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 . 169
Wajihids. Yusuf b. Wajih. AH 314-322 / AD 925-943. AR Dirham (26.3mm, 2.96 g, 11h). Medallic type with broad margins. 'Uman mint. Dated AH 317 (AD 929/30). Obverse outer margin: ya'tazz - Yusuf - bi-'izz - Allah / Reverse outer margin: yatawakkil - Yusuf - 'ala - Allah. al-Fadhli p. 105; Oman -; Album 1160D. Cleaned. Good VF. Excessively rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 170
Wajihids. Yusuf b. Wajih. AH 314-322 / AD 925-934. AR Dirham (28.4mm, 3.05 g, 11h). 'Uman mint. Dated AH 322 (AD 934). Reverse field: citing the caliph al-Radi. Cf. CNG Islamic Auction 3 (27 April 2023), lot 192 (same dies); Al-Fadhli -; Oman -; Album 1160. VF. Excessively rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 171
Wajihids. Yusuf b. Wajih. AH 314-332 / AD 925-943. AR Dirham (27mm, 3.63 g, 1h). 'Uman mint. Dated AH 323 (AD 934/5). Al-Fadhli p. 110; Oman p. 130; Album 1160. VF. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 172
Wajihids. Yusuf b. Wajih. AH 314-332 / AD 925-943. AR Dirham (25mm, 3.36 g, 6h). 'Uman mint. Dated AH 325 (AD 936/7). Al-Fadhli p. 111; Oman p. 131; Album 1160. Centres a little weak. Good VF for issue. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 173
Wajihids. 'Umar b. Yusuf. Circa AH 340-350 / AD 951-961. AR Dirham (24mm, 2.71 g, 10h). 'Uman mint. Dated AH 340 (AD 951/2). Obverse field: 'Umar ibn Yusuf / al-Mansur in fourth and fifth lines / Reverse field: Wajih in bottom line. Cf. NGSA 8 (24 November 2014), lot 279 (same dies); al-Fadhli -; Oman -; Album 1163. Cleaned; centres weak. Good VF for issue. Excessively rare, apparently the second published example. This coin confirms that 'Umar b. Yusuf came to power in Oman during the year AH 340 rather than 341.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 174
Buwayhids (Buyids). Sultan al-Dawla Abu Shuja'. AH 403-415 / AD 1012-1024. AV Dinar (21.3mm, 4.24 g, 4h). 'Uman mint. Dated AH 403 (AD 1012/3). Treadwell Um403Ga (same dies as illustration); Oman 5:1 = al-Fadhli p. 293(same dies as illustration); Album 1580. Weakly struck in margins, including at mint-name (but identification additionally confirmed by die-link). Good VF. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 175
Buwayhids (Buyids). 'Imad al-Din Marzuban Abu Kalijar. AH 415-440 / AD 1024-1048. AV Dinar (24.3mm, 6.50 g, 5h). 'Uman mint. Dated AH 432 (AD 1040/1). Treadwell Um432G; al-Fadhli p. 350; Oman p. 138; Album A1584. Fine.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 176
Qalhati Amirs of Hormuz. Sayf al-Din Nusrat Shah. Circa AH 677-689 / AD 1278-1290. AV Heavy Dinar (21.3mm, 7.80 g, 11h). Hormuz mint. Dated AH 681, month of Dhu'l-Hijja (March 1283). Obverse field: Qaan / padshah-i 'alam / Sultan Ahmad / Jalal al-Din Suyurghatmish / Sultan / Reverse field: al-malik al-'adil / Sayf al-Dunya wa'l-Din / Nusrat ibn Mahmud / lion to right. Diler 150; Oman p.45; Album 1941.2. VF. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 177
Seljuqs, Rum. 'Ala al-Din Kay Qubadh I b. Kay Khusraw. As sultan, AH 616-634 / AD 1219-1237. AV Dinar (21.7mm, 4.61 g, 8h). Siwas mint. Dated AH 625 (AD 1227/8). Struck from dirham dies (with al-dirham in reverse marginal legend. Broome 188; Album A1211.1. EF, traces of lustre. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 178
Seljuqs, Rum. Kay Ka'us II, Qilich Arslan IV, & Kay Qubadh II. Joint rule, AH 647-655 / AD 1249-1257. AV Dinar (26mm, 4.49 g, 2h). Dar al-Mulk Qunya mint. Dated AH 648 (AD 1250/1). Tevhid 1286; Album A1227; ICV 1348. In NGC encapsulation 6513471-001, graded MS 64.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 179
Seljuqs, Rum. Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw III b. Qilich Arslan. AH 663-682 / AD 1265-1284. AV Dinar (26.4mm, 4.54 g, 8h). Siwas mint. Dated AH 668 (AD 1269/70). Broome 551; Album A1232. Wavy flan, edge crimp, traces of mounting at 12h in obverse field. Near EF. Extremely rare. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 180
Seljuqs, Rum. Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw III b. Qilich Arslan. AH 663-682 / AD 1265-1284. AV Dinar (24.7mm, 4.34 g, 10h). Siwas mint. Dated AH 673 (AD 1274/5). Broome 608A; Album A1232. VF. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 181
Dulafids. Ahmad b. 'Abd al-'Aziz. AH 265-280 / AD 879-893. AV Dinar (22.1mm, 4.31 g, 8h). Hamadhan mint. Dated AH 278 (AD 891/2). Reverse field: al-Mu'tamid 'ala-'llah / al-Mu'tadid billah in bottom two lines. Vardanyan 20 var. (without bakh below reverse field); Bernardi -; Album 1397. VF. Excessively rare and apparently an unpublished variety. This type of Dulafid dinar, which names both the caliph and his heir in the reverse field, was completely unknown to Bernardi.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 182
