| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2885 Price realized: 480 CHF (Approx. 545 USD / 503 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik, AH 86-96 / AD 705-715. Dinar (Gold, 20 mm, 4.26 g, 7 h), AH 92 = 710/1. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in Arabic); in the margin, 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih' ('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' in Arabic). Rev. 'Allāh aḥad Allāh / al-ṣamad lam yalid / wa lam yūlad' ('Allah is One, Allah is Absolute, He begets not, nor is He begotten' in Arabic; Qurʾān 112: 1-3); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār sana thinatayn wa tisʿīn' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in the year 92' in Arabic). Album 127. Minor scratches, otherwise, extremely fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2886 Price realized: 480 CHF (Approx. 545 USD / 503 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik, AH 86-96 / AD 705-715. Dinar (Gold, 20 mm, 4.21 g, 6 h), AH 95 = 713/4. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in Arabic); in the margin, 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih' ('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' in Arabic). Rev. 'Allāh aḥad Allāh / al-ṣamad lam yalid / wa lam yūlad' ('Allah is One, Allah is Absolute, He begets not, nor is He begotten' in Arabic; Qurʾān 112: 1-3); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār sana khams wa tisʿīn' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in the year 95' in Arabic). Album 127. Some scratches and nicks and with traces of mounting, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of a Swiss scholar and previously from an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s and 1980s. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5688 Price realized: 80 CHF (Approx. 91 USD / 84 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik, AH 86-96 / AD 705-715. Dirham (Silver, 27 mm, 2.42 g, 12 h), Kirman, AH 91 = 709/710. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in Arabic); in the margin: 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Kirmān fī sana iḥdā wa tisʿīn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Kirman in the year 91' in Arabic). Rev. 'Allāh aḥad Allāh / al-ṣamad lam yalid wa / lam yūlad wa lam yakun / lahū kufuwan aḥad' ('Allah is One, Allah is Absolute, He begets not, nor is He begotten, and none is like Him' in Arabic; Qurʾān 112: 1-4); in the margin: '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 128. Minor scratches and doubling, otherwise, nearly extremely fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5690 Price realized: 60 CHF (Approx. 68 USD / 63 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik, AH 86-96 / AD 705-715. Dirham (Silver, 27 mm, 2.83 g, 1 h), Marw, AH 95 = 713/4. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in Arabic); in the margin: 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Marw fī sana khams wa tisʿīn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Marw in the year 95' in Arabic). Rev. 'Allāh aḥad Allāh / al-ṣamad lam yalid wa / lam yūlad wa lam yakun / lahū kufuwan aḥad' ('Allah is One, Allah is Absolute, He begets not, nor is He begotten, and none is like Him' in Arabic; Qurʾān 112: 1-4); in the margin: '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 128. Fresh and attractive. Good extremely fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3041 Price realized: 280 CHF (Approx. 318 USD / 294 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Aghlabids. Muhammad I ibn al-Aghlab, AH 226-242 / AD 841-856. Dinar (Gold, 17 mm, 4.18 g, 7 h), AH 236 = 850/1. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in Arabic); in the margin, 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih' ('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' in Arabic). Rev. 'ghālib / Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / Muḥammad' ('Victorious. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Muhammad' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār sana sitt wa thalāthīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in the year 236' in Arabic). Album 443. Rare. Slightly wavy, otherwise, fine. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| 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 |  |
