Coins of the Islamic World

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Auction no. 0210

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1001 1002 1003 1001 Arab-Byzantine, temp. ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, fals, Harran, undated, standing figure of caliph with hand on sheathed sword; in field: Muhammad (to left); Harran (to right), rev., modified cross on steps; in field: Greek monogram (to left); Muhammad (to right); IS (below), 3.29g (Walker p.25, Vat.1; Album 3537 RR), fine, rare £150-200

1002 Arab-Byzantine, fals, Dimashq, emperor enthroned holding sceptre and globus cruciger, palm-branch on T to left, ΛЄO to right, rev., large M with staurogram above, DAM below, 3.15g (cf Walker 5), about very fine, rare £150-200

1003 Arab-Byzantine, fals, Dimashq, emperor enthroned holding sceptre and globus cruciger, bird on T to left, ΛЄO to right, rev., large M with staurogram above, DAMI below, 3.76g (Walker 4), fine to good fine, rare £100-150

1004 1005 1004 Arab-Sasanian, Yazdigerd III type, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 20YE, with countermark 3 in fourth quadrant of obverse margin,3.18g (SICA 1, 357), very fine £120-150

1005 Arab-Sasanian, Yazdigerd III type, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 20YE, 4.11g (Malek 951), good very fine £120-150

1006 1007 1006 Arab-Sasanian, Khusraw II type, drachm, YZ (Yazd) 47h, 3.81g (Malek 1301), obverse graffiti, very fine to good very fine and scarce £150-200

1007 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Zayd, drachm, NAR (Narmashir) 54h, 2.77g (Malek 913A), evenly clipped to the weight of a post-Reform dirham, almost very fine and rare £200-300

1008 1009 1008 Arab-Sasanian, al-Hakam b. Abi al-‘As, drachm, NAWGY (possibly New Jiruft in Kirman) 56h, 2.35g (Mochiri 11), good fine and rare £300-400

1009 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, drachm, DA (Darabjird) 64h, 4.05g (Malek 455), minor marks, good very fine and rare £250-300

1010 1011 1010 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abdallah b. Khazim, drachm, BBA (the camp mint) 67h, 3.73g (Malek 143), good very fine £150-200

1011 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Umar b. ‘Ubaydallah, drachm, BYŠ 69h, 4.07g (SICA 1, 171-173), tooled in first quadrant of obverse margin and other scattered marks, otherwise almost extremely fine £60-80

1012 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Ubaydallah b. Abi Bakra, drachms (3), SK (Sijistan) 79h, all with bismillah – rabbi in margin (Album 37), fine to very fine (3) £150-200

1013 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Ubaydallah b. Abi Bakra, drachms (2), SK (Sijistan) 79h (Album 37), very fine; ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 80h, bismillah - rabbi in obverse margin (Album 38A), irregular flan, crude style, very fine (3) £200-300

1014 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, drachms (2), SK (Sijistan) 81h, bismillah in obverse margin, 3.89g (Malek 1041) and SK (Sijistan) 82h, bismillah - rabbi in obverse margin, 3.79g (Malek 1050ff), very fine to good very fine (2) £150-200

1015 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 81h and 83h, both with bismillah - rabbi in obverse margin, 4.02, 4.10g (Malek 1044, 1059), very fine to good very fine (2) £150-200

1016 1017 1016 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, drachm, DA (Darabjird) 70YE = 82h, obv., in margin: rabb harasahu, 4.02g (Walker p.117, Mar.3), some porosity at periphery, otherwise about extremely fine and very rare £1,500-2,000

1017 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad (fl. 80-83h), drachm, SK (Sijistan) 81h, obv., in margin: bismillah, 3.78g (Malek 1043 var.), very fine, scarce £80-120

1018 1019 1018 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 84h, tash – bismillah - rabbi in obverse margin, 3.87g (Malek 1062), minor double-striking, very fine and rare £400-600

1019 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Umara b. Tamim, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 84h, obv., in margin: NYWK - bismillah – rabbi, 3.81g (Malek 1067), peripheral corrosion, otherwise almost extremely fine £200-300

1020 1021 1020 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Umara b. Tamim, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 84h, obv., in margin: bismillah – rabbi, 3.99g (Malek 1070, same rev. die), almost extremely fine £200-300

1021 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Umara b. Tamim, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 84h, obv., in margin: bismillah – rabbi, 4.17g (Malek 1070), good very fine £200-300

1022 1023 1022 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Umara b. Tamim, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 85h, obv., in margin: bismillah – rabbi, 3.86g (Malek 1071), good very fine £200-300

1023 Arab-Sasanian, ‘Umar b. Tamim, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 85h, obv., in margin: bismillah – rabbi, 4.02g (Malek 1074, same reverse die), about extremely fine, well-struck and toned, scarce thus £250-300

1024 Eastern Sistan, Anonymous, Khusraw II type, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 87h, obv., in margin: bismillah – rabbi, rev., in second quarter of margin: ‘abd, 3.82g (cf Malek 1076 [without ‘abd’]; cf Morton & Eden auction 82, 20 October 2016, lot 4), lightly toned, good very fine and very rare £500-700

This variety with ‘abd in the reverse margin appears unpublished for the year 87h, although a coin bearing the same word is known for the following year (Malek 1077).

1025 1026 1025 Eastern Sistan Series, Khusraw II type, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 88h, obv., in border: bismillah – rabbi, rev., in fourth quadrant of border: ‘Abd, 3.90g, some staining, very fine to good very fine and extremely rare £400-600

1026 Eastern Sistan Series, Khusraw II type, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 89h, obv., in border: bismillah – rabbi, rev., in fourth quadrant of border: barakat, 3.84g (cf Morton & Eden auction 79, lot 16 [with barakat lillah]), very fine to good very fine and extremely rare £400-600

1028 1027 1029 1027 Eastern Sistan, Anonymous, Khusraw II type, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 97h, obv., in border: Pahlavi GWYL - bismillah - rabbi, 3.95g (Malek 1093), very fine £100-150

1028 Arab-Sasanian, Aban b. al-Walid, pashiz, without mint or date, obv., Sasanian bust dividing governor’s name in Arabic, rev., kalima in three lines, 1.73g (Gyselen 64), minor edge damage and some verdigris, very fine £150-200

1029 Arab-Sasanian, pashiz, without mint or date (assigned to Istakhr by Gyselen), of standard Umayyad anonymous type with Pahlwai APD about Muhammad rasul Allah on reverse, 1.26g (Gyselen 72), very fine or better £120-150

1030 Arab-Sasanian, AE pashiz (2), types as Gyselen 8 and 66, very fine and better and a Sasanian pashiz, flan and edge splits, otherwise very fine; and Afrighid, Azkaswar II, drachm, bust with name before, rev., horseman, pierced, fine (4) £200-300

1031 1032 1033 1031 Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan, ‘Umar b. al-‘Ala, hemidrachm, TPWRSTAN PYE 125, governor’s name and patronymic in Pahlawi before bust and in Arabic in margin, 2.01g (Album 57; Malek 77), extremely fine and a scarce one-year type £100-150

1032 Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan, ‘Umar b. al-‘Ala, hemidrachm, TPWRSTAN PYE 125, governor’s name and patronymic in Pahlawi before bust and in Arabic in margin, 1.97g (Album 57; Malek 77), extremely fine and a scarce one-year type £100-150

1033 Abbasid, Governors of Tabaristan, Yahya (b. Mikhnaq, 163-165h), hemidrachm, TPWRSTAN PYE 130, 1.95g (Album 60; Malek 89.8), almost extremely fine, rare £400-600

