Coins and Historical Medals

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...

Umayyad, Anonymous, Fals, no mint, no date [c. 96-100h], Pahlavi word apd at top of rev., 1.48g/3h (Gyselen 71; A –). About very fine, very rare £...

Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur/al-Mahdi, Dinars (5), no mint, 157h, 158h (2), 163h, 168h [5]. Fine or better, but all slightly clipped £600-£800

Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur/al-Mahdi, Dinar, no mint, 158h, 3.89g/10h (A 212/214; ICV 376/378). Fine, slightly clipped £150-£180

Abbasid, al-Rashid, Dirham, al-Rayy 179h, with the name of the governor Muhammad b. Yahya between mint and date, 2.94g/9h (NHR 80e; A 219.9c; ICV ...

Abbasid, al-Rashid, Dirham, al-Muhammadiya 180h, citing the governor Muhammad b. Yahya on rev., 2.93g/3h (NHR 81c; A 219.12; ICV 384). Lightly cle...

Abbasid, al-Muqtadir, Dirham, Hamadan 312h, citing the heir Abu’l-‘Abbas, 2.79g/10h (A 246.2; ICV 431). Weak in parts, otherwise very fine, extrem...

Aghlabid, Muhammad II, Dinar, no mint, 255h, 4.14g/7h (Bernardi 134; A 446; ICV 668). Good very fine £200-£260

Hafsid, Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad V (899-932h), Quarter-Dinar, no mint or date, 1.09g/1h (Hazard 643; A 513K; ICV 737, this coin illustrated). Very ...

‘Alawi Sharifs, temp. ‘Abd al-Rahman, Dirham, Hadrat Fas 1248h, 1.74g/4h (Eustache 831; A 637; ICV 3068). Flat in parts, otherwise good fine, the ...

Fatimid, al-Mu‘izz (341-65h), Half-Dirhams (3), al-Mansuriya, date unclear, mint and date unclear, mint and date off flan (A 699; ICV 823); IDRISI...

Fatimid, al-Zahir, Quarter-Dinar, Siqilliya 421h, 0.98g/9h (Nicol 1421; A 715; ICV 836). Good very fine £120-£150 --- Provenance: Wilkes & Curti...

Fatimid, al-Zahir, Quarter-Dinar, no mint or date, 0.89g/7h (Nicol 1610; A 715; ICV 836, this coin illustrated). Slightly clipped, otherwise very ...

Fatimid, al-Mustansir (427-487h), Quarter-Dinar, stellate type, Siqilliya, date off flan, 0.96g (A 722; ICV 838). About extremely fine, scarce £15...

Fatimid, al-Mustansir (427-487h), Quarter-Dinar, Sur, ‘3’, unread words in centres, 0.65g/3h (Nicol –; A 721; ICV 838). Very fine and very rare £2...

Ayyubid, al-Nasir Salah al-din Yusuf, Æ Dirham, no mint, 583h, obv. lion, 10.84g/12h (Balog 177; A 791.3; ICV 896). About very fine £100-£120 ---...

Ayyubid, al-Nasir Salah al-din Yusuf, Æ Dirham, no mint, 586h, obv. seated figure, 11.94g/9h (Balog 183, this coin cited; A 791.4; ICV 897). Minor...

Ayyubid of al-Jazira, al-Ashraf Musa, Æ Dirhams (2), no mint, 612h, citing al-‘Adil Abu Bakr I as overlord, 11.80g/2h, 11.75g/2h (Balog 849; A 859...

Mamluk, al-Nasir Muhammad I (Third reign, 709-741h), Dirhams (3), mints and dates not visible, all overstruck on Armenian takvorins of Levon IV, 2...

Zuray‘id, Anonymous, Half-Dinar, no mint, [5]19h, citing the Fatimid caliph al-Amir, al-malik al-sayyid after date, 1.08g/6h (A – [see p.121, note...

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 --- ...

Danishmendid, Malik Muhammad (528-536h), Æ Dirham, no mint or date, Greek inscriptions on both sides, 3.60g/12h (Whelan p.139 & pl. xvi, 2; A 1238...

