Islamic Auction 2
Date: 2022-10-27 00:00:00
Lots: 330
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 127
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Dirham (26.5mm, 2.97 g, 2h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 176 (AD 792/3). Obverse annulets: ◎◎◎ / Reverse field: citing Ja'far. Lowick 1302. Minor marks and some ghosting in fields. EF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 128
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Donative Dirham (26.5mm, 2.95 g, 3h). Anonymous issue, probably struck by Zubayda bint Ja'far. Umm-Ja'farabad mint. Dated AH 186 (AD 802). Obverse field:la ilaha illa lillah (sic) / Muhammad / al-nabi al-umma (or al-ummi) / Reverse margin: rabbi - hamid - majid in border of annulets Reverse field:salla al-malik / illa 'ali 'Ali / al-nabi al-Mustafa; 'Ubayd vertically below. Unpublished. Attractive light tone. EF. Of the highest rarity, apparently the only recorded example. Ex Baldwin's Islamic Auction 25 (10 December 2013), lot 258.This magnificent coin was almost certainly struck by Zubayda, wife of the caliph Harun al-Rashid, who was known by the title Umm Ja'far from which the mint-name is derived. Where 'Umm-Ja'farabad was located is unknown; the suggestion of the Baldwin's cataloguer that it may have been in one of Zubayda's palace complexes is perhaps as plausible as any. The legends in the fields include a couple of apparent engraving errors: lillah in the first line of the obverse should presumably be Allah, while al-malīk (with a long ī) in the first line of the reverse is probably an error for al-malik (although the variant form seen here does feature in the Qur'an (liv, 55).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 129
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Ma'mun. AH 199-218 / AD 813-833. AV Dinar (18.5mm, 3.82 g, 11h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 203 (AD 818/9). Obverse field: citing Muhammad below. Bernardi 112; Lowick 167; SICA 10, 219. Lightly clipped. Good VF. Rare. The name Muhammad in the obverse field refers to Muhammad b. 'Ali, Governor of Yemen.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 130
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Ma'mun. AH 199-218 / AD 813-833. AV Dinar (18mm, 3.35 g, 12h). San'a mint. Dated AH 217 (AD 832/3). Bernardi 116El. Edge clip. Fine. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 131
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Ma'mun. AH 199-218 / AD 813-833. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.23 g, 12h). Post-Reform type with double obverse margin. Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 210 (AD 825/6). Bernardi 116Jh (this date not recorded); SICA 3, 1783 (same dies). Cleaned in the past but now retoning. Good VF. Extremely rare. In the early years of the 3/9th century, the caliph al-Ma'mun introduced a series of reforms to the 'Abbasid precious metal coinage. We have no information about these changes from contemporary written sources, and our sole witnesses to these important events are the coins themselves. These give the impression of these reforms being a process rather than a single event, with two broad themes evident. Firstly, there was a reduction in the number of active mints, and we have an impression of a new and more centralised system being implemented. Secondly, we see a standardisation of the coins' legends and designs, especially on the silver coinage which had evolved into a bewildering variety of types under Harun al-Rashid. Under al-Ma'mun, these were gradually replaced with a uniform design featuring a new, elegant style of calligraphy, double marginal legends on the obverse, and without the name of the caliph, his heir, or any other secular authority. Interestingly, while the number of active dirham mints was gradually reduced during these reforms, we see the opposite happening with al-Ma'mun's new gold coinage. Historically, the only mint-name used on 'Abbasid dinars had been Misr, except for a rare issue with the name of Madinat al-Salam known for the year AH 198 only. But under al-Ma'mun this was increased to four mints: Madinat al-Salam, Misr, Marw, and San'a (see lot 130), setting a pattern which was to continue under his successors, so that more than thirty gold mints were active during the caliphate of al-Muqtadir (AH 295-320).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 132
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Ma'mun. AH 199-218 / AD 813-833. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.11 g, 11h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 211 (AD 826/7). Bernardi 116Jh (this date not recorded). Lightly creased. Near VF. Excessively rare. Ex Morton & Eden auction 82 (20 October 2016), lot 30.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 133
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Ma'mun. AH 199-218 / AD 813-833. AR Dirham (23.5mm, 2.49 g, 10h). Tabariya mint. Dated AH 209 (AD 824/5). Reverse: citing Sa'id bin al-Safar above and below field. Lowick 628. Fine. Extremely rare. This coin bears traces of an outer margin on the obverse, of which only three letters - d-w-s - are legible. On the single specime known to him, Lowick was evidently able to read a partial name, 'Asad bin 'Abd al-..., although this cannot be seen on the present coin. No explanation has been proposed for why the mint of Tabariya should have been active in this year.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 134
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Ma'mun. AH 199-218 / AD 813-833. AR Dirham (26.5mm, 3.07 g, 3h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 212 (AD 827/8). Reverse field: sali Allah / Muhammad / rasul / Allah / 'alayhi wa salam. Lowick 1464. Crudely struck. Fine. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 135