1034 1035 1034 Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan, Ma‘add, hemidrachm, TPWRSTAN PYE 138, with governor’s name before bust, 1.92g (Album 66; Malek 108), very fine, rare £600-800

1035 Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan, Ma‘add, hemidrachm, TPWRSTAN PYE 138, with governor’s name in fourth quarter of obverse margin, 1.95g (Album 67; Malek 201), almost uncirculated and lightly toned, rare £600-800

1036 1037 1038 1039 1036 Umayyad, dinar, 94h, 4.26g (ICV 176; Walker 207), minor edge marks, almost extremely fine £300-400

1037 Umayyad, dinar, 103h, 4.27g (ICV 196; Walker 220), good very fine, slightly buckled flan £300-400

1038 Umayyad, dinar, 118h, 4.25g (ICV 212; Walker 238), extremely fine, scarce £500-600

1039 Umayyad, dinar, 118h, 4.27g (ICV 212; Walker 238), almost very fine, scarce £250-300

1040 1041 1042 1040 Umayyad, dinar, 122h, 4.26g (ICV 216; Walker 242), almost extremely fine £450-500

1041 Umayyad, dinar, 130h, 4.21g (ICV 224; Walker 250), extremely fine and a rare date £600-800

1042 Umayyad, dinar, 131h, 4.22g (ICV 225; Walker 251), minor marks on reverse, good very fine £500-700

1043 1044 1045 1043 Umayyad, dirham, Abrashahr 92h, rev., margin ends mushrikūn, 2.67g (Klat 6.b), very fine £100-150

1044 Umayyad, dirham, al-Andalus 119h, 2.86g (Klat 132), traces of peripheral staining, about extremely fine £400-600

1045 Umayyad, dirham, al-Basra 79h, 2.52g (Klat 168, same dies), centre of reverse weak, very fine/fine £150-200

Ex Morton & Eden auction 30, 29 November 2007, lot 516.

1047 1048 1049 1046 Umayyad, dirhams (4), Dimashq 113h, 117h, 119h, 124h, very fine and better (4) £100-150

1047 Umayyad, dirham, Dimashq 114h, 2.90g (Klat 358), almost extremely fine £40-60

1048 Umayyad, dirham, Dimashq 123h, 2.78g (Klat 367), almost extremely fine £40-60

1049 Umayyad, dirham, Sarakhs 92h, 2.65g (Klat 452), about very fine £150-200

1051 1050 1052 1050 Umayyad, dirham, Marw 79h, mint-name in Pahlawi below field, rev., margin ends mushrikun, 2.81g (Klat 581.b), minor marks in fields on both sides, otherwise good very fine and rare £500-700

1051 Umayyad, fals, al-Ramla, undated, 2.17g (Walker 863), very fine to good very fine and scarce thus £40-60

1052 Umayyad, fals, without mint or date, citing Sulayman bin Salim (probably Sulayman b. Salim al-Kalbi, governor of Sind 127- 130h), 1.95g, cleaned, fair to fine and apparently unpublished £300-400

Sulayman b. Salim is known from the silver dammas issued in Sind at this time, but fulus in his name appear to be hitherto unrecorded.

1053 1054 1055 1056 1053 Umayyad, fals, Tabariya, undated, rev., palm branch to right, 2.31g (SICA 2, 1230), very fine and scarce £40-60

1054 Umayyad, ‘Asad b. ‘Abdallah, fals, Marw, date unclear (c. 112h), obv., lion within square frame, rev., elephant within square frame, with value ‘sixty to a dirham’, 1.46g (Album B204 RRR), fair and very rare £120-150

1055 Umayyad, fals, al-Mansura, undated, rev., duriba hadha | al-fals bi’l- | Mansura, 1.37g (Album A204), fair, very rare £300-400

1056 Umayyad, Hisham b. ‘Amr (129-132h), fals, al-Mawsil, undated, 2.55g (Goussous 451), spots of green verdigris on obverse, otherwise almost very fine £80-120

1057 1058 1060 1057 Umayyad, fals, Yubna, undated, 3.45g (SNAT IVa, 223, same dies), very good with clear mint-name, rare £250-300

1058 Umayyad, fals, Iliya, undated, 2.64g (Walker P.124), struck on an elongated flan, almost very fine and rare £80-120

1059 Umayyad fulus (25), an interesting group from a variety of mints including Arminiya, Ba‘labakk, Dimashq, Qinnasrin, Tabariya and Wasit, and mintless types including candelabrum (2) and with fish in field (assigned to Baysan), mainly fine, some better, offered with collector’s identifications (25) £200-300

1060 Umayyad, lead seal, with lillah stamped on both sides, 7.51g, good very fine with attractive tan patina £180-220

1061 1062 1063 1061 Revolutionary Period, fals, Rayy, undated (struck circa 138h), obv., citing the governor Muhammad b. al-Ash‘ath in margin, 2.28g (Lowick 647; Miles, Rayy -), corrosion in margin, fair to fine and extremely rare £300-400

1062 Revolutionary Period, ‘Imran b. Isma‘il, fals, Sijistan 136h, with legends reading ‘Sixty to a dirham, good for a daniq,’ 2.30g (Wurtzel 47; Shamma p.288, 1), with uncertain countermark on obverse, fair and rare £80-120

1063 Revolutionary Period, Sulayman b. ‘Abdallah (138-140h), fals, Sijistan, undated, with outlined lettering in fields on both sides, 2.72g (Album C209), countermarked, fair and rare £80-120

1064 1065 1066 1064 Umayyad Governors of Sind, al-Hakam b. ‘Awana (d. 122h), qandhari dirham or damma, Muhammad | rasul | Allah, rev., amr bihi | al-Hakam bin | ‘Awana, 0.32g (Album 4501; Fishman CS3), very fine, rare £200-300

1066 Abbasid Governors of Sind, al-Marhal, damma, (Album 4519; Fishman CS20), 0.48g, good fine £40-60

1067 Abbasid fulus (3), comprising Ardashir Khurra 134h, Kazirun 156h, and Fars 205h, first cracked, good fine to very fine; with a dirham of al-Mu‘tamid, ‘Ma‘din’ 2xx, pierced, fair (4) £100-150

1068 Abbasid fulus (4), comprising Ardashir Khurra 134h and 2[05]h, al-Muhammadiya 150h, and with uncertain mint and date, last countermarked, fine to very fine (4) £150-200

1069 Abbasid fulus (25), mints include Istakhr, al-Basra, Khazanat Halab, Jurjan, Dimashq, al-Rafiqa, Sijistan, Sur, Qinnasrin, al-Kufa and Madinat al-Salam, many fine, offered with collector’s attributions, an interesting group (25) £200-300

1070 1071 1072 1073 1070 Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur (136-158h), fals, Jibal al-Fidda ('The Silver Mountain') 155h, citing the governor Rawh, 2.64g (Shamma p.315, 1), cleaned, good fine and rare £200-250

1071 Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur (136-158h), fals, Jur 145h, citing Isma ‘il b. ‘Ali, 1.47g, some spotting, generally fine and rare £100-150

1072 Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur (136-158h), fals, mint and date (al-Kufa 143h) off-flan, obv., in field: la ilaha illa / Allah wa’l- hamdu lillah / wa Allah Akbar, rev., sala Allah / ‘alayhi Muhammad / al-nabi, 2.01g (cf Lowick 459-461; Shamma p.57, 2), good fine and rare £150-200

1073 Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur (136-158h), fals, al-Yazidiya 150h, 2.40g (SICA 2, 1628; Album 313K RRR), fair to fine with clear mint and date, very rare £200-300

1074 1075 1074 Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur (136-158h), fals, Balkh 149h, rev., mimma amr Harb bin Ziyad al-Mahdi wali ahad al- muslimin Muhammad bin Amir al-mu'minin, 3.05g (Shamma p.308, 3), creased, fine and rare £100-150

