Ancient, Islamic, British and World Coins, Historical Medals and Plaquettes

*Arab-Byzantine, fals, anonymous, ‘pseudo-Damascus’ mint, standing Imperial figure holding long cross and globus cruciger, rev., large cursive m f...

*Arab-Sasanian, ‘Ubaydallah b. Ziyad, drachm, DA (Darabjird) 46(?) YE, rev., gm monogram in margin, 4.08g (SICA 1, 248), some deposit, good very f...

Arab-Sasanian, ‘Ubaydallah b. Ziyad, drachms (3), BCRA (Basra) 57h, 59h, 60h, 4.11, 4.04, 4.14g (SICA 1, 52, 57ff, 66ff), good very fine to extrem...

Arab-Sasanian, ‘Ubaydallah b. Ziyad, drachms (3), BCRA (Basra) 61h, 62h, 63h, 4.02, 4.01, 4.04g (SICA 1, 77ff, 87ff, 95ff), good very fine to extr...

Arab-Sasanian, ‘Ubaydallah b. Ziyad, drachms (2), ST (Istakhr) 61h and SYWN (unidentified mint) 60h, 2.80, 2.64g (Walker 107, B.21), both clipped,...

*Arab-Sasanian, Talha b. ‘Abdallah, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 64h, 3.25g (SCC 86), chloride deposits, almost very fine and scarce

*Arab-Sasanian, al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf (75-95h), drachm, BYŠ (Bishapur) 78h, full shahada in obv. margin, 3.97g (SICA 1, 220-221), good fine, scarce

*Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 81h, with bismillah – rabbi in margin, 3.81g (SCC 180), toned, good very fine

*Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 81h, with bismillah – rabbi in margin, 4.01g (SCC 180), minor hoard-staining at ...

Arab-Sasanian, AE pashiz, anonymous, Sasanian bust with barakat before, rev., fire-altar with attendants, bismillah – rabbi Allah to left and righ...

Arab-Sasanian, Farroxzad, AE pashiz, Ardashir Khurra, undated, Sasanian bust right with governor’s name before, rev., Senmurv with mint-legend in ...

*Umayyad, dinar, 84h, rev., two points below y of yulad in third line of field, 4.29g (Walker 194), very light graffiti, good very fine

*Umayyad, dinar, 86h, rev., point above d of duriba, 4.31g (Walker 197), very fine

*Umayyad, dinar, 97h, 4.26g (Walker 212), extremely fine with some subdued lustre

*Umayyad, dinar, 105h, rev., point below d of duriba, 4.26g (Walker 224), die crack on obverse, almost extremely fine and a very rare date

*Umayyad, dinar, 113h, 4.28g (Walker 233), minor marks and reverse graffiti, some deposit, very fine

*Umayyad, dinar, 115h, 4.22g (Walker 235), good very fine and scarce

*Umayyad, dinar, 126h, 4.24g (Walker 246), almost extremely fine and scarce

*Umayyad, dinar, 129h, 4.12g (Walker 249), edge and rim marks, very fine and scarce

*Umayyad, dirham, al-Basra 100h, 1.47g, severely clipped and with a slot cut in the centre into which an additional piece of silver has been inser...

Umayyad dirhams (14), comprising Ardashir Khurra 94h; Istakhr 96h; al-Basra 81h, 100h, 101h; Darabjird 92h (2); Dimashq 99h; Sabur 93h, 97h; Suq a...

*Umayyad, dirham, al-Jazira 128h, 2.65g (Klat 224), very fine

*Umayyad, dirham, al-Furat 81h, 2.92g (Klat 503), edge clip and obverse double-struck, especially at mint-name, very fine and rare

*Umayyad, fals, without mint or date, obv., horseman to right with star behind, 1.74g (Walker 674 var.), fine, rare

*Umayyad, Ishaq b. Muslim, fals, Arminiya, undated, 1.82g (Walker 748), about very fine, rare

*Umayyad, Ishaq b. Muslim, fals, Arminiya, undated, 1.22g (Walker 748), flan cracks, fine or better with clear mint and governor’s name, rare

*Umayyad, fals, Adri‘at, rev., mint name in field, 2.00g (SNAT IVa, 231ff; Walker p.228, ANS.38), good fine, rare

Umayyad, fals, al-Andalus 108h, 4.73g (Walker 759-760), brown patina, good fine

*Umayyad, Nasr b. Sayyar, fals, Balkh 122h, obv., triskeles in centre, 1.69g (Album C197 RRR), good fine with very clear date, very rare

Umayyad fulus (4), issues of al-Ruha 116h, Tabariya, Ma‘arrat Misrin, and without mint-name citing al-Qasim b. ‘Ubaydallah (finance director in Eg...

*Umayyad, fals, Sarmin, undated, obv., three stars in border, pellets before la and above ha of la ilaha in first line, star above Allah in second...

