ISLAMIC, Mamluks. al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Inal. AH 857-865 / AD 1453-1461. AV Ashrafi (15mm, 3.38 g, 9h). Mint and date off flan. Cf. Balog, Mamluk 760-1 (for type); Album 1012; ICV 1050. VF.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Zaydis of Hawsam. al-Tha'ir fi Allah Ja'far ibn Muhammad. Circa AH 319-350 / AD 931-961. AR Dirham (27mm, 4.00 g, 12h). Hawsam mint. Dated AH 3410 (AD 952/3). Album K1524; ICV 1645. VF, toned, slightly bent and wavy flan. Extremely rare, only three examples on CoinArchives since 2007.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Buwayhids (Buyids). Baha' al-Dawla Abu Nasr Firuz Kharshah. AH 379-403 / AD 989-1012. AR Dirham (28mm, 3.83 g, 9h). Shiraz mint. Dated AH 391 (AD 1000/1). Treadwell Sh391b; Album 1574; ICV 1615. VF, toned, hint of die rust.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Buwayhids (Buyids). Sultan al-Dawla Abu Shuja'. AH 403-415 / AD 1012-1024. AR Dirham (29mm, 4.86 g, 1h). Shiraz mint. Dated AH 406 (AD 1016/7). Treadwell Sh406; Album 1581; ICV 1622. VF, toned, areas of flat strike, some surface granularity.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Hasanwayhids. Badr ibn Hasanwayh. AH 369-405 / AD 980-1014. AV Dinar (22mm, 4.14 g, 4h). Sabhurkhwast mint. Dated AH 397 (AD 1006/7). Album 1588; ICV 1652. Near EF, minor hairline split. Rare.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Samanids. Nuh II ibn Mansur. AH 365-387 / AD 976-997. AR Multiple Dirham (40mm, 4.54 g, 6h). Warwarliz mint. Dated AH 370 (AD 980/1). Album 1469W; ICV 1522. VF, areas od light toning.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Ghaznavids. Yamin al-Dawla Abu'l-Qasim Mahmud. AH 388-421 / AD 998-1030. AR Multiple Dirham (46mm, 11.95 g, 5h). Citing Balkategin. Andaraba (Andarab) mint. Struck AH 389 (AD 998/9). Album 1608; ICV 1704. VF, toned, typical surface granularity, hints of hard green on obverse.Fron the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Kayfa & Amid). Nasir al-Din Mahmud. AH 597-619 / AD 1200-1222. Æ Dirhem (25mm, 7.12 g, 9h). Amid mint. Dated AH 617 (AD 1220/1). Double-headed eagle with wings displayed; all within floral quadrilobe; name and titles of Nasir al-Din Mahmud within petals of quadrilobe; continuation of name in outer margin / Name and title of Ayyubid overlord in two lines; all within hexagram; mint formula and AH date in angles of hexagram; name and titles of Abbasid caliph in outer margins. Whelan Type IC, 154-5; S&S Type 18; Album 1823.3. Near VF.
ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirhem (30mm, 13.03 g, 3h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated, but struck AH 560-566 (AD 1164-1170). Two diademed and draped male heads facing slightly away from one another; in margins, Kalima above and below, name and title of Abbasid caliph to right and left / Facing female head, wearing necklace; name, title, and genealogy of Najm al-Din Alpi in outer margin. Whelan Type IV, 44-5; S&S Type 30.1; Album 1827.5. Near VF, green patina.
ISLAMIC, Mongols. Great Khans. temp. Chingiz (Genghis). AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227. AV Dinar (21mm, 1.86 g, 12h). Nyamaa –; Album 1965; ICV 1943. Near VF, weak in areas. Very rare.
ISLAMIC, Mongols. Ilkhanids. Abu Sa'id Bahadur. AH 716-736 / AD 1316-1335. AR 2 Dirhams (24mm, 3.21 g, 6h). Lahijan mint. Dated AH 723 (AD 1323). Diler Ab-506; Album 2210; ICV 2141. EF, roned.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Safavids. Husayn I. AH 1105-1135 / AD 1694-1722. Rectangular AR 5 Shahis (22mm, 8.62 g, 6h). Type C. Tiflis mint. Dated AH 1129 (AD 1716/17). Album 2677.2. VF.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Shibanids. 'Abd al-Mu'min. AH 1006 / AD 1598. AR Tanka (35mm, 4.68 g, 3h). Samarqand mint. Album 2997. VF, areas of light toning. Rare.
AFGHANISTAN, Durrani Shahs. Ahmad Shah. AH 1160-1186 / AD 1747-1773. AR Rupee (24mm, 11.46 g, 9h). Muqadas Mashhad mint. Date off flan. Couplet citing Ahmad Shah / Mint formula. Album 3092; KM 638 corr. (listed as Lahore). VF.
AFGHANISTAN, Durrani Shahs. Ahmad Shah. AH 1160-1186 / AD 1747-1773. AR Rupee (24mm, 11.46 g, 9h). Multan mint. Dually dated AH [116]6 and RY 5 (AD 1752). Couplet citing Ahmad Shah; partial AH date to left / Mint formula and RY date. Album 3092; KM 645.2. Near EF, lightly toned, small banker's mark on reverse.