1075 Abbasid, al-Mansur (136-158h), fulus (2), Istakhr 140h and Jur 145h, citing Isma‘il bin ‘Ali, 2.73, 2.23g (Shamma p.268, 3, -), good fine to very fine, first with some spotting, second rare (2) £100-150

1076 1077 1078 1076 Abbasid, al-Mahdi (158-169h dirham, Ifriqiya 168h, naming Harun as heir, three circles around obverse margin, 2.79g (SCC 955; Lowick 310), good fine, scarce £50-70

1077 Abbasid, al-Mahdi (158-169h), dirham, al-Yamama 169h, obv., annulet below, rev., ‘Abdallah above, bin Sa‘id bakh below, 2.76g (Lowick 583), some staining, almost very fine and rare £400-500

1078 Abbasid, temp. al-Mahdi (158-169h) fals, Barda ‘a 159h, citing the governor Yazid b. Usayd, 3.62g (Vardanyan 248; Shamma p.230, 6), almost very fine with some spots of verdigris, rare £80-120

1079 1080 1081 1079 Abbasid, temp. al-Mahdi (158-169h), fals, Kurat al-Mahdiya min Fars 161h, 2.18g (Shamma p.277, 1), some spotting and accretion, fine and rare £80-120

1080 Abbasid, temp. al-Rashid (170-193h), fals, Jurjan 184h, citing the governors Husayn b. ‘Ali and Isma ‘il b. Mus ‘ab, 3.45g (Lowick 773), fine, rare £120-150

1081 Abbasid, temp. al-Rashid (170-193h), fals, Dabil 185h, citing Asad b. Yazid and Mahdi, 2.10g (Vardanyan 254; Lowick 409), some verdigris, fair to fine, very rare £150-200

1082 1083 1084 1082 Abbasid, al-Rashid (170-193h), fals, al-Raqqa 185h, rev., citing the governor ‘Isa b. Aban, five-pointed star below field, 2.39g (Lowick -; Shamma -), fine and very rare £100-150

1083 Abbasid, temp. al-Rashid (170-193h), fals, Shiraz 192h, citing ‘Abdallah b. al-Musayyib, 1.38g (Lowick 750), edge crimp and some verdigris, fair to fine and rare £60-80

1084 Abbasid, al-Rashid (170-193h), fals, Qinnasrin 181h, rev., citing the governor ‘Isa b. Aban, 3.95g (Shamma p.112, 8), almost very fine £70-100

1085 1086 1087 1085 Abbasid, temp. al-Amin (193-198h), fals, Sur 196h, 1.72g (Shamma p.121, 1), good fine £120-150

1086 Abbasid, al-Ma’mun (194-218h), dirham, Madinat Arran 217h, citing Khalid b. Yazid and Ibrahim b. ‘Attab, 2.84g (Vardanyan 177), very fine and rare £250-300

1087 Abbasid, al-Ma’mun (194-218h), dirham, Madinat al-Salam 204h, rev., with name of caliph and governor Humayd, 2.91g (Lowick 1440), minor marks, better than very fine £60-80

1088 1089 1088 Abbasid, al-Mu‘tasim (218-227h), dinar, Marw 225h, 4.24g (Bernardi 151Ph), fine, rare £250-300

1089 Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil (232-247h), dinar, al-Basra 235h, 4.24g (Bernardi 155Je), about very fine and scarce £180-220

1090 Abbasid dirhams struck in (Madinat) Mah al-Kufa (3), dated 251h (al-Mu‘tazz), 257h (al-Mu‘tamid, citing Ja’far) and 296h (al-Muqtadir, without name of heir), very good to very fine, all scarce (3) £150-200

1091 1092 1091 Abbasid, al-Mu‘tamid (256-279h), dinar, al-Rafiqa 274h, obv., swastika in field below, 3.62g (Bernardi 181Hn), very fine £150-200

1092 Abbasid, al-Mu‘tamid (256-279h), dinar, Madinat al-Salam 269h, obv., letter sad below, 3.59g (cf Bernardi 177Jh [date not listed]; cf Morton & Eden auction 75, 2 July 2015, lot 487), minor deposit, very fine and very rare £500-800

Ex Morton & Eden auction 79, 21 April 2016, lot 66.

1093 Abbasid, al-Mu‘tamid (256-279h), dirham, Nisibin 269h, citing al-Mufawwad, 2.80g (Diler p.1264) and Saffarid, Tahir b. Muhammad (289-295h), dirham, Shiraz 289h, 3.42g (Lloyd Sh289), very fine, first rare (2) £100-150

1094 1095 1096 1094 Abbasid, al-Muktafi (289-295h), dinar, Halab 292h, 3.90g (cf Bernardi 226Gb, [date not listed), heavily creased and part of edge broken away, hence fine but excessively rare and apparently unpublished £400-600

1095 Abbasid, al-Muktafi (289-295h), dinar, Madinat al-Salam 295h, obv., pellet below field, rev., two pellets below field, 4.23g (Bernardi 226Jh), good very fine and rare £400-500

1096 Abbasid, al-Muktafi (289-295h), dinar, Misr 292h, 3.96g (Bernardi 226De), extremely fine £250-300

1097 1098 1099 1097 Abbasid, al-Muqtadir (295-320h), dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz 310h, 4.21g (Bernardi 242Nf), very fine to good very fine £160-180

1098 Abbasid, al-Muqtadir (295-320h), dinar, Mah al-Kufa 310h, 4.09g (Bernardi 242Mr, citing a single example of this date), plugged, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare £350-400

1099 Abbasid, al-Muqtadir (295-320h), dinar, Madinat al-Salam 306h, 4.28g (Bernardi 242Jh), extremely fine £200-250

1100 1102 1103 1100 Abbasid, temp. al-Muqtadir (295-320h), Thamal al-Dulafi, Governor of Cilicia (fl. 310-320h), cast fals, undated, rev., al-amir Thamal in two lines, 1.79g (Album 300), bold very fine and scarce £70-100

1101 Abbasid dirhams (12), comprising al-Basra 325h; Samarqand 233h; Shiraz 315h; al-Kufa 321h; Madinat al-Salam 158h (pierced), 161h (2), 173h, 300h (of unusual style, 305h; al-Mawsil 300h; unidentified (1), many fine; with an Abbasid fals of Qinnasrin 157h, fine, and a Hamdanid dirham of al-Mawsil 3x4h, fair (14) £120-150

1102 Abbasid, al-Nasir (575-622h), dinar, Madinat al-Salam 620h, 4.66g (BMC 493), weakly struck but with negligible circulation wear, good very fine overall £250-300

1103 Abbasid, al-Musta‘sim (640-656h), dirham, Madinat al-Salam 642h, 3.01g (Album 276), good very fine £120-150

1104 1105 1106 1104 Umayyad of Spain, Hisham II (Second Reign, 400-403h), dirham, al-Andalus 401h, citing ‘Abdallah, 3.00g (Album 360.3), very fine and well struck for issue £50-70

1105 Zirid of Granada, temp. Badis b. Habbus (c.429-465h), dirham, Madinat Gharnata, undated, citing al-‘Ali Idris II, 5.10g (Album G372 RR; Prieto 111f), about very fine £100-150

1106 Hammudid of Málaga, al-Ma’mun al-Qasim (408-414h), dirham, Madinat Sabta 410h, rev., citing Yahya, 2.92g (Prieto 78a; Vives 745), weakly struck but good very fine for issue £120-150

