UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AV dinar (4.25g), NM (Dimashq), AH129, A-141, scarce date, choice EF.
Numismatic Auction #19
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May 15, 2014 America/Los_Angeles
Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19
Thursday May 15, 2014 08:00 to Saturday May 17, 2014 18:00 America/Los_Angeles
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Lot #328 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AV dinar (4.26g), NM (Dimashq), AH131, A-141, scarce date, choice EF to About Unc.
Lot #329 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: Marwan II, 744-750, AR dirham (2.86g), al-Jazira, AH132, A-142, superb example of this rare date, the only occasionally available Umayyad dirham of the dynasty's final date, AH132, lovely EF to About Unc, R.
Lot #330 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.38g), 'Asqalan, A-167, W-P.139, struck on planchet cut from a larger obsolete coin, Fine, RR. 'Asqalan is now the Israeli city of Ashkelon. The mint was in operation briefly during the post-reform Umayyad period for copper coins only, then again in the early 12th century for some exceedingly rare Fatimid gold dinars.
Lot #331 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.50g), Hims / Dimashq, A-177/174, muling of reverse of W-799 with reverse of W-829, About Fine, RR.
Lot #332 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.13g), Iliya (Jerusalem), A-179, W-P.124, without pellet after Allah on reverse, decent strike, Fine to VF.
Lot #333 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.23g), Harran, ND, A-192, W-785, lovely strike, without any weakness, Fine to VF, S.
Lot #334 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE fals (2.75g), Arminiya, ND, A-196, W-746, decent strike, Fine to VF, S.
Lot #336 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.92g), al-Rayy, AH116, A-204, W-882, with the Pahlavi text RA RUBAK, "current in Rayy ", beneath the obverse, VF, RR.
Lot #337 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: ca. 720-750, AE fals (1.35g), NM, ND, A-P206, Z-133424, sittin bi-dirham ( "sixty to a dirham ") on obverse, ja'iz ( "current ") on reverse, of eastern Khorasanian origin, some light porosity, Fine to VF, RRR.
Lot #338 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE fals (2.58g), Wasit, AH130, A-205, W-*, very clear mint date, Fine, RR. The date is listed by Walker, but not given a number, as he was unable to confirm the reading on the only published reference.
Lot #339 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD:LOT of 6 early Iranian Umayyad copper fulus, kalima only, no mint or date, type A-M206, nice style, grade Fine to VF, lot of 6 pieces.
Lot #340 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD:LOT of 2 copper fulus of Dimashq, standard early type (ca. 700-710), one with "in Damascus " written as fi dimashq (W-835), the other as bi-dimashq (W—), both nearly VF, lot of 2 pieces.
Lot #341 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD:LOT of 24 copper fulus, mostly the common type A-153, including some that are lovely VF to EF, also several miscellaneous types, including one example of the 'Akka mint (F-VF), the rest VG to Fine, retail value about $350-400, lot of 24 pieces.
Lot #342 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID REVOLUTION: Anonymous, 744-751, AR dirham (2.84g), Jayy, AH128, A-206.1, 2 stained areas on reverse, evenly worn, nice Fine.
Lot #343 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID REVOLUTION: Anonymous, 744-751, AR dirham (2.33g), Jayy, AH129, A-206.1, damaged, probably from having been in a fire, roughly cleaned, Fine, R.
Lot #344 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID REVOLUTION: al-Dahhak b. Qays, fl. 746-748, AE fals (2.73g), al-Mawsil, ND, A-A209, Rotter-10, decent strike, Fine to VF, R.
Lot #345 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID REVOLUTION: Sulayman b. 'Abd Allah, 755-757, AE fals (6.48g) (Sijistan), AH139, A-C209, very clear date, some light porosity, nice strike, Fine to VF, RR.
Lot #346 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AV dinar (4.23g), NM (as always), AH132, A-210, lovely strike, EF, RRR. This is first year of the Abbasid coinage, occasionally available for the silver dirham al-Kufa 132, but extremely rare for all other examples. There is no mint name on this piece, a tradition maintained for the gold dinars throughout the Abbasid caliphate until the year AH198. The actual locations of the dinar mints prior to AH170 remain...
Lot #347 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AV dinar (4.16g), NM, AH136, A-210, bold EF.
Lot #348 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AR dirham (2.69g), Dimashq, AH133, A-211, slightly clipped, VF, R.
Lot #349 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AR dirham (2.70g), Ardashir Khurra, AH135, A-211, graffiti in obverse center, VF, R.
Lot #350 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (4.23g), NM (as always), AH144, A-212, interesting graffiti below the reverse field, apparently the Greek letter A, bold EF.
Lot #351 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (4.24g), NM (as always), AH147, A-212, gorgeous strike, much luster, choice About Unc. The "scratch " on the obverse and the 2 "scratches " on the reverse are scratches in the die, not in the coin.
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