Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5684

Price realized: 150 CHF   (Approx. 171 USD / 158 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 22 mm, 3.20 g, 7 h), 'Standing Caliph' type, Iliya Filastin (Jerusalem), AH 74-80 = AD 693/4-699/700. Caliph standing facing, bearded and with his wavy hair flowing over his shoulders, placing his right hand on his sword and with whip hanging from his right hip; around, 'Muhammad rasul Allah' (Muhammad is the messenger of God' in Kufic). Rev. Large and cursive m in center; to left, 'Iliya' in Kufic; to right, 'Filastin' in Kufic; above, crescent; in exergue, pellet. DOCAB 92. Goodwin, Khalili Collection, p. 99, 27. SICA I, 730. Flan fault and with some light deposits, otherwise, very fine.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 1:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5682

Price realized: 30 CHF   (Approx. 34 USD / 32 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 19 mm, 2.90 g, 3 h), 'Standing Caliph' type, Hims (Emesa), circa AH 74-80 / AD 693-700. Within a dotted circle, caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the hilt of his sword; to right and left, 'li ʿabd Allah ʿAbd al-Malik – amīr al-muʾminīn' ('For the servant of Allah, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Believers' in Arabic). Rev. Within a dotted circle, transformed cross on four steps; to left and right, 'ḍuriba – bi Ḥimṣ' ('Struck in Hims' in Arabic); around, 'lā ilāha illā [Allāh waḥdahū Mu]ḥamma[d] rasūl Allāh' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in Arabic). Album 3539. Areas of weakness and with earthen deposits, otherwise, about very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 2:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5684

Price realized: 150 CHF   (Approx. 171 USD / 158 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 22 mm, 3.20 g, 7 h), 'Standing Caliph' type, Iliya Filastin (Jerusalem), AH 74-80 = AD 693/4-699/700. Caliph standing facing, bearded and with his wavy hair flowing over his shoulders, placing his right hand on his sword and with whip hanging from his right hip; around, 'Muhammad rasul Allah' (Muhammad is the messenger of God' in Kufic). Rev. Large and cursive m in center; to left, 'Iliya' in Kufic; to right, 'Filastin' in Kufic; above, crescent; in exergue, pellet. DOCAB 92. Goodwin, Khalili Collection, p. 99, 27. SICA I, 730. Flan fault and with some light deposits, otherwise, very fine.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 3:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5680

Price realized: 160 CHF   (Approx. 182 USD / 169 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 17 mm, 3.20 g, 1 h), 'Standing Caliph' type, Halab, AH 74-80 = AD 693/4-699/700. Caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword and whip hanging from his right elbow; around, 'J li' abd Allah' abd al-Malik Amir al-Mu'minin' ('for the servant of God, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic). Rev. Transformed cross containing three pellets and standing on three steps; in field to left, wāf ('full weight' in Kufic); in field to right, 'Halab' in Kufic; around, part of the first Kalima reading 'la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu Muhammad rasul Allah' ('There is no God but God alone; Muhammad is the messenger of God'). DOCAB -. Goodwin, Standing Caliph Coinage, 238 (same reverse die). SICA I, -. A very rare variety with three pellets within the transformed cross. Struck on a somewhat short flan and with some deposits, otherwise, very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 4:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5677

Price realized: 420 CHF   (Approx. 477 USD / 443 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 22 mm, 2.10 g, 12 h), 'Standing Caliph' type, Qinnasrin, AH 74-80 = AD 693/4-699/700. Caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword and whip hanging from his right elbow; around, 'J li' abd Allah' abd al-Malik amir al-Mu'minin' ('for the servant of Allah, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic). Rev. Large m with bar above and below; in field to left, mint bi-qinnasrin ('in Qinnasrin' in Kufic); in field to right, wāf ('full weight' in Kufic); around, part of the first Kalima reading 'la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu Muhammad rasul Allah' ('There is no God but Allah alone; Muhammad is the messenger of Allah); above upper bar, star. DOCAB -. Goodwin, Standing Caliph Coinage, Qinnasrin, 238 (same dies). SICA I, -. Very rare. Some deposits and with minot cleaning scratches, otherwise, about very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

The issue with a 'm' on the reverse is the rarest 'Standing Caliph' from Qinnasrin.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 5:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5669

Price realized: 35 CHF   (Approx. 40 USD / 37 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 23 mm, 2.68 g, 5 h), 'Standing Caliph' type, Tanukh, AH 74-80 = AD 693/4-699/700. Caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword and whip hanging from his right elbow; around, 'J li' abd Allah' abd al-Malik Amir al-Mu'minin' ('for the servant of Allah, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic). Rev. Transformed cross standing on three steps; in left field, mint bi-tanukh ('in Tanukh' in Kufic); in right field, wāf ('full weight' in Kufic); around, part of the first Kalima reading 'la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu Muhammad rasul Allah' ('There is no God but Allah alone; Muhammad is the messenger of Allah'). Album 656. DOCAB -. Goodwin, Standing Caliph Coinage, Tanukh, Type II. Rare Type II issue. Deposits and with some scratches, otherwise, good fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 6:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5671

Price realized: 40 CHF   (Approx. 45 USD / 42 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 21 mm, 3.00 g, 10 h), 'Standing Caliph' type, Tanukh, AH 74-80 = AD 693/4-699/700. Caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword and whip hanging from his right elbow; around, 'J li' abd Allah' abd al-Malik Amir al-Mu'minin' ('for the servant of Allah, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic). Rev. Transformed cross standing on three steps; in left field, mint bi-tanukh ('in Tanukh' in Kufic); in right field, wāf ('full weight' in Kufic); around, part of the first Kalima reading 'la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu Muhammad rasul Allah' ('There is no God but Allah alone; Muhammad is the messenger of Allah'). Album 656. DOCAB -. Goodwin, Standing Caliph Coinage, Tanukh, Type II. Traces of overstriking and with some deposits, otherwise, very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 25 CHF