ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.65 g, 10h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of 'Abd Allah ibn Umayya, governor (fl. 75-77 / AD 695-697). SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 77 in Pahlavi (AD 696/7). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah, al-'izza lillah (the glory is Allah's) in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, –; Album 30; ICV 44. VF, find patina, slight green deposits, weakness on reverse.
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (33mm, 4.03 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Eastern Sistan Series. Sears Class III. SK (Sijistan) mint. Blundered AH date in Pahlavi (but struck circa AH 80/AD 699/700). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; d in Pahlavi (or Arabic), bismillah and rabbi in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; Album 78; ICV 71. Good VF, toned, areas of weak strike, small flan crack.
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Ibn al-Ash'ath ('Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad). Rebel, AH 80-84 / AD 699-704. AR Drachm (30mm, 3.28 g, 9h). Arab-Sasanian type. SK (Sīstān/Sijistān) mint. Dated YE 70(?) = AH 82 (AD 701/2). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah and rabbi in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, –; Album 38A; ICV 52. Near VF, find patina, some roughness and deposits, slightly chipped flan . Rare.
ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Mahdi to Harun al-Rashid. AH 158-193 / AD 775-809. BI Drachm (31mm, 3.53 g, 58h). Eastern Sistan Series. Sears Class IV. Zaranj mint; (Salih) Rida, mintmaster or financial officer. Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; pseudo- GDH and 'pzwt in Pahlavi to left; pseudo- hwslwb in Pahlavi to right; in outer margins, bismillah rabbi, salih, and rida in Arabic / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; pseudo-date to left, pseudo-mint to right. Album 89D; ICV 86 . VF, toned, some crystallization.
ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Muqtadir. Second reign, AH 296-317 / AD 908-929. AV Dinar (25mm, 3.54 g, 6h). Citing Abu al-'Abbas as heir. Mah al-Basra mint. Dated AH 310 (AD 922/3). AGC I 242Mq; Album 245.2; ICV 427. VF, traces of deposits in devices, lamination on reverse. Very rare.
ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Almohads (al-Muwahhidun). temp. Abu Ya'qub Yusuf I to Abu'l-'Ula Idris II. AH 558-668 / AD 1163-1269. AR Dirham (16mm, 1.46 g, 12h). Hazard 1085; Album 4966; ICV 716. VF, toned, struck with slightly rusty dies.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 379 (27 July 2016), lot 451.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Buwayhids (Buyids). Baha' al-Dawla Abu Nasr Firuz Kharshah. AH 379-403 / AD 989-1012. AR Dirham (30mm, 3.92 g, 10h). Fasa mint. Dated AH 399 (AD 1008/9). Treadwell –, but cf. Fa398; Album 1577; ICV 1615. VF, traces of deposits, areas of weakness.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Qarakhanids (Local rulers). Muhammad ibn Mansur. dihqan of Ilaq, fl. AH 391-395 / AD 1001-1006. Æ Fals (27.5mm, 3.58 g, 4h). Citing Ahmad ibn 'Ali as overlord. Ilaq mint. Dated AH 392 (AD 1001/2). Koch 108; Album 3430; ICV 1800. VF, red-brown and green patina, flan preparation mrks. Very rare.
ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II. AH 572-580 / AD 1176-1184. Æ Dirham (30.5mm, 13.03 g, 8h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated issue. Diademed head right, looking upward, within pellet quadrate border; genealogy of Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II in outer margins / Name and titles of Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II in five lines. Whelan Type II, 48-9; S&S Type 31.1; Album 1828.1. VF, brown patina.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 398 (31 May 2017), lot 728.
ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids (al-Mawsil). Saif al-Din Ghazi II. AH 565-576 / AD 1170-1180. Æ Dirham (29mm, 13.18 g, 5h). Unnamed (al-Mawsil?) mint. Dated AH 574 (AD 1178/9). Draped bust facing slightly left, wearing hair in fore-knot; two winged creatures above, AH date in left and right fields / Name and titles of Saif al-Din Ghazi II in four lines and margins. Whelan Type I, 174 (rev. only); S&S Type 60.9; Album 1861.1. Near VF, rough brown surfaces, a few scratches on obverse.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Seljuk). Khwarizm Shahs. 'Ala al-Din Muhammad II. AH 596-617 / AD 1200-1220. AV Dinar (25.5mm, 4.05 g, 9h). With title burhan. Mint and date unclear. Album 1712B; ICV 1899. VF, areas of flat strike.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 402 (26 July 2017), lot 625.
ISLAMIC, Mongols. Great Khans. temp. Chingiz (Genghis). AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227. Æ Fals (19mm, 2.92 g, 11h). Balkh mint. qa-an/ al-a'zam/sikka Balkh in Arabic / Kalima. Nyamaa –; cf. Album A1977 (for type); ICV –; Album 18, lot 550. VF, earthen green and brown patina. Extremely rare.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 385 (26 October 2016), lot 692.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Safavids. Husayn I. AH 1105-1135 / AD 1694-1722. AR 5 Shahis (26mm, 8.67 g, 12h). Tiflis mint. Dated AH 1129 (AD 1716/17). Album 2677.2. Good VF, light deposits.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Shibanids. 'Abdallah II. AH 991-1006 / AD 1583-1598. AV Quarter Mithqal (11.5mm, 0.92 g, 6h). [Badakhshan mint]. AH date off flan. Album 2994; ICV –. VF, traces of deposits in devices.From the Macy Collection. Ex William F. Spengler Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 399, 14 June 2017), lot 698.
ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. 'Abd al-Hamid II. AH 1293-1327 / AD 1876-1909. AV 50 Kurush – Elli kuruşluk (18mm, 3.57 g, 12h). Qustantiniya (Constantinople) mint. Dually dated AH 1293 and RY 18 (AD 1893/4). Damalı 42-K-A4b-18; Sultan 3896 var. (RY); Pere –; KM 729. VF.
ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. 'Abd al-Hamid II. AH 1293-1327 / AD 1876-1909. AV 50 Kurush – Elli kuruşluk (18mm, 3.60 g, 12h). Qustantiniya (Constantinople) mint. Dually dated AH 1293 and RY 31 (AD 1906/7). Damalı 42-K-A4b-31; Sultan 3908; Pere –; KM 729. EF, light toning.
ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. 'Abd al-Hamid II. AH 1293-1327 / AD 1876-1909. AV 100 Kurush – Yüz kuruşluk (23mm, 7.18 g, 12h). Qustantiniya (Constantinople) mint. Dually dated AH 1293 and RY 28 (AD 1903/4). Damalı 34-K-A3b-28; Sultan –; Pere –; KM 730. Near EF, light deposits on obverse, hairlines.
ARMENIA, Cilician Armenia. Royal. Levon I. 1198-1219. AR Tram (23mm, 2.84 g, 5h). Sis mint. Levon seated facing on throne ornamented with lions, holding cross and lis; star to left / Two lions rampant back-to-back, each with head reversed; between, long patriarchal cross with pellet at base of staff. Cf. AC 290 (for general type, but without star). VF, toned.From the Macy Collection.