1107 1108 1107 Hammudid of Málaga, al-Mahdi Muhammad I (438-446h), dirham, al-Andalus [44]1h, 3.40g (Prieto 104b; Vives 861), toned, small edge split, otherwise very fine or better for issue £80-120

1108 ‘Abbadid of Seville, ‘Abbad b. Muhammad al-Mu‘tadid (439-461h), dinar, al-Andalus 440h, 2.83g (Prieto 397d), part of edge broken off but date still fully legible, fine to good fine and very rare £200-300

1109 1110 1111 1112 1109 Anonymous, qirat, struck in Silves after after the fall of the Muwahhids and before Sidray b. Wazir, with al-Mahdi Imamuna at end of reverse field, 0.85g (Gomes AQ04.03), hairline flan split, good very fine £150-200

1110 Kings of Mertola and Silves, Sidray b. Wazir (546-552h), qirat, without mint or date, 0.88g (Gomes SW05.01), hairline edge split, very fine to good very fine £150-200

1111 Kings of Mertola and Silves, Sidray b. Wazir (546-552h), qirat, without mint or date, Ibn Wazir in third line of obverse, rev., star below, 0.87g (Gomes SW05.02), some staining, very fine to good very fine £120-150

1112 Kings of Mertola and Silves, Sidray b. Wazir (546-552h), qirat, without mint or date, 0.87g (Gomes SW05.03), very fine £150-200

1113 1114 1113 Aghlabid, Ziyadat Allah I (201-223h), dinar, 214h, citing Masrur, 4.17g (al-‘Ush 25), very fine to good very fine £180-220

1114 Aghlabid, Muhammad II b. Ahmad (250-261h), dinar, 253h, 4.23g (al-‘Ush 72), very fine, reverse better £160-180

1115 1116 1117 1115 Aghlabid, Muhammad II b. Ahmad (250-261h), dinar, 256h, 4.23g (al-‘Ush 75), crudely struck but good very fine £180-220

1116 Aghlabid, Ibrahim II (261-289h), dinar, 271h, 4.09g (al-‘Ush 111), buckled flan, good fine £150-200

1117 Aghlabid, Ibrahim II (261-289h), quarter-dirham, mint unclear (possibly Ifriqiya or al-‘Abbasiya), date possibly 278h, 0.65g (Zeno 173048, this piece), good fine, scarce £60-80

1118 1119 1120 1118 Almoravid, Abu Bakr b. ‘Umar (448-480h), dinar, Sijilmasa 478h, 3.90g (Hazard 49), edge clip, good fine and scarce £250-300

1119 Muwahhid, Abu Ya‘qub I (558-580h), half-dinar, without mint or date, four-line legend both sides, 2.13g (Hazard 495), almost extremely fine £180-220

1120 Muwahhid, ‘Abd al-Mu’min b. ‘Ali (524-558h), half-dinar, Fas, undated 2.26g (Hazard 460), good very fine £180-220

1121 1122 1121 Marinid, Abu ‘Inan Faris b. ‘Ali (749-759h), dinar, Madinat Fas, undated, 4.34g (Hazard 775), probably once ring- mounted, otherwise almost extremely fine £300-400

1122 Filali Sharifs of Morocco, Isma‘il al-Samin (1082-1139h), dinar, Fas 1124h, 3.38g (KM 28), minor edge marks, about very fine £150-200

1123 1124 1125 1123 Tulunid, Khumarawayh b. Ahmad (270-282h), dinar, Halab 281h, 2.26g (Bernardi 213Gb; Grabar 66), fine to good fine and rare £500-700

1124 Tulunid, Harun b. Khumarawayh (283-292h), dinar, Halab 284h, 3.47g (Bernardi 215Gb RRR = Qatar 2328, same dies), crudely struck, fine and extremely rare £600-800

1125 Tulunid, Harun b. Khumarawayh (283-292h), dinar, Misr 286h, 4.18g (Bernardi 215De; Grabar 78), minor obverse graffiti, otherwise extremely fine £250-300

1126 Ikhshidid, Abu’l-Qasim Unujur (335-349h), dirham, Tabariya 341h, 1.62g (Bacharach 167), creased, fine to good fine and toned, rare £250-300

1127 1128 1129 1127 Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz (341-365h), dinar, Misr 365h, 3.87g (Nicol 371), almost very fine £160-180

1128 Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz (341-365h), dinar, Misr 360h, month of Jumada al-Akhira, 4.11g (Nicol 359), very fine to good very fine £200-300

1129 Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz (341-365h), half-dirham, Misr 362h, 1.45g (Nicol -; cf Morton & Eden auction 72, 15 December 2014, lot 765), ragged edge, otherwise very fine and very rare, the earliest known date for Fatimid silver from Egypt £200-300

1130 1131 1132 1130 Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz (341-365h), half-dirham, Misr 363h, 1.46g (Nicol 373, citing a single example), about very fine and rare £150-200

1131 Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz (341-365h), half-dirham, Misr 364h, 1.47g (Nicol 374), very fine, rare £120-150

1132 Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz (341-365h), half-dirham, Misr 365h, 1.49g (Nicol 375, citing two examples), about very fine and rare £150-200

1133 1134 1135 1136 1133 Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz (341-365h), half-dirham, al-Mu‘izziya 360h, 1.47g (Nicol 380), almost very fine, rare £80-120

1134 Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz (341-365h), half-dirham, al-Mu‘izziya 362h, 1.46g (Nicol 382, citing two example), slightly wavy flan, good fine and rare £100-150

1135 Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz (341-365h), damma, 0.54g (Nicol 510), almost very fine £100-150

1136 Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz (341-365h), damma, 0.56g (Nicol 510), name of ruler largely off-flan, good fine £80-120

1137 Fatimid, al-‘Aziz (365-386h), dinar, Filastin 376h, 3.59g (Nicol 678), edge marks, about fine, rare £600-800

1138 1139 1140 1141 1138 Fatimid, al-‘Aziz (365-386h), dinar, Misr 373h, 4.04g (Nicol 708), fine £150-180

1139 Fatimid, al-‘Aziz (365-386h), dinar, Misr 394h, 4.13g (Nicol 721), good fine £160-180

1140 Fatimid, al-‘Aziz (365-386h), damma, 0.58g (Nicol 859), almost very fine £100-150

1141 Fatimid, al-Hakim (386-411h), dinar, Misr 402h, 4.24g (Nicol 1090), creased and scuffed, good fine £150-180

1142 1143 1144 1145 1142 Fatimid, al-Hakim (386-411h), dinar, Misr 404h, 3.70g (Nicol 1092), lightly clipped, about very fine £170-200

1143 Fatimid, al-Hakim (386-411h), posthumous dinar, al-Mahdiya 414h, 4.09g (Nicol 1260), struck from rusty dies, has been made round and possibly once ring-mounted, almost very fine and rare £250-300

1144 Fatimid, al-Hakim (386-411h), damma, 0.48g, good very fine and well struck for issue, scarce £150-200

1145 Fatimid, al-Hakim (386-411h), damma, 0.42g, good very fine and scarce £150-200

1146 1147 1146 Fatimid, al-Zahir (411-427h), dinar, Misr 417h, 4.18g (Nicol 1519), minor marks, almost very fine £180-220

1147 Fatimid, al-Mustansir (427-487h), dinar, al-Iskandariya 475, 4.20g (Nicol 1681), scrape on obverse, fine £150-180

1148 1149 1148 Fatimid, al-Mustansir (427-487h), dinar, Misr 440h, 4.09g (Nicol 2122), almost very fine £180-220

1149 Fatimid, al-Mustansir (427-487h), dinar, Misr 466h, 4.30g (Nicol 2151), edge marks, about very fine, a scarcer date £150-200

