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Ayyubid al-Zahir Ghazi AH582-613 (1186-1216 A.D.) Dirham Near VF -- #AC87157
AR Dirham 21mm. 2.40g. Halab (Aleppo) Mint AH610 Legend within six-pointed star; marginal legend at corners.
Legend within six-pointed star; date and mint around.
Album 834.7 Near VF. Toned with some lustre in fields. Very uneven strike.
 
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$ 45.00
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Umayyad Caliphate Greater Syria Anonymous ca. AH80-130 (699-747 A.D.) Fals Good VF -- #AC100529
AE Fals 20mm. 3.00g. Ba'albakk (Baalbek) mint ND (ca. 736-740 A.D.) Kalima in two lines, mint name below; circular border and annulets around.
Legend in three lines; circular border and annulets around.
Album 168 Good VF. Dark brown-green patina with a few coppery high points. Nice early style. Some green adhesions. Album notes of this delicate style from Baalbek: 'early style, struck circa 736-740; this design continued, increasingly stylized, well into the Abbasid period'.
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$ 95.00
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Umayyad Caliphate Anonymous Fals Good Fine -- #AC87121
AE Fals 19mm. 3.70g. Harran Mint Early post-reform, AH77-132 (697-750 A.D.) Kalima in three lines, legend around.
Legend in three lines, Bismillah and mint name around.
Album 192 Good Fine. Black patina with attractive reddish fill. Areas of weak strike.
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$ 22.00
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Umayyad Caliphate Anonymous c. AH90s-100s (c. 708-727 A.D.) Fals VF -- #AC86206
AE Fals 19mm. 2.30g. al-Ramla Mint (Ramleh in Palestine) Twig or branch in dotted border, legend around.
Cresent in dotted border, legend around.
Album-185 VF. Seemingly scarcer type. Red-brown patina with some greenish fill. Attractive for type. Some trace porosity and minor adhesions.
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$ 65.00
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al-Maghreb (North Africa) Almohads (al-Muwahhidun) Anonymous Time of Abu Ya'qub Yusuf I to Abu'l-'Ula Idris II (AH558-668, 1163-1269 A.D.) Square Dirham VF -- #AC85427
AR Square Dirham 14mm. 1.60g. No mint name. Legend in three lines; Naskhi calligraphy.
Legend in three lines; Naskhi calligraphy.
Album-496 VF. Toned. Slightly uneven strike. Small area of cleaning scratches on top-right obverse. Worn reverse die. Anonymous Almohad dirhams were struck from the 1160s A.D. until long after the fall of the dynasty, perhaps as late as the mid-1300s.
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$ 35.00
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Arab-Sasanian Tabaristan Anonymous Abbasid Governor PYE125-143 (780-793 A.D.) Hemidrachm EF -- #AC86191
AR Hemidrachm 25mm. 2.30g. Tabaristan Mint Post-Yazdigerd Era (PYE) 134 Sasanian-style bust r., wearing elaborate mural crown; before head, AFZWT (meaning 'strong' in Pahlawi); in outer r. margin, 'PD' ('excellent' in Pahlawi); in outer l. margin, 'BAKH BAKH' ('very good' in Arabic).
Fire altar flanked by two attendants; date to l.; TAPWRSTAN (mint name in Pahlawi) to r.
Album 73A EF. Scarce variety with 'Bakh Bakh.' Lightly toned with full, bright lustre. Attractive. Listed as 'rare' in Album.
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$ 95.00
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Arab-Sasanian Tabaristan Anonymous Abbasid Governor PYE125-143 (780-793 A.D.) Hemidrachm Good VF -- #AC86190
AR Hemidrachm 23mm. 2.00g. Tabaristan Mint Post-Yazdigerd Era (PYE) 134 Sasanian-style bust r., wearing elaborate mural crown; before head, AFZWT (meaning 'strong' in Pahlawi); in outer r. margin, 'PD' ('excellent' in Pahlawi); in outer l. margin, 'BAKH BAKH' ('very good' in Arabic).
Fire altar flanked by two attendants; date to l.; TAPWRSTAN (mint name in Pahlawi) to r.
Album 73A Good VF. Scarce variety with 'Bakh Bakh.' Lightly toned and lustrous. Typical weakly struck spots. Listed as 'rare' in Album.
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$ 75.00
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Arab-Sasanian Tabaristan Anonymous Abbasid Governor PYE125-143 (780-793 A.D.) Hemidrachm EF -- #AC86189
AR Hemidrachm 24mm. 1.90g. Tabaristan Mint Post-Yazdigerd Era (PYE) 136 Sasanian-style bust r., wearing elaborate mural crown; before head, AFZWT (meaning 'strong' in Pahlawi); in outer r. margin, 'PD' ('excellent' in Pahlawi); in outer l. margin, 'NYWK' ('good' in Pahlawi).
Fire altar flanked by two attendants; date to l.; TAPWRSTAN (mint name in Pahlawi) to r.
Album 73 EF. Lightly toned. Fully lustrous. Deeply toned spot on reverse.
