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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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AUSTRALIA, Trade Coinage. Victoria. 1837-1901. AV Sovereign (23mm, 7.96 g, 6h). Young head coinage. Sydney mint. Dated 1884 S. Second head left; S below / St. George on horseback rearing right, holding reins and sword and slaying dragon to lower right; date in exergue. Marsh 121; Bentley 690; SCBC 3858E; KM 7; Friedberg 15. VF, minor areas of light toning, traces of luster at edges.
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CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. AR Yuán – Dollar (40mm, 26.57 g, 12h). Běiyáng Arsenal (Tientsin) mint. Dated RY 22 of the Guāngxù Emperor (AD 1903). Legend in Hànzì; mint in Manchu script / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds. L&M 462; Kann 205; KM (Y) 73.1. VF, toned, minor edge mark.Ex Künker 217 (9 October 2012), lot 3201; Künker 198 (30 September 2011), lot 9128.
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GERMANY, Hannover (Königreich). Georg III. King, 1814-1820. AR 3 Mariengroschen (22mm, 3.15 g, 12h). Dated 1819 LB. Denomination and date in four lines / Horse leaping left. Jaeger 12ca, AKS 14. EF, lightly toned, hairline die break on reverse.Ex Gorny & Mosch 205 (7 March 2012), lot 4284.
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HUNGARY, Holy Roman Empire. Magyar Királyság (Kingdom of Hungary). Lipót I. 1657-1705. AR 15 Krajczar – Kreuzer (29mm, 6.31 g, 12h). Körmöcbánya (Kremnitz) mint. Dated 1679/8 KB. Laureate and armored bust right / Madonna seated facing in flames, holding infant Christ. KM 175 (unlisted overdate). VF.From the Macy Collection. Ex estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 385, 26 October 2016), lot 725.
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IRAN, Pahlavis. Muhammad Reza Shah. AH 1360-1398 / AD 1941-1979. AV Quarter Pahlavi (15mm, 2.03 g, 12h). Tehran mint. Dated SH 1334 (AD 1955). KM 1160; Friedberg 103. Superb EF, lustrous.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 391 (15 February 2017), lot 646.
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IRAN, Pahlavis. Muhammad Reza Shah. AH 1360-1398 / AD 1941-1979. AV Half Pahlavi (20mm, 4.06 g, 12h). Tehran mint. Dated SH 1355 (AD 1976). KM 1199; Friedberg 102. EF, flaw on cheek, a few marks, struck with slightly worn dies, traces of underlying luster."
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SOUTH AFRICA, Union of South Africa (British Dominion). George V. 1910-1936. AV Sovereign (22mm, 8.02 g, 12h). Pretoria mint. Dated 1928 SA. Head left / St. George on horseback rearing right, holding reins and sword and slaying dragon to lower right; SA on ground line; date in exergue. Marsh 292; Bentley 925; SCBC 4004; KM 21; Friedberg 5. Choice EF, lustrous.Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 361, 14 October 2015), lot 555.
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