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Afsharids Shahrukh, 1st reign AH1161-1163 (1748-1750 A.D.) Abbasi VF -- #AC89415
AR Abbasi 21mm. 4.80g. Shiraz mint (ND) Persian couplet with name and titles, mint and date below (date off flan).
Kalima.
Album 2776 VF. Lightly toned with much lustre in devices. Slightly uneven strike.
 
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$ 40.00
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Inalids Amid Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud AH546-579 (1151-1183 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87339
AE Follis 25mm. 4.30g. Amid mint before AH555 Rectangular counterstamp 'Shams' on Byzantine follis host of Nicephorus III.
Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 9; Album 1952; Host: SB 1888 on Class H 1880 VF. Brown patina with some rusty areas. Counterstamp about VF, host Fine. Mild porosity and rough adhesions. Counterstamp unevenly applied. Though there is no confirming documentation accompanying the coin, its patina suggests it may be from the Mardin Hoard. 'Shams' is an honorific title that doesn't refer to any single person, but Lowick suggests that this countermark was applied by Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud, during the short Inalid rule of Amid (modern-day Diyarbakir, Turkey). Album lists the 'Shams' mark as 'Rare.' This example is struck on a Byzantine follis of Nicephorus III, 1078-1081 A.D., itself overstruck on an anonymous Class H follis.
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$ 85.00
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Inalids Amid Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud AH546-579 (1151-1183 A.D.) Follis Good Fine -- #AC87338
AE Follis 29mm. 7.70g. Amid mint before AH555 Rectangular counterstamp 'Shams' on Byzantine anonymous follis host.
Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 9; Album 1952; Host: SB Anyonymous Class C 1825 Good Fine. Brown patina with some rusty areas. Counterstamp Good Fine, 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. 'Shams' is an honorific title that doesn't refer to any single person, but Lowick suggests that this countermark was applied by Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud, during the short Inalid rule of Amid (modern-day Diyarbakir, Turkey). Album lists the 'Shams' mark as 'Rare.' This example is struck on a Byzantine anonymous follis attributed to the reign of Michael IV, 1034-1041 A.D.
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$ 55.00
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Inalids Amid Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud AH546-579 (1151-1183 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87337
AE Follis 28mm. 6.30g. Amid mint before AH555 Rectangular counterstamp 'Shams' on Byzantine anonymous follis host.
Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 9 var. (stars); Album 1952 var.; Host: SB Anyonymous Class C 1825 VF. Brown patina with some rusty areas. Counterstamp VF, host Fine. Rare variety without stars on C/M. Mild porosity and rough adhesions. Though there is no confirming documentation accompanying the coin, its patina suggests it may be from the Mardin Hoard. 'Shams' is an honorific title that doesn't refer to any single person, but Lowick suggests that this countermark was applied by Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud, during the short Inalid rule of Amid (modern-day Diyarbakir, Turkey). Album lists the 'Shams' mark as 'Rare.' This example is struck on a Byzantine anonymous follis attributed to the reign of Michael IV, 1034-1041 A.D. The countermark is bold and clearly lacks the stars typically present beneath the word; seemingly a very rare variety.  Reduced from: $110
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$ 95.00
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Inalids Amid Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud AH546-579 (1151-1183 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87336
AE Follis 30mm. 4.70g. Amid mint before AH555 Rectangular counterstamp 'Shams' on Byzantine anonymous follis host.
Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 9; Album 1952; Host: SB Anyonymous Class C 1825 VF. Brown patina with some rusty areas. Counterstamp VF, host Fine. Mild porosity and rough adhesions. Counterstamp a bit uneven. Though there is no confirming documentation accompanying the coin, its patina suggests it may be from the Mardin Hoard. 'Shams' is an honorific title that doesn't refer to any single person, but Lowick suggests that this countermark was applied by Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud, during the short Inalid rule of Amid (modern-day Diyarbakir, Turkey). Album lists the 'Shams' mark as 'Rare.' This example is struck on a Byzantine anonymous follis attributed to the reign of Michael IV, 1034-1041 A.D.
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$ 75.00
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Inalids Amid Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud AH546-579 (1151-1183 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87335
AE Follis 26mm. 5.90g. Amid mint before AH555 Rectangular counterstamp 'Shams' on Byzantine anonymous follis host.
Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 9; Album 1952; Host: SB Anyonymous Class K 1901 VF. Brown patina with some rust typical of the hoard. Counterstamp Good Fine, host About Fine. Mild porosity and rough adhesions. Some coppery abbrasions. Counterstamp a bit uneven. Though there is no confirming documentation accompanying the coin, its patina suggests it may be from the Mardin Hoard. 'Shams' is an honorific title that doesn't refer to any single person, but Lowick suggests that this countermark was applied by Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud, during the short Inalid rule of Amid (modern-day Diyarbakir, Turkey). Album lists the 'Shams' mark as 'Rare.' This example is struck on a Byzantine anonymous follis attributed to the reign of Alexius, 1081-1118 A.D.
