Ancient & Islamic Coins

Arab-Sasanian, Anonymous, Drachm, Khusraw II type, ayr (unidentified mint) 37ye, with countermark (Walker no.11) in obv. margin, 2.96g/9h (Walker ...

Arab-Sasanian, Anonymous, Drachm, Khusraw II type, shy (unidentified mint) 29ye, 3.16g/3h (SCC 18; A 4; ICV 2). Slightly clipped, otherwise very f...

Arab-Sasanian, Anonymous, Drachm, Khusraw II type, bysh (Bishapur) 49h, bism allah rabbi in obv. margin, 3.43g/3h (SICA 1, 128ff; A 5; ICV 2). Cli...

Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Amir, Drachm, art (Ardashir Khurra) 47h, 3.65g/2h (Walker 67; SICA 1, 11-12; A 6; ICV 5). Slightly clipped, otherwis...

Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Amir, Drachms (2), dp (Fasa) 43h, with patronymic, 3.50g/3h (A 6; ICV 5); da (Darabjird) 43h, without patronymic, 2....

Arab-Sasanian, Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, Drachm, da (Darabjird) 43h, 4.02g/3h (A 8; ICV 7); ‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, Drachm, bcra (Basra) 59h, 3.99g/12h ...

Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd Allah b. Khazim, Drachm, mrw (Marw) 69h, 3.50g/3h (SICA 1, 336; A 19; ICV 16). Good very fine £100-£120 --- Provenance: DNW...

Arab-Sasanian, al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, Drachm, bysh (Bishapur) 76h, 3.99g/3h (SICA 1, 211ff; A 31; ICV 39). Some light scratches, otherwise good...

Tabaristan, Farkhan (711-31 AD), Half-Drachms (10), tpwrstan (Tabaristan), various dates (A 50) [10]. Very fine or better £150-£200In order to vi...

Tabaristan, Datburjmihr (731-9 AD), Half-Drachms (3), tpwrstan (Tabaristan), 87pye (Malek 24; A 51) [3]. Very fine or better, scarce £100-£150In ...

Tabaristan, Khurshid (740-61 AD), Half-Drachms (5), tpwrstan (Tabaristan), 89pye, 96pye (2), 102pye, 104pye (Malek 26, 33, 39, 41; A 52) [5]. Good...

Tabaristan, ‘Umar b. al-‘Ala, Half-Drachm, tpwrstan (Tabaristan), date (122pye?) uncertain, 1.87g/8h (A 56; ICV 104); Jarir, Half-Drachm, tpwrstan...

Umayyad, temp. ‘Abd al-Malik/al-Walid I, Dinar, no mint, 86h, 4.23g/4h (Walker 197; ICV 164). Some scratches, otherwise very fine; in wooden case ...

Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I, Dinar, no mint, 89h, 4.04g/7h (Walker 200; ICV 167). Very slightly clipped, otherwise good very fine; in wooden case £...

Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I, Dinar, no mint, 89h, 3.91g/6h (Walker 200; ICV 167). A few minor marks, otherwise very fine; in wooden case £300-£400I...

Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I, Dinar, no mint, 92h, 4.25g/6h (Walker 204; ICV 172). Good very fine; in wooden case £300-£400In order to view full det...

Umayyad, temp. Sulayman, Dinar, no mint, 98h, 3.55g/7h (Walker 213; ICV 185). Clipped and with minor graffiti, otherwise very fine; in wooden case...

Umayyad, Anonymous, Fals, al-Ramla, undated, 2.09g (A 185; ICV 330); together with an Abbasid Dirham and a silver Drachm of the Shahi Kings of Kab...

Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur, Dirham, al-Hashimiya 146h, 2.21g/8h (Lowick 1086; A 213.1; ICV 377). Broken and repaired, otherwise very fine, extremely...

Abbasid, al-Mahdi, Dirham, al-Basra 165h, citing the heir Musa, 2.96g/6h (BMC I, 98; A 215.4; ICV 379). Some die rust on reverse, otherwise extrem...

Abbasid, al-Mahdi, Dirham, al-Muhammadiya 166h (A 215.1; ICV 379); al-Rashid, Dirhams (2), al-Muhammadiya 185h, 189h (A 219.9, 219.2; ICV 384); al...

