Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1
Date: 2023-10-19 00:00:00
Lots: 233
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 85
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Radi. AH 322-329 / AD 934-940. AV Dinar (22.4mm, 3.48 g, 9h). Mah al-Kufa mint. Dated AH 326 (AD 937/8). Obverse field: letter 'ayn above. Bernardi 285Mr; Album 254.1. Edge shaved at 12h on obverse, some double-striking. Good VF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 86
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Radi. AH 322-329 / AD 934-940. AV Fractional (2/5) Donative Dinar (12.6mm, 1.61 g, 4h). Type B. Without mint-name. Dated AH 325 (AD 935/6). Obverse: lillah / al-Radi / billah in field: la ilaha illa Allah Muhammad rasul Allah in margin / Reverse: amir / al-Mu' / minin in field: date in margin. Ilisch D III 26 (same dies); Bernardi 291; St James's Auction 34 (21 September 2015), lot 610 (same dies); Album 254B. Traces of deposit. EF, some lustre remaining. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 87
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mustakfi. AH 333-334 / AD 944-946. AV Dinar (21.1mm, 4.46 g, 5h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 334 (AD 945/6). Obverse field: letter sin / la ilaha illa Allah / wahdahu la sharik lahu / Abu'l-Hasan Muhammad / ibn amir al-mu'minin / Reverse field: lillah / Muhammad rasul / Allah salla Allah / 'alayhi wa salam / Imam al-Haqq / al-Mustakfi billah. Bernardi 338Jh. Superb EF, lustrous. Extremely rare. This is the last 'Abbasid gold coin struck before the Buwayhids occupied Baghdad. Al-Mustakfi had little choice but to recognise the Buwayhids' authority, but was nevertheless deposed and blinded, spending the remaining of his life as a prisoner in the caliphal palace. The Buwayhids replaced him with their puppet al-Muti', although al-Mustakfi was still acknowledged on coins struck by the Samanids, rivals of the Buwayhids, until his death.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 88
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muti'. AH 334-363 / AD 946-974. AV Dinar (22.4mm, 2.81 g, 11h). Baysh mint. Dated AH 339 (AD 950/1). SICA 10, 18; Album 1062. Good VF. Extremely rare. The first 'tooth' of the unit of the date is longer than the following three, confirming the reading as '9' rather than '7'.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 89
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muti'. AH 334-363 / AD 946-974. AV Dinar (23mm, 2.80 g, 9h). Zabid mint. Dated AH 343 (AD 954/3). SICA 10, 75 (same obverse die); Album 1062. EF. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 90
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadi. AH 467-487 / AD 1075-1094. AV Dinar (25.9mm, 4.31 g, 2h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 486 (AD 1093/4). Obverse field: la ilaha illa Allah / wahdahu la sharik lahu / al-Imam al-Muqtadi / bi-amr Allah Amir / al-Mu'minin / Reverse field: lillah / Muhammad / rasul Allah / salla Allah 'alayhi; to left (vertically, downwards): Abu'l-'Abbas; to right (vertically, upwards): Dhakhr al-din. Jafar A.MS.486 (arrangement of legends incorrectly given in catalogue text; confirmed by plate); Album A266. Near EF, traces of lustre in fields. Very rare. Malikshah, the Great Seljuq ruler, died in AH 485. On his death, the Seljuq succession was soon disputed between Barkiyaruq, who was declared Sultan in Rayy, and Mahmud, the young son of the powerful queen Turkhan Khatun. It appears that Turkhan Khatun, who was in Baghdad when Malikshah died, convinced al-Muqtadi to conceal Malikshah's death temporarily until she and Mahmud could reach Isfahan, from where she hoped to launch a bid for power. Wishing to remain neutral until the outcome of this struggle became clear, al-Muqtadi struck gold dinars in AH 486, including the present coin, which named neither of the Seljuq rivals. For almost a year, while various Seljuq claimants fought for power, al-Muqtadi enjoyed almost complete autonomy in Baghdad, but this brief period of independence was itself to lead to his undoing. In AH 487 Barkiyaruq emerged victorious, and acted with ruthless speed and efficiency in eliminating any remaining opposition. Turkhan Khatun was assassinated, and the unfortunate al-Muqtadi died - suddenly, but perhaps not unexpectedly - the day after signing the deed of investiture which confirmed Barkiyaruq as Sultan.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 91
