Triton XXVII - Session 3
Date: 2024-01-09 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 963
Theodora. 1055-1056. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (19mm, 4.05 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, nimbate, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left; •• in quarters of nimbus; IC XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ / + ΘЄOΔω AVτCЧ, crowned facing bust of Theodora, wearing loros, holding jeweled scepter in right hand and globus cruciger in left. DOC 2; Füeg II 2.y; SB 1838. Lightly toned, a few light scratches. Good VF.
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Michael VI Stratioticus. 1056-1057. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + I(retrograde Һ)S XIS RЄX RЄςNANτIҺm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, nimbate, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left; (squares) in quarters of nimbus / + mIXA HL AЧτOCRAτ, facing figures of Michael, wearing crown and jeweled chlamys, resting right hand on chest and holding globus cruciger in left, being crowned by the Theotokos, nimbate, to right; MΘ, each with macron above between. DOC 1b; Füeg II 1.B; SB 1840. Attractively toned, a few tiny die breaks, a few light scratches mostly under tone. EF. Very rare. A seldom-offered rarity from the brief one-year reign of Michael VI. From the James Fox Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 40 (4 December 1996), lot 1941; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby's New York, 5 December 1990), lot 800.
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Alexius I Comnenus. 1081-1118. PB Seal (32mm, 20.11 g, 12h). Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, raising right hand and holding Gospels in left; IC XC, each with macron above, flanking throne / + AΛЄZIω Π'T T ω, crowned facing figure of Alexius, wearing loros, holding labarum in right hand and globus crucgier in left. Cf. BLS 102 (for similar seals of Alexius I); DOCBS 6, 88.35 (for similar issue for overtype). Dark gray patina with some tan highlights, a couple marks and minor edge bends. Good VF. Very rare and unusual. Overstruck on a previous seal. A most interesting seal of Alexius I which features an overstrike of a smaller seal over a previous large module. The larger module undertype is partly visible but difficult to attribute to another known example definitively. The overtype, however, is the same diameter as DOCBS 6, 88.35 and the dies are indeed quite similar though not identical. As two examples, the pellets suspended from the stemma are triple pellets on this specimen instead of one and this seal's loros fold is pelleted rather than unpelleted.
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Alexius I Comnenus. 1081-1118. EL Histamenon Nomisma (29.5mm, 4.31 g, 6h). Thessalonica(?) mint. Struck circa 1081-circa 1092(?). Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing on suppedion, nimbate, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left; IC XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ / + AΛ ΞIω ΔЄCΠOτ, crowned half-length facing bust, wearing jeweled loros, holding akakia in right hand and globus in left; being crowned by manus Dei to left; large stars flanking. DOC –; SB –; CLBC 1.1.4; CNG 49, 1990. Toned, flan cracks, scratches. VF. Very rare; only seven examples, including this coin, in CoinArchives. From the Iconodule Collection. Ex Numismatik Naumann 118 (3 July 2022), lot 1140; Classical Numismatic Group 49 (17 March 1999), lot 1990.This very rare unpublished coin of Alexius first appeared in 1999. Now with seven specimens known from auction records from the past few decades. An interesting issue that likely belongs to the pre-reform period given that the metal is so poor. Possibly an issue of the Thessalonica mint. Sear noted in SB 1927 that perhaps the large star on that issue "could be a reference to a brilliant comet which appeared in the heavens during Alexius' visit to Thessalonica in 1105/6" (Sear, 387). Of course, this would likely contradict the coin belonging to the pre-reform period. Another hypothesis is simply that the coin was inspired by the better known issue of Constantine IX (SB 1831).
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Theodore Comnenus-Ducas. As emperor of Thessalonica, 1225/7-1230. AR Trachy (29.5mm, 4.10 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 1225/6(?). The Theotokos enthroned facing, holding head of the Holy Infant on lap; MP ΘV, each with macron above, flanking head; sigla: Γ | Γ(?) / ΘЄOΔωPOC [Δ](OV)KA[C], facing figure of Theodore, wearing crown and loros, holding sword set on ground to left in right hand and akakia in left, being crowned by Christ, standing to right, holding Gospels in left hand. DOC 3a var. (sigla); CLBC 12.1.3 var. (same); LBC 323 var. (same); SB 2160. Toned with some light iridescence, a couple thin scrapes on reverse at periphery, a few light scratches. EF. Very rare.
