Islamic Auction 3
Date: 2023-04-27 00:00:00
Lots: 270
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Jalayrids. Jalal al-Din Husayn I. AH 776-784 / AD 1374-1382. AV Dinar (21.9mm, 7.35 g, 3h). Madinat al-Salam Baghdad mint. Dated AH [78]2 (AD 1381/2). Obverse: Square kalima in angular Kufic with mint-name in centre, names of the four rashidun around / Reverse: Ruler's name and titles in three lines, within square border with knot ornament midway along each side; date around. Rabino pl. VII, 16; Album 2304. Near VF. Rare. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al Katib.
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Jalayrids. Ghiyath al-Din Sultan Ahmad. AH 784-813 / AD 1382-1410. AV Dinar (20.5mm, 4.20 g, 9h). Baghdad mint. Dated AH 788 (AD 1386/7) . Obverse: Square kalima in angular Kufic with mint-name in centre, names of the four rashidun around / Reverse: Ruler's name and titles in three lines, date around. Cf. Rabino pl. VII, 24 (dated AH 787); Album 2309. Reverse slightly off-centre . Near VF. Very rare. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al Katib.
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Mehrabanids. Qutb al-Din Muhammad II. AH 782-788 / AD 1380-1386. AV Tanka (20.5mm, 11.06 g, 6h). Nimruz mint. Dated AH [78]4 (AD 1382/3). Reverse field: with titles al-malik al-a'zam al-'adil. Album 2361. Good VF. Rare. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al Katib. Ex Sotheby's (16 November 2000), lot 240.The Mehrabanids were a local dynasty in Sistan who claimed descent from the Saffarids
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Afsharids. temp. Nadir Shah. As viceroy, AH 1142-1148 / AD 1729-1736. AV Ashrafi (22.1mm, 3.44 g, 10h). Mashad-i Muqaddas mint. Dated AH 1148 (AD 1735/6). Reverse legend: 'By the grace of God, the coin of precious metal in Khurasan became the succour and support for the King of the Faith, 'Ali b. Musa Reza'. Album 2735; KM 353. Good VF. Rare. In exchange for helping the Safavid ruler Tahmasp II reconquer Isfahan in AH 1142, Nadir Shah was appointed viceroy in Khurasan and allowed to strike anonymous coins
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Afsharids. Nadir Shah. As king, AH 1148-1160 / AD 1736-1747. AV Mohur (18.2mm, 10.90 g, 1h). Bhakkar mint. Dated AH 1155 (AD 1743). KM 389 (this mint not recorded); Fr. 16. Two drill marks in edge, small test mark in reverse field below the date. VF. Extremely rare.
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Afsharids. Nadir Shah. As king, AH 1148-1160 / AD 1736-1747. AR Double Rupi (26.2mm, 22.74 g, 4h). Peshawar mint. Dated AH 1151 (AD 1738/9). Album 2743. Some weak striking. Near VF. Extremely rare. In AH 1151 (AD 1738), having extinguished the last remnants of the Afghan Hotaki dynasty, Nadir Shah marched on the Mughal Empire. The Persians sacked the Mughal held cities of Peshawar and Lahore in the Punjab, as wall as Kabul and Jalalabad in present-day Afghanistan. Persian style coins were struck at the occupied cities until AH 1160, when Peshawar was lost to the rising power of the Durranis. While single rupees are known for most years between AH 1151-1160, double rupees from Peshawar are known for AH 1151 only.
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Afsharids. Nadir Shah. As king, AH 1148-1160 / AD 1736-1747. AR Rupee (23.1mm, 10.98 g, 10h). Multan mint. Dated AH 1152 (AD 1740/1). Album 2744.2. Test marks in fields both sides. VF. Very rare.
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Qajars. Fath 'Ali Shah. As Shah, AH 1212-1250 / AD 1797-1834. AR Qiran (24.1mm, 6.67 g, 6h). Portrait type. Dar al-Sultanat Isfahan mint. Dated AH 1245 (AD 1829/30). Obverse: Fath 'Ali Shah seated three-quarters right on throne with six legs, his name in cartouche to right / Reverse: Mint and date within plain border. Hand-applied reeded edge. Album 2894F (recorded only for AH 1241); cf. KM 763 (a similar toman of this mint and date). Minor marks, possibly once ring-mounted. Near VF. Excessively rare. Ex St James's Auctions 37 (27 June 2016), lot 333.
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Durrani Shahs. Timur Shah. AH 1186-1207 / AD 1772-1793. AV Mohur (23.5mm, 11.02 g, 12h). Peshawar mint. Dually dated AH 1204 (AD 1790/1) and RY 18. Album 3099; ICV 3938; KM 706. Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6499653-001, graded MS 62.
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Durrani Shahs. Timur Shah. AH 1186-1207 / AD 1773-1793. AV Mohur (21.5mm, 10.76 g, 8h). Kashmir mint. Dated AH 1205 (AD 1791/2). Fr. 5; cf. KM 568-9. Ex-mount, red deposit. Good Fine. Rare.