Saffarid, Ahmad b. Muhammad, fractional Dinar, Zaranj 334h, in the name of the heir Khalaf, citing the caliph al-Mustakfi, 0.85g/8h (Bernardi 345O...

Samanid, Isma‘il b. Ahmad, Dinar, Samarqand 283h, 4.17g/2h (Bernardi 223Qe; A 1442; ICV 1489). Very fine and very rare £400-£500 --- Provenance...

Samanid, Mansur I b. Nuh, Dinar, Nishapur 354h, 5.96g/7h (Qatar 3807; A 1464; ICV 1517). Minor weakness in margins, otherwise extremely fine, rare...

Buwayhid, ‘Adud al-dawla, Dinar, al-Basra 371h, 4.34g/11h (Treadwell Ba371G; A 1551; ICV 1586, this coin illustrated). Minor marks on edge, light ...

Buwayhid, al-Marzuban (as governor of Khuzistan), Dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz 369h, citing ‘Adud al-dawla as overlord, 3.99g/9h (Treadwell Su369G; A 1567;...

Buwayhid, Baha’ al-dawla, base gold Dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz 399h, 3.81g/11h (A 1573A; ICV 1614). Very fine £80-£100 --- Provenance: Wilkes & Curtis ...

Buwayhid, Sultan al-dawla, Dirhams (5), all Shiraz 411h (Treadwell Sh411; A 1581; ICV 1622) [5]. Fine to very fine, all with some weakness, scarce...

Julandid, Ridwan b. Ja‘far, Dirham, Huzu 339h, 2.05g/6h (cf. Peus 376, 1578, same dies; Oman p.133; A 1586; ICV 1651). Edge slightly chipped and s...

Kakwayhid, Faramurz b. Muhammad, Dinar, Isbahan 434h, citing the Great Seljuq ruler Tughril Beg as overlord, 2.89g/1h (Qatar 4750; A 1592.2; ICV 1...

Kakwayhid, Faramurz b. Muhammad, Dinar, Isbahan 435h, citing the Great Seljuq ruler Tughril Beg as overlord, 2.31g/9h (Kazan 994; A 1592.2; ICV 16...

‘Alid, al-Hasan b. Zayd, Dirham, Madinat Jurjan 268h, 2.93g/4h (Tornberg p.153, 2; A 1523; ICV 1661). Minor flan flaws, otherwise good very fine a...

Ghaznavid, Sebuktekin, Dinar, Herat 386h, 3.63g/10h (Qatar 4769; A 1596; ICV 1696). Slightly creased, otherwise good very fine, scarce £200-£260 ...

Ghaznavid, Mahmud (as Samanid governor), Dinar, Nishapur 385h, citing Nuh b. Mansur, 5.44g/9h (BMC II, 458; A A1602; ICV 1700, this coin illustrat...

Ghaznavid, Mahmud (as Samanid governor), Multiple Dirham, Andaraba (3)85h, citing Nuh b. Mansur and Qatekin, 11.34g/6h (SNAT XIVc, 207-9; A B1602;...

Ghaznavid, Mahmud (as Samanid governor), Dirham, Balkh 389h, citing Mansur II b. Nuh, 4.28g/1h (SNAT XIVc, 669-70; A 1604; ICV 1702). Very fine, r...

Ghaznavid, Mahmud, Dinar, Ghazna 414h, 4.22g/11h (A 1607; ICV 1703). Very fine £150-£180 --- Provenance: Wilkes & Curtis Mailbid Sale 1, 16 June...

Ghaznavid, Mahmud, Dinar, Nishapur 390h, 5.81g/9h (BMC II, 460; A 1606; ICV 1703). Minor weakness in margins, otherwise very fine, an unusually he...

Ghaznavid, Mahmud, Dinar, Nishapur 399h, 3.27g/11h (BMC II:464; A 1606; ICV 1703). Minor weakness, otherwise good very fine £150-£180 --- Proven...

Ghaznavid, Mahmud, Dinar, Nishapur 400h, 5.28g/7h (Qatar 4801 var.; A 1606; ICV 1703). Very fine £200-£260 --- Provenance: Wilkes & Curtis Mailb...