1150 1151 1152 1150 Fatimid, al-Mustansir (427-487h), dinar, Misr 473h, 4.28g (Nicol 2158), better than very fine £180-220

1151 Fatimid, al-Musta‘li (487-495h), uniface glass dirham weight, green and translucent, Ahmad / al-Imam Abu’l-Qasim / al-Musta ‘li billah / amir al-mu’minin 2.82g, chip on reverse, otherwise good very fine £200-300

1152 Fatimid, al-Amir (495-524h), dinar, Sur 495h, 3.76g (Nicol 2475), very fine, rare £400-600

1153 1154 1155 1153 Fatimid, al-Amir (495-524h), dinar, Misr 501h, 4.27g (Nicol 2520), about very fine £200-250

1154 Fatimid, al-Amir (495-524h), dinar, Misr 504h, 4.11g (Nicol 2523), about very fine £200-250

1155 Fatimid, al-Hafiz (526-544h), dinar, al-Iskandariya 531h, 3.89g (Nicol 2602), rim kinks, about very fine £200-250

1156 1157 1158 1156 Fatimid, al-Hafiz (526-544h), dinar, Misr 538h, 4.21g (Nicol 2630), almost very fine, scarce £300-400

1157 Fatimid, al-Fa‘iz (549-555h), dinar, al-Iskandariya 552h, 3.94g (Nicol 2668), slightly crimped, good fine and scarce £250-300

1158 Fatimid, al-Fa‘iz (549-555h), dinar, Misr 554h, 4.25g (Nicol 2679), buckled flan, very fine or better and rare £400-600

1159 1160 1159 Fatimid, al-‘Adid (555-567h), dinar, Misr 558h, 4.27g (Nicol 2693), slightly crinkled flan and rim filed, very fine and rare £400-600

1160 Fatimid Sicily, Revolt of Muhammad b. ‘Abbad (616-619h), billon dirham, without mint or date, 0.72g (Album A747), very fine, scarce £150-200

1161 1162 1163 1164 1161 Bahri Mamluk, ‘Ali (655-657h), dinar, al-Iskandariya, date off flan, without the name of the Abbasid caliph al-Musta‘sim (d. 656h) and therefore almost certainly dated 657h, 5.80g (Balog 16), margins weakly struck, good very fine and rare £400-600

1162 Burji Mamluk, al-Musta‘in billah (the shadow caliph, acknowledged 815h), half-dirham, Halab, date not visible, 1.20g (Album 985), very fine, rare £100-150

1163 Burji Mamluk, Barsbay (825-841h), ashrafi, Dimashq 829h, 3.39g (cf Balog 713), scrapes both sides, good fine and rare £150-200

1164 Burji Mamluk, Tumanbay (906h), dinar, mint and date (906h) off flan, 3.36g (Balog 866), small scrape on obverse, good very fine and rare £400-600

1165 1166 1165 Qarmatid, al-Hasan b. Ahmad, dirham, Dimashq 361h, obv., citing al-Hasan ibn / Ahmad in fourth and fifth lines, rev., citing al-Muti‘ lillah / al-Sa‘dat al-rusa in sixth and seventh lines (cf Vardanyan 10), usual crude striking but about very fine for issue and apparently an unpublished variety £200-300

The specimen published by Vardanyan includes the additional title al-sayyid in the obverse field, which is not found on the present coin.

1166 Qarmatid, Abu Mansur al-Mu‘izzi, dirham, Dimashq 365h, with ornament below field on each side, 2.97g (Vardanyan 24), fine and rare £120-150

1167 1168 1169 1167 Najjahid, Jayyash b. al-Mu‘ayyad (fl. 465-482h), dinar, Zabid 465h, 2.36g (SICA 10, 150; Album 1074), good very fine, scarce £150-200

1168 Najjahid, Jayyash b. al-Mu‘ayyad (fl 465-482h), dinar, Zabid 482h, 2.33g (Album 1074), good very fine and a very rare date for this ruler £300-400

1169 Sulayhid, ‘Ali b. Muhammad (437-473h), dinar, Zabid 451h, 2.45g (Album 1075.2), minor marks, very fine or better £100-150

1170 1171 1170 Artuqid of Mardin, Yuluq Arslan (580-597h), AE dirham, 596h, Turkish warrior seated cr0ss-legged holding sword and severed head, 12.38g (SS 36), very fine to good very fine £100-150

1171 Seljuq of Rum, The Three Brothers (647-657h), dinar, Qunya 648h, 4.58g (Album A1227; ICV 1348), almost uncirculated £1,000-1,500

1172 1173 1174 1172 Karesi Beylik, Beylerbeyi Celebi (from 744h onwards), akçe, 1.11g (Album 1251.1), very fine and scarce £100-150

1173 Ottoman, Süleyman I (926-974h), sultani, Misr 941h, 3.53g (Artuk 1557; Pere -), some flat striking otherwise good very fine, scarce with the year of striking rather than the regnal year £200-250

1174 Ottoman, Süleyman I (926-974h), sultani, Misr 942h, 3.43g (Edhem 1027), very fine or better and scarce bearing the actual year of striking £160-180

1175 1176 1177 1175 Tahirid, Tahir b. al-Husayn in rebellion (205-207h), dirham, al-Muhammadiya 206h, obv., citing the governor Ishaq b. Yahya, rev., citing Tahir by the title Dhu’l-Yaminayn, 2.91g (Album 1391 RR), very fine, rare £100-150

1176 Saffarid, ‘Amr b. al-Layth (265-288h), dirham, Naysabur 282h, 3.15g (Vasmer 65), minor crease, otherwise good very fine and toned, rare £180-220

1177 Saffarid, ‘Amr b. al-Layth (265-288h), double-dirham, Naysabur 284h, 5.87g (Vasmer 66; Album 1402N RR), very fine and rare £200-300

1178 Saffarid, Tahir b. Muhammad (288-296h), heavy dirham, Fars 293h, 4.94g (Lloyd Fa293; Album 1404), some marginal staining, very fine and rare of this weight; and a uniface obverse bracteate of a Buwayhid dirham of al-Shirjan 407h, very fine (2) £100-150

1179 Saffarid, Ahmad b. Muhammad (311-352h), dirhams (2), Sijistan 311h and 314h, 3.04, 2.94g (Lloyd Sj311, Sj314), good fine, both scarce (2) £80-120

1180 1181 1182 1180 Saffarid, Ahmad b. Muhammad (311-352h), dirham, Sijistan 318h, citing al-Husayn b. Bilal, 2.68g (Lloyd Sj318; Album 1412A), centres a little weak, very fine and rare £70-100

1181 Banijurid Governor of Andaraba, Harb b. Sahlan (fl. 344-365h), dirham, Andaraba 372h, rev., with Surat al-Ikhlas in field and also citing the overlord Maktum, 3.06g (Album 1438.3), better than very fine, rare £120-150

1182 Samanid, Isma ‘il b. Ahmad (279-295h), fals, Usrushana 280h, 3.18g (Album 1444 RR), very fine and rare £60-80

1183 Samanid dirhams (9), comprising Andaraba 298h, 299h (scarce), 310h; Balkh 312h, 313h; Samarqand 298h, 310h, 318h; al-Shash 296h; with fulus (8), no mint name 305h; Bukhara 305h, 322h; Samarqand 245h, 256h, 272h; al-Shash 233h, 255h, and a Qarakhanid dirham of Akhsikath 427h, last fair to fine, others good fine to very fine (18) £150-200

1184 1185 1184 Samanid, Nasr b. Ahmad (301-331h), dirham, Naysabur 313h, 3.17g, very fine, scarce £40-60