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Durrani Shahs. Zaman Shah. AH 1207-1215 / AD 1793-1800. AR Rupee (24.8mm, 10.71 g, 10h). Umm al-Bilad Balkh mint. Dually dated AH 1208 (AD 1794/5, obverse) and AH '121' (reverse). Album 3108; KM - (this mint not listed for Shah Zaman). Pin marks on reverse. Good VF. Rare.
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Pahlawi. Reza Shah Pahlawi. SH 1304-1320 / AD 1925-1941. AV 5-Pahlawi (23.6mm, 9.58 g, 6h). Without mint-name. Dated SH 1306 (AD 1927). Obverse: Uniformed bust right, resting on wreath, date in field to left / Reverse: Value in wreath. KM 1116; F. 92. Toning spot on reverse and one tiny edge nick. Near EF. Rare, with a stated mintage of just 909 pieces.
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Pahlawi. Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlawi. SH 1320-1358 / AD 1941-1979. Proof set of nine coins. Issued SH 1350 / AD 1971, comprising:. Gold 2,000-Rials (conjoined busts, KM 1192); Gold 1,000-Rials (Persepolis, KM 1191); Gold 750-Rials (Stone of Cyrus the Great, KM 1190); Gold 500-Rials (griffin, KM 1189); Silver 200-rials (conjoined busts, KM 1188); Silver 100-rials (Persepolis, KM 1187); Silver 75-rials (Stone of Cyrus the Great, KM 1186); Silver 50-rials (griffin, KM 1185); Silver 25-rials (column head from the palace of Artaxerxes in Susa, KM 1184) . KM PS2. In original blue fitted case of issue (this with 'EMPIRE OF IRAN' and peacock gold-blocked on lid), printed certificate, and copy of Ministry of Finance order approving the issue of the set. Proof, trivial handling marks, the silver toned.
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INDIA, Sultans of Delhi. 'Ala al-Din Muhammad. AH 695-715 / AD 1296-1316. AV Tanka (25.9mm, 10.92 g, 5h). Hadhrat Dehli mint. Dated AH 7xx. G&G D221; Fr. 421. AU. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al Katib.
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INDIA, Sultans of Delhi. Muhammad b. Tughluq. AH 725-752 (AD 1325-1352). AV Heavy Tanka (22.3mm, 12.81 g, 3h). Hadhrat Dehli mint. Dated AH 727 (AD 1326/7). Obverse: Qur'an 3:18 in four lines / Reverse: al-wathiq bi-ta'yid / al-rahman Muhammad / shah al-sultan in field, mint and date in margin around. G&G D331. Small scuff on obverse. Near EF. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al Katib.
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INDIA, Sultans of Delhi. Muhammad III b. Tughluq. AH 725-752 (AD 1325-1351). AV Tanka (19.3mm, 11.01 g, 10h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 734 (AD 1333/4). Obverse: fi zaman... legend within ornate pentagon / Reverse: al-Sultan al-sa'id... legend, ending with date in words. G&G D345. Minor discoloration on obverse. Good VF.
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INDIA, Mughal. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, with Nur Jahan. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AV Mohur (21.2mm, 10.36 g, 9h). Surat mint. Dually dated AH 1033 and RY 19 (AD 1624/5). Obverse: naming Jahangir with date and regnal year below / Reverse: naming Nur Jahan with mint-name below. Cf. CNG 88 (14 September 2011), lot 1882; cf. KM 190.2 (this date not listed); Fr. 782. Faint traces of a mount having been expertly removed at top of reverse field. VF. Rare. Ex Morton & Eden 103 (24 October 2019), lot 89 (sold with mount still attached).Nur Jahan, whose name translates as 'Light of the World', was the favourite of Jahangir's twenty wives. Celebrated no less for her political acumen than for her beauty, she was the power behind the throne from the time of her marriage until Jahangir's death. Not only did she advise her husband privately on matters of state, but she also held audiences at her palace which Jahangir's minsters attended in person. Jahangir honoured her by having her named on the coinage from AH 1033, when this mohur was struck, until his death in AH 1037. He was succeeded by Shah Jahan, who detested his stepmother and ordered - on pain of death - that coins bearing her name should be recalled and melted; this may account for their great rarity today. The legend on the reverse includes the verse:'Gold gained a hundred beauties when it was struck with the name of Nur Jahan.'
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IRAQ, Republic. AH 1377 / AD 1377 to present. AV Medal (40mm, 38.00 g, 12h). Medallic issue in 22k gold. With hallmark of Huguenin Frères of Le Locle, Switzerland. Dated AH 1395 (AD 1975). Struck to commemorate the first anniversary of Peace with the Kurds. Trivial handling marks . Proof, virtually as struck . From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al Katib.