*Umayyad, fals, Sarmin, undated, obv., eight stars in border, no pellets in field, rev., marginal legend faces outwards, 3.56g (Walker 883 var.), ...

*Umayyad, fals, Tabariya, undated, 4.64g (Walker 893), almost very fine

*Umayyad, fals, Filastin, undated, 4.26g (Walker 911), fine to good fine

*Umayyad, fals, al-Kufa 101h, 2.73g (Walker p.279, P.142), fine to good fine

*Umayyad, fals, ‘Akka, undated, 2.79g (Walker 904), very fine, scarce

*Umayyad, fals, al-Mubaraka, lion walking right, rev., bismillah | duriba | bi’l-Mubaraka | sittin bi’l-dirham, 1.57g (Album C204.1 RRR), fine to ...

*Umayyad, ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, fals, al-Fustat Misr, undated, 6.54g (Walker p.275, P.140), fine

*Umayyad, Asad b. ‘Abdallah, fals, Marw, date unclear (c. 112h), obv., lion within square frame, rev., elephant within square frame, with value ‘s...

Miscellaneous Islamic copper issues (140), mainly Umayyad but some later and including an Abbasid issue of al-Rafiqa 189h, mainly fine to very fin...

*Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur (136-158h), dinar, 137h, 4.27g (Kazan 61), about extremely fine

Abbasid dinars (3), dated 148h, 152h, 168h with pellet below, 4.05, 3.76, 4.10g (Bernardi 51), fine to good fine (3)

Abbasid dinars (3), dated 157h, 168h and 188h, 4.16, 3.87, 4.19g (Bernardi 51), good fine (3)

Abbasid, temp. al-Mahdi (158-169h), dinars (5), 159h, 165h, 166h, 167h, 168h with pellet below (Bernardi 51), fine (5)

*Abbasid, temp. al-Mahdi (158-169h), dinar, 168h, 4.26g (Bernardi 51), some deposit, very fine

Abbasid, temp. al-Rashid (170-193h), dinars (3), 170h with rev. plain, 170h citing ‘Ali and 171h citing Musa, 3.92, 3.92, 3.87g (Album 218.6, 218....

Abbasid, temp. al-Rashid (170-193h), dinars (2), 178h, citing Ja‘far and 187h, citing Khalid, 4.21, 3.77g (Album 218.11, 218.12), first almost ver...

Abbasid, temp. al-Rashid (170-193h), dinars (4), 178h, 182h, 183h, 185h, all citing Ja‘far (Album 218.11), very good to very fine (4)

Abbasid, temp. al-Rashid (170-193h), dinars (4), 178h plain, 178h citing Ja‘far, 186h with double margin and citing al-Amin, 187h citing Khalid, 3...

*Abbasid, al-Rashid (170-193h), dinar, 179h, citing Ja‘far, 4.24g (Bernardi 69), faint pin-marks on obverse, good very fine

Abbasid, temp. al-Rashid (170-193h), dinars (3), 186h with double margin and citing al-Amin, 190h with rev., letter ha, 192h with rev., li’l-khali...

Abbasid, temp. al-Rashid (170-193h), dinars (3), 190h, 192h, 193h, all rev., li’l-khalifa, 4.16, 4.14, 4.11g (Album 218.13; Bernardi 73), fine or ...

Abbasid, al-Amin (193-198h) and al-Ma’mun (194-218h), dinars (4), comprising 194h, rev., rabbi Allah | al-‘Abbas; 195h, rev., li’l-khalifa | al-Am...

Abbasid, temp. al-Ma’mun (194-218h), dinars (4), all Misr, dated 199h, ‘l-Muttalib || Dhu’l-Riyasatayn | al-Fadl, 205h, al-Maghrib || lillah Tahir...

*Abbasid, temp. al-Ma’mun (194-218h), dinar, 200h, obv., al-‘Iraq, rev., lillah | Dhu’l-riyasatayn | letter ha, 4.15g (cf Bernardi 105, letter ‘ay...

*Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil (232-247h), dinar, Misr 240h, with the name of the heir Abu ‘Abdallah, 3.76g (Bernardi 157De), slightly clipped, about ver...

Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil (232-247h), dinar, Misr 240h, citing heir al-Mu‘tazz, 3.84g (Bernardi 158De), has been made round, good fine; Tulunid, Ahma...

*Abbasid, al-Musta‘in (248-251h), dinar, al-Basra 248h, 4.24g (Bernardi 160Je), test-mark on edge, about very fine and rare

*Abbasid, al-Musta‘in (248-251h), dinar, al-Muhammadiya 248h, 4.11g (Bernardi 160Mh RRR), good fine and very rare

*Abbasid, al-Musta‘in (248-251h), dinar, Marw 248h, without name of heir, 4.20g (Bernardi 160Ph RR), reverse struck from rusty die, fine and rare