| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2970 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, second reign, AH 296-317 / AD 908-929. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.94 g), Madinat al-Salam, AH 297 = 909/10. Citing his son Abuʾl-ʿAbbas as heir apparent, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abuʾl-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abuʾl-ʿAbbas, son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Madīnat al-Salām sana sabʿ wa tisʿīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Madinat al-Salam in the year 297' in Arabic); 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-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 246.2. Areas of weakness and with some porosity and 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 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3012 Price realized: 45 CHF (Approx. 51 USD / 47 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, third reign, AH 317-320 / AD