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$ 55.00
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Inalids Amid Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud AH546-579 (1151-1183 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87334
AE Follis 28mm. 8.40g. Amid mint before AH555 Rectangular counterstamp 'Shams' on Byzantine anonymous follis host.
Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 9; Album 1952; Host: SB Anyonymous Class K 1901 on Class J 1900 VF. Brown patina with some rust typical of the hoard. Nicely centered stamp. Counterstamp VF, host Good. Mild porosity and rough adhesions. Includes ticket citing that this coin is ex. Mardin Hoard. 'Shams' is an honorific title that doesn't refer to any single person, but Lowick suggests that this countermark was applied by Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud, during the short Inalid rule of Amid (modern-day Diyarbakir, Turkey). Album lists the 'Shams' mark as 'Rare.' This example is struck on a Byzantine anonymous follis attributed to the reign of Alexius, 1081-1118 A.D., itself overstruck on an earlier anonymous follis of Alexius. The Mardin Hoard contained 361 coins with this counterstamp. 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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$ 85.00
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Inalids Amid Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud AH546-579 (1151-1183 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87333
AE Follis 30mm. 6.40g. Amid mint before AH555 Rectangular counterstamp 'Shams' on Byzantine follis host of Constantine X.
Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 9; Album 1952; Host: SB 1854 VF. Brown patina with some rust typical of the hoard. Counterstamp VF, host Good. Edge broken in antiquity. Some porosity and rough adhesions. Includes ticket citing that this coin is ex. Mardin Hoard. 'Shams' is an honorific title that doesn't refer to any single person, but Lowick suggests that this countermark was applied by Shams al-Muluk Jamal al-Din Mahmud, during the short Inalid rule of Amid (modern-day Diyarbakir, Turkey). Album lists the 'Shams' mark as 'Rare.' This example is struck on a Byzantine follis of Constantine X, 1059-1067 A.D. The Mardin Hoard contained 361 coins with this counterstamp. 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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Anatolian Beyliks Isfendiyarids (Candarids) Suleyman II AH787-794 (1385-1392 A.D.) Akce VF -- #AC86518
AR Akce 15mm. 1.00g. Kalima in three lines within square.
Legend in three lines within square.
Album 1284.4 VF. Lightly toned with some lustre in devices. Typical crude manufacture and uneven strike. Undated, but likely struck under Isfendiyar, AH794-843 (1392-1439 A.D.). Album notes that this type - which typically exhibits crude calligraphy, low weight, and poor strike, as in this example - was likely struck in Suleyman's name after his death, during the reign of Isfendiyar. This is corroborated by the low weight, which corresponds to the reduction in weight of silver coins struck during Isfendiyar's reign.
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$ 40.00
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Jalayrids Sultan Ahmad AH784-813 (1382-1410 A.D.) 2 Dinars VF -- #AC86530
AR 2 Dinars 20mm. 2.10g. Sultaniya Mint Kalima in three lines within plain circle.
Sultan's name and mint in three lines within plain hexagon, all within dotted circle.
Album 2313.1 VF. Very lightly toned. Some lustre remaining. A bit off-center. Small edge chip. Crystallized. The Jalayrid Sultanate ruled over much of Iraq and Persia after the breakup of the Mongol Ilkhanate.
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$ 30.00
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Timurid Dynasty Harat Sultan Husayn Abu'l-Ghazi, 3rd Reign AH873-911 (1469-1506 A.D.) Tanka Good Fine -- #AC88144
AR Tanka 25mm. 4.70g. Herat Mint AH895 Mint name and 'behbud' in central eye-shaped cartouche, titles and date around.
Kalima at center, Sunni Rashidun around.
Album 2432.3 Good Fine. Toned. Obverse off-center, resulting in some weakness on reverse. Slightly wavy with some marks.
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$ 55.00
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Timurid Dynasty Harat Sultan Husayn Abu'l-Ghazi, 3rd Reign AH873-911 (1469-1506 A.D.) Tanka VF -- #AC88141
AR Tanka 23mm. 5.00g. Herat mint (countermark), Samarqand mint (host) AH873-895 'Behbud' eye-shaped countermark on Kalima reverse of host.
Obverse of host.
Album 2437 on Album 2415 (of 'Abd Allah) VF. Toned, with lustrous countermark. Scarce host. Countermark VF, host Fine. Perhaps some trace porosity, otherwise a nice example. This countermark was applied by Sultan Husayn to earlier tankas; this example is struck on a scarce tanka of 'Abdallah at Samarqand, AH854-855.
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$ 85.00
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Timurid Herat Sultan Husayn Abu'l-Ghazi, 3rd reign AH873-911 (1469-1506 A.D.) Tanka EF -- #AC87353
AR Tanka 19mm. 5.00g. No mint (host coin Firuzkuh mint) No date Eye-shaped counterstamp 'behbud' on Qara Qoyunlu tanka host.