1185 Samanid, Nasr b. Ahmad (301-331h), dirham, Naysabur 322h, citing the caliph al-Qahir, 3.09g (SNAT XIVa, 457), good very fine, rare £70-100

1187 1189 1186 Samanid, Nuh b. Nasr (331-341h), dirham, Balkh 330h (sic), citing Tukat, 2.37g (SNAT XIVc, 594); Nuh b. Mansur (365-387h), fals, Balkh 378h, with pentagram on obverse, 2.55g (Album A1471); Amirs of Bust, Baytuz (fl. 359-365h), fals, Bust 359h, 1.89g (Album D1478 RR); Amirs of Farwan, Nasr b. Ahmad, heavy fals, Farwan 374h, 4.61g (Album W1478; cf Zeno #40659);, fair to good fine, all rare (4) £120-150

1187 Samanid, ‘Abd al-Malik b. Nuh (341-350h), dinar, Naysabur 350h, 4.29g (Qatar 3799; Album 1460), very fine £150-200

1188 Samanid, multiple dirhams (4), very fine and better; with miscellaneous dirhams (11) and fulus (11), mixed lower grades (26) £200-300

1189 Samanid of Akhsikath, Malik b. Shakartegin (fl. 312-344h), fals, Akhsikath 320h, citing Malik on the obverse and Nasr (b. Ahmad) as overlord on reverse, 2.22g (Album E1477, where this mint and date is noted as 'extremely rare'), cleaned, porous surfaces, fine with clear legends £70-100

1190 Amirs of Bust, Khut-Tegin I (fl. 337-341h), fals, Bust 339h; Bekchur (fl. 349-350h), double fals, Bust 349h, and fulus (2), Bust 349h, 350h; Baytuz (fl. 359-365h), fulus (2) both Bust 359h, fair to about very fine, all rare (6) £180-220

1191 1192 1191 Buwayhid, Fakhr al-dawla, dirham, Shiraz 382h, 9.90g (Treadwell Sh382), very fine and very rare of this weight £120-150

1192 Buwayhid, Baha al-dawla, dinar, Suq min al-Ahwaz 400h, 4.34g (Treadwell Su400G), almost extremely fine £180-220

1193 1194 1193 Marwanid, Nasr al-Dawla Abu Nasr (401-453h), dirham, Mayyafariqin 410h, citing the Buwayhid Sultan al-Dawla, 4.75g (Artuk 935; Album 765), uneven toning, good fine and rare £60-80

1194 Ghaznavid, Mahmud (389-421h), dirham, Balkh 398h, rev., yamini written vertically below field, 2.91g (SNAT XIVc, 691), very fine and toned, scarce £100-150

1195 1196 1197 1195 Great Seljuq, Tughril Beg (429-455h), dinar, Isbahan 445h, 4.09g (Alptekin 28), very fine £200-250

1196 Great Seljuq, Tughril Beg (429-455h), dinar, Isbahan 447h, obv., letter ta above field, khayr to right and flower to left, rev., fath above field, 4.10g (Alptekin 34 var.), very fine £200-250

1197 Great Seljuq, Tughril Beg (429-455h), dinar, Isbahan 448h, rev., Rukn – al-din to right and left of field, 3.77g (Alptekin 37 var.), reverse struck a little off-centre, very fine £200-250

1198 1199 1200 1198 Great Seljuq, Tughril Beg (429-455h), dinar, al-Basra 449h, obv., citing the caliph al-Qa’im bi-amr Allah in fourth line, 4.62g (cf Alptekin 39 [without name of caliph]), scrapes both sides, good fine and scarce £200-250

1199 Great Seljuq, Malikshah (465-485h), dinar, Amul 485h, 2.24g (Alptekin -), lightly clipped, very fine and rare £200-250

1200 Great Seljuq, Muhammad I (492-511h), dinar, Isfahan 499h, 3.48g (Album 1683), crimped, otherwise almost extremely fine £200-300

1201 Great Seljuq, Sanjar and Muhammad I (492-511h), dinar, Walwalij 493h, month of Muharram, rev., with Ayat al- Kursi (Qur’an 2:255) as far as illa bi-idhnihiin field, sword to right, 2.72g (cf Album 1685A RR, ‘Balkh only’), central weakness on both sides, very fine/almost very fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished £700-1,000

1202 1203 1204 1202 Seljuq of Kirman, Qawurd (440-465h), , dinar, Jiruft 448h, with name as Qara Arslan Beg and also citing Chaghri Beg Da’ud as overlord, 4.14g (Album 1697.1), has been made round, good fine £180-220

1203 Seljuq of Western Iran, Mahmud II, dinar, Tustar 521h, citing Sanjar as overlord, 3.54g (Album 1688), very fine and toned, rare £300-400

1204 Seljuq of Western Iran, Mahmud II, dinar, Tustar 522h, citing Sanjar as overlord, 3.54g (Album 1688), about very fine, rare £300-400

1205 1206 1207 1205 Seljuq of Western Iran, Mahmud II (511-524h), dinar, Tustur 524h, 3.58g (Album 1688), light crease, good fine and very rare £300-400

1206 Khwarizmshah, ‘Ala al-din Muhammad b. Takish (596-617h), dinar, without mint or date (Kanauj style), 4.07g (Album 1713), crude, good fine £150-200

1207 Khwarizmshah, ‘Ala al-din Muhammad b. Takish (596-617h), dinar, without mint or date (Kanauj style), 3.96g (Album 1713), usual crude striking, almost very fine £150-200

1208 1209 1210 1208 Ghaznavid at Multan, damma, struck in the name of Mahmud of Ghazna (388-421h), 0.45g, very fine £50-80

1209 Great Mongols, Genghis Khan (602-624h), billon jital, Shafurqan, undated, citing the caliph al-Nasir, 3.15g (Album A1972), about very fine and scarce £120-150

1210 Great Mongols, temp. Genghis Khan (602-624h), dinar, no mint-name, date [618h] not clear, 4.42g (Zeno #166747, same dies), flan split at edge and some weak striking, very fine for issue £300-400

Although not clear on this specimen, the die-link to Zeno #166747 confirms that the date is indeed 618h.

1211 1212 1213 1211 Great Mongols, temp. Genghis Khan (602-624h), dinar, Badakhshan, undated, citing only the Abbasid caliph al-Nasir, 2.99g (cf Zeno #166760), typically crudely struck but very fine for issue with clear mint-name £250-300

1212 Great Mongols, temp. Ogedei (624-639h), dinar, Samarqand [63]4h, 5.13g (Zeno #219064, this piece), mint-name largely off flan, very fine for issue and rare £400-600

1213 Great Mongols, temp. Töregene (639-644h), dirham, without mint or date, obv., mounted archer riding right, 2.78g (Album 1976), fine to good fine and scarce £150-200

1214 1215 1216 1214 Great Mongols, temp. Möngke (649-657), dinar, Bukhara 6[57]h, 5.23g (cf Zeno #226194, same dies), edge split, good fine and rare £300-400

Although not clear on this specimen, the die-link to Zeno #226194 confirms that the full date is indeed 657h.

1215 Ilkhanid, Ahmad Takudar (681-683h), dirham, Tabriz 682h, with Sultan’s name in Uyghur only, 2.48g (Diler 128), good very fine, scarce £100-150

1216 Ilkhanid, Uljaytu (703-716h), silver 6-dirhams, Tus 714h, obv., with fleur-de-lis above field, 11.78g (Diler 370), faint traces of mounting and some weakness, otherwise almost extremely fine £80-120

1217 1218 1219 1217 Ilkhanid, Abu Sa‘id (716-736h), dinar, Shahr Firuzan 719h, 7.66g (Diler type 488, unrecorded in gold), slightly wavy flan, very fine to good very fine and extremely rare £600-800

Ex Spink auction 14012, 26 March 2014, lot 268.

