| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2876 Price realized: 500 CHF (Approx. 568 USD / 524 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. Drachm (Silver, 28 mm, 2.32 g, 2 h), Arab-Armenian type, citing Muhammad [ibn Marwan) (circa AH 75-78 / AD 694-697), uncertain mint in Armenia or Adharbayjan. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate crown; behind head, 'GDE ʾp̄zwt' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'mhmt' ('Muhammad' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, 'wāf' ('full' in Arabic). Rev. Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; above altar, star and crescent; to left, blundered date in Pahlavi; to right, blundered mint signature in Pahlavi. Album E97. SICA I, 494. Very rare. Rough and with some edge chipping, otherwise, very fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. It has been suggested that the 'Muhammad' mentioned on the obverse of this coin was Muhammad ibn Marwan, the brother of the Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, who completed the conquest of Armenia around 704/705. In any case, it is one of the great rarities in the Arab-Armenian series. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5664 Price realized: 55 CHF (Approx. 63 USD / 58 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. Drachm (Silver, 32 mm, 4.12 g, 9 h), Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor Umar ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Msmar (AH 67-72 = AD 686-691), BYŠ (Bishapur), AH 70 = AD 689/90. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, AWMR Y AWBYTALAAN ('Umar ibn Ubayd Allah' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, 'lillah al-hamd' ('praise be to God') and three pellets to left and right of one star-in-crescent. Rev. Fire altar with ribbons flanked by two attendants; in upper field to left, six-pointed star; in upper field to right, crescent; to left, date in Pahlawi; to right, BYŠ (name of the mint in Pahlawi). Album 21. Malek, Arab-Sasanian, 317. SICA I, 174. Walker, Arab-Sasanian, p. 100. 198. Very fine. From the collection of François Righetti, privately acquired from Sphinx Numismatics on 2 August 2010. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2877 Price realized: 65 CHF (Approx. 74 USD / 68 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. Drachm (Silver, 26 mm, 2.85 g, 7 h), Arab-Sasanian type, klmʾn-NAL (Kirmān-Nar[māshir]?), ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, rival caliph (AH 60-73 / AD 680-692), AH 67 = 686/7. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, 'GDE ʾp̄zwt'' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'ʾp̄dwlʾ / Y zwbylʾn', i.e. 'Abdulā ī Zubayrān' ('ʿAbd Allah son of al-Zubayr' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, 'bism Allāh' ('In the name of Allah' in Kufic), followed by an illegible Pahlavi word. Rev. Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; above altar, star and crescent; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, klmʾn-NAL (the name of the mint in Pahlavi). Album 15. Rare mint. Clipped, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5668 Price realized: 70 CHF (Approx. 80 USD / 74 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. Pashiz (Bronze, 20.5 mm, 0.94 g, 2 h), Arab-Sasanian, Daray type, Bishapur, circa AH 71-91 = AD 690-710. Draped bust wearing a flame nimbus around the head; to left, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); to right, DARAY in Pahlawi. Rev. ABAD (or AZAD) BYŠPHR ('May Bishapur be prosperous [or free]' in Pahlawi) Gopatshah standing right, wearing the crown of Khosrau II; before, six-pointed star and the Pahlawi letter p. Album 44. Gyselen 7. SICA I, 498. Struck from a somewhat worn reverse die and with cleaning scratches, otherwise, very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 4122. Gopatshah is a fabulous beast in Persian mythology with the body of a bull and the head of a human. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2875 Price realized: 80 CHF (Approx. 91 USD / 84 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Marwan I ibn Hakam, AH 64-65 / AD 684-685. Drachm (Silver, 33 mm, 4.09 g, 4 h), Arab-Sasanian type, DA (Darabgird), ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, rival caliph (AH 60-73 / AD 680-692), YE 53 = 684/5. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, 'GDE ʾp̄zwt'' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'ʾp̄dwlʾ ʾmyl / Y wlwyšnykʾn', i.e. 'Abdulā amīr ī wurrōyišnīgān' ('ʿAbd Allah, Commander of the Believers' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, 'bism Allāh' ('In the name of Allah' in Kufic). Rev. Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; above altar, star and crescent; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, DA (abbreviation for the name of the mint in Pahlavi). Album 16. Rare. Areas of weakness and with minor doubling, otherwise, extremely fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5667 Price realized: 130 CHF (Approx. 148 USD / 137 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. Pashiz (Bronze, 16 mm, 0.75 g, 6 h), Arab-Sasanian type, ST (Staxr/Istakhr), al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra, circa AH 75-79 / AD 694-698. Bearded and draped Byzantine-style bust facing. Rev. Bust of the goddess Anāhitā facing with nimbus of flames; to left, 'ʾp̄zwn'' ('Increase' in Pahlavi); to right, ST (abbreviation for the name of the mint in Pahlavi). Album 31E. Extremely rare. Patina stripped and rough, otherwise, good fine. From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, ex Album 25, 19 May 2016, 104. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
