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You may view this at: http://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=11241 LOT DESCRIPTION ESTIMATE 001 Abbasid, al­Mansur (136­158/AD754­775), AR dirham (2.46 g.), mint: al­‘Abbasiya (in modern Tunesia), AH156, citing governor Yazid (A.213.3) S VF € 30,= 002 ­­, al­Madi (AH158­169/AD775­785), AR dirham (2.92 g.), mint: al­Muhammadiya, AH166 (A.215.1; Miles 66A) gVF € 40,= 003 Abbasid, Al­Rashid (AH170­193/AD786­809), AR dirham (2.73 g.) al­Mamum Abdallah as heir, Madinat Balkh, AH185 (A.219.11; MWI.174) VF € 60,= 004 Afghanistan, Durrani dynasty, Ahmad Shah (AH1148­1186/AD1735­1772), AR rupee (10.94 g.), Anwala, AH ­ /Ry.14 (KM.228.1) VF € 35,= 005 ­­, Durrani dynasty, Ahmad Shah (AH1148­1186/AD1735­1772), AR rupee (11.56 g.), Dera, AH ­ /Ry.10 (KM#328) gVF € 40,= 006 ­­. ­­, ­­, AR rupee (11.01 g.), Attock with ‘Ra’ij’ countermark, dated AH1182 (KM.233) host coin gF, c/m gVF € 40,= 007 ­­, ­­, ­­, AR rupee (11.49 g.), Dar al­Aman Multan, AH1170/Ry.10 (KM.643) gVF € 35,= 008 ­­, ­­, Timur Shah (AH1186­1207/AD1772­1793, as King), AR rupee (11.22 g.), Peshawar, date off. (KM#703) VF € 35,= 009 ­­, ­­, Zaman Shah (AH1207­1216/AD1793­1801), AR rupee (10.33 g.), Kashmir, AH12xx/Ry.8 (KM#578) gVF € 30,= 010 ­­, ­­, ­­, AR rupee (10.91 g.), Derajat, AH1214/Ry.8 (KM#358) gVF € 30,= 011 ­­, ­­, Mahmud Shah (AH1216­1218/AD1801­1803, 1st reign), AR rupee (11.42 g.), Bhakhar, ND (KM#308) gVF € 30,= 012 ­­, ­­, Mahmud Shah (AH1216­1245/AD1801­1829), AR rupee (10.16 g.), Herat, AH1243 (KM.398) VF € 40,= 013 ­­, ­­, Mahmud Shah (AH1224­1233/AD1808­1817, 2nd reign), AR rupee (10.29 g.), Ahmadshahi (Qandahar), AH1233 (KM.158 var.) gVF € 40,= 014 ­­, ­­, ­­, AR rupee (11.19 g), Dar al­Sultanat Kabul, AH1228/Ry.5, with fish­shape Ra’ij (=current) countermark, Ry.9. Attractive gVF € 55,= 015 ­­, ­­, ­­, AR rupee (9.47 g.), Dar al­Sultanat Kabul, AH1251 (KM#481) gVF € 40,= 016 ­­, ­­, ­­, AR rupee (9.38 g.), Dar al­Sultanat Kabul, AH1251 (KM#481) gVF € 40,= 017 ­­, ­­, ­­, AR rupee (10.62 g.), Peshawar, AH1231/Ry.7 (KM.727) Attractive aEF € 50,= 018 ­­, ­­, Ayyub Shah (AH1233­1245/AD1817­1826), AR rupee (10.52 g.), Peshawar, AH12(3)8 /Ry.4 (KM#733) gVF € 40,= 019 ­­, ­­, Dost Muhammad (AH1239­1255/AD1824­1839), AR rupee (9.85 g.), anonymous with title Sahib al­Zaman, Dar al­Sultanat Kabul, AH1242/Ry.12 (KM.478) gVF € 45,= 020 ­­, ­­, Dost Muhammad (AH1258­1280/AD1842­1863, 2nd reign), AR ½ rupee (5.54 g.), Qandahar, AH127x (KM#187) VF € 35,= 021 ­­, ­­, ­­, AR rupee (9.10 g.), Dar al­Sultanat Kabul, AH1258 (KM.494) VF € 35,= 022 ­­, ­­, ­­, AR rupee (9.22 g.), Dar al­Sultanat Kabul, AH1273 (KM#497) VF € 35,= 023 Anatolian Beyliks, Saruhan, Khizr bin Ishaq (AH804­813/AD1402­1410), AE mangir (2.68 g.), NM, ND (A.1253) R aVF € 24,= 024 Arab­Sasanian­Umayyad, AE pashiz (1.86 g.) ND, profile bust