Samanids. Isma'il I b. Ahmad. AH 279-295 / AD 892-907. AV Dinar (22.8mm, 4.18 g, 8h). Samarqand mint. Dated AH 294 (AD 906/7). Bernardi 234Qe; Album 1422. Good VF. Rare. From the St. George Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 183
Samanids. Yahya b. Ahmad. Rebel, AH 315-319 / AD 927-931. AV Dinar (22.8mm, 3.86 g, 3h). Samarqand mint. Dated AH 302 (sic, AD 914/5). Reverse field: Yahya ibn Ahmad in bottom line. Album 1453; Sotheby's April 1983. Good VF. Extremely rare. The date on this coin is obviously impossible, and it most likely explained by the reuse of obsolete obverse dies at Samarqand during Yahya b. Ahmad's rebellion. Dirhams naming Yahya b. Ahmad are also known from Samarqand bearing the even earlier date of AH 290 (Stephen Album Rare Coins (16 September 2021), lot 406).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 184
Samanids. 'Abd al-Malik I b. Nuh. AH 343-350 / AD 954-961. AV Dinar (19.6mm, 3.51 g, 9h). Amul mint. Dated AH 345 (AD 956/7). Reverse field: citing the long-deceased caliph al-Mustakfi in fourth line. Stern, Amul 31a; Album 1460. EF. Rare. While Album states that the Samanids stopped acknowledging the deceased al-Muktafi on their dinars after AH 343, this rare dinar confirms that his name was still used at some mints for two more years. Dinars of Amul dated AH 345 are also known which cite the caliph al-Muti' (Stern 31b).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 185
Samanids. 'Abd al-Malik I b. Nuh. AH 343-350 / AD 954-961. AV Dinar (17.9mm, 3.79 g, 9h). Amul mint. Dated AH 348 (AD 959/60). Stern, Amul 33; Album 1460. Near EF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 186
Sajids. Yusuf b. Diwdad. AH 288-315 / AD 901-927. AV Dinar (21.1mm, 4.39 g, 12h). Ardabil mint. Dated AH 311 (AD 923/4). Obverse field: Yusuf ibn Diwdad in bottom line / Reverse field: al-Wazir Abu'l-Hasan in bottom line. Bernardi 252Ka = Vardanyan 76 (same dies as illustration); Album 1478. Fine. Extremely rare, only two examples recorded by both Bernardi and Vardanyan. From the St. George Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 187
Sallarids. al-Marzuban b. Muhammad. Circa AH 330-346 / AD 942-957. AV Dinar (20.2mm, 2.94 g, 2h). Ardabil mint. Dated AH 342 (AD 954/5). Obverse field: la ilaha illa / Allah wahdahu / la sharik lahu / al-Sallar Abu Mansur / Reverse field: lillah / Muhammad rasul / Allah al-Muti' lillah / al-Malik al-Mu'ayyid / al-Marzuban ibn Muhammad / Abu Nasr. Vardanyan 147; Album V1484. Superb EF. Excessively rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 188
Buwayhids (Buyids). Rukn al-Dawla Abu 'Ali al-Hasan. AH 338-366 / AD 949-977. AR Cast Portrait 'Dirham' (41.2mm, 12.90 g, 12h). Al-Muhammadiya mint. Dated AH 351 (AD 962/3). Obverse field: la ilaha illa Allah / wahdahu la sharik lahu / Muhammad rasul Allah / al-Muti' lillah / Rukn al-Dawla / Abu 'Ali Buwayh Obverse margin: bismillah duriba hadha al-dirham bi'l-Muhammadiya sanat ihda wa khamsin wa thalath miat hijra nabi salla Allah 'alayhi / Reverse: Sasanian-style bust facing, Pahlawi XVARRAH APZWT - SHAHANSHAH to left and right. Miles, G.C., 'A Portrait of the Buyid Prince Rukn al-Dawlah,' ANS Museum Notes 11 (1964), pp. 283-293. Surfaces with blistering and porosity from atmospheric damage; traces of deposit; filed on edge below bust. Near Fine. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 1 . 189
Lu'lu'ids. Badr al-Din Lu'lu. AH 631-657 / AD 1234-1259. AV Dinar (26.2mm, 7.68 g, 10h). Al-Mawsil mint. Dated AH 656 (AD 1258). Obverse field: citing the 'Abbasid caliph al-Musta'sim / Reverse field: citing the Ayyubid ruler al-malik al-nasir / Yusuf to right and left. Jafar 61; Album 1871.9. Faint edge marks. Near EF. This is the last dinar of Badr al-Din Lu'lu' to bear the name of the 'Abbasid caliph, al-Musta'sim. As the Mongol forces of Hulagu began to prepare for their final assault on Baghdad, Lu'lu' attempted to remain neutral. However, Hulagu would not allow this, and demanded that Lu'lu' offer military assistance. While Lu'lu' had little choice but to comply, his support appears to have been somewhat lukewarm. A force led by Lu'lu's son, Isma'il, marched slowly south from Mosul but only arrived after Baghdad had already fallen to the Mongols in the first weeks of AH 656. Evidently unimpressed, Hulagu accused Lu'lu' of failing to commit to the Mongol cause until the outcome of the battle was already decided. Terrified, Lu'lu' immediately sought to appease Hulagu with lavish gifts, and sending also his death shroud as a sign that his own life lay in the Mongol ruler's hands. Coins struck by Lu'lu' later in AH 656 duly name the Mongol khan Möngke, whose name is prominently displayed at the top of the reverse field. The present dinar, which is much rarer than these, must have been struck at the beginning of AH 656 before news of al-Musta'sim's death had reached Lu'lu' in Mosul, meaning that such coins can only have been struck during a period of a few weeks.