| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2899 Price realized: 40 CHF (Approx. 45 USD / 42 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. Dirham (Silver, 27 mm, 2.92 g, 6 h), Madinat al-Salam, AH 160 = 776/7. '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 Madīnat al-Salām sana sittīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Madinat al-Salam in the year 160' in Arabic). Rev. 'Muḥammad rasūl / Allāh ṣalla Allāh / ʿalayh wa sallam / li'l-khalīfa al-Mahdī' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. For Caliph al-Mahdi' in Arabic); 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 215.1. Beautifully toned. Minor doubling on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3191 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Buwayhids (Buyids). 'Adud al-Dawla Abu Shuja' Fanakhusraw, AH 338-372 / AD 949-983. Dirham (Silver, 27 mm, 3.17 g, 2 h), Madinat al-Salam, AH 368 = 978/9. 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / waḥdahū lā sharīka lahū / al-malik ʿAḍud al-Dawla / wa Tāj al-Milla / Abū Shujāʿ / Būya' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. King ʿAdud al-Dawla wa Taj al-Milla Abu Shujaʿ Buya' in Arabic); mint and date formula in the inner margin; 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. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Taʾiʿ lillah (AH 363-381 / AD 974-991), 'li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh / ṣalla Allāh ʿalayh wa sallam / al-Ṭāʾiʿ lillāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. al-Taʾiʿ lillah' in Arabic); in the margin, weak 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 1552. Zeno 299070. Weak strike and with a ragged edge, otherwise, good fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2902 Price realized: 320 CHF (Approx. 363 USD / 336 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 2.88 g, 7 h), Qasr al-Salam, AH 169 = 785. '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 Qaṣr al-Salām sana tisʿ wa sittīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Qasr al-Salam in the year 169' in Arabic). Rev. 'li-llāh / Muḥammad rasūl / Allāh ṣalla Allāh / ʿalayh wa sallam / li'l-khalīfa al-Mahdī / al-ḥamd' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. For Caliph al-Mahdi. Praise be to Allah' in Arabic); 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 215.1. Rare mint. Areas of weakness and with some deposits, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5736 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 2.92 g, 3 h), al-Muhammadiya, AH 168 = 784/5. '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 al-Muḥammadiya sana thamān wa sittīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-Muhammadiya in the year 168' in Arabic). Rev. 'Muḥammad rasūl / Allāh ṣalla Allāh / ʿalayh wa sallam / li'l-khalīfa al-Mahdī / bakh' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. For Caliph al-Mahdi. Good' in Arabic); 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 215.1. Areas of weakness and with minor doubling, otherwise, good fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5738 Price realized: 55 CHF (Approx. 63 USD / 58 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 2.53 g, 11 h), Harunabad/Arminiya (Armenia), AH 169 = 785. '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 Hārūnābād sana tisʿ wa sittīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Harunabad in the year 169' in Arabic). Rev. Citing heir Harun and governor Hasan, 'Armīniya / li'l-khalīfa al-Mahdī / mimmā amara bihī Hārūn / ibn amīr al-muʾminīn / Ḥasan' ('Arminiya. For Caliph al-Mahdi. From that ordered by Harun, son of the Commander of the Believers. Hasan' in Arabic); 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 215.3. A rare mint. Somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2903 Price realized: 110 CHF (Approx. 125 USD / 115 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 2.91 g, 11 h), al-Haruniya/Arminya, AH 169 = 785. '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 al-Hārūniya sana tisʿ wa sittīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-Haruniya in the year 169' in Arabic). Rev. Citing his son Harun, the future al-Rashid, and governor Khuzayma, 'Armīniya / li'l-khalīfa al-Mahdī / mimmā amara bihī Hārūn / ibn amīr al-muʾminīn / Khuzayma' ('Arminiya. For Caliph al-Mahdi. From that ordered by Harun, son of the Commander of the Believers. Khuzayma' in Arabic); 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 215.3. Rare. Good fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 6:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3187 Price realized: 420 CHF (Approx. 477 USD / 441 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Buwayhids (Buyids). Izz al-Dawla Bakhtiyar, Amir of Iraq, AH 356-367 / AD 967-978. Dinar (Gold, 26 mm, 4.08 g, 12 h), Madinat al-Salam, AH 358 = 968/9. 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / waḥdahū lā sharīka lahū / ʿIzz al-Dawla / Abū Manṣūr / Būya' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. ʿIzz al-Dawla Abu Mansur Buya' in Arabic); in the inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi Madīnat al-Salām sana thamān wa khamsīn wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Madinat al-Salam in the year 358' in Arabic); in the outer margin, '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), and Rukn al-Dawla Abu ʿAli (AH 335-366 / AD 947-977) as overlord, 'li-llāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ṣalla Allāh ʿalayh wa sallam / al-Muṭīʿ lillāh / Rukn al-Dawla / Abū ʿAlī / Būya' ('For Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. al-Mutiʿ lillah. Rukn al-Dawla Abu ʿAli Buya' in Arabic); 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 1556. Rare. Areas of weakness and somewhat wavy, otherwise, about extremely fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
