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Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29	Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2958 Price realized: 45 CHF (Approx. 51 USD / 47 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tamid, AH 256-279 / AD 870-892. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 3.46 g, 11 h), Fars, AH 273 (?) = 886/7. Citing his heir al-Muwaffaq billah by the title al-Nasir li-din Allah, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / al-Nāṣir li-dīn Allāh / al-Muwaffaq billāh' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. al-Nasir li-din Allah al-Muwaffaq billah' in Arabic); in the inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Fārs sana thalāth(?) wa sabʿīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Fars in the year 273(?)' 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. 'li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / al-Muʿtamid ʿalā Allāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muʿtamid ʿala Allah' 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 -, cf. 240.7A (with the second heir Ahmad ibn al-Muwaffaq billah). Extremely rare. Areas of weakness and with some scratches and porosity, otherwise, good fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF

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Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29	Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 3029 Price realized: 40 CHF (Approx. 45 USD / 42 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muttaqi, AH 329-333 / AD 940-944. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 3.82 g, 8 h), Wasit, AH 332 = 943/4. Citing his son and heir Abu Mansur, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abū Manṣūr ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abu Mansur son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); in the inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Wāsiṭ sana ithnayn wa thalāthīn wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Wasit in the year 332' 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-Muttaqī lillāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muttaqi lillah' 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 257. Very rare. 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

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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

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Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28	Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5789 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mutawakkil, AH 232-247 / AD 847-861. Dirham (Silver, 19 mm, 3.07 g, 3 h), Fars, AH 247 = 861. Citing his son and heir 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-dirham bi Fārs sana sabʿ wa arbaʿīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Fars in the year 247' 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 230.3. Rare. Struck from worn dies and somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF

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Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29	Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 3031 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mustakfi, AH 333-334 / AD 944-946. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 4.00 g, 6 h), Antakiya, AH 333 = 944/5. Citing the chief amir Tuzun as al-Muzaffar Abu'l-Wafa, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / al-Muẓaffar / Abu'l-Wafā' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. al-Muzaffar Abu'l-Wafa' in Arabic); in the inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba h[ādhā al-]dirham bi Anṭ[ākiya] sana thalāth wa thalāthīn wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Antakiya in the year 333' 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. Within a circle, 'li-llāh / Muḥammad rasūl / Allāh ṣalla Allāh / ʿalayh wa sallam / al-Mustakfī billāh / al-khalīfa' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. al-Mustakfi billah, the Caliph' 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 264. Zeno-26937. Rare. Somewhat rough and with areas of weakness, otherwise, good fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF

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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

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Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29	Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2963 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muktafi, AH 289-295 / AD 902-908. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 3.06 g, 6 h), Madinat al-Salam, AH 289 = 902. '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 Madīnat al-Salām sana tisʿ wa thamānīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Madinat al-Salam in the year 289' 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-Muktafī billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muktafi 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 244.1. 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