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Theodore Comnenus-Ducas. As emperor of Thessalonica, 1225/7-1230. AR Trachy (31mm, 3.89 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 1227(?). HA/ ΓIO/ CO - PH/ TH/ CA in two columnar groups across field, the Theotokos standing facing, orans; MP ΘV, each with macron above, flanking head; no sigla / ΘЄOΔωPOC Δ[...] OΛΓIOC ΔIMIT PIOC, facing figure of Theodore, wearing crown and loros, resting right hand on chest, and St. Demitrius, nimbate and wearing military attire, both holding city walls between them; above, manus Dei crowning Theodore. DOC 2c; CLBC 12.1.2 var. (sigla); LBC 321 var. (same); SB 2159. Toned, some light scratches, hairlines on reverse. EF. Very rare.
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John V Palaeologus, with Anna of Savoy (Regent). 1341-1391. AR Basilikon (19.5mm, 0.95 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1341-1347. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, raising right hand and holding Gospels in left; IC XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ / Anna standing facing to left, holding trefoil scepter in right hand, and John, standing facing to right, holding akakia in left hand and cruciform scepter in right, both wearing loros; [...]/ω between. DOC 1109–13; LBC 847; LPC p. 132, 2; PCPC 277; SB 2503; S. Bendall, "A Hoard of Silver Basilika of Andronicus III and John V" in CH III, 10 (this coin). Toned. Good VF. From the Iconodule Collection. Ex James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 1961; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby's New York, 5 December 1990), lot 959; Chios, Greece, 1975 Hoard (CH III, 254).
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John V Palaeologus. 1341-1391. AR Basilikon(?) (12mm, 0.50 g, 5h). Uncertain mint. Struck circa 1376/9-1391. IωЄN X T ω Θ, crowned facing figure of John, wearing loros, holding cruciform scepter in right hand and resting left hand on chest / M, nimbate and winged saint on horseback riding right, holding sword in right hand and reins in left. Cf. DOC V.1 p. 96 (for obv. inscription); cf. SB 2546 (for similar issue of Andronicus IV); cf. LBC 901 (for similar type as half stavraton); cf. LPC 168, 1 corr. (John V) (John VII; for similar type as half stavraton) cf. PCPC (326) (Provincial mint?; for similar issue of Andronicus IV). Toned with some blue iridescence. Near EF. Unique and unpublished. A new type of basilika for John V was previously known as an issue of John's rebel son Andronicus IV. That type was given a SB (2546) number and referenced as unpublished at the time. LPC also referenced the issue as a note on p. 152, 2. Classical Numismatic Group sold a later specimen of the extremely rare issue in 2012 in CNG 91, 1125. With this new find, the same type is encountered but with the legends of John V. John's name is clearly evident as it appears on many of his issues, furthermore, the invocative legend "in Christ the Godhead faithful sovereign and emperor of the Romans" is found heavily abbreviated to fit the tiny flan.Dating John V's coinage is a somewhat difficult task due to the tumultuous nature of his reign both sole and with various associates. But this issue is likely a product of his later coinage. What makes this coin doubly fascinating (apart from being an unpublished issue) is that the coin, if indeed issued first chronologically, would almost certainly have served as the prototype for the issue of the rogue prince Andronicus IV. While Andronicus' issue was published far earlier, this new issue furthers the collective understanding of the extremely rare series.It should be noted that Bendall in PCPC hypothesized that the issue of Andronicus IV being discussed was perhaps the product of a provincial mint. Whether that is the case here for this new issue is uncertain as is where this provincial mint would have been located. But it is very likely that the two issues belong to the same mint.Additionally, Bendall in PCPC, writing on the coinage of Andronicus IV on p. 60, notably mentions that "Andronicus ... issued very rare small silver coins unlike anything struck in previous or subsequent reigns." This is a reference to the very series in question here. However, with this new find for John V, a new critical issue emerges requiring further study concerning the extremely rare series. Indeed, it is possible that the Andronicus issue was the first struck and that this coin of John V was struck by the same mint as a continuation of the series for his continued reign. This alternative hypothesis would suggest that both issues were struck at the same mint but that the John coin was issued after Andronicus was ultimately defeated by John V and his loyal son Manuel in 1379.