Abbasid, al-Ma’mun, Dirhams (8), Dimashq 214h, Madinat Samarqand 195h, al-Shash 218h, al-Muhammadiya 218h, Madinat al-Salam 206h, 207h, 208h, 218h...

Abbasid, al-Mu‘tasim, Dirham, Marw 226h, 2.86g/4h (BMC I, 312; A 226; ICV 398). Very fine, rare £80-£100In order to view full details and any add...

Abbasid, al-Wathiq, Dirham, al-Muhammadiya 228h, 2.93g/11h (NHR 119; A 228; ICV 400). Good very fine, extremely rare £150-£180In order to view f...

Abbasid, al-Mu‘tamid, Dinar, Misr 260h, citing the heir Ja‘far, 4.07g/4h (Bernardi 173De; A 239.1; ICV 416). Minor adhesion on reverse, otherwise ...

Abbasid, al-Mu‘tamid, Dirham, al-Kufa 274h, citing the heir al-Muwaffaq and the second heir Ahmad b. al-Muwaffaq, 3.18g/5h (A 240.7; ICV 417). Wea...

Abbasid, al-Muqtadir, Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 313h, citing the heir Abu’l-‘Abbas, 3.96g/8h (Bernardi 242Jh; A 245.2; ICV 427). Traces of mounting ...

Abbasid, al-Muqtadir, Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 317h, citing the heir Abu’l-‘Abbas, 3.72g/2h (Bernardi 242Jh; A 245.2; ICV 427). Some minor weakness...

Abbasid, al-Qahir, Dinar, Mah al-Basra 321h, citing the heir Abu’l-Qasim, 3.97g/8h (Bernardi 277Mq; A 250.2; ICV 437). Minor weakness in margins, ...

Abbasid, al-Qahir, Dinar, Mah al-Basra 321h, citing the heir Abu’l-Qasim, 4.13g/1h (Bernardi 277Mq; A 250.2; ICV 437). Minor double-striking, othe...

Umayyad of Spain, temp. ‘Abd al-Rahman I, Dirham, al-Andalus 154h, 2.74g/3h (Miles 45; A 339; ICV 546). Well-struck on a full round flan, good ver...

Umayyad of Spain, Hisham II (First reign), Dirham, al-Andalus (3)88h, citing ‘Amir and Muhammad, 2.95g/2h (Miles 313; A 354.2; ICV 560). Extremely...

Sicily, Muhammad b. ‘Abbad (616-19h), billon Dirham, no mint or date, 0.83g/12h (Tarascio 146; A A747; ICV 887, this coin illustrated). Very fine,...

Mamluk, al-Nasir Faraj, Bunduqi, al-Qahira 81[–]h, 3.45g/1h (A 978; ICV 1029). Some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine £150-£180In order...

Mamluk, al-Ashraf Barsbay, Ashrafi, mint off flan, 84[–]h, 3.32g/9h (A 998; ICV 1040). Weak area on both sides, otherwise good very fine £120-£15...

Rasulid, al-Mansur ‘Umar I, Dirham, type D, al-Dumluwa 641h, 1.85g/8h (SICA 10, 62; A 1100.4; ICV 1129). About extremely fine, rare £80-£100 ---...

Seljuq of Rum, Kaykhusraw II, Dirhams (2), lion and sun type, Sivas 639h (Broome 272D(iii, iv); A 1218; ICV 1340) [2]. Extremely fine £80-£100 -...

Seljuq of Rum, Kaykhusraw II, Dirham, lion and sun type, Sivas 638h, 3.00g/8h (A 1218; ICV 1340); Kaykhusraw III, Dirham, Madinat Arzinjan 680h, 2...

Eretnid, ‘Ali Beg, Akçe, type EA, Arzinjan 768h, countermarked lillah within eye-shaped cartouche, 1.59g/9h (A 2324A; ICV 1412 var.). Coin and cou...

Ottoman, Suleyman I, Sultani, Qustantiniya 926h, 3.47g/4h (Pere 178; A 1317; ICV 3158). Good very fine £150-£180 --- Provenance: Baldwin Islami...