1218 Ilkhanid, Abu Sa‘id (716-736h), half-dinar, Baghdad 725h, 2.04g (Diler 506), edge marks, fine £150-200

1219 Ilkhanid, Abu Sa‘id (716-736h), half-dinar, Baghdad 725h, 2.13g (Diler 506), edge marks, fine £150-200

1220 1221 1222 1220 Ilkhanid, Abu Sa‘id (716-736h), silver 6-dirhams, Jajarm 719h, 10.14g (Diler 488), very fine £80-120

1221 Ilkhanid, Abu Sa‘id (716-736h), silver 6-dirhams, Jajarm, year 33 khani, 8.48g (Diler 542), about extremely fine £100-150

1222 Ilkhanid, Taghay Timur (737-754h), dinar, Baghdad 741h, 5.57g (Diler 741), good fine, obverse better, rare £300-400

1223 1224 1225 1223 Chaghatayid, temp. Tarmashirin (727-734h), silver dinar, Bukhara, date very weak but probably 728h, obv., with legend reading al-‘adl wa’l-mulk tu‘aman (‘Justice and kingship are twins) around horizontal tamgha, rev., mint formula around vertical tamgha, 7.05g (Album 1992; SNAT XVa, 285), wavy flan, very fine £80-120

1224 Sufid, temp. Husayn (762-774h), quarter-mithqal, Madinat Khwarizm 773h, 1.15g (Album 2063), good very fine, scarce £120-150

1225 Muzaffarid, Shah Shuja‘ (759-786h), silver 2-dinars, type E, Shiraz, date unclear (767h by type), 3.26g (Album 2285.5 RR), margins weak, very fine and rare £80-120

1226 1227 1228 1226 Shahs of Badakhshan, uncertain ruler, dirham, 717h, 2.38g, good very fine and very rare £250-300

1227 Walid of Astarabad, temp. Amir Wali (757-788h), silver light-weight 6-dirhams, Astarabad 775h, 3.53g (cf Album 2343.2, where weights for this type are stated to vary between 4.1-4.3g) minor striking weakness but almost extremely fine £80-120

1228 Qara Qoyunlu, temp. Qara Yusuf, Second Reign (809-823h), silver tanka, Bidlis, undated, struck as nominal vassal of Pir Budaq, 5.33g (Album 2478), good very fine, scarce £100-150

1229 Safavid, Ismail I (907-930h), silver shahi, Badakhshan 918h, 9.28g (Album 2576), small test-mark on obverse, very fine and very rare £200-300

1230 1231 1230 Safavid, ‘Abbas II (1052-1077h), silver 5-shahi, Shamakhi 1071h, 9.22g (Album 2645), about very fine, scarce £120-150

1231 Safavid, ‘Abbas II (1052-1077h), abbasi, Irawan (Yerevan in Armenia), date not visible, 7.17g (Album 2645X), a nineteenth-century jewellery piece, ex-mount, very fine £70-100

1232 Safavid, Sulayman I (1079-1105h), silver 5-abbasi or 20-shahi, Isfahan 1099h, 36.24g (KM 229; Album 2664), traces of mounting on both sides (as is common on these coins), otherwise good very fine and well struck, rare £1,000-1,200

Ex John Work Garrett Collection, Part 1, Leu/NFA, 16 May 1984 lot 376 (offered with ticket). Struck only at Isfahan, this variety of Sulayman’s presentation coinage represents an improvement both in workmanship and silver fineness over earlier types.

1233 1234 1235 1233 Afsharid, Nadir Shah, rupi, Bhakhar 1159h, 11.52g (Album 2744.2), test-mark on obverse, very fine to good very fine £80-120

1234 Zand, Karim Khan (1166-1193h), quarter-mohur, Qazwin, date missing, 2.73g (Album 2791), typical uneven strike, very fine to good very fine £120-150

1235 Zand, Karim Khan (1166-1193h), quarter-mohur, Yazd 1188h, 2.72g (Album 2791), good very fine £140-160

1236 1237 1236 Durrani, Taimur Shah (1186-1207), rupee, ‘Umm al-Bilad Balkh 1204h / year 25, 11.09g (Album 3100 for type), good very fine and a rare mint £150-200

1237 Mughal, a square gold amulet copying Akbar’s gold coinage of Lahore, with stylised legends and blundered date, 5.67g, good very fine; and another silver amulet copying a coin of the Dehli Sultan Sher Shah Suri, good very fine (2) £250-300

1238 Miscellaneous mediaeval Islamic copper coins (500), various dynasties, mixed lower grades and quality (500) £250-500

1239 Miscellaneous mediaeval Islamic copper coins (1,000), various dynasties, mixed lower grades and quality (1,000) £500-1,000

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1. Introduction 4. Exclusions and limitations of liability 7. Conduct of the Auction (a) The contractual relationship of Morton & to Buyers (a) The auctioneer has discretion to refuse Eden Ltd. and Sellers with prospective Buyers (a) M&E shall refund the Purchase Price to bids, withdraw or re-offer lots for sale is governed by:- the Buyer in circumstances where it deems (including after the fall of the hammer) if (i) these Conditions of Business for Buyers; that the lot is a Counterfeit, subject to the (s)he believes that there may be an error or (ii) the Conditions of Business for Sellers terms of M&E’s Authenticity Guarantee. dispute, and may also take such other action displayed in the saleroom and available from as (s)he reasonably deems necessary. Morton & Eden Ltd.; (b) Subject to Condition 4(a), neither M&E (iii) Morton & Eden Ltd.’s Authenticity nor the Seller:- (b) The auctioneer will commence and Guarantee; (i) is liable for any errors or omissions in any advance the bidding in such increments as (iv) any additional notices and terms printed in oral or written information provided to (s)he considers appropriate and is entitled to the sale catalogue, in each case as amended by Bidders by M&E, whether negligent or place bids on the Seller’s behalf up to the any saleroom notice or auctioneer's otherwise; Reserve Price for the lot, where applicable. announcement. (ii) gives any guarantee or warranty to Bidders and any implied warranties and conditions are (c) Subject to Condition 7(a), the contract (b) As auctioneer, Morton & Eden Ltd. acts as excluded (save in so far as such obligations between the Buyer and the Seller is agent for the Seller. Occasionally, Morton & cannot be excluded by English law), other than concluded on the striking of the auctioneer's Eden Ltd. may own or have a financial interest the express warranties given by the Seller to hammer. in a lot. the Buyer (for which the Seller is solely responsible) under the Conditions of Business (d) Any post-auction sale of lots shall 2. Definitions for Sellers; incorporate these Conditions of Business. "Bidder" is any person making, attempting (iii) accepts responsibility to Bidders for acts or considering making a bid, including or omissions (whether negligent or otherwise) 8. Payment and Collection Buyers; by M&E in connection with the conduct of "Buyer" is the person who makes the highest auctions or for any matter relating to the sale (a) Unless otherwise agreed in advance, bid or offer accepted by the auctioneer, of any lot. payment of the Purchase Price is due in including a Buyer’s principal when bidding pounds sterling immediately after the auction as agent; (c) Without prejudice to Condition 4(b), any (the "Payment Date"). "Seller" is the person offering a lot for sale, claim against M&E and/ or the Seller by a including their agent, or executors; Bidder is limited to the Purchase Price for the (b) Title in a lot will not pass to the Buyer “M&E” means Morton & Eden Ltd., relevant lot. Neither M&E nor the Seller shall until M&E has received the Purchase Price in auctioneers, Nash House, St George Street, be liable for any indirect or consequential cleared funds. 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Property accepted by the auctioneer at the (a) M&E has absolute discretion to refuse auction or the post auction sale price; admission to the auction. Before sale, (d) The Buyer must arrange collection of lots "Purchase Price" is the Hammer Price plus Bidders must complete a Registration Form within 10 working days of the auction. applicable Buyer’s Premium and Buyer’s and supply such information and references Purchased lots are at the Buyer's risk from Expenses; as M&E requires. Bidders are personally the earlier of (i) collection or (ii) 10 working "Reserve Price" (where applicable) is the liable for their bid and are jointly and days after the auction. Until risk passes, minimum Hammer Price at which the Seller severally liable with their principal, if M&E will compensate the Buyer for any loss has agreed to sell a lot. bidding as agent (in which case M&E’s prior or damage to the lot up to a maximum of the and express consent must be obtained). Purchase Price actually paid by the Buyer. The Buyer’s Premium, Buyer’s Expenses M&E’s assumption of risk is subject to the and Hammer Price are subject to VAT, (b) M&E advises Bidders to attend the exclusions detailed in Condition 5(d) of the where applicable. auction, but M&E will endeavour to execute Conditions of Business for Sellers. absentee written bids provided that they are, (e) All packing and handling of lots is at the 3. Examination of Lots in M&E’s opinion, received in sufficient Buyer's risk. M&E will not be liable for any (a) M&E’s knowledge of lots is partly time and in legible form. acts or omissions of third party packers or dependent on information provided by the (c) When available, written and telephone shippers. Seller and M&E is unable to exercise bidding is offered as a free service at the exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Each lot Bidder’s risk and subject to M&E’s other 9. Remedies for non-payment is available for examination before sale. commitments; M&E is therefore not liable Without prejudice to any rights that the Bidders are responsible for carrying out for failure to execute such bids. Telephone Seller may have, if the Buyer without prior examinations and research before sale to bidding may be recorded. agreement fails to make payment for the lot satisfy themselves over the condition of lots within 5 working days of the auction, M&E and accuracy of descriptions. 6. Import, Export and Copyright may in its sole discretion exercise 1 or more Restrictions of the following remedies:- (b) All oral and/or written information M&E and the Seller make no representations provided to Bidders relating to lots, including or warranties as to whether any lot is subject (a) store the lot at its premises or elsewhere descriptions in the catalogue, condition reports to import, export or copyright restrictions. It at the Buyer’s sole risk and expense; or elsewhere are statements of M&E’s opinion is the Buyer's sole responsibility to obtain and not representations of fact. Estimates may any copyright clearance or any necessary (b) cancel the sale of the lot; not be relied on as a prediction of the selling import, export or other licence required by price or value of the lot and may be revised law, including licenses required under the (c) set off any amounts owed to the Buyer by from time to time at M&E’s absolute Convention on the International Trade in M&E against any amounts owed to M&E by discretion. Endangered Species (CITES). the Buyer for the lot;

