Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2969

Price realized: 204 CHF   (Approx. 232 USD / 214 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, second reign, AH 296-317 / AD 908-929. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 4.04 g, 12 h). Citing his son and heir Abu'l-ʿAbbas, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abu'l-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abu'l-ʿAbbas son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); inner margin, mint and date formula; 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-Muqtadir billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir 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 245.2. Very weak strike, otherwise, fair.


From the Canaan Collection.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 1:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5798

Price realized: 300 CHF   (Approx. 341 USD / 317 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, first reign, AH 295-296 / AD 908. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 3.25 g, 6 h), al-Rafiqa, AH 296 = 908/9. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi al-Rāfiqa sana sitt wa tisʿīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in al-Rafiqa in the year 296' 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-Muqtadir billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir 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 245.1. Rare. Clipped and wavy, 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: 5844

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


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, second reign, AH 296-317 / AD 908-929. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 4.04 g, 1 h), Filastin, AH 317 = 929/30. Citing his son and heir Abu'l-ʿAbbas, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abu'l-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abu'l-ʿAbbas son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi Filasṭīn sana sabʿ ʿashara wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Filastin in the year 317' 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-Muqtadir billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir 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 245.2. Areas of weakness and with some scratches, otherwise, good fine.


From the Canaan Collection.

Starting price: 50 CHF

Match 3:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5801

Price realized: 260 CHF   (Approx. 296 USD / 274 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, second reign, AH 296-317 / AD 908-929. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 4.04 g, 12 h). Citing his son and heir Abu'l-ʿAbbas, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abu'l-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abu'l-ʿAbbas son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); inner margin, mint and date formula; 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-Muqtadir billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir 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 245.2. Very weak strike, otherwise, fair.


From the Canaan Collection.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 4:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2969

Price realized: 204 CHF   (Approx. 232 USD / 214 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, second reign, AH 296-317 / AD 908-929. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 4.04 g, 12 h). Citing his son and heir Abu'l-ʿAbbas, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abu'l-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abu'l-ʿAbbas son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); inner margin, mint and date formula; 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-Muqtadir billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir 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 245.2. Very weak strike, otherwise, fair.


From the Canaan Collection.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 5:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5830

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


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, second reign, AH 296-317 / AD 908-929. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 3.73 g, 11 h), Filastin, AH 311 = 923/4. Citing his son and heir Abu'l-ʿAbbas, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abu'l-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abu'l-ʿAbbas son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi Filasṭīn sana iḥdā ʿashara wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Filastin in the year 311' 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-Muqtadir billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir 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 245.2. Weakly struck from worn dies, otherwise, fine.


From the Canaan Collection.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 6:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5831

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


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, second reign, AH 296-317 / AD 908-929. Dinar (Gold, 26 mm, 4.26 g, 9 h), Mah al-Kufa, AH 311 = 923/4. Citing his son and heir Abu'l-ʿAbbas, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abu'l-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abu'l-ʿAbbas son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi Māh al-Kūfa sana iḥdā ʿashara wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Mah al-Kufa in the year 311' 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-Muqtadir billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir 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 245.2. Bent and straigthened, 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