| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2859 Price realized: 55 CHF (Approx. 62 USD / 58 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CRUSADERS. Crusader Imitations of Islamic Dirhams. Dirham (Silver, 22 mm, 2.81 g, 5 h), imitating an Ayyubid dirham. Citing the Ayyubid al-Nasir Yusuf II (AH 634-658 / AD 1236-1259), 'al-malik al-Nāṣir / Ṣalāḥ al-Dunyā wa a/l-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Muḥammad' ('King al-Nasir Salah al-Dunya wa al-Din Yusuf son of Muhammad' in Arabic); totally effaced mint and date formula in the margin. Rev. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Mustaʿsim billah (AH 640-656 / AD 1242-1258) within a square, 'al-Imām / al-Mustaʿṣim / billāh Abū Aḥmad / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('Imam al-Mustaʿsim billah Abu Ahmad, Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); marginal legend off flan and effaced. Album -. Extremely rare. Edge cut and with areas of weakness, otherwise, nearly extremely fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5646 Price realized: 1,600 CHF (Approx. 1,819 USD / 1,689 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CRUSADERS. Crusader Imitations of Islamic Dirhams. Dirham (Silver, 22 mm, 2.17 g, 8 h), Imitating an Ayyubid dirham of al-Salih Ismaiʿl (AH 635 / AD 1237 and AH 637-643 / AD 1239-1245) from Dimashq (Damascus), but probably struck in ʿAkka (Acre), AH [64]3 = 1245/6. Within a square, citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Mustansir billah (AH 623-640 / AD 1226-1242), 'al-Imām / al-Mustanṣir / billāh Abū Jaʿfar / al-Manṣūr amīr al-muʾminīn' ('Imam al-Mustansir billah Abu Jaʿfar al-Mansur, Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); in the margin, the reference to the prophet Muhammad replaced by the archangel Michael, 'lā ilāha i/llā Allāh wa / Mīkhāʾil ra/sūl Allāh' ('There is no deity but God and Michael is the messenger of God' in Arabic); cross in lower margin. Rev. Within a square, 'al-malik al-Ṣāliḥ / ʿImād al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn / Ismāʿīl ibn Abī Bakr' ('King al-Salih ʿImad al-Dunya wa al-Din Ismaʿil son of Abu Bakr' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh / ḍuriba bi Dimashq / sana thalāth wa / ...' ('In the name of Allah. Struck in Dimashq in the year [46]3' in Arabic); cross in upper margin. Bates & Metcalf 51. Malloy 6. Metcalf, Crusades, -. Wäckerlin 223. Very rare. Holed and somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, ex Leu Web Auction 11, 22-23 February 2020, 2277. This is the rarest and arguably the most interesting of all Crusader imitations of Islamic Dirhams, as it replaces the name of the prophet Muhammad with that of the Archangel Michael. However, the objections of Odo of Chateauroux, Cardinal-Bishop of Tusculum (1244-1273) and Papal legate on the Seventh Crusade to the striking of coins with Islamic inscriptions and datings would eventually lead to their replacement with Christianized types. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3157 Price realized: 30 CHF (Approx. 34 USD / 31 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Ayyubids. Egypt. al-'Adil I Sayf al-Din Ahmad, AH 592-615 / AD 1196-1218. Dirham (Silver, 22 mm, 2.81 g, 11 h), square-in-circle type, Dimashq, AH 596 = 1199/1200. Within a square, 'al-ʾimām al-nāṣir / li-dīn Allāh a/mīr al-muʾminīn' ('Imam al-Nasir li-din Allah, Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); in the margin, 'lā ilāha i/llā Allāh / Muḥammad rasū/l Allāh' ('There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in Arabic). Rev. Within a square, 'al-malik al-ʿādil / Sayf al-Dīn / Abū Bakr ibn Ayyūb' ('The just king Sayf al-Din Abu Bakr son of Ayyub' in Arabic); in the margin, 'ḍuriba bi Dimashq / sana sitt / wa tisʿīn / wa khamsa miʾa' ('Struck in Dimashq in the year 596' in Arabic). Album 802.1. Extremely rare. Toned. Areas of weakness and with an edge crack, otherwise, good very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3070 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Egypt & Syria (Pre-Fatimid). Ikhshidids. Abu'l-Qasim Unujur, AH 334-349 / AD 946-960. Dirham (Silver, 22 mm, 1.32 g, 5 h), Dimashq, AH 33x. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abu'l-Qāsim ibn / al-Ikhshīd' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abu'l-Qasim son of al-Ikhshid' in Arabic); in the inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Dimashq sana ... wa thalāthīn wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Dimashq in the year 33x' in Arabic); in the outer margin, weak traces of 'li-llāh al-amr min qabl wa min baʿd wa yawmaʾidhin yafraḥu al-muʾminūn bi naṣr Allāh' ('To Allah belongs the command before and after, and on that day the believers will rejoice with the help of Allah' in Arabic; Qurʾān 30: 4-5). Rev. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Mutiʿ lillah (AH 334-363 / AD 946-974), 'lillāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh / ṣalla Allāh ʿalayhi / al-Muṭīʿ lillāh / ẓafar' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him. al-Mutiʿ lillah. Victory' in Arabic); in the margin, traces of 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih wa law kariha al-mushrikūn' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it' in Arabic). Album 677. Rare. Edge crack and with some deposits, otherwise, very fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2954 Price realized: 1,700 CHF (Approx. 1,930 USD / 1,783 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid, AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. Dirham (Silver, 27 mm, 4.05 g, 12 h), Makka (Mecca), AH 26x. Citing the name of an official which may be tentatively read as Muhammad ibn Saʿd, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Muḥammad ibn Saʿd(?)' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Muhammad son of Saʿd(?)' in Arabic); in the inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Makka sana ... wa sittīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Makka in the year 26x' in Arabic); in the outer margin, traces of 'li-llāh al-amr min qabl wa min baʿd wa yawmaʾidhin yafraḥu al-muʾminūn bi naṣr Allāh' ('To Allah belongs the command before and after, and on that day the believers will rejoice with the help of Allah' in Arabic; Qurʾān 30: 4-5). Rev. 'li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / al-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muʿtamid ʿala Allah' in Arabic); in the margin, traces of 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih wa law kariha al-mushrikūn' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it' in Arabic). Album -. Apparently unpublished and unique. Areas of weakness and with some scratches, otherwise, good fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3030 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mustakfi, AH 333-334 / AD 944-946. Dirham (Silver, 27 mm, 3.31 g, 9 h), mint and date effaced. Citing the chief amir Tuzun as al-Muzaffar Abu'l-Wafa, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / al-Muẓaffar / Abu'l-Wafā' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. al-Muzaffar Abu'l-Wafa' in Arabic); mint and date formula in the inner margin; in the outer margin, weak traces of 'li-llāh al-amr min qabl wa min baʿd wa yawmaʾidhin yafraḥu al-muʾminūn bi naṣr Allāh' ('To Allah belongs the command before and after, and on that day the believers will rejoice with the help of Allah' in Arabic; Qurʾān 30: 4-5). Rev. Within a circle, 'li-llāh / Muḥammad rasūl / Allāh ṣalla Allāh / ʿalayh wa sallam / al-Mustakfī billāh / al-khalīfa' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. al-Mustakfi billah, the Caliph' in Arabic); in the margin, traces of 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih wa law kariha al-mushrikūn' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it' in Arabic). Album 264. Rare. Areas of weakness, otherwise, about very fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