(d) reject future bids from the Buyer; 10. Failure to collect purchases parties world-wide for the purposes outlined in (a) If the Buyer pays the Purchase Price but Condition 11(a) and to Sellers as per (e) charge interest at 8% per annum above does not collect the lot within 20 working Condition 9(i). Lloyds TSB Bank plc Base Rate from the days of the auction, the lot will be stored at . Payment Date to the date that the Purchase the Buyer's expense and risk at M&E’s 12. Miscellaneous Price is received in cleared funds; premises or in independent storage. (a) All images of lots, catalogue descriptions and all other materials produced by M&E are (f) re-sell the lot by auction or privately, with (b) If a lot is paid for but uncollected within the copyright of M&E. estimates and reserves at M&E’s discretion, 6 months of the auction, following 60 days in which case the Buyer will be liable for any written notice to the Buyer, M&E will re-sell (b) These Conditions of Business are not shortfall between the original Purchase Price the lot by auction or privately, with estimates assignable by any Buyer without M&E’s and the amount achieved on re-sale, and reserves at M&E’s discretion. The sale prior written consent, but are binding on including all costs incurred in such re-sale; proceeds, less all M&E’s costs, will be Bidders' successors, assigns and forfeited unless collected by the Buyer representatives. (g) Exercise a lien over any Buyer’s Property within 2 years of the original auction. in M&E’s possession, applying the sale (c) The materials listed in Condition 1(a) set proceeds to any amounts owed by the Buyer 11. Data Protection out the entire agreement between the parties. to M&E. M&E shall give the Buyer 14 days (a) M&E will use information supplied by written notice before exercising such lien; Bidders or otherwise obtained lawfully by (d) If any part of these Conditions of Business M&E for the provision of auction related be held unenforceable, the remaining parts (h) commence legal proceedings to recover services, client administration, marketing and shall remain in full force and effect. the Purchase Price for the lot, plus interest as otherwise required by law. and legal costs; (e) These Conditions of Business shall be (b) By agreeing to these Conditions of interpreted in accordance with English Law, (i) disclose the Buyer’s details to the Seller Business, the Bidder agrees to the processing under the exclusive jurisdiction of the to enable the Seller to commence legal of their personal information and to the English Courts, in favour of M&E. proceedings. disclosure of such information to third

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If Morton & Eden Ltd. sells an item of (i) the catalogue description was in (i) notify Morton & Eden Ltd. in writing Property which is later shown to be a accordance with the generally accepted within one (1) month of receiving any “Counterfeit”, subject to the terms below opinions of scholars and experts at the date of information that causes the Buyer to question Morton & Eden Ltd. will rescind the sale and the sale, or the catalogue description indicated the authenticity or attribution of the Property, refund the Buyer the total amount paid by that there was a conflict of such opinions; or specifying the lot number, date of the auction the Buyer to Morton & Eden Ltd. for that at which it was purchased and the reasons why Property, up to a maximum of the Purchase (ii) the only method of establishing at the date it is believed to be Counterfeit; and Price. of the sale that the item was a Counterfeit would have been by means of processes not (ii) return the Property to Morton The Guarantee lasts for two (2) years after then generally available or accepted, & Eden Ltd. in the same condition as at the the date of the relevant auction, is for the unreasonably expensive or impractical; or date of sale and be able to transfer good title in benefit of the Buyer only and is non- likely to have caused damage to or loss in the Property, free from any third party claims transferable. value to the Property (in Morton & Eden arising after the date of the sale. Ltd.’s reasonable opinion); or “Counterfeit” means an item of Property Morton & Eden Ltd. has discretion to waive that in Morton & Eden Ltd.’s reasonable (iii) there has been no material loss in value of any of the above requirements. Morton & opinion is an imitation created with the intent the Property from its value had it accorded Eden Ltd. may require the Buyer to obtain at to deceive over the authorship, origin, date, with its catalogue description; the Buyer's cost the reports of two age, period, culture or source, where the independent and recognised experts in the correct description of such matters is not (iv) the sole grounds for claiming that the relevant field and acceptable to Morton & included in the catalogue description for the item is a Counterfeit are based on a Eden Ltd. Morton & Eden Ltd. shall not be Property. difference of opinion between Morton & bound by any reports produced by the Buyer, Property shall not be considered Counterfeit Eden Ltd and a third-party coin grading and reserves the right to seek additional solely because of any damage and/or service. expert advice at its own expense. In the restoration and/or modification work event Morton & Eden Ltd. decides to rescind (including, but not limited to, traces of To claim under this Guarantee, the Buyer the sale under this Guarantee, it may refund mounting, tooling or repatinating). must:- to the Buyer the reasonable costs of up to Please note that this Guarantee does not apply two mutually approved independent expert if either:- reports, provided always that the costs of such reports have been approved in advance and in writing by Morton & Eden Ltd.