Great Seljuq, Tughril Beg, Dinar, al-Rayy 449h, 4.85g/10h (A 1665; ICV 1811). Very fine, scarce £200-£260 --- Provenance: Wilkes & Curtis Mailbi...

Great Seljuq, Alp Arslan, Dinar, al-Rayy 457h, 2.02g/10h (NHR 237a; A 1670; ICV 1818). Clipped and creased, otherwise very fine, rare £100-£120

Seljuq of Western Iran, Mahmud II (511-525h), Dinar, al-Ahwaz, date unclear, citing Sanjar as overlord, 2.77g/6h (A 1688; ICV 1839). Very fine, ra...

Great Mongol, Möngke, Dirham, Madinat Tiflis, date unclear, month of Sha‘ban, 2.73g/1h (A 1977; ICV 1955). Small edge split and some minor weaknes...

Great Mongol, Anonymous, Jitals (2), Kurraman, undated, 3.08g/7h, 2.77g/12h (Tye 359; A 1978P; ICV 1964); Fals, Multan, undated, 1.86g/2h (Tye 361...

Khanate of Saqchi, Noghay, Dirham, Saqchi ?, undated, tamgha within triangle, legend around, rev. circular disc, legend around, 1.40g (Zeno 176423...

Khanate of Saqchi, Noghay, Dirham, Saqchi ?, undated, tamgha within triangle, legend around, rev. circular disc, legend around, 1.44g (Zeno 176423...

Ilkhanid, Gaykhatu, Dinar, Madinat Tabriz 692h, 4.09g/1h (Diler 231; A 2158; ICV 2086, this coin illustrated). Edge slightly ragged, otherwise goo...

Ilkhanid, Baydu, Dinar, Madinat Tabriz 694h, 4.40g/8h (Diler 248; A 2164; ICV 2090). Obverse struck off-centre, peripheral weakness, otherwise ext...

Ilkhanid, Uljaytu, 6 Dirhams, type C, Sabzavar 714h, 11.79g/12h (SNAT XIVa, 149; Diler 370; A 2187; ICV 2114, this coin illustrated). Minor weakne...

Ilkhanid, Abu Sa‘id, 6 Dirhams, type C, Shiraz 729h, 10.59g/4h (Diler 493; A 2199; ICV 2129). Struck on a small thick flan, good very fine, rare £...

Ilkhanid, Abu Sa‘id, Dinar, type D, Shiraz 722h, 8.59g/12h (Diler 502; A 2202; ICV 2133, this coin illustrated). Very fine, rare £500-£700 --- ...

Sarbadarid, temp. ‘Ali Mu’ayyad, Half-Mithqal, Sabzavar 763h, 1.99g/12h (SNAT XIVa, 192; A 2340; ICV 2251, this coin illustrated). Edge flaws, oth...

Kart, temp. Mu‘izz al-din Husayn, 6 Dirhams, type AB, Baldat Herat 759h, 4.07g (A 2352.1; ICV 2267, this coin illustrated). Irregular flan, about ...

Timurid, Timur, Tanka, no mint or date, citing Suyurghatmish, 6.95g/8h (A 2374; ICV 2292, this coin illustrated). Slightly off-centre, otherwise v...

Timurid, Shahrukh, Tanka, Isfahan 829h, 5.08g/12h (A 2405; ICV 2310); ‘Abd Allah, Tanka, Samarqand 854h, 5.01g/11h (A 2415; ICV 2323); Sultan Husa...

Timurid, ‘Ala al-dawla, Tanka, Herat 851h, 4.93g/9h (A 2410; ICV 2317, this coin illustrated). Very fine and very rare £100-£120 --- Provenance:...

Safavid, Isma‘il I (907-930h), Shahi, first silver standard, Astarabad, date off flan, 9.29g/7h (A 2576; ICV 3631); Tahmasp I, Shahi, sixth standa...

Safavid, Tahmasp I, Half-Mithqal, Sabzavar 95[–]h, countermarked ‘adl shah within rectangular cartouche, 2.33g. Coin and countermark good very fin...