Qara Qoyunlu host reverse with Kalima and Rashidun.
C/M: Album 2437; Host: Album 2493 EF. Nicely toned. Lustrous counterstamp. Counterstamp EF, host VF. Attractive. Host slightly off center. A few light marks. This counterstamp of Husayn Abu'l-Ghazi is rather common, but is well applied on this example. The host is a tanka of Jahanshah of the Qara Qoyunlu, struck at Firuzkuh, and is of excellent style. We found no other examples with the mint name in a central four-pointed star, seemingly rare, thus. Reduced from: $130
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$ 115.00
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Abbasid Caliphate temp. al-Rashid AH170-193 (786-809 A.D.) Dirham VF -- #AC107147
AR Dirham 24mm. 2.94g. al-Rafiqa mint AH191 (807 A.D.) Kalima in three lines, date and mint around.
Kalima in three lines, Qur'anic legend around.
Album 219.2 VF. Scarcer mint. Toned with hints of lustre at margins. Some dark stained patches. Wavy. Lightly hairlined. Struck anonymously, without the name of a caliph or governor. Seemingly scarcer date for this mint.
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$ 40.00
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Abbasid Caliphate temp. al-Rashid AH170-193 (786-809 A.D.) Dirham VF -- #AC107146
AR Dirham 22mm. 2.93g. Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad) Mint AH193 (809 A.D.) Kalima in three lines, date and mint around.
Kalima in three lines, Qur'anic legend around.
Album 219.2 VF. Lightly toned and lustrous. Some small soil adhesions. Small bend at edge. Struck anonymously, without the name of a caliph or governor.
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$ 40.00
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Abbasid Caliphate temp. al-Rashid AH170-193 (786-809 A.D.) Dirham VF -- #AC107145
AR Dirham 23mm. 2.89g. al-Muhammadiya mint AH191 (807 A.D.) Kalima in three lines, date and mint around.
Kalima in three lines, Qur'anic legend around.
Album 219.2 VF. Lightly toned with lustre in margins. Centers perhaps lightly wiped. Struck anonymously, without the name of a caliph or governor.
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$ 40.00
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Amirs of Astarabad (Walids) temp. Amir Wali AH757-788 (1356-1386 A.D.) 4 Dirham VF -- #AC107095
AR 4 Dirham 24mm. 2.58g. Simnan mint AH768? (1366 A.D.) Kalima arranged into square, mint in central linear square, date around, all within circle and beaded border.
Kalima in octofoil border, names of the Rashidun in margins, all within circle and beaded border.
Album 2344.2 VF. Rare mint for the type. Toned with some lustre in recesses. Struck unevenly and off center, as typical. Faint hairlines. Some green adhesions. The only ruler of the Shi'ite state of Astarabad who issued coinage was Amir Wali, though his coins are always anonymous. This coin features a Sunni reverse despite Wali being an adherent of the Shi'ite belief.
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$ 80.00
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Eretnid temp. Eretna AH736-753 (1335-1352 A.D.) Akce EF -- #AC86566
AR Akce 19mm. 1.80g. Erzincan Mint AH743 Uighur legend in three lines, within pointed hexafoil frame; date around; all within linear and dotted circles.
Kalima in three lines within linear square, names of the Rashidun around; all within linear and dotted circles.
Album 2320.1 EF. Rare. Lightly toned with strong lustre. An excellent example. A few areas of weakness, otherwise choice. Listed as 'scarce' in Album, but market evidence suggests it is much rarer. All coins of Eretna are anonymous, but can be attributed by date. The Eretnids were a successor state to the Ilkhanate in central Anatolia, but were short lived, lasting only from 1335 to 1381 A.D. Reduced from: $145
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$ 130.00
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Umayyad Caliphate Syria temp. Marwan II ibn Muhammad AH127-132 (744-750 A.D.) Fals VF -- #AC106977
AE Fals 16mm. 2.91g. Hims (Homs) mint Elephant r.; 'There is no god but Allah, the One' in Arabic around.
'Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in Arabic in two lines; mint name below.
Album 178.1 VF. Nearly black patina with some reddish earthen fill. More attractive than most. Off-center and a bit crude, as typical.
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$ 50.00
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Aq Qoyunlu Ya'qub (Abu'l-Mazzaffar) AH883-896 (1478-1490 A.D.) 1/4 Tanka Near EF -- #AC107151
AR 1/4 Tanka 13mm. 1.18g. Tabriz Mint Stylized Kalima in square, names of the Rashidun around.
Name and titles, mint below.
Album A2522 Near EF. Scarce. Lightly toned and lustrous. Nearly complete legends with neat style. A charming example. Scarcer mint, and far nicer than the few examples found online.
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$ 75.00
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