coarsely engraved / Pahlavi inscription, mint: Zaranj (A.49; Gyselen (2009) 50, p.154, pl.9) R F € 30,= 025 Artuqid of Mardin, Najm al­Din Alpi (AH547­572/AD1152­1176), AE dirham (13.08 g.), NM, ND, countermark ‘Najm al­Din’ (A.1827.1; S/S 27) S F­VF € 30,= 026 Artuqid of Mardin, Husam al­Din Yuluq Arslan (AH580­597/AD1184­1201), AE dirham (14.02 g.), AH589 (A.1829.3; S/S35) gF/aVF € 28,= 027 Aq Qoyunlu (White Sheep Turkomans), Hasan (AH857­882/AD1453­1478), AR tanka (4.90 g.), Mint: Sari, (A.2512) aVF € 30,= 028 ­­, ­­, AR tanka (4.91 g.), Ani, ND (A.2512) VF € 25,= LOT DESCRIPTION ESTIMATE 029 ­­, Rustam (AH897­902/AD1492­1497), AR 2/5 tanka (2.03 g.), countermarked on Shirvanshah tanka of Farrukhsiyar (AH869­906/1466­1500) dated AH894 (A.2536 /A.2471.3) host coin F, c/m VF € 30,= 030 Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuk (1972 ­ ), Cu/Ni 25 chhertum (4.51 g.), 1979 (2002) (KM.47a) UNC € 3,= 031 Ceylon, VOC, AE 2 Stiver (24.48 g.), ND (1660­1720) with leafy wreath, Colombo mint value II.St on both sides (Sch.1289; KM.20) R VF € 125,= 032 ­­, ­­, AE 1 stiver (15.70 g.) ND (1660­1720), with thorny wreath, Jaffna mint (Sch.1290; KM.19.3) VF € 35,= 033 ­­, ­­, AE ½ stiver (7.34 g.) ND (1660­1720), with thorny wreath, Jaffna mint (Sch.1291b; KM.18.2) gVF € 40,= 034 ­­, ­­, AE ¼ stiver (3.90 g.) ND (1660­1720), with thorny wreath, Jaffna mint (Sch. 1292; KM.17) R gVF € 30,= 035 China, auspicious brass charm (17.25 g., 43 mm.). Obv.: 驅邪降福 qu xie jiang fu (To banish demons and (to call) blessings from heaven). On the right immortal Zhong Kui. Rev.: Five poisons (dangers):Tiger, Toad with three paws, Scorpio, Spider, Snake. Late Qing dynasty. (Zeno 28267) VF € 15,= 036 Egypt, Farouk (AH1355­1372/AD1936­1952), AE token (2.75 g.) aVF € 8,= 037 Georgia (Bagratid), AE fals (3.25 g.), small countermark of Queen Rusudan (AH1223­1245) on Giorgi IV Lasha (AH1213­1223), small flan, K’oronikon 430 (=1210) F­gF € 60,= 038 Hephthalites (ca. AD475­576), Western Provinces, Bactrian series with cursive Greek legends, “Napki Malik” coinage, AR Drachm (3.07 g.), Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type, Tamgha behind bust, legend in cursive Greek “Srio Shaho” / Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants design (MAC.1491­1494) VF € 50,= 039 Hephthalites (ca. AD475­576), Ghandaran series, Napki Malka coinage, AR Drachm (2.91 g.), Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type, Tamgha behind bust, Pehlvi legend contracted from Napki Malik / Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants design (MAC.1522) VF € 50,= 040 Hephthalites (ca. AD475­576), Ghandaran series, Napki Malka coinage, AR Drachm (2.74 g.), Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type, Tamgha behind bust, legend with a 'fish' / Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants design (MAC.1523) VF € 50,= 041 Ilkhans, temp.