| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2913 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 2.39 g, 6 h), Sijistan (Sistan), AH 174 = 790/1. '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, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Sijistān sana arbaʿ wa sabʿīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Sijistan in the year 174' in Arabic). Rev. Citing governor [ʿUthman ibn ʿUmara] ibn Khuraym, and the caliph by his name Harun, 'Ibn Khuraym / Muḥammad rasūl / Allāh ṣalla Allāh ʿalayh wa / sallam al-khalīfa Hārūn / bakh' ('Son of Khuraym. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. Caliph Harun. 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 219.4. Rare. Crystallized and with some edge chipping, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2914 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 2.95 g, 6 h), Zaranj, AH 179 = 795/6. '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 Zaranj sana tisʿ wa sabʿīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in the city of Zaranj in the year 179' in Arabic). Rev. Citing his vizier Jaʿfar, 'Jaʿfar / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ṣalla Allāh ʿalayh wa sallam / li'l-khalīfa al-Rashīd / bakh' ('Jaʿfar. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. For Caliph al-Rashid. 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 219.5. Areas of weakness and with minor 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 |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5750 Price realized: 85 CHF (Approx. 97 USD / 90 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 2.72 g, 9 h), Zaranj, AH 179 = 795/6. '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 Zaranj sana tisʿ wa sabʿīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in the city of Zaranj in the year 179' in Arabic). Rev. Citing his vizier Jaʿfar, 'Jaʿfar / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ṣalla Allāh ʿalayh wa sallam / li'l-khalīfa al-Rashīd / bakh' ('Jaʿfar. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. For Caliph al-Rashid. 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 219.5. 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 |  |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2915 Price realized: 30 CHF (Approx. 34 USD / 31 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dirham (Silver, 27 mm, 2.94 g, 9 h), Zaranj, AH 186 = 802/3. '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 madīnat Zaranj sana sitt wa thamānīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in the city of Zaranj in the year 186' in Arabic). Rev. Citing ʿAli [ibn ʿIsa ibn Mahan] and Sayf ibn al-Tarabi, 'ʿAlī / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ṣalla Allāh ʿalayh wa sallam / li'l-khalīfa al-Rashīd / Sayf ibn al-Ṭārābī' ('ʿAli. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. For Caliph al-Rashid. Sayf son of al-Tarabi' 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 219.5. Areas of weakness, 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 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3184 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). Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad ibn Buwayh, AH 334-356 / AD 946-967. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 2.38 g, 12 h), al-Kufa, AH 335 = 946/7. '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 al-Kūfa sana khams wa thalāthīn wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-Kufa in the year 335' 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), 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, 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 1543.1. Areas of weakness and with some crystallization, otherwise, nearly very fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6091 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). Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad ibn Buwayh, AH 334-356 / AD 946-967. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 2.42 g, 6 h), al-Basra, AH 342 = 953/4. '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-Ḥusayn Būya' in Arabic); in the inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi al-Baṣra sana ithnatayn wa arbaʿīn wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-Basra in the year 342' 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 (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' ('To 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 1543.2. Nicely toned. Areas of weakness and with some deposits, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 6:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5751 Price realized: 80 CHF (Approx. 91 USD / 84 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.79 g, 8 h), Zaranj, AH 187 = 803. '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 Zaranj sana sabʿ wa thamānīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in the city of Zaranj in the year 187' in Arabic). Rev. Citing ʿAli [ibn ʿIsa ibn Mahan] and Sayf ibn al-Tarabi, 'ʿAlī / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ṣalla Allāh ʿalayh wa sallam / li'l-khalīfa al-Rashīd / Sayf ibn al-Ṭārābī' ('ʿAli. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. For Caliph al-Rashid. Sayf son of al-Tarabi' 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 219.5. Struck from worn dies, otherwise, very fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
