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ARAB-LATIN COINAGE, TEMP. AL-WALID I (86-96h), Gold Solidus, struck in North Africa, Indiction theta (=92/3h). OBVERSE: In margin and across fiel...

ARAB-LATIN COINAGE, TEMP. AL-WALID I (86-96h), Gold Solidus, Spain, Indiction XI / 94h. OBVERSE: In margin: h slds fri in sp in ann xiiii (mostly...

ARAB-LATIN COINAGE, TEMP. AL-WALID I (86-96h), Gold Solidus, Spain, Indiction XII (=95h). OBVERSE: In margin: ‘Hic solidus feritus in Spania anno...

ARAB-BYZANTINE, ‘ABD AL-MALIK B. MARWAN (65-86h), Fals, ‘Tabar’ (for Tabariya), undated. OBVERSE: Standing figure of ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan; Inm...

‡ ARAB-SASANIAN, KHUSRAW II TYPE WITH JAYYID, Drachm, ŠY (unlocated), year ‘7’. OBVERSE: Bust of Khusraw II with his name before; in second quadr...

ARAB-SASANIAN, MALIK B. ‘AWS, Drachm, SK (Sijistan) 66h. WEIGHT: 2.63g. REFERENCES: SICA 1: 367; Album – (see note after M40). CONDITION: Clipp...

ARAB-SASANIAN, SALM B. ZIYAD, Drachm, MRW (Marw) 65h. OBVERSE: In second and third quadrants of margin: bismillah Allah – akbar. REVERSE: In fir...

ARAB-SASANIAN, ‘UMAR B. ‘UBAYDALLAH, Drachm, WYHC (Arrajan) 71h. OBVERSE: In second and third quadrants of margin: lillah al-hamd – Pahlawi an. ...

ARAB-SASANIAN, HUMRAN B. ABAN, Drachm, ART (Ardashir Khurra) 72h. WEIGHT: 2.70g. REFERENCE: SICA 1: 30, same obverse die. CONDITION: Clipped, d...

ARAB-SASANIAN, YAZID B. AL-MUHALLAB, Drachm, GRM+KRMAN (Garm Kirman) 78h. OBVERSE: In second and third quadrants of margin: quwwa Yazid billah – ...

ARAB-ARMENIAN, TEMP. MUHAMMAD B. MARWAN, Drachm, without mint-name (probably struck in Dabil), date blundered (probably struck circa 73-75h). OBV...

ARAB-ARMENIAN, TEMP. MUHAMMAD B. MARWAN, Drachm or ‘zuzun’, possibly Barda‘a or al-Bab circa 73-74, in the name of Hormazd IV. OBVERSE: Bust of H...

ARAB-EPHTHALITE, YAZID B. AL-MUHALLAB, Drachm, ANBYR (Anbir) 84h. OBVERSE: Sasanian bust right, wearing helmet with ‘weather-vane’ crest; To rig...

OGHUZ RULERS OF SYR DARIYA, NAMIJ JABUYA AND ‘ABDALLAH B. TAHIR, Billon drachm, without mint-name or date. OBVERSE: Bust to right; before: ‘Abdal...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. HISHAM (105-125h), Dinar, without mint name, 105h. REVERSE: In margin: pellet below b of duriba. WEIGHT: 4.26g. REFERENCE: Walke...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. HISHAM (105-125h), Dinar, without mint name, 107h. REVERSE: In field: two pellets below y of yulad. WEIGHT: 4.24g. REFERENCE: Wa...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. IBRAHIM (126-127h), Dinar, without mint name, 127h. WEIGHT: 3.54g. REFERENCE: Walker 247. CONDITION: Clipped, almost very fine a...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. MARWAN II (127-132h), Dinar, without mint name, 132h. WEIGHT: 4.25g. REFERENCE: Walker 252. CONDITION: Good very fine and rare