'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Musta'sim. AH 640-656 / AD 1242-1258. AV Heavy Dinar (28mm, 13.03 g, 4h). Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH 641 (AD 1243/4). Jafar, Fourth 'Abbasid Period 167; Album 275. Carefully struck on a thick, heavy flan. Near EF. Rare of this weight.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 92
Almoravids (al-Murabitun). 'Ali b. Yusuf. AH 500-537 / AD 1107-1142. AV Dinar (25.9mm, 3.92 g, 1h). Ishbiliya (Seville) mint. Dated AH 519 (AD 1125/6). Reverse field: citing Yasir (or Bashir) in bottom line. Hazard 218; Vives 1662; Album 466.1. Faint edge marks. VF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 93
Kings of Cordoba (post-Almoravid). Hamdin b. Muhammad. Second reign, AH 540-541 / AD 1146. AV Dinar (25.7mm, 3.96 g, 12h). Qurtuba (Cordoba) mint. Dated AH 540 (AD 1145/6). Gomez, Hispano 147; Vives 1905; Album 406. Near EF. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 94
Post-Almohad Taifas. Musa b. Muhammad (Ibn Mahfuz), in Algarbe. AH 631-660 / AD 1234-1262. AR Square Dirham (14.1mm, 1.58 g, 12h). Reverse field: with title amir al-Gharb. Vives 2123; ICV 629; Album I410. Toned. Good VF. From the St. George Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 95
Nasrids. Yusuf I b. Isma'il. AH 733-755 / AD 1333-1354. AV Dinar (31.6mm, 4.66 g, 12h). Without mint-name. Undated. Gomez, Hispano 243; Rodríguez Lorente 8; Album 410. Good VF. Rare. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 96
Nasrids. Muhammad XIII . AH 889-894 / AD 1485-1489. AV Half-Dinar (23mm, 2.29 g, 11h). Gharnata (Granada) mint. Undated. Obverse: Kalima in three lines within square frame; duriba - hadha - bi-Hamra - Gharnata around / Reverse: 'Abd Allah / al-Ghalib billah / Muhammad b. Nasr in three lines within square frame; Nasr - min Allah - wa fath - qarib around. Gomez, Hispano 260 (a plated piece); Album B416. Traces of mounting. VF. Excessively rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 97
Almohads (al-Muwahhidun). Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad. Royal heir, AH 551-558 / AD 1156-1163. AV Half-Dinar (21.6mm, 2.31 g, 12h). Bijaya mint. Undated. Hazard 473; Vives 2072; Album 482. Faint edge marks. Good VF. Rare. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 98
Almohads (al-Muwahhidun). Abu Ya'qub Yusuf I. AH 558-580 / AD 1163-1184. AV Dinar (29.5mm, 4.51 g, 12h). Without mint-name. Undated. Reverse segments (anticlockwise from top): amir al-mu'minin / Abu Ya'qub / Yusuf / bin al-Khalifa. Hazard -; Album V483; cf. Stephen Album Rare Coins 46 (18 May 2023), lot 341. Edge smoothed, lightly creased. Good VF. Rare. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 99
Almohads (al-Muwahhidun). Abu Hafs 'Umar. AH 646-665 / AD 1248-1266. AR Square 4-Dirhams (21.5mm, 6.24 g, 12h). Al-Hadrat al-Mu'miniya al-Murtadiya mint. Undated. Five-line legend in elaborate Kufic script on both sides; mint in third and fourth lines of obverse. Album 493R; cf Stephen Album Rare Coins 45 (26 January 2023), lot 368 (a coin with similar legends but in naskhi script). Traces of staining. EF. Excessively rare, apparently unpublished.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 100
Hafsids. Abu Zakariyya' Yahya I. AH 627-647 / AD 1229-1249. AV Dinar (27.1mm, 4.77 g, 12h). Third Series, with Hafsid name only, struck AH 640-647. Tilimsan mint. Undated. Hazard 548; Album 499.2. Faint edge marks. Good VF. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 101
Hafsids. Abu Zakariyya' Yahya I. AH 627-647 / AD 1229-1249. AV Dinar (30.3mm, 4.51 g, 12h). Bijaya mint. Undated. Hazard 547; Album 499.2. Probably once ring-mounted. Near VF. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 102
Marinids. temp. Abu Ya'qub Yusuf. AH 685-706 / AD 1286-1306. AV Dinar (31.4mm, 4.68 g, 12h). Madinat Sabta (Ceuta) mint. Undated. Hazard 716; Album 524. Small patch of discolouration in obverse field. Good VF. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 103
Marinids. Abu 'Inan Faris. AH 749-759 / AD 1348-1358. AV Dinar (30.4mm, 4.66 g, 12h). Madinat Fas mint. Undated. Hazard 775; Album 531. Some weakness in margins. Good VF. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 104
Tulunids. Ahmad b. Tulun. AH 254-270 / AD 868-884. AV Dinar (21.3mm, 4.26 g, 6h). Al-Rafiqa mint. Dated AH 267 (AD 880/1). Bernardi 191Hn; Grabar 6; Album 661. EF. Rare, especially in this condition.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 105
Tulunids. Khumarawayh b. Ahmad. AH 270-282 / AD 884-896. AV Dinar (23.3mm, 4.28 g, 5h). Halab mint. Dated AH 278 (AD 891/2). Cf. Bernardi 193De (date not recorded); Grabar -. Pin-marks on reverse, other scattered surface marks. Good VF. Of the highest rarity, apparently unpublished.