Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2
Date: 2023-10-20 00:00:00
Lots: 387
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1085
Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (23mm, 2.54 g, 11h). Revolutionary Period issue, struck by Muharib b. Musa. Istakhr mint. Dated AH 128 (AD 745/6). Obverse outer margin: bism ○ Allah ○ duriba ○ bi-Istakhr ○ sanat ○ thaman ○ wa 'ashrin ○ wa mi'at; no circle around obverse field. Klat 83.b; cf Wurtzel 12 (variety of mint/date legend). Toned, evenly clipped. Good Fine. Very rare. This type, which has a shortened version of the mint/date legend without the standard hadha al-dirham, is by far the rarer of the two varieties of dirham struck at Istakhr in this year and was unknown to Wurtzel.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1086
Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (24.4mm, 2.91 g, 8h). Anonymous Kharijite issue. Al-Kufa mint. Dated AH 128 (AD 745/46). La hukm illa lillah at 11h in obverse margin. Klat 548.a; Album 207.1. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1087
Umayyad Caliphate, Bronze coinage. Æ Fals (22.4mm, 3.48 g, 8h). Tabariya (Tiberias) mint. Undated. Bird above reverse field. Jeselsohn 241 (same obverse die); SICA 2, 1227; Album 188. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1088
Umayyad Caliphate, Bronze coinage. Æ Fals (14.5mm, 1.66 g, 8h). Struck in the name of Asad b. 'Abdallah. Al-Mubaraka mint. Undated. Lion to right within square frame, governor's name around / Elephant to right within square frame, duriba - bi-'l-Mubaraka - sittin - bi-dirham ('Struck in al-Mubaraka, sixty to the dirham') around. Cf. Album B204 (a similar coin from Marw). VF. The lion on the obverse of this type refers to the name of the governor, Asad.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1089
Umayyad Caliphate, Bronze coinage. Æ Fals (15.2mm, 1.46 g, 5h). Struck in the name of Asad b. 'Abdallah. Al-Mubaraka mint. Undated. Lion to right within square frame, governor's name around / Elephant to right within square frame, duriba - bi-'l-Mubaraka - sittin - bi-dirham ('Struck in al-Mubaraka, sixty to the dirham') around. Cf. Album B204 (a similar coin from Marw). Some corrosion on obverse. VF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1090
Umayyad Caliphate, Bronze coinage. Æ Fals (19.7mm, 2.64 g, 12h). Revolutionary Period issue, struck in the name of Abu Muslim. Al-Rayy mint. Dated AH 131 (AD 748/49). Citing Abu Muslim as Abu Muslim amir Al Muhammad, 'Ruler of the Family of Muhammad', in reverse margin; mint-name in third line of reverse field. Miles, Rayy 38B; Wurtzel 35; Album 208. Cleaning marks, some green deposit. Near VF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1091
Umayyad Caliphate. Uniface Glass weight (23.3mm, 4.15 g). Undated. Four-line legends reading: bismillah / mithqal dinar / ithnayn wa 'ashrin / kharruba waf, eight-pointed star below. Good VF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1092
Umayyad/'Abbasid. Glass weight (19.5mm, 2.28 g). Dark bottle green glass. Undated. 'Am[... / [unread letters]. Pressed onto a piece of glass much smaller than the stamp, hence legends largely off flan. Good VF, minor chips. Rare. It is difficult to read the second line of this weight as Arabic. Balog (Umayyad, 'Abbasid and Tulunid Glass Weights and Vessel Stamps, 808) describes a very rare glass weight on which the denomination is expressed in Coptic numerals, and it has been tentatively suggested that the second line of this piece might be something similar.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1093
Umayyad Caliphate, Bronze coinage. Æ Half-Dirham Weight (8.4mm, 1.37 g). A small square uniface weight, the three line legend reading: lillah / mizan / waf; three small circular punch-marks in the otherwise plain reverse. Near VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1094
Polyhedral Bronze Weight for 20 dirhams (24mm, 59 g). Of characteristic barrel-shape with five bands of square faceted 'birds eyes' on sides; concentric circles on the circular ends. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1095
Polyhedral Bronze Weight for 20 dirhams (24mm, 58.65 g). Of characteristic barrel-shape with triangular faceted sides decorated with 'birds eyes'; concentric circles on the square ends. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1096
Polyhedral Bronze Weight for 20 dirhams (21mm, 59.79 g). With six larger diamond-shaped faces, each stamped with the Seal of Solomon surrounded by eight small flowers, interspersed with eight smaller triangular faces, each stamped with the Seal of Solomon alone. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1097
Polyhedral Bronze Weight for 10 dirhams (19mm, 29.03 g). Of characteristic barrel-shape with three bands of pentagonal faceted 'birds eyes' on sides. Good Fine.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1098
Bronze Weight for 10 dirhams (15mm, 29.06 g). In the form of a cube, each face with a large 'bird's eye' in the centre, surrounded by four, six or eight further 'bird's eyes' with matching numbers on opposing faces . VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1099
Bronze Weight for 10 dirhams (16mm, 29.05 g). In the form of a cube, the top and bottom faces decorated with a shield pattern, the other four sides decorated with a simpler vertical line flanked by two conforming semicircles; edges all notched with simple cut decoration. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1100
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Saffah. AH 132-136 / AD 749-754. AR Dirham (24.2mm, 2.83 g, 12h). Dimashq mint. Dated AH 133 (AD 750/1). SICA 3, 752; SCC 825; Album 211. Cleaned, minor staining. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1101
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Saffah. AH 132-136 / AD 749-754. AV Dinar (18.4mm, 4.27 g, 10h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 136 (AD 753/4). SICA 3, 15 (same reverse die); Bernardi 51; Album 210. AU, lustrous.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1102
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18.6mm, 4.01 g, 9h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 145 (AD 762/3). SICA 3, 39 (same dies); Bernardi 51; Album 212. Edge shaved, pin-marks in field. VF. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1103
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18.3mm, 4.17 g, 12h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 148 (AD 765/6). Pellet to the left of rasul in reverse field. Bernardi 51; Album 212. Scuffed, edge smoothed. Near VF. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1104
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (17.4mm, 4.06 g, 9h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 151 (AD 768). Pellet below Allah in obverse margin. SICA 3, 52-53; Bernardi 51; Album 212. Wavy flan, lightly clipped. Fine. From the collection of the late Dr. M.F.W. Al-Katib.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Islamic Auction 4 - Session 2 . 1105
'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AV Dinar (18.7mm, 4.22 g, 12h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 156 (AD 772/73). Pellet to left of rasul in second line of reverse field. SICA 3, 61 (same reverse die); Bernardi 51; Album 51. Good VF.