854, KM-Tn2, Charl-PC-5C1, struck with an obverse die partly shattered (die cracks), au $100 - 150 1656. BOLIVIA: Fernando VII, 1808-1825, AR 8 reales, 1813, KM-84, Cal-1310, Calico-601, “VII” cut over “IIII” in legend, slight trace of encrustation, au $150 - 200
1662. CANADA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR 25 cents, 1892, KM-5, au $320 - 400
1657. BOLIVIA: Fernando VII, 1808-1825, AR 4 reales, 1807, KM-72, Cr-36, assayer PJ, ef $300 - 340
1663. CANADA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE cent, 1890-H, KM-7, mottled tone, red and brown unc $160 - 200
1664. CANADA: George V, 1910-1936, 5 cents, 1926, KM-29, far 6 variety (key date), ef $500 - 600 1658. BRAZIL: Ceará: AR 960 reis, KM-X62, countermarked star on Brazil 1815 960 reis, ef $200 - 250 Considered a spurious issue.
1665. CENTRAL AMERICAN REPUBLIC: AR real, 1824-NG, KM-3, assayer M, toned ef $120 - 160
1659. CANADA: NEW BRUNSWICK: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE ½ penny, 1854, KM-3, NB-1B, brown au $160 - 200
1660. CANADA: NEWFOUNDLAND: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR 10 cents, 1872-H, KM-3, toned ef $200 - 260 1666. COLOMBIA: AR peso, 1869, KM-154.2, tiny obverse edge flaw and rim nick, lightly cleaned ef $300 - 380
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1672. GUATEMALA: AV 4/5 onza, 1965, KM-XM21, portrait of Tecún Umán left, NGC graded MS-65 $1,650 - 2,000 1667. COSTA RICA: AR 8 reales, 1849, Bruce-X20, Costa Rica countermark on 1882 U.S. Morgan Dollar! countermark is later strike with original rusty die, ef on vf-ef host, R $450 - 500 Considered a spurious issue.
1673. GUATEMALA: AV 2/5 onza, 1965, KM-XM20, portrait of Tecún Umán left, NGC graded MS-65 $950 - 1,050
1668. CUBA: AR 2 reales, ND (1841), KM-4.2, lattice countermark on 1811 Spain (Cadiz) 2 Reales, Fine-VF countermark on VG host, f-vf $90 - 110
1674. JAMAICA: Victoria, 1837-1901, 1 farthing, 1884, KM-15, NGC graded MS-65 $135 - 165 1669. ECUADOR: AR ¼ real, 1850, KM-36, assayer GJ, somewhat crude, key date, vf-ef $1,500 - 2,000
1675. JAMAICA: Victoria, 1837-1901, 1 farthing, 1887, KM-15, NGC graded MS-66 $160 - 200
1670. ECUADOR: AR 5 francos, 1858, KM-39, assayer GJ, scratches between L of “DEL” and E of “ECUADOR”, 1676. JAMAICA: Victoria, 1837-1901, 1 farthing, 1888, KM-15, lustrous ef $1,900 - 2,100 NGC graded MS-65 $140 - 160
1677. JAMAICA: Victoria, 1837-1901, ½ penny, 1888, KM-16, NGC graded MS-65 $140 - 180 1671. GREENLAND: Christian X, 1912-1947, 10 kroner, 1932, KM-Tn9, Thule-Kap York, lustrous au-unc $200 - 300 These aluminum tokens were struck in Copenhagen at a private mint and were used at the trading station in northwestern Greenland. A similar example sold in the Heritage 2006 January New York Signature Auction, lot 397 for $345.
1678. JAMAICA: Edward VII, 1901-1910, 1 penny, 1910, KM-23, NGC graded MS-65 $125 - 155
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1679. MEXICO: Charles & Joanna, 1516-1555, AR real (3.34g), Mexico City, KM-9, Nesmith-84, ef $125 - 175 1684. MEXICO: AE 10 centavos, 1935, KM-430, four year type, scarce in so high a quality, NGC graded MS-66 $225 - 275
1680. MEXICO: Carlos III, 1759-1788, AR 8 reales (26.61g), 1685. PARAGUAY: AE 2 centesimos, 1870, KM-3, struck at the 1763 MF, KM-105, 3 chopmarks, f $140 - 170 Heaton mint, Birmingham, NGC graded MS-64 $275 - 325
1686. PERU: Fernando VII, 1808-1825, AR 8 reales (27.32g), 1681. MEXICO: Carlos III, 1759-1788, AR 8 reales, 1783, Lima, 1819 JP, KM-117.1, lustrous, choice au $400 - 480 KM-106.2, Calico-933, not from El Cazador wreck (unusual), lustrous au $280 - 320
1687. PERU: AE 8 reales, Cuzco, 1835 B, KM——, private pattern, vf $250 - 300 1682. MEXICO: Carlos IV, 1788-1808, AR 8 reales (27.01g), Mexico City, 1808 TH, KM-109, choice au $280 - 320
1683. MEXICO: Revolution, 1810-1821, AR 2 reales, ND (1812), KM-unlisted, Type A Chilpanzingo countermark on cast 1809-MoTH Mexico 2 reales, xf countermark on crudely 1688. PERU: AR 8 reales, 1838, KM-155, Cr-151, light hairlines cast fine host,, R $300 - 380 in field, lightly toned lightly toned au $320 - 360
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Worldwide
1696. WORLDWIDE: MISCELLANEOUS LOT of 34 world coins; Byzantine bronze (3), Roman (1), copper coins (21), silver coins (7), Burtons old curiosity shop falmouth (circa 1900) tokens (2) and Great Britain coin weight of George III, average circulated condition, lot of 34 coins $100 - 200 Numismatic Literature