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Constantine XI Palaeologus (Dragases). 1448-1453. AR Eighth Stavraton (13.5mm, 0.59 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, holding Gospels in both hands; [I]C - [XC], each with macron above, flanking head of Christ; sigla: • | • / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing loros; •/K/• | •/C/• flanking. DOC 1789; Bendall, Coinage 135 (this coin); SB –. Toned. EF. Rare. From the James Fox Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 40 (4 December 1996), lot 1964.Constantine XI, a member of the last Byzantine dynasty, the Palaeologan, was a heroic figure despite being fated to be the final Byzantine ruler. One of the younger sons of Emperor Manuel II, Constantine distinguished himself during the siege of Constantinople in 1422 during the last days of Manuel II's rule. After Manuel suffered a stroke and became incapable of governing, Constantine's older brother, future emperor John VIII, took the reins of the government on behalf of his father. However, John's first priority was to seek to rally support for the Byzantine state against the ascendant Ottomans. In pursuit of this objective, he embarked on a tour of Western Europe. In his stead, he left his younger brother Constantine as regent and granted him the title of despot. Constantine effectively administered what was left of the shrinking Byzantine State in his brother's absence, but John's quest to enlist western support for Byzantium was ultimately unsuccessful.Once John assumed the imperial mantle upon the death of Manuel II, Constantine was tasked with governing one of the few remaining possessions of the once-illustrious Byzantine Empire-the Depostate of Morea. Constantine again proved himself a capable ruler and administrator, using the limited resources he had at his disposal to recover Morea from the Franks who had occupied the Peloponnesos since the Fourth Crusade. Ultimately, Constantine's Morea encompassed the entire Pelponnesos and, along with Epirus, constituted the bulk of Byzantine possessions outside of Constantinople which was itself quickly shrinking into a city-state as more and more territory was lost to the Ottomans.When John died in 1448 without issue, Constantine was designated as his successor and called to assume the fateful position of emperor. Crowned at the citadel at Mystras, Constantine traveled from Morea to Constantinople in a hired Catalan galley-a succinct representation of how miserably Byzantine power had dwindled by the mid 15th century. The Byzantine fleet had been previously destroyed during the reign of John VI in a disastrous naval engagement in 1349 with the Genoese. All Constantine could do in his new station as emperor was prepare for the inevitable attack by the Ottomans. He worked to repair the city walls and recruit and muster as many soldiers as possible to mount his final defense of the city. As part of that effort, coins such as this rare example were minted to pay the mostly hired soldiers.The attack came in late May of 1453. Constantine himself manned the ramparts and fought valiantly during the city's final defense. He was ultimately killed upon the city walls and his corpse mutilated by the invaders. Thus ended the Byzantine Empire, an institution that lasted nearly a millennium and outlasted its parent Western Roman Empire by five centuries.
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LOMBARDS, Beneventum. Sicard. 832-839. AV Solidus (22mm, 3.63 g, 11h). SIC – – ARDV•, crowned bust facing, holding globus cruciger; wedge in right field / VICTOR(inverted Δ) PRINCI, cross potent set on two steps; S I across field, wedge to either side of steps; CONO(retrograde B). CNI XVIII 1; Oddy 481; BMC Vandals 3; MEC 1, 1108. Toned, small edge chip. Good VF. Ex Marc Poncin Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 72, 14 June 2006), lot 2261; Künker 94 (27 September 2004), lot 2125.
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MEROVINGIANS, Banassac. Circa 620-640. AV Tremissis (12.5mm, 1.29 g, 6h). Elafius, moneyer. Diademed male head right, diadem ends in three ribbons, pelleted border along truncation of neck; trace of pellet below; floral symbol to right; [all within wreath] / T ELAFIV(horizontal S) MO(NE)TA, chalice with curved, open-ended handles, surmounted by cross. SCBI 69 (Abramson), 1078 (this coin); NM 16; Stahl, Merovingiens –; Belfort 653; MEC 1, 423. Lightly toned, traces of deposits in devices, a few minor marks, hint of die rust, edge marks. Good VF. An early issue in fine gold and of good style. Ex Tony Abramson Collection (Part IV, Spink 273, 30 September 2021), lot 991, purchased from Mike Vosper, May 2014. Reportedly found in Northern France.
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CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (21.5mm, 1.80 g, 11h). Class 3. Pavia mint. Struck 793/4-812. + CA•RLVS REX FR, cross pattée / + P A P I A, Carolus monogram. Coupland, Charlemagne, pl. 7b, 15; Depeyrot 780E; M&G 207; MEC 1, –. Toned, slight porosity. VF. From the St. George Collection.
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CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (20mm, 1.49 g, 8h). Class 1. Metallum (Melle) mint. Struck 814-819. HLVDOVVICVS IMP AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / + METALLVM, implements of coin minting: pair of dies, flanked on either side by mallet. Coupland, Money 3; Depeyrot 607; M&G 396; Gariel 73; MEC 1, 758. Toned, some deposits in devices, areas of porosity. VF. Very rare. Ex Triton XXV (11 January 2022), lot 1104.