Ottoman, Suleyman I, Sultani, Qustantiniya 926h, 3.38g/2h (Pere 178; A 1317; ICV 3158). Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise very fine £150-£180...

Ottoman, Abdul Aziz, 100 Qirsh, Misr 1277h, yr 4, Paris, 8.52g/12h (KM. 264; F 11a). Very fine, scarce £300-£400In order to view full details and...

Khujistanid, Ahmad b. ‘Abd Allah, Dirham, Nishapur 267h, 4.84g/10h (Vasmer 12; A 1396; ICV 1430). Broad flan, good very fine and toned, extremely ...

Saffarid, Ya‘qub b. al-Layth, Dirham, al-Banjhir 261h, 3.17g/1h (A 1401.1; ICV 1434); Subkari, Dirham, Fars 297h, 2.80g/12h (A 1406; ICV 1446); Ah...

Saffarid, Ahmad b. Muhammad, fractional Dinar, Zaranj 331h, in the name of the heir Khalaf, 0.82g/2h (A 1411; ICV 1454). Edge clip, otherwise very...

Samanid, Ya‘qub b. Ahmad, Fals, al-Shash 265h (A 1442; ICV 1487); Nasr II b. Ahmad, Fals (2), Bukhara 315h, Nawkat Ilaq 312h (A 1452; ICV 1502); N...

Samanid, Isma‘il b. Ahmad, Dinar, Samarqand 288h, 4.18g/4h (Bernardi 223Qe; A 1442; ICV 1489). Slightly creased and with traces of mounting, other...

Samanid, Isma‘il b. Ahmad, Dinar, Samarqand 294h, 4.18g/8h (Bernardi 234Qe; A 1442; ICV 1489). Wavy flan, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £4...

Samanid, Isma‘il b. Ahmad, Dirham, al-‘Askar 295h, 3.19g/4h (Markov 199; A 1443; ICV 1490). Cleaned and reverse double-struck, otherwise good fine...

Samanid, Nasr II b. Ahmad, Dirham, Nishapur 323h, 3.06g/10h (SNAT XIVa, 458, same dies; A 1451; ICV 1500). Minor weakness in margins, otherwise go...

Samanid, Anonymous, an Eastern European imitation of a Samanid Dirham of Nasr II b. Ahmad, marginal legends blundered, 2.72g/4h (A 1476H). Weak in...

Samanid, Nuh b. Nasr, Dinar, Nishapur 331h, 4.25g/1h (Bernardi 332Pj; A 1454; ICV 1508). Small dig on obverse and minor weakness in margins, other...

Samanid, Mansur I b. Nuh, Multiple Dirham, double-reverse mule, no mint or date, citing Mansur b. Nuh on one side and Mansur on the other, 9.64g/2...

Samanid, Mansur I b. Nuh, Fals, Ferghana 358h, citing the governor Ahmad b. Mansur, the chamberlain Qilij, the deputy chamberlain Ahmad b. ‘Ali, a...

Khazars, Anonymous, Dirham, imitating an anonymous Abbasid type of al-Rashid or al-Ma’mun, legends blundered, 2.68g/8h (A K1481.1; ICV 1545). Slig...

Buwayhid, Mu‘izz al-dawla, Dirham, Tustar min al-Ahwaz 338h, citing ‘Imad al-dawla as overlord, 3.29g/2h (Treadwell Tu338; A 1543.1; ICV 1580); ‘A...

Buwayhid, Baha’ al-dawla, base gold Dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz 399h, 3.54g/5h (cf. Treadwell Su399G; A 1573A; ICV 1614). Small edge cut, otherwise good v...

Buwayhid, Dirhams (6), Suq al-Ahwaz 329h, Siraf 328h, Shiraz 405h, Hamadan (2), 346h, 363h, mint and date unclear [6]. Varied state, all scarce or...

Jastanid, Khusrashah b. Manadhir, Dirham, al-Rudbar 361h, 2.81g/9h (A 1489; ICV 1648). Good very fine, rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: Baldwin I...

Hasanwayhid, temp. Badr b. Hasanwayh (369-405h), billon Dirham, al-Rudhrawar, date (392h?) unclear, citing the Buwayhid ruler Shams al-dawla as ov...