| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2900 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, 26 mm, 2.70 g, 12 h), Ifriqiya, AH 166 = 782/3. '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 Ifrīqiya sana sitt wa sittīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Ifriqiya in the year 166' in Arabic). Rev. Citing heir Harun, 'li'l-khalīfa al-Mahdī / mimmā amara bihī Hārūn / ibn amīr al-muʾminīn' ('For Caliph al-Mahdi. From that ordered by Harun, son of the Commander of the Believers' 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 215.3. Very weak strike and with some scratches and deposits, otherwise, fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5737 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, 23 mm, 2.75 g, 11 h), Kirman, 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 Kirmān sana tisʿ wa sittīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Kirman in the year 169' 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. Minor scratches and some deposits, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3206 Price realized: 30 CHF (Approx. 34 USD / 31 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Samanids. Isma'il I ibn Ahmad, AH 279-295 / AD 892-907. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 5.77 g, 6 h), Andaraba, AH 280 = 893/4. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Andarāba sana thamānīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Andaraba in the year 280' in Arabic); outer margin, '[li-llāh al-amr] min qabl wa min baʿd wa yawmaʾidhin yafraḥu al-m[uʾminūn 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-Muktafi billah (AH 289-295 / AD 902-908), 'li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh / al-Muktafī bi-llāh / Ismāʿīl ibn Aḥmad' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muktafi billah. Ismaʿil son of Ahmad' 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). Comment: a mule of a new reverse and an older obverse belonging to the time of the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Muʿtadid billah (AH 279-289 / AD 892-902). Album 1443. Very fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3185 Price realized: 30 CHF (Approx. 34 USD / 31 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Buwayhids (Buyids). Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad ibn Buwayh, AH 334-356 / AD 946-967. Dirham (Silver, 27 mm, 3.39 g, 2 h), Ramhurmuz, AH 338 = 949/50. 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / waḥdahū lā sharīka lahū / Muʿizz al-Dawla / Abu'l-Ḥusayn Būya' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Muʿizz al-Dawla Abu'l-Husayn Buya' in Arabic); in the inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Rāmhurmuz sana thamān wa thalāthīn wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Ramhurmuz in the year 338' 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 ʿImad al-Dawla Abu'l-Hasan (AH 334-338 / AD 946-949) as overlord, 'li-llāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ṣalla Allāh ʿalayh wa sallam / al-Muṭīʿ lillāh / ʿImād al-Dawla / Abu'l-Ḥasan Būya' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. al-Mutiʿ lillah. ʿImad al-Dawla Abu'l-Hasan 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 1543.1. Somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6213 Price realized: 40 CHF (Approx. 45 USD / 42 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Mongols. Chaghatayid Khans. 'Ali Khalil (Allah), circa AH 742-744 / AD 1341-1343. Dinar (Silver, 32 mm, 7.90 g, 12 h), Bukhara, AH 742 = 1341/2. 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh' ('There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in Arabic); the names of the four Rashidun Caliphs around. Rev. 'al-khāqān al-aʿẓam / Sulṭān Khalīl Allāh / khalada – mulkuhū' ('The supreme Khaqan, Sultan Khalil Allah. May his kingdom be perpetuated' in Arabic); tamgha at the bottom; around, 'sikka / Bukhārā / 742' ('Coin of Bukhara, 742' in Arabic). Album 2002. Rare. Struck slightly off center and with areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5926 Price realized: 440 CHF (Approx. 500 USD / 465 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, 25 mm, 2.75 g, 9 h), Filastin, AH 346 = 957/8. '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 Filasṭīn sana sitt wa arbaʿīn wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Filastin in the year 346' 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. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Mutiʿ lillah (AH 334-363 / AD 946-974), 'lillāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh / ṣalla Allāh ʿalayhi / wa ʿalā ālihī / al-Muṭīʿ lillāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and his household. al-Mutiʿ lillah' 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. Areas of weakness and with edge chippinh, otherwise, very fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 6:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6115 Price realized: 90 CHF (Approx. 102 USD / 95 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Samanids. Ahmad ibn Sahl, rebel, AH 303-308 / AD 915-920. Dirham (Silver, 28 mm, 6.03 g, 3 h), Badakhshan, AH 306 = 918/9. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Aḥmad ibn Sahl' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Ahmad ibn Sahl' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Badakhshān sana sitt wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Badakhshan in the year 306' in Arabic); 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-Muqtadir billah (AH 295-320 / AD 908-932) and the Samanid overlord Nasr ibn Ahmad (AH 301-331 / AD 914-943), 'li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh / al-Muqtadir bi-llāh / Naṣr ibn Aḥmad' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir billah. Nasr son of Ahmad' 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 B1453. Rare. Weakly struck and with some edge cracks, otherwise, very fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