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CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (21mm, 1.64 g, 9h). Class 3. Unspecified mint. Struck 822/3-840. แ ƊǮ⎍ē⌴⎍⎍IæVs Iȵʖ, cross pattée; pellets in quarters / แPIs⍆I²Ⱦ² ⎁⍟ǮIŶIɯ, temple façade. Coupland, Money –; Depeyrot 1179; M&G 472; cf. MEC 1, 809 (obol); Simon Coupland Collection (CNG E-467), lot 486. In NGC encapsulation 2141143-030, graded MS 64. This denier belongs to a sizeable group of Christiana religio coins which are beautfiully executed, with very neat lettering, and a temple cross which has the appearance of a fifth, central column. It has been suggested that the group may have been minted in Melle, and this coin was illustrated in the article putting forward that theory (M. Bompaire and G. Sarah (ed.), Mine, métal, monnaie, Melle. Les voies de la quantification de l'histoire monétaire du haut Moyen Âge, Geneva 2018, p. 277, Fig. 21). However, that attribution is now seen as less likely. [S. Coupland]
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CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Emperor Charles II, 875-877. AR Denier (21mm, 1.73 g, 3h). Class 3. Biturices (Bourges) mint. Struck 876-877. + CΛRLVS IMP ΛVG, cross pattée; – above M / + BITVRICES CIVIT, Karolus monogram. Depeyrot 198; M&G 1479; MEC 1, 914. Deeply toned with iridescence, hint of die rust, slight double strike on obverse. Near EF. From the James Fox Collection.These coins of Bourges appear to have become an immobilised type which was minted throughout the period from Charles the Bald's accession as emperor in 875 until Odo replaced them in 888. They were evidently minted in large numbers and remained in circulation for a long while, as 18 ended up in the Cuerdale hoard of around 905 and 17 in the Rennes hoard of circa 920. The majority were probably minted under Emperor Charles the Fat (884–8). [S. Coupland]
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CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Jerusalem Pilgrim Coinage. 12th century. BI Denier (17mm, 0.75 g, 6h). + (horizontal retrograde S)ΛN ΛCΛRC[Λ] (sic), cross pattée / Medieval façade of the al-Aqsa Mosque: façade with three arched entries; above; central pedimented tower surmounted by cross; on either side, sphere surmounted by pellet-in-crescent. Metcalf, Crusades, pp. 78-9; Slocum 284; Schlumberger –; CCS 49. Porous and crystallized surfaces. Fine. Very rare. Associated with the pilgrim traffic in Jerusalem and the Crusaders, especially the Knights Templar, who oversaw the local Christian holy sites there, this very rare denier most likely served as a token coinage used specifically on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The obverse legend, here crudely rendered, referred to the s(a)n(cta) aerea, or "holy area", which was the Haram esh-Sharif, or Temple Mount. At the time, this area was dominated by three Umayyad structures: the Qubbat al-Sakhrah, or Dome of the Rock; the Qubbat al-Silsilah, or Dome of the Chain; and the al-Masjid al-'Aqṣā, or the al-Aqsa Mosque. It is this last structure that is represented on the reverse of this denier. Following the capture of Jerusalem in 1099, the mosque was renamed as the Templum Solomonis, or Solomon's Temple, to distinguish it from the Dome of the Rock, now known as the Templum Domini, or Lord's Temple. First converted into a palace and stable, the al-Aqsa Mosque was transformed in 1119 into the headquarters of the Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici, or Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon. More commonly known as the Knights Templar, they were a Christian military order, their mission, as stated by the Order's founder, Godfrey de Saint-Omer, was to provide protection for Christian pilgrims on their journey in the Holy Land. Initially a very poor order, which relied largely on donations, the Templars soon grew to be a wealthy and powerful organization, largely through the advocacy of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Within a decade of their founding, the Templars became a favored charity throughout Christendom and, by papal bull, could cross its borders unhindered and were exempted by papal bull from taxation and all authority except that of the Pope. When the Muslims under Saladin retook Jerusalem in 1187, following the Battle of Hattin, the Templars were forced to evacuate their headquarters on the Temple Mount and flee northward. This withdrawal initiated the loss of Templar control in the Holy Land and their eventual destruction by Pope Clement IV and the French king, Philip IV, in 1307.