1697. Cordry, Scott, Complete set of Illustrated Mail-Bid 1689. PERU: AR sol, 1897, KM-196.26, Y-18. El-229, Catalogues, 1981-89, each with the original estimates list, Seppa-851, Judd-50, assayer JF, somewhat prooflike San Diego: 1981-89, 8vo, original printed card covers. Also surfaces, better date, au $140 - 160 includes a copy of Cordry’s important 1979 catalogue of the Charles H. Jackson collection of Turkish coins $200 - 300 An important series of sales of Islamic coins, issued in limited numbers and rarely available as a complete set. The additional fixed-price catalogue of the Jackson Turkish coins remains one of the most significant offerings of machine struck Turkish coins ever. Another set sold at Bourne for $260. 1698. Miles, George C., The Coinage of the Umayyads of Spain: 1690. VENEZUELA: AE 1/8 real, Caracas, 1818, KM-1, Royalist Part I & II, American Numismatic Society, Hispanic issue during the War for Independence, f-vf $100 - 125 Numismatic Series Monograph Number I, part I (234 pages) and part II (357 pages, 14 plates), New York, 1950, both volumes softcover, English & Arabic text. An Australia and the Pacific extensive survey of the early Islamic coinage of medieval Spain (716-912). All legends written out, chapters on translations, historical context, metrology, minting techniques, etc. Many subtypes based on wide variation in ornamentation, with an index based on ornamentation. The standard reference, pair of 2 books $125 - 175 1699. Wu, Ke Yi, China Bank Notes Pictorial Catalog Four-Bank Notes, Shanghai, 1997, 482 pages, 619 full color plates, hardcover with dust jacket and slipcase, Chinese & English text. A huge catalog covering Bank of China, Bank of Communications, Farmers Bank of China, Central Bank of China 1895-1961; with approximately 3820 types catalogued in bilingual chart, all plated both sides in color, shown about 3" wide, originally issued at RMB600 ($73), a difficult to find book today $100 - 150 1691. AUSTRALIA: AE penny token, ND, KM-Tn282.1, emu and kangaroo facing / ADVANCE AUSTRALIA surrounds 1700. Grabar, Oleg, The Coinage of the Tulunids, American denomination, ef $100 - 125 Numismatic Society, Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 139, New York, 1957, 78 pages, 3 plates, softcover. 1692. , 1936-1952, AR crown, KM-34, AUSTRALIA: George VI The standard reference on the Islamic Tulunid dynasty 1937 (2) spotty xf-au, 1938 (2) ef, $100 - 200 lot of 4 coins (868-905). Almost 100 coins described, with Arabic 1693. AUSTRALIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, KM-34, Professor legends written out, and 25 photographed. Extensive Holloway, London, collection of two tokens, 1858 AE ½ history of the dynasty $75 - 125 penny token KM-Tn277.1 vf, and an 1857 AE penny token 1701. Miles, George C., Fatimid Coins in the Collections of the KM-278.1 ef-au, $100 - 200 lot of 2 tokens University Museum, Philadelphia, and the American Numismatic Society, American Numismatic Society, Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 121, New York, 1951, 51 pages, 6 plates, softcover. A listing of coins with many photographs issued by the Fatimid dynasty in Egypt, Syria and Sicily. Some 161 descriptions include legends written out in Arabic, but not translated. There is a list of the Fatimid mints with known dates that each mint was in 1694. GERMAN NEW GUINEA: AR ½ mark, 1894-A, KM-4, Y-4, operation $75 - 100 bird of paradise (family Paradisaeidae), ef $320 - 360 1702. Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies de necessite Francaises: 1789-1990 & Monnaies coloniales françaises: 1670-1988, hardcover, the standard references for modern French coinage, pair of 2 books $50 - 100 1703. Miles, George C., Coins of the Spanish Muluk al-Tawa’if, American Numismatic Society, Hispanic Numismatic Series Monograph Number III, New York, 1954, 168 pages, 15 plates, softcover, English & Arabic text. Coins of the Islamic successors to the Umayyads in Spain, 5th/11th century. Based on collection in the ANS and the Hispanic Society of America. Full coin descriptions with Arabic inscriptions, but without transliterations or translations. Nice plates $50 - 75 1704. Miles, George C., The Coinage of the Arab Amirs of Crete, American Numismatic Society, Numismatic Notes and 1695. HAWAII: David Kalakaua, 1874-1891, AR dollar, 1883, Monographs No. 160, New York, 1970, 86 pages, 9 plates, KM-7, deeply toned vf-ef, $600 - 700 sofcover. The coinage of the Islamic Emirs of Crete, ca. 820-961. Pulls together all known information at the time, with coins grouped by numismatic types. Chronologies, where given, are only approximate. All coins fully described with Arabic legends written out. Most photographed. Standard work on this area $50 - 75 145 Numismatic Literature
1705. Torrey, Charles C., Gold Coins of Khokand and Bukhara, American Numismatic Society, Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 117, New York, 1950, 37 pages, 1 plates, softcover. A description of 13 gold coins of the Islamic Khans of Khokand and the Manghits of Bukhara from 19th century central Asia. A good history of the period, legends of coins written out in full $30 - 40 1706. Hazard, Harry W., The Numismatic History of Late Medieval North Africa, American Numismatic Society, Numismatic Studies No. 8, New York, 1952, 377 pages, 8 plates, softcover, English text with legends written out in Arabic. The history and coinage of several Islamic dynasties, including Zirid, Hammadid, Hammudid, Murabitid, Muwahhid, Hudid, Hafsid, Ziyanid, Marinid, Nasrid and Wattasid. The standard reference and extremely difficult to find on the market $500 - 600
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