UMAYYAD: AE fals (2.68g), Tabariya, ND (ca. 720-740), A-188, W-896, palm tree to left, reverse marginal legend just duriba bi-tabariya, Fine to VF, R.
Numismatic Auction #22
By: Stephen Album Rare Coins
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May 14, 2015 America/Los_Angeles
Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22
Thursday May 14, 2015 09:00 to Friday May 15, 2015 19:00 America/Los_Angeles
Last date for bids:
Thursday May 14, 2015 08:00 America/Los_Angeles
We offer over 1700 lots in this auction! Our auction features coins from all over the world, including:
Ancient coins (Greek, Sasanian, East Africa and Central Asia).
Islamic coins, from all periods and countries (such as Spain, North Africa, Egypt and Syria, Arabian Peninsula, Ottoman Empire, Iran, Central Asia, Afghan and lots).
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Indian coins (Ancient India, Sultanates, Mughal Empire, Princely States, Sikh Empire, British, French, Dutch and Portuguese).
World coins (Asia and the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas, Australia and the pacific and Group lots).
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Lot #202 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.21g), Tabariya, ND (ca. 730-750), A-188, W-P.138, palm tree with dates to left of reverse legend, lovely patination, VF.
Lot #203 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.54g), Yubna, ND (ca. AH80-90), A-191, SNAT-223 (same dies). W-Th.17 (same dies), usual weakness, VF, RRR. Much rarer than the Standing Caliph Arab-Byzantine fals of the same mint, and the first we have seen in several years. A similar example sold in our Auction 10, Lot 356, also Very Fine, for $1100. None listed on CoinArchives.
Lot #204 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.11g), Nasibin, AH92, A-A194, long version of the kalima, divided between obverse & reverse, star above reverse field, VF, RRR.
Lot #205 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: 'Udayy b. Artâ, governor, ca. 718-721, AE fals (1.67g), al-Basra, AH101, A-197, W-J.8, one of the earliest Islamic reform copper coins to cite the local governor, who fell into disarray and was beheaded in AH102, pleasing strike, Fine to VF, RR.
Lot #206 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE fals (2.76g), Wasit, AH120, A-205, W-941, excellent strike, with attractive patination, VF to EF.
Lot #207 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE fals (2.07g), Wasit, AH124, A-205, some light porosity, excellent strike, VF, R.
Lot #208 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: AE 2 dirham weight (5.93g), ND, in a square area, inscribed bism Allah malik al-haqq, "in the name of God, possessor of truth", choice VF, RRR. The text has been stamped on what in almost certain a copper coin, probably Byzantine, that had been abraded down to the proper 2 dirham weight.
Lot #209 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: LOT of 9 silver dirhams; Ardashir Khurra AH94 (porous VF), Darabjird 90 (EF), Hamadan 96 (VF), Istakhr 97 (EF), Kirman 95 (EF), al-Mubaraka 110 (VF, dirty), Sabur 95 (VF), Sabur 97 (EF), and Suq al-Ahwaz 92 (EF), retail $600, lot of 9 pieces.
Lot #210 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: LOT of 9 silver dirhams; Ardashir Khurra AH91 (VF) and 93 (VF), Darabjird 98 (EF), Istakhr 92 (EF), Kirman 90 (VF) and 103 (EF), Mahi 94 (VF-EF), Sabur 98 (VF-EF) and Suq al-Ahwaz 94 (EF), retail $550, lot of 9 pieces.
Lot #211 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: LOT of 9 silver dirhams; Darabjird AH95 (EF), Dimashq 96 (VF-EF, bent), Istakhr 95 (EF), Kirman 98 (EF), Kirman 97 (EF), Mahayy 94 (VF, clipped), Marw 93 (EF), Sabur 97 (EF), Surraq 94 (VF, one chip, some hornsilver), retail about $500-550, lot of 9 pieces.
Lot #212 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: LOT of 9 silver dirhams; Darabjird AH96 (EF), Istakhr 90 (VF-EF), Istakhr 94 (EF, light hornsilver near the rim), Kirman 91 (VF), Manadhir 90 (VF-EF), Marw 91 (VF), al-Mubaraka 109 (VF, moderate hornsilver), al-Rayy 95 (VF, very light hornsilver, small chip), and Sabur 94 (EF), retail about $420-500, lot of 9 pieces.
Lot #213 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: LOT of 6 copper fulus; Dimashq (A-174, W-812, 2 pieces), without mint name (A-156, forepart of horse, A-157, hawk, A-162, lion couchant, and A-195, W-956, dated AH116), average Fine to VF, retail about $250, lot of 6 pieces.
Lot #214 - islamic early post-reform
UMAYYAD: LOT of 14 copper fulus; Ba'albakk (A-168, W-766), Dimashq (5 pcs, A-174, including W-812, W-828, and two examples of W-835, also A-129A, W-P.130, dated AH87), Halab (A-176, W-789), Hims (2 pcs, A-177, including W-807 dated AH116 and W-B.45), al-Ramla (2 pcs, A-185, W-P.132 and W-855), Qinnasrin (A-184, W-914), al-Urdunn (A-190, W-743), and Wasit (A-205, W-941, dated AH120), average Fine to VF, most with pleasing patina, lovely group...
Lot #215 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: Salih b. 'Ali, fl. 765-766, AE fals (3.17g), Khazanat Halab, AH146, A-289, bold strike, lovely patination, choice VF to EF.
Lot #216 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Saffah, 749-754, AR dirham (2.88g), Dimashq, AH134, A-211, lovely bold strike, EF, R.
Lot #217 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (4.24g), NM, AH139, A-212, triplet of pellets below reverse field, as is standard for this year, EF.
Lot #218 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (4.15g), NM, AH142, A-212, one very narrow scratch in obverse field, EF to About Unc.
Lot #219 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (4.23g), NM, AH146, A-212, lovely strike, superb example with much original luster, choice Unc.
Lot #220 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (4.24g), NM, AH150, A-212, Unc.
Lot #221 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (4.25g), NM, AH153, A-212, About Unc.
Lot #222 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AV dinar (4.25g), NM, AH158, A-212, About Unc.
Lot #223 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Mansur, 754-775, AR dirham (2.87g), Arminiya, AH145, A-213.1, VF.
Lot #224 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar (4.24g), NM, AH159, A-214, EF to About Unc.
Lot #225 - islamic early post-reform
ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar (4.14g), NM, AH162, A-214, EF to About Unc.
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