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Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (26mm, 2.71 g, 6h). Bamm mint. Dated AH 80 (AD 699/700). Small portion of edge chipped and repaired. Near EF. Of the highest rarity, apparently unique. Founded by the Sasanians, Bamm was a strongly fortified town in the province of Kirman. Its citadel was described by one contemporary writer as being impregnable, but the local water was apparently bad, and a complex network of aqueducts supplied most of the Bamm's water supply. According to Arab geographical writers of the 9/10th century, the town's prosperity was primarly based on dates and especially cotton, which was grown locally and used to manufacture fabric. Speaking of Bamm, the great traveller Ibn Hawqal reported that 'they weave splendid, beautiful and durable cotton garments which are sent to places all over the world. They also make fine clothes, each of which costs around thirty dinars, and these are sold in Khurasan, Iraq, and Egypt.' This is the first Umayyad dirham known from Bamm. It is extremely rare for a new Umayyad dirham mint to come to light, and this is only the second such discovery within the past decade, the other being a coin from the mint of al-Hind, which sold for $140,000 hammer in CNG Triton XXII (8 January 2019), lot 1229. While more than a hundred mints struck Umayyad silver dirhams between AH 78-132, for much of this period only a small number were active at any one time, with production generally centred on Wasit and Damascus. But we can observe two clear periods when this centralised model of Umayyad dirham production clearly did not apply, and as many as forty or fifty different mints were operational in a given year. The first period, to which this coin belongs, spanned the six years between the introduction of the reformed silver coinage in AH 78 and the foundation of Wasit in AH 84. Virtually all of the mints operating during these years were located in the East and had previously issued Arab-Sasanian drachms; this is hardly surprising given that these locations would have already had the personnel, resources and infrastructure to strike the new coins. Almost all of them were closed after AH 84, when dirham production in the East was focused on Wasit. A few years later, dozens of Eastern dirham mints were opened again in AH 90, but not all of those which had been operational from AH 78-84, were reopened, and some of the mints which began striking in AH 90 were completely new. This may suggest that the decision to revert to a decentralised pattern of dirham production in AH 90 was part of a wider series of changes in Umayyad taxation and provincial administration. Bamm was one of those mints which were not reopened, and the recent study by Diler records no further coins being produced there before a small issue of Buwayhid dirhams was struck at Bamm in the 360s. It is surprising that Bamm has not previously been confirmed as an Arab-Sasanian drachm mint. In his latest Checklist of Islamic Coins, Album has tentatively proposed that the Pahlawi mint-signature KRMAN-BN might refer to Bamm (Album p. 21), and this identification is followed by Diler in his monumental Islamic Mints, although the most recent study of the Arab-Sasanian coinage by Malek still considers KRMAN-BN as unidentified. However, the existence of the present coin suggests that Bamm had indeed previously been an Arab-Sasanian mint, as many of the early reform dirham mints were. That being so, KRMAN-BN would seem to be the most likely candidate.
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Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham (28mm, 2.81 g, 12h). al-Jazira mint. Dated AH 95 (AD 713/4). Obverse margin: pellet below b of bi'l-Jazira. Klat 220 var. (no pellet below mint-name); al-'Ajlan 95/14 (same obverse die as illustration). Traces of iridescence, hint of deposits and die rust, light hairlines, slightly wavy flan. EF.
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Great Mongols. Chingiz (Genghis). AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227. AV Dinar (23.5mm, 6.54 g, 6h). Ghazna (Ghazni) mint. Dated AH [6]18 (AD 1221/2). Kalima and name of Abbasid caliph in four lines, floral ornament above and to left; Umayyad "Second Symbol" (al-Quran Sura 9:33) in outer margin / Name and titles of Chingiz Khan in four lines, floral ornament to left and right; mint formula and AH date in outer margin. Spengler 16-18; CNR XXI, 1 (Spring 1996), 245-30-35; Album 1964; ICV 1940. Lightly toned, deposits, scrapes and scratches, areas of typical flat strike. VF. Rare with name of Chingiz Khan visible.
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Afsharids. Nadir Shah. As king, AH 1148-1160 / AD 1736-1747. AV Mohur (19mm, 10.95 g, 3h). Type D1. Sind mint. AH date off flan (but struck circa AH 1157). sultan hast bar salatin jehan, shahanshah nadir sahib qiran / zarb/ sind; floral ornaments. Album 2739.1; cf. SICA 9, 873 (AR rupi). Lightly toned, traces of deposits, some peripheral weakness, shroff marks on reverse, edge marks, evidence of having been placed in a bezel. Extremely rare.
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Durrani Shahs. Mahmud Shah. First reign, AH 1215-1218 / AD 1800-1803. AV Double Mohur (25.5mm, 21.99 g, 3h). Bahawalpur mint. Dually dated AH 1217 and RY 1 (4 May AD 1802-22 April AD 1803). Persian couplet citing Mahmud Shah; AH date to left / Mint and RY formula. Edge: /////. SICA 9, –; Album 3112; KM 246; Friedberg 7; Adams III, lot 2222. Lightly toned areas of slight double strike and peripheral weakness, underlying luster . EF. Extremely rare and an exceptional example.