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Wathiq. AH 227-232 / AD 842-847. AV Dinar (21mm, 4.17 g, 10h). Dimashq mint. Dated AH 232 (AD 846/7). Reverse field: pellet below h of Muhammad in first line; pellet above h of Allah in third line. Bernardi 152Ge (this date not recorded); cf. Morton & Eden 92 (26 April 2018), lot 30. Good VF. Excessively rare, apparently the second recorded specimen of this mint and date.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 136
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AV Donative Dinar (23mm, 3.90 g, 1h). Medallion type with broad margins. Surra man ra'a mint. Dated AH 245 (AD 859/60). Obverse field: citing the caliphal heir al-Mu'tazz billah in fourth line. Bernardi 158Jc (this date not recorded); cf. Morton & Eden 89 (25 October 2017), lot 35. Some edge damage (probably where a mount has been removed). VF. Excessively rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 137
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. AV Dinar (16.5mm, 4.22 g, 11h). Madinat al-Mutawakkiliya mint. Dated AH 247 (AD 861/2). Bernardi 158Jj. VF. Rare. This is the only year in which the short-lived mint of Madinat al-Mutawakkiliya issued Abbasid gold dinars
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 138
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Musta'in. AH 248-252 / AD 862-866. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.17 g, 11h). Dimashq mint. Dated AH 248 (AD 862/3). Without name of caliphal heir. Bernardi type 160 (this mint not recorded). Flan slightly buckled, minor marks. Good VF. Of the highest rarity, apparently unpublished.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 139
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muhtadi. AH 255-256 / AD 869-870. AV Dinar (20mm, 3.74 g, 1h). Surra man ra'a mint. Dated AH 256 (AD 869/70). Cf. Bernardi 165Jc (this date not recorded); cf. Morton & Eden 73 (23 April 2015), lot 53 . Lightly clipped. Good VF. Excessively rare; apparently the second recorded example.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 140
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (23.5mm, 3.73 g, 1h). Al-Rafiqa mint. Dated AH 272 (AD 885/6). Citing the heir al-Mufawwad (obverse) and second heir Ahmad b. al-Muwaffaq (reverse). Bernardi 181Hn. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 141
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (22.5mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Qarqisiya mint. Dated AH 264 (AD 877/8). Obverse field: citing al-Mufawwad ala-'llah in fourth line. Bernardi 175Hk. Choice EF. Excessively rare, only one specimen recorded by Bernardi.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 142
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AV Dinar (23mm, 4.04 g, 5h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 269 (AD 882/3). Obverse: letter sad below field. Bernardi 177Jh (this date not recorded). Polished. Good Fine. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 143
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AR Dirham (26.5mm, 3.53 g, 6h). Madinat al-Muwaffaqiya mint. Dated AH 268 (AD 881/2). Album 240.5. VF. Rare. A rare issue from the short-lived mint of Madinat al-Muwaffaqiya, established by al-Muwaffaq as a base for his operations against the Zanj rebellion in southern Iraq.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 144
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AR Dirham (25mm, 3.05 g, 11h). Madinat al-Muwaffaqiya mint. Dated AH 270 (AD 883/4). Obverse field: al-Muwaffaq billah in fourth line / Reverse field: Dhu'l-Wizaratayn in sixth line. SICA 4, 1373. Good Fine. Rare. Ex Morton & Eden 112 (25 November 2021), lot 149.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 145
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AR Dirham (22mm, 3.36 g, 8h). Makka mint. Dated AH 268 (AD 881/2). Struck in the name of al-Mu'tamid alone, without the name of an heir. Cf Bernardi 177EF (a dinar with similar legends). Pierced, flan buckled, but mint and date extremely clear. Good Fine. Of the highest rarity, apparently unpublished and believed unique.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 146
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mu'tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AR Donative Dirham (28mm, 1.82 g). Uniface. Without mint-name. Undated. In margin: lillah al-mulk repeated three times In field: al-Nasir li-d- / in Allah Amir / al-Mu'minin. VF. Apparently unpublished. The inscription in the field, citing al-Nasir li-din Allah, is paralleled on a donative dirham issued by al-Mu'tadid when he was still heir to the caliphate, dated AH 275 (Ilisch D III 2). The present piece is uniface, with a ghost impression of the legends incuse on the reverse.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 2 . 147
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mu'tamid. AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. AR Double Dirham (31mm, 5.12 g, 12h). Hexagonal donative type. Without mint-name. Undated. Obverse margin: Qur'an xxx, 4-5, within hexagonal border Obverse field: la ilaha illa / Allah wahdahu / la sharik lahu, within double circular border, six triplets of pellets in outer angles / Reverse margin: Qur'an ix, 33, within hexagonal border Reverse field: lillah / Muhammad / rasul / Allah / Ahmad, within double circular border, six triplets of pellets in outer angles. Cf. Ilisch 10 (a similar hexagonal dirham, without the name Ahmad on reverse). Pierced, edge crimp, some scuffs and corrosion. Good Fine. Of the highest rarity, apparently unpublished.