Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2927

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, 18 mm, 4.15 g, 6 h), [Misr], AH 185 = 801/2. '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 khams wa thamānīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in the year 185' in Arabic). Album 218.11. Some scratches and slightly bent, otherwise, good fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 50 CHF

Match 1:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction 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 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5759

Price realized: 35 CHF   (Approx. 40 USD / 37 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 2.95 g), al-Muhammadiya, AH 180 = 796/7. '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 al-Muḥammadiya sana thamānīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-Muhammadiya in the year 180' in Arabic). Rev. Citing al-Rashid's son al-Amin Muhammad, governor Muhammad ibn Yahya, and vizier Jaʿfar, 'Muḥammad rasūl / Allāh mimmā amara bihī al-amīr al-Amīn / Muḥammad ibn amīr al-muʾminīn fī / wilāyat Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā / Jaʿfar' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. From that ordered by Amir al-Amin Muhammad, son of the Commander of the Believers, under the rule of Muhammad ibn Yahya. Jaʿfar' 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 219.12. Rare and nicely toned. Some deposits and doubling, otherwise, very fine.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 3:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5881

Price realized: 340 CHF   (Approx. 386 USD / 359 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Radi, AH 322-329 / AD 934-940. Dinar (Gold, 23 mm, 4.44 g, 7 h), al-Ahwaz, AH 329 = 940. '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-dīnār bi al-Ahwāz sana tisʿ wa ʿishrīn wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in al-Ahwaz in the year 329' 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. 'li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh / al-Rāḍī billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Radi billah' 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 254.1. Areas of weakness and with some doubling, otherwise, good very fine.


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

Starting price: 50 CHF

Match 4:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction 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 5:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5788

Price realized: 341 CHF   (Approx. 388 USD / 360 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil, AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. Dinar (Gold, 21 mm, 4.15 g, 3 h), Misr, AH 246 = 860/1. Citing his son as heir by his future caliphal title al-Muʿtazz Billah, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / al-Muʿtazz Billāh' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. al-Muʿtazz Billah' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi Miṣr sana sitt wa arbaʿīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Misr in the year 246' 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. 'li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Mutawakkil ʿala 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 229.3. Areas of weakness and with some doubling, otherwise, good very fine.


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

Starting price: 75 CHF

Match 6:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction 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