Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2924

Price realized: 320 CHF   (Approx. 363 USD / 336 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dinar (Gold, 19 mm, 4.19 g, 12 h), without mint, AH 184 = 800/1. '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. 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in Arabic); citing his son al-Amin Muhammad in the inner margin, 'mimmā amara bihī al-amīr al-Amīn Muḥammad ibn amīr al-muʾminīn' ('From that ordered by Amir al-Amin Muhammad son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); in the outer margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār sana arbaʿ wa thamānīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in the year 184' in Arabic). Album 218.3. Slightly wavy and with minor doubling, 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 1:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2925

Price realized: 220 CHF   (Approx. 250 USD / 231 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dinar (Gold, 18 mm, 3.81 g, 12 h), [Misr], AH 184 = 800/1. '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. Citing vizier Jaʿfar, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / Jaʿfar' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Jaʿfar' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār sana arbaʿ wa thamānīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in the year 184' in Arabic). Album 218.11. Clipped and with some scratches, otherwise, very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 50 CHF

Match 2:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5753

Price realized: 380 CHF   (Approx. 432 USD / 401 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dinar (Gold, 18 mm, 4.12 g, 6 h), [Misr], AH 170 = 786/7. '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, '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. Citing the Egyptian governor ʿAli, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / ʿAlī' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. ʿAli' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār sana sabʿīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in the year 170' in Arabic). Album 218.6. Rare. Scrape on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine.


From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years.

Starting price: 100 CHF

Match 3:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5756

Price realized: 320 CHF   (Approx. 364 USD / 338 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dinar (Gold, 19 mm, 3.94 g, 7 h), [Misr], AH 172 = 788/9. '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. Citing the Egyptian governor Musa, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / Mūsā' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Musa' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār sana ithnatayn wa sabʿīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in the year 172' in Arabic). Album 218.7. Rare. Slightly clipped and the flan a bit wavy, otherwise, very fine.


From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years.

Starting price: 75 CHF

Match 4:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2917

Price realized: 300 CHF   (Approx. 341 USD / 315 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dinar (Gold, 19 mm, 3.94 g, 7 h), [Misr], AH 172 = 788/9. '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. Citing the Egyptian governor Musa, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / Mūsā' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Musa' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār sana ithnatayn wa sabʿīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in the year 172' in Arabic). Album 218.7. Rare. Slightly clipped and the flan a bit wavy, otherwise, very fine.


From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years.

Starting price: 75 CHF

Match 5:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5755

Price realized: 280 CHF   (Approx. 318 USD / 296 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dinar (Gold, 18 mm, 3.93 g, 5 h), [Misr], AH 172 = 788/9. '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. Citing the Egyptian governor Musa, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / Mūsā' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Musa' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār sana ithnatayn wa sabʿīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in the year 172' in Arabic). Album 218.7. Rare. Slightly clipped and with a test cut, otherwise, very fine.


From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years.

Starting price: 50 CHF

Match 6:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2916

Price realized: 200 CHF   (Approx. 227 USD / 210 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dinar (Gold, 18 mm, 3.93 g, 5 h), [Misr], AH 172 = 788/9. '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. Citing the Egyptian governor Musa, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / Mūsā' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Musa' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār sana ithnatayn wa sabʿīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in the year 172' in Arabic). Album 218.7. Rare. Slightly clipped and with a test cut, otherwise, very fine.


From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years.

Starting price: 50 CHF