'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18.2mm, 4.12 g, 8h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 146 (AD 763/4). Pellet to left of l of rasul in reverse field. Cf. SICA 3, 40-41 (without pellet); Bernardi 51; Album 212. Scattered marks, minor deposit. Fine. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18mm, 4.01 g, 1h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 147 (AD 764/5). Pellet below second l of Allah in obverse margin / Pellet to left of l of rasul in reverse field. Cf. SICA 3, 42-44 (without pellets); Bernardi 51; Album 212. Edge shaved; kink in rim. Fine. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18.9mm, 4.05 g, 12h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 148 (AD 765/6). Pellet to left of l of rasul in reverse field. Cf. SICA 3, 46 (with an additional point above unit in date); Bernardi 51; Album 212. Edge shaved. VF. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18mm, 4.11 g, 10h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 149 (AD 766/7). Pellet to left of l of rasul in reverse field. SICA 3, 48 (same dies); Bernardi 51; Album 212. Edge shaved, obverse graffiti. Good Fine. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (17.7mm, 3.80 g, 1h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 151 (AD 768). SICA 3, 52-53; Bernardi 51; Album 212. Evenly clipped, light deposit, scattered surface marks. Fine. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (17.5mm, 3.83 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 152 (AD 769). Pellet to left of l of rasul in reverse field; unit of date reads thanatayn. SICA 3, 54 (same reverse die); Bernardi 51; Album 212. Clipped, light deposit, reverse graffiti. Fine. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18.7mm, 4.23 g, 9h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 155 (AD 771/2). Pellet to left of l of rasul in reverse field. SICA 3, 59; Bernardi 51; Album 212. Tiny edge knock by s of khams in reverse margin. Near EF. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18.3mm, 4.06 g, 5h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 157 (AD 773/4). Pellet below b of sab'a in date. SICA 3, 68; Bernardi 51; Album 212. Edge shaved, minor marks. Near VF. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (17.6mm, 3.65 g, 12h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 157 (AD 773/4). No pellet below unit of date. SICA 3, 65-67; Bernardi 51; Album 212. Clipped. Fine. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18.9mm, 4.19 g, 7h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 158 (AD 774/5). Pellet by z of yuzhirahu in obverse margin / Pellet by n of thaman in date. SICA 3, 77-78; Bernardi 51; Album 212. Probably ex-ring mount, reverse field with contact wear. VF. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AR Dirham (24mm, 2.75 g, 5h). Al-Hashimiya mint. Dated AH 138 (AD 755/6). SICA 3, -; SCC 845; Lowick 1077; Album 213.1. Toned, slightly granular surfaces, trace deposits, a few cleaning marks. Near VF. Rare mint, active only a few years under al-Mansur.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Æ Fals (22.8mm, 6.16 g, 6h). Revolutionary Period issue, struck by Sulayman b. 'Abdallah (Governor of Sijistan, AH 138-140). Without mint-name. Dated AH 139 (AD 756/7). Reverse: citing Sulayman b. 'Abdallah in field and al-Husayn b. Muhammad in margin. Album D209. Cleaned, flan faults. Fine. Very rare.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Æ Fals (20.3mm, 4.07 g, 1h). Struck in the name of the caliphal heir al-Mahdi. Jibal al-Fidda mint. Dated AH 147 (AD 764/5). Mint-name in two lines across reverse field. Lowick -; Shamma -; Album A326. Dark patina. Good Fine.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Æ Fals (17.6mm, 1.72 g, 7h). Struck in the name of Da'ud b. Karar. Harat mint. Dated AH 147 (AD 764/5). Shamma p. 323, 3; Album 323 (sic). Good Fine.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Æ Fals (20.3mm, 3.52 g, 9h). Struck in the name of the caliphal heir al-Mahdi. Jibal al-Fidda mint. Dated AH 148 (AD 765/6). Mint-name in two lines across reverse field. Cf. Stephen Album Rare Coins 37 (11 June 2020), lot 336 ('unpublished and probably unique'); Lowick -; Shamma -; Album A326 (this date not recorded). Light green deposit. Fine. Mint and date very clear. Rare.
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Æ Fals (21.9mm, 2.71 g, 2h). Struck in the name of the caliphal heir al-Mahdi and Harb b. Ziyad. Balkh mint. Dated AH 149 (AD 766/7). Reverse margin: mimma amr Harb b. Ziyad al-Mahdi wali ahad al-muslimin Muhammad b. Amir al-Mu'minin. Shamma p. 308, 3; Album 319. Near VF.