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$ 75.00
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Arab-Sasanian Tabaristan Anonymous Abbasid Governor PYE125-143 (780-793 A.D.) Hemidrachm EF -- #AC86188
AR Hemidrachm 24mm. 2.10g. Tabaristan Mint Post-Yazdigerd Era (PYE) 136 Sasanian-style bust r., wearing elaborate mural crown; before head, AFZWT (meaning 'strong' in Pahlawi); in outer r. margin, 'PD' ('excellent' in Pahlawi); in outer l. margin, 'NYWK' ('good' in Pahlawi).
Fire altar flanked by two attendants; date to l.; TAPWRSTAN (mint name in Pahlawi) to r.
Album 73 EF. Lightly toned. Lustrous. Nearly fully struck.
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$ 75.00
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Anatolian Beyliks Isfendiyarids (Candarids) Anonymous, temp. 'Adil Beg c. AH746-760 (1345-1359 A.D.) 1/2 Akce Good VF -- #AC86451
AR 1/2 Akce 13mm. 0.90g. Kastamonu or Sinop mint (?) Kalima in linear square.
Legend in three lines within dotted square.
Album 1280; Ender 05-CAN-A/09 Good VF. Very rare. Nicely toned with hints of underlying lustre. Obverse slightly off-center. Album lists this type as 'scarce,' but appears to be considerably rarer on the market.  Reduced from: $180
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$ 165.00
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Central Asia Timurid Dynasty Civic coinage temp. Shahrukh AH807-850 (1405-1447 A.D.) 'adliya Fine -- #AC88139
AE 'adliya 24mm. 3.60g. Imitating Bukhara mint AH832 (1429/30 A.D.) Mint name at center, petals around; crude legend around.
Date within border.
Album 3275 Fine. Brown patina. An interesting imitation of a common type. Crudely produced with uneven strike and wavy flan. While this type was struck under Shahrukh, it continued to be struck for as long as 60 years, virtually always with the frozen date of AH832. Examples without Shahrukh's name are therefore considered civic types. Album notes that it was a frequently imitated type; this example shows extremely crude legends and manufacture, indicating that it is a local imitation.
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$ 45.00
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Shahs of Badakhshan Dawlatsha ibn 'Alishah AH690-693 (1291-1294 A.D.) Dirham Near EF -- #AC88636
AR Dirham 23mm. 2.40g. Badakhshan mint AH6(90?) Legend in square.
Chaghatayid tamga, legend and date around.
Album 2013 Near EF. Rare. Lustrous and lightly toned. Unevenly struck. The Shahs of Badakhshan were an obscure dynasty that seem to have been dependents of the Chaghatayid Mongols. The date on this example is only partially legible, but all examples of this variety seem to be dated AH690.
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$ 160.00
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Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk) Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan AH543-570 (1148-1174 A.D.) Dirham About Fine -- #AC94601
AE Dirham 28mm. 9.50g. Hisn Kayfa mint (undated) Byzantine-style portrait of Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, abjad numerals 1 through 9 around head.
Name, titles and ancestors of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan in four lines and margins.
Album 1820.2 About Fine. Very rare. Green patina. Quite rough. Heavy encrustation. A few scratches. Small corrosion spots on edge. The significance of the numerals on the obverse is unknown. Listed as rarity 'RR' in Album, and few examples on the market; a budget example of a very rare type.
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$ 85.00
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Artuqids Amid & Hisn Kayfa Fakr al-Din Qara Aslan AH539-570 (1144-1174 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87347
AE Follis 28mm. 5.60g. Hisn Kayfa mint after AH555 Rectangular counterstamp retrograde 'lillah'(?) on Byzantine follis host of Romanus IV.
Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 18b; Album 1958; Host: SB 1866 on ? VF. Brown patina with some rust spots. Counterstamp VF, host Good. Mild porosity and rough adhesions. Includes ticket citing that this coin is ex. Mardin Hoard. This counterstamp is not understood by Lowick; it is similar to 'lillah' but the final letter is incorrect. In addition, it is sometimes retrograde, as in this example. He tentatively attributes it to Qara Aslan. This example is struck on an anonymous Byzantine follis attributed to the reign of Romanus IV, 1068-1071 A.D., itself overstruck on an uncertain host. The Mardin Hoard was a large group of copper coins found before 1972 in the vacinity of Mardin in modern-day southeastern Turkey. The hoard consisted of at least 13,500 pieces, including around 2,200 Byzantine folles countermarked by local Islamic rulers, as reported by N. M. Lowick, author of 'The Mardin Hoard,' a 1977 book published to document the countermarks found on the coins. The hoard was important in further understanding patterns of circulation and countermarking of Byzantine coins still being used in lands recently claimed by Islamic rulers. Most examples are heavily worn from circulation and many are countermarked several times, some on top of each other.