UMAYYAD, TEMP. AL-WALID I (86-96h), Dirham, Arran 90h. WEIGHT: 1.96g. REFERENCES: Klat 27 (three examples listed); SCC –. CONDITION: Clipped, ...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. HISHAM (105-125h), Dirham, Arminiya 113h. OBVERSE: annulets ¤¤¤. REVERSE: In field: pellet below. WEIGHT: 2.82g. REFERENCES: Kl...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. ‘UMAR (99-101h), Dirham, Ifriqiya 100h. OBVERSE: In margin: pellet below dh of hadha al-dirham. WEIGHT: 2.25g (including fragment...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. HISHAM (105-125h), Dirham, Ifriqiya 124h. OBVERSE: annulets ¤¤¤¤. REVERSE: In field: crescent below. WEIGHT: 2.59g. REFERENCES:...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. HISHAM (105-125h), Dirham, al-Andalus 112h. OBVERSE: annulets ¤¤¤¤; marginal legend roughly square. REVERSE: annulets oo oo oo oo...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. ‘ABD AL-MALIK B. MARWAN (65-86h), Dirham, Anibar 81h. OBVERSE: In margin: bismillah duriba hadha al-dirham bi-Anibar fi sanat…. R...

‡ UMAYYAD, TEMP. HISHAM (105-125h), Dirham, al-Bab 115h. OBVERSE: annulets ¤¤¤¤. WEIGHT: 2.55g. REFERENCES: Klat 143; SCC -. CONDITION: Minor ...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. AL-WALID I (86-96h), Dirham, al-Jazira 95h. WEIGHT: 2.92g. REFERENCES: Klat 220; SCC 485. CONDITION: Cleaned, otherwise extremel...

‡ UMAYYAD, TEMP. YAZID II (101-105h), Dirham, Jayy 102h. WEIGHT: 2.48g. REFERENCES: Klat 267 (three examples listed), same dies as illustrated p...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. YAZID II (101-105h), Dirham, Sijistan 102h. OBVERSE: In place of annulets: annulet and triplet of pellets, followed by four unread...

‡ UMAYYAD, TEMP. ‘ABD AL-MALIK B. MARWAN (65-86h), Dirham, al-Furat 83h. WEIGHT: 2.60g. REFERENCES: Klat 505; SCC –. CONDITION: Almost very fin...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. HISHAM (105-125h), Dirham, al-Mubaraka 107h. OBVERSE: Chain border; two concentric circles instead of three. REVERSE: Border of p...

‡ UMAYYAD, TEMP. ‘ABD AL-MALIK B. MARWAN (65-86h), Dirham, Maysan 82h. WEIGHT: 2.53g. REFERENCES: Klat 631; SCC –. CONDITION: Toned, very fine,...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. ‘ABD AL-MALIK B. MARWAN (65-86h), Dirham, Nahr Tira 81h. WEIGHT: 2.82g. REFERENCES: Klat 639; SCC 273. CONDITION: Cleaned, good ...

UMAYYAD, TEMP. ‘ABD AL-MALIK B. MARWAN (65-86h), Circular bronze weight, naming al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf (40-95h). OBVERSE: In three lines, within inci...

REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, AL-KIRMANI B. ‘ALI (fl. 127-128h), Dirham, Marw 128h. OBVERSE: Between annulets: mimma amr bihi ¤ al-amir ¤ al-Kirmani ¤ bi...

ABBASID, TEMP. AL-SAFFAH (132-136h), Dinar, without mint-name, 132h. WEIGHT: 4.09g. REFERENCES: Bernardi 51; Lowick 177. CONDITION: Minor marks...

ABBASID, TEMP. AL-SAFFAH (132-136h), Dinar, without mint-name, 132h. WEIGHT: 4.26g. REFERENCES: Bernardi 51; Lowick 177. CONDITION: Spademark i...

ABBASID, AL-RASHID (170-193h), Dinar, without mint-name (Baghdad), 171h. REVERSE: In field: Muhammad rasul Allah | mimma amr bihi ‘Abdallah | Har...

ABBASID, TEMP. AL-MA’MUN (194-218h), Dinar, without mint-name, 204h. OBVERSE: In field: lillah | Muhammad | rasul | Allah | Muhammad. REVERSE: I...

