World Coins

Abbasid, al-Rashid, Dirham, Madinat Jayy 171h, citing al-Mubarak, 2.89g/10h (SCC 979; A 219.7; ICV 384). Good very fine, very rare £120-£180

Abbasid, al-Rashid (170-193h), Dirham, al-Rafiqa 188h, 2.90g/3h (SCC 1058 var.; A 219.2; ICV 384). Good very fine£80-100

Abbasid, al-Ma’mun, Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 209h, 2.86g/1h (Lowick 1460; A 223.6; ICV 390). Very fine and very rare £150-£200

Abbasid, al-Ma’mun, Dirham, Samarqand 217h, 2.88g/2h (SCC 1223; A 223.5; ICV 390). About extremely fine £60-£80

Abbasid, al-Mu‘tasim, Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 224h, 2.89g/12h (SICA 4, 859-860; A 226; ICV 398). Slightly bent, otherwise extremely fine £100-120

Abbasid, al-Mu‘tasim, Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 226h, 2.93g/12h (SCC 1250; A 226; ICV 398). Good very fine£70-90

Abbasid, al-Wathiq, Dirham, Isbahan 230h, 2.76g/5h (Stora Velinge I, 818; A 228; ICV 400). About extremely fine, very rare £150-£200

Abbasid, al-Wathiq, Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 230h, 2.99g/1h (SCC 1258; A 228; ICV 400). About extremely fine£100-120

Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil, Dirham, Madinat al-Salam 233h, 2.91g/1h (SCC 1265; A 230.1; ICV 404). About extremely fine£100-120

Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil, Dirham, Madinat Mah al-Kufa 234h, 3.25g/10h (Tornberg p.136, 51 var.; A 230.1; ICV 404). Slightly bent at edge, otherwise ...

Abbasid, al-Mutawakkil, Dirham, Fars 237h, citing the heir Abu ‘Abd Allah, 2.94g/2h (Markov p.923, 84c; A 230.2; ICV 404). Extremely fine and very...

Saffarid, ‘Amr b. al-Layth (265-288h), Double-Dirham, Nishapur 284h, 5.76g/2h (Vasmer 66; A 1402N; ICV 1439). Test cuts and file marks on edge, ot...

Saffarid, Ahmad b. Muhammad (311-352h), Dirham, Sijistan 314h, 2.94g/4h (Lloyd Sj314; A 1412; ICV 1455). Die-break on obverse, good very fine, rar...

Arab-Sasanian, Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, Drachm, bysh (Bishapur) 54h, 4.05g (Malek 305-6; ICV 7); ‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, Drachm, bcra (Basra) 60h, 3.84...

Tabaristan, Farrukhan, Half-Drachm, tpwrstan (Tabaristan) 75pye, 2.08g/10h (Malek 16; A 50); Khurshid, Half-Drachm, tpwrstan (Tabaristan) 95pye, 2...

Abbasid, al-Amin, Dirham, Madinat Zaranj 194h, in the name of the heir al-Ma’mun, citing Zuhayr, 2.83g/4h (Lowick 2474; A 221.4; ICV 387). Very fi...

Abbasid, al-Wathiq, Dinar, Marw 227h, 4.26g/1h (Bernardi 152Ph; A 227; ICV 399). Some weakness in legends, otherwise very fine and very rare £240-...

Almohad, Anonymous, square Dirham, Oujda, undated, 1.49g/12h (Hohertz 607; A 497; ICV 715). Slightly bent, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £6...

Ziyanid, Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad IV (827-31, 833-34h), Dinar, Madinat Tilimsan, undated, 4.40g/12h (Hazard 663 var.; A 518; ICV 746). Weak area on...

Ziyanid, Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad IV (827-31, 833-34h), Dinar, Madinat Tilimsan, undated, 4.42g/12h (Hazard 663 var.; A 518; ICV 746). Minor weakne...

Ziyanid, Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad IV (827-31, 833-34h), Dinar, Madinat Tilimsan, undated, 4.36g/12h (Hazard 663 var.; A 518; ICV 746). Weak in part...

Ziyanid, Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad IV (827-31, 833-34h), Dinar, Madinat Tilimsan, undated, 4.40g/12h (Hazard 663 var.; A 518; ICV 746). Weak in part...

Ziyanid, Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad IV (827-31, 833-34h), Dinar, Madinat Tilimsan, undated, 4.48g/12h (Hazard 663 var.; A 518; ICV 746). Partly flat,...

Ziyanid, Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad IV (827-31, 833-34h), Dinar, Madinat Tilimsan, undated, 4.43g/12h (Hazard 663 var.; A 518; ICV 746). Flan flaw on...

Ziyanid, Abu’l-‘Abbas Ahmad I (834-866h), Dinar, Madinat Tilimsan, undated, 4.42g/4h (Hazard 665; A 519; ICV 748). Crude style, partly flat, other...

Ziyanid, Abu’l-‘Abbas Ahmad I (834-866h), Dinar, Madinat Tilimsan, undated, 4.48g/3h (Hazard 665 var.; A 519; ICV 748). Crude style, margins mostl...

Uncertain North African Dynasty, Abu ‘Abd Allah Ahmad (?), Dinar, uncertain mint, undated, 4.41g/12h (Hazard –). Flat in parts, otherwise about ve...

Fatimid, al-Mustansir, Dinar, Misr 442h, 4.24g (A 719A; ICV 837). Extremely fine £300-£400

Fatimid, al-Mustansir, fractional Dinars (2), mint and date off flan, 0.54g/9h, 0.45g/5h; together with a small fragment of an Islamic gold coin, ...

Mamluk, Assorted Mamluk copper coins (165), various types; together with two Roman bronze coins [167]. Varied state £60-£80

Mamluk, al-Zahir Jaqmaq (842-857h), Ashrafis (2), mint off flan, one dated 843h, the other with date off flan, 3.41g/12h, 3.39g/8h (A 1006; ICV 10...

Mamluk, al-Ashraf Barsbay (825-841h), Ashrafis (2), al-Qahira, dates unclear, 3.41g/10h, 3.40g/8h (A 998; ICV 1040) [2]. Very fine and better £300...

Mamluk, al-Ashraf Barsbay, Ashrafis (2), mint off flan, 839h, 3.42g/12h, al-Qahira, date off flan, 3.42g/9h (A 998; ICV 1040) [2]. About extremely...

Mamluk, al-Zahir Jaqmaq, Ashrafi, mint and date unclear, 3.40g/8h (A 1006; ICV 1046); together with another Ashrafi, ruler uncertain, mint and dat...

Seljuq of Rum, Kayka’us II, Qilij Arslan IV, and Kayqubad II, Dirham, Qaysariya 651h, 2.85g/3h (Broome 344; A 1227; ICV 1349). Very fine, rare £60...

Ottoman, Mahmud II, Rubiye (5), Qustantiniya 1223h, yr 21, .860 fine, total weight 1.50g (OC 30-063-02; KM –; F 104a var.) [5]. Extremely fine £10...

Ottoman, Assorted Ottoman silver coins (30), all small denominations, mostly 18th-19th century [30]. Varied state £60-£80

Ottoman, Assorted Ottoman silver coins (91), all small denominations, mostly 18th century [91]. Varied state, most pierced, some damaged £50-£70

Zand, Karim Khan, Quarter-Mohur, type C, Dar al-Mu’minin Kashan 1189h, 2.72g/4h (A 2791; ICV 3771). Good very fine £150-£180