Important Coins of the Islamic World

Arab-Sasanian, Qatari b. Fuja’a, drachm, DA (Darabjird) 75h, 4.13g (SICA 1, -; SCC -; Gaube 17.1/30.2), uneven toning, good very fine and a very r...

Arab-Sasanian, ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 84h, tash – bismillah - rabbi in obverse margin, 3.87g (cf Stephen Album Rare Coi...

Arab-Sasanian, Misma‘ b. Malik, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 85h, bism allah rabbi in obverse margin, 3.99g (Album -), good very fine and extremely rare

Eastern Sistan, Anonymous, Khusraw II type, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 87h, bismillah - rabbi in obverse margin, jayyid in second quarter of reverse ma...

Eastern Sistan, Anonymous, Khusraw II type, drachm, SK (Sijistan) 89h, bismillah :: – rabbi in obverse margin, barakat min Allah – khayr in fourth...

Arab-Armenian, Muhammad (b. Marwan), drachm, mint-signature AY (possibly Dabil circa 75-78h), bust of Khusraw II right, Pahlawi mhmt (‘Muhammad’) ...

Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan, Rawh b. Hatim (146-148h), hemidrachm, Tabaristan 147h, obv., al-Mahdi Muhammad – ibn amir al-mu’minin to right an...

Arab-Byzantine, temp. ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, fals, Harran, undated, standing figure of caliph with hand on sheathed sword; in field: Muhammad (t...

Umayyad, dinar, 105h, 4.29g (Walker 224), extremely fine, a very attractive example of this key date

Umayyad, dinar, 105h, rev., marginal legend reads bismillah duriba hadha al-dinar –inar (?) sanat khams wa mi’at, with pellet below letter b of du...

Umayyad, dirham, without mint-name, 79h, 2.41g (Klat 1, same dies), evenly clipped, about very fine and extremely rare. Although reformed gold din...

Umayyad, dirham, Abarqubadh 80h, 2.91g (Klat 16), about extremely fine and very rare

Umayyad, dirham, Ifriqiya 110h, obv., five plain annulets in border, 2.86g (Klat 97.b), good very fine and very rare

Umayyad, dirham, Ifriqiya 115h, 2.75g (Klat 102, citing three examples of this date), obverse slightly double-struck, very fine or better and very...

Umayyad, dirham, Ifriqiya 134h, 2.74g (cf Lowick 267 [133h]; cf ICA 27, 10 December 2014, lot 178), light flan crack, very fine to good very fine ...

Umayyad, dirham, al-Andalus 104h, 2.95g (Klat 117), some double-striking on obverse, good very fine and rare

Umayyad, dirham, al-Andalus 105h, with earlier, rounded calligraphy, annulets (if any) not visible on both sides, 2.91g (Klat 118.b var.; cf Morto...

Umayyad, dirham, al-Bab 114h, obv., four concentric annulets in border, 2.18g (Klat 142), evenly clipped, otherwise very fine and extremely rare

Umayyad, dirham, Bizamqubadh 94h, 2.91g (Klat 165), minor staining, almost extremely fine and very rare

Umayyad, dirham, al-Jazira 95h, 2.92g (Klat 220), extremely fine and very rare

Umayyad, dirham, Harran 89h, 2.75g (Klat 277), slightly wavy flan, minor deposit, very fine to good very fine and rare

Umayyad, dirham, Darabjird 80h, 2.83g (Klat 289), good very fine and rare

Umayyad, dirham, Dashtaq 113h, obv., in margin: bismillah duriba hadha al-dirham bi-Dashtaq…, 2.86g (cf Klat 333.b [89h], 338.b [94h]), some die r...

Umayyad, dirham, HR (for Harat?) 79h, 2.67g (Klat 651, same obverse die), faint pin-marks in fields, very fine or better and extremely rare. Disc...

Umayyad, dirham, Hamadan 80h, 2.85g (Klat 663), about extremely fine with some lustre, very rare thus

Umayyad, fals, Rusafa, undated, obv., in field: la ilaha i- | lla illa (sic) Allah | wahdahu, all within linear border outside which are three lar...

Umayyad Governors of Sind, Hakam b. ‘Awana (d. 122h), qandhari dirham, obv., la ilaha | illa Allah | triplet of pellets, rev., amr bihi | al-Hakam...

Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur (136-158h), fals, al-Yazidiya 149h, obv., annulets in border; an eight-pointed star above and below field, rev., mint and...

Abbasid, temp. al-Mahdi (158-169h), fals, al-Yamama 167h, rev., in field: al-Khalifa al-Mahdi | Muhammad | Amir al-Mu’minin | Hajar, 3.70g (cf Mor...

Abbasid, fals, al-Mada’in 181h, obv., in margin: mint and date, rev., in margin ...]amir al-mu’minin ‘Abd...[, 3.75g (Shamma -), fine and of the h...

Abbasid, temp. al-Ma’mun (194-218h), dinar, 205h, obv., citing al-Ifriqi, 3.94g (Bernardi 113), light die-rust evident on reverse, almost extremel...

Abbasid, al-Mu‘tasim (218-227h), dinar, al-Muhammadiya 223h, 4.39g (Bernardi 151Mh, citing a single specimen of this date), loop-mount attached, f...

Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil (232-247h), dinar, Dimashq 235h, 4.17g (Bernardi 155Ge, date not listed), flan slightly buckled, scattered marks, fine to g...

Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil (232-247h), dinar, Surra man ra’a 233h, 4.19g (Bernardi 155Jc RRR), edge knock, otherwise almost extremely fine and very ra...

Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil (232-247h), donative dinar with broad margins, Surra man ra’a 245h, 4.37g (including loop) (Bernardi 158Jc (this date not l...

Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil (232-247h), dinar, Marw 237h, 4.28g (Bernardi 157Ph, this date not listed; cf Horizon Auction 1, 2 October 2016, lot 314), ...

Abbasid, al-Muhtadi (255-256h), dinar, al-Ahwaz 255h, 4.39g (Bernardi 165Nd), some scratches, otherwise fine to good fine and very rare

Abbasid, Interregnum (255h), dinar, Misr 255h, struck from dies prepared for coins of al-Mu‘tazz but with the name of the heir effaced from the ob...

Abbasid, al-Mu‘tamid (256-279h), dinar, without mint-name, 274h, obv., citing al-Mufawwad illa-‘llah, rev., with bakh below name of caliph, 4.26g ...

Abbasid, al-Mu‘tamid (256-279h), dinar, al-Kufa 271h, obv., in field: al-nasir li-din Allah | al-Muwaffaq billah, 4.29g (Bernardi 179Jg), minor ma...

Abbasid, al-Mu‘tadid (279-289h), donative dinar with broad margins, 282h, without mint-name, obv., in three lines: amir | al-mu’- | minin, date fo...

Abbasid, al-Muktafi (289-295h), dinar, Harran 291h, obv., citing Wali al-dawla, 3.62g (Bernardi 228Hj), some weak areas, about very fine and very ...

Abbasid, al-Muktafi (289-295h), dinar, al-Rafiqa 292h, pellet below obverse field, 3.35g (Bernardi 226Hn), good very fine, rare

Abbasid, al-Muktafi (289-295h), dinar, Mah al-Basra 293h, 3.82g (Bernardi 226Mq, date not listed), some weakness in margins, good very fine and ap...

Abbasid, al-Muktafi (289-295h), dinar, Mah al-Kufa 292h, 3.41g (Bernardi 226Mr, citing a single example of this date), good fine and extremely rare

Abbasid, al-Muktafi (289-295h), dinar, Wasit 293h, obv., pellet above field, 3.82g (Bernardi 226Jm RRR), good very fine and very rare

Abbasid, al-Muktafi (289-295h), dinar, Makka 292h, 4.22g (Bernardi 226Ef; Qatar 1309, same dies), with pronounced die flaws on obverse, flan sligh...

Abbasid, al-Muktafi (289-295h), dinar, Makka 292h, 3.77g (Bernardi 226Ef; Qatar 1309, same dies), good very fine and extremely rare. Struck from ...

Abbasid, al-Muktafi (289-295h), dinar, Makka 293h, 3.99g (Bernardi 226Ef, citing a single example of this date), edge crimped at 8 o’clock on obve...

Abbasid, al-Muktafi (289-295h), dirham, Makka 291h, obv., without Wali al-dawla, 3.79g (SICA 10, 489), centres weak and on a wavy flan, fine for i...

Abbasid, al-Muqtadir (295-320h), heavy (double?) dinar, Tustur min al-Ahwaz 320h, rev., citing ‘Amid al-dawla, 7.77g (Bernardi 243Ne), struck on a...

Abbasid, al-Muqtadir (295-320h), dinar, Filastin 304h, 4.16g (Bernardi 242Gn, date not listed; cf Morton & Eden auction 82, 20 October 2016, lot 3...

Abbasid, al-Muqtadir (295-320h), dinar, Filastin 309h, 3.43g (Bernardi 242Gn, citing a single example of this date), edge clip, flan slightly buck...

Abbasid, al-Muqtadir (295-320h), dinar, Filastin 312h, 4.65g (Bernardi 242Gn, citing two examples of this date), light crease and reverse a little...

Abbasid, al-Muqtadir (295-320h), dinar, Filastin 313h, 4.16g (Bernardi 242Gn, citing a single example of this date), almost very fine for issue an...

Abbasid, al-Muqtadir (295-320h), medallion dinar with broad margins, Hamadan 319h, obv., without name of the heir Abu’l-‘Abbas, rev., letter jim a...

Abbasid, al-Muqtadir (295-320h), medallion dirham with broad margins, al-Mawsil 317h, 2.84g, edge damage (probably where a mount has been wrenched...

Abbasid, al-Radi (322-329h), donative quarter-dinar, 325h, without mint-name, obv., in three lines: amir | al-mu’- | minin, date formula around, r...

Abbasid, al-Mustakfi (333-334h), dinar, Madinat al-Salam 333h, obv., citing al-Muzaffar | Abu’l-Wafa, rev., with li’l-khalifa below, 3.52g (Bernar...

Abbasid, al-Qadir (381-422h), dirham, Isbahan 406h, obv., in field: la ilaha illa Allah | Muhammad rasul Allah | al-qadir billah, single marginal ...