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$ 55.00
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Artuqids Amid & Hisn Kayfa Fakr al-Din Qara Aslan AH539-570 (1144-1174 A.D.) Follis Good VF -- #AC87346
AE Follis 26mm. 6.20g. Hisn Kayfa mint after AH555 Rectangular counterstamp 'lillah'(?) on Byzantine anonymous follis host.
Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 18a; Album 1958; Host: SB Anonymous Class C 1825 on Class B 1823 Good VF. Brown patina with some rust spots. Excellent counterstamp. Counterstamp Good VF, host Fine. Mild porosity and rough adhesions. Though there is no confirming documentation accompanying the coin, its patina suggests it may be from the Mardin Hoard. This counterstamp is not understood by Lowick; it is similar to 'lillah' but the final letter is incorrect. He tentatively attributes it to Qara Aslan. This example is struck on an anonymous Byzantine follis attributed to the reign of Michael IV, 1034-1041 A.D., itself overstruck on an anonymous Class B follis.
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$ 95.00
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Zangids of Sinjar 'Imad al-Din Zangi ibn Mawdud AH565-594 (1169-1197 A.D.) Dirham Near VF -- #AC87280
AE Dirham 29mm. 12.60g. Nasibin Mint AH577-582 Legend in three lines; date around (off flan).
Name and titles in square, citing Abbasid caliph al-Nasir; Zangid tamgha to l. and r.
Album 1879.1 Near VF. Dark brown patina. Clear legends. Nicer than most. A few old cleaning marks. Includes old collector's envelope. Reduced from: $110
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$ 95.00
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Anatolian Beyliks Isfendiyarids (Candarids) Isfendiyar AH794-843 (1392-1439 A.D.) Akce VF -- #AC86517
AR Akce 15mm. 1.50g. ND Kalima in three lines within square, names of the Rashidun in margins around.
Legend in three lines within square.
Album 1286.1 VF. Toned with some underlying lustre in devices. A couple small weak spots. This type was struck before Isfendiyar's dramatic weight reductions of akce and half-acke coinage.
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$ 40.00
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Zangids al-Jazirah Izz al-Din Abu Bakr al-Dubaysi, as governor AH541-551 (1146-1156 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87343
AE Follis 28mm. 6.50g. al-Jazirah mint Round counterstamp 'Izz' on Byzantine follis host of Constantine X.
Square 'lillah' counterstamp on Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 13 and 17; Album 1955 and 1958; Host: SB 1853 on ? VF. Brown patina with some rusty spots. Counterstamp VF, host Good. Rare combination. Mild porosity and adhesions. Though there is no confirming documentation accompanying the coin, its patina suggests it may be from the Mardin Hoard. The 'Izz' counterstamp is attributed by Lowick to Zangid ruler Izz al-Din and the 'lillah' counterstamp to an uncertain Artiquid ruler, and considers them somewhat contemporaneous. This example is struck on an anonymous Byzantine follis attributed to the reign of Constantine X, 1059-1067 A.D., itself clearly overstruck but on an undetermined host. This combination of countermarks was rare in the Mardin Hoard, occurring only four times. Reduced from: $130
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$ 115.00
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Zangids al-Jazirah Izz al-Din Abu Bakr al-Dubaysi, as governor AH541-551 (1146-1156 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87318
AE Follis 25mm. 7.00g. al-Jazirah mint Rectangular counterstamp 'Izz' on Byzantine anonymous follis host.
Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 13; Album 1955; Host: SB 1853 VF. Dark brown patina. Counterstamp about VF, host Good Fine. Attractive. Mild porosity, as expected. This counterstamp is attributed to Izz al-Din, governor of al-Jazirah appointed by Sayf al-Din Ghazi I of al-Mawsil (Mosul). Izz al-Din revolted upon Ghazi's death and took al-Jazirah as independent ruler, a period during which he presumably countermarked circulating coins in his name. This example is struck on a Byzantine follis of Constantine X, 1059-1067 A.D.
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$ 95.00
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Zangids al-Jazirah Izz al-Din Abu Bakr al-Dubaysi, as governor AH541-551 (1146-1156 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87314
AE Follis 27mm. 6.80g. al-Jazirah mint Rectangular counterstamp 'adl' Izz' and round counterstamp 'Izz' on Byzantine anonymous follis host.
Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 12 and 13; Album 1954 and 1955; Host: SB Anonymous Class F 1856 on SB Class E 1855 VF. Red-brown mottled patina. Counterstamps about VF, host Good. Clear undertype. Mild porosity. Though there is no confirming documentation accompanying the coin, its patina suggests it may be from the Mardin Hoard. This example features two counterstamps, both attributed to Izz al-Din, governor of al-Jazirah appointed by Sayf al-Din Ghazi I of al-Mawsil (Mosul). Izz al-Din revolted upon Ghazi's death and took al-Jazirah as independent ruler, a period during which he presumably countermarked circulating coins in his name. This example is struck on a Byzantine anonymous follis attributed to the reign of Constantine X, 1059-1067 A.D., itself overstruck on an earlier anonymous follis also attributed to Constantine X. These two countermarks commonly occur together.
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$ 85.00
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