ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals (21mm, 3.69 g, 6h). Imperial bust type (Type VII). Hims (Emesa) mint. Struck circa 685-690s. Crowned facing imperial bust, holding globus cruciger; K/AΛ/O/N (= "good") to left, bi-hims to right / Large m; above, star between annulets, Є/M/I-C/H/C across, tayyib (= "good") in exergue. SICA 1, 548; DOCAB 74; cf. Walker, Arab-Byzantine, 57; Album 3524; ICV 133. VF, brown and green patina, light smoothing.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.01 g, 9h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in wreath in left field, H below throne. SC 82.6; Price 3704; HGC 9, 10f. Good VF.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos VI. Circa AD 216-224. AR Drachm (20mm, 3.68 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust left, wearing tiara with ear flap; ; 'r in Parthian script to right / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 89.1 (Artabanos IV); Sunrise 461; Shore 464 (Artabanos IV). EF, edge splits.
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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.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.13 g, 5h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in wreath in left field, H below throne. SC Ad57E (= 82.6 var. [monogram]); Price 3704 var. (same); HGC 9, 10f. Near EF. High relief.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Vologases VI. Circa AD 207/8-221/2. AR Drachm (19mm, 3.68 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left, wearing tiara with earflap; wl in Aramaic to right / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 88.19; Sunrise 459; Shore 458. Good VF.From the Nisa Collection.
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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.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.02 g, 5h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in wreath in left field, H below throne. SC Ad57E (= 82.6 var. [monogram]); Price 3704 var. (same); HGC 9, 10f. Good VF, slightly off center and minor die shift on reverse.
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KINGS of CHARACENE. Apodakos. Circa 110/09-104/03 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.10 g, 12h). Charax-Spasinu mint. Dated SE 204 (109/8 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on rock, holding club on knee; monogram to outer left; date in exergue. Alram 495 var. (year 203); De Morgan 2 and pl. XL, 3 var. (same); BMC –; Sunrise 464. VF, some obverse roughness.
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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.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.72 g, 8h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; H in left field, monogram within wreath below throne. SC 82.7; Price 3708; HGC 9, 10f. Good VF, lightly toned, some roughness.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.
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KINGS of CHARACENE. Apodakos. Circa 110/09-104/03 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 15.62 g, 12h). Charax-Spasinu mint. Dated SE 207 (106/5 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on rock, holding club on knee; monogram to outer left; date in exergue. Alram 495 var. (year 203); De Morgan 2 and pl. XL, 3 var. (same); BMC –; Sunrise –. VF, minor metal flaws and porosity.
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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.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.76 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon II mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; anchor and monogram in left field, Π below throne. SC C94.7a; Price 3353; HGC 9, 10g. VF, toned, some roughness.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 787 (part of).
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KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) IV. 1st century BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.69 g, 12h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed bust right; [crescent above] / Fire temple surmounted by Ahura-Mazda; to left, king standing right; to right, column surmounted by eagle standing left. K&M 4/3; Alram 563 (Vādfradād IV); Sunrise 588. VF, toned.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 402 (26 July 2017), lot 376.
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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.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.11 g, 4h). In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon II mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; anchor and monogram to left, A below throne. SC C94.8; Price 3350; HGC 9, 10g. VF, lightly toned, a little off center.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Fred Shore, 13 January 2006.
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KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) IV. 1st century BC. AR Drachm (119mm, 4.06 g, 12h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed bust right; crescent above / Fire temple surmounted by Ahura-Mazda; to left, king standing right; to right, column surmounted by eagle standing left. K&M 4/1; Alram 561 (Vādfradād III); Sunrise 585. VF, traces of deposits in devices, crystallized surfaces.
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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.
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