ABBASID, TEMP. AL-MA’MUN (194-218h), Dinar, reform type, without mint-name, 206h. WEIGHT: 4.22g. REFERENCE: Bernardi 116; Treasures of Islam 422...

ABBASID, TEMP. AL-MA’MUN (194-218h), Dinar, Misr 214h. REVERSE: In field: lillah | Muhammad | rasul | Allah | Abu Ishaq. WEIGHT: 4.16g. REFEREN...

ABBASID, AL-MU‘TASIM (218-227h), Dinar, Dimashq 225h. WEIGHT: 4.05g. REFERENCE: Bernardi 151Ge (three examples listed). CONDITION: Lightly clip...

ABBASID, AL-MU‘TASIM (218-227h), Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 223h. WEIGHT: 4.21g. REFERENCES: Bernardi 151Mh (one example listed) = Cairo 1218. CONDI...

ABBASID, AL-MU‘TASIM (218-227h), Dinar, Marw 223h. WEIGHT: 4.22g. REFERENCE: Bernardi 151Ph (one example listed). CONDITION: Softly struck, alm...

ABBASID, AL-MU‘TASIM (218-227h), Dinar, Marw 226h. WEIGHT: 3.93g. REFERENCES: Bernardi 151Ph (two examples listed); Cairo 1224, same obverse die...

ABBASID, AL-WATHIQ (227-232h), Dinar, Dimashq 230h. WEIGHT: 4.09g. REFERENCES: Bernardi 152Ge (one example listed) = Qatar I: 1184 (wrongly desc...

ABBASID, AL-WATHIQ (227-232h), Dinar, Marw 227h. WEIGHT: 4.20g. REFERENCE: Bernardi 152Ph (two examples listed). CONDITION: Buckled flan, good ...

ABBASID, AL-MUTAWAKKIL (232-247h), Dinar, Surra man ra’a 236h. OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu | Abu ‘Abdallah. ...

ABBASID, AL-MUTAWAKKIL (232-247h), Dinar, Madinat al-Mutawakkiliya 247h. OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu | al-Mu...

ABBASID, AL-MUTAWAKKIL (232-247h), Dinar, Marw 234h. OBVERSE: without name of heir. WEIGHT: 4.23g. REFERENCE: Bernardi 155Ph, this piece cited....

ABBASID, AL-MUTAWAKKIL (232-247h), Donative dirham with broad margins, Surra man ra’a 246h. WEIGHT: 2.93g. REFERENCE: Ilisch DI 11. CONDITION: ...

ABBASID, AL-MUSTA‘IN (248-251h), Dinar, al-Shash 249h. OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu | al-‘Abbas b. | Amir a...

ABBASID, AL-MUSTA‘IN (248-251h), Dinar, al-Muhammadiya 248h. OBVERSE: without name of heir in field. WEIGHT: 4.38g. REFERENCE: Bernardi 160Mh; ...

ABBASID, AL-MUHTADI (255-256h), Dinar, Surra man ra’a 256h. OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu. REVERSE: In fiel...

ABBASID, AL-MUHTADI (255-256h), Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 255h. WEIGHT: 4.19g. REFERENCE: Bernardi 165Jh. CONDITION: Light deposit, very fine and...

ABBASID, AL-MU‘TAMID (256-279h), Dinar, al-Ahwaz 262h. OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu | al-Muwaffaq billah. W...

ABBASID, AL-MU‘TAMID (256-279h), Dinar, al-Ahwaz 272h. OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu | al-nasir li-din Allah |...

ABBASID, AL-MU‘TAMID (256-279h), Dinar, Hulwan 258h. OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu | Ja‘far. WEIGHT: 3.23g. ...

ABBASID, AL-MU‘TAMID (256-279h), Dinar, al-Rahba 275h. OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu | al-Muwaffaq billah. W...

ABBASID, AL-MU‘TAMID (256-279h), Dinar, al-Rafiqa 262h. OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu | al-Mufawwad illa-’lla...

ABBASID, AL-MU‘TAMID (256-279h), Dinar, Surra man ra’a 256h. OBVERSE: In field: la ilaha illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharik lahu | Ja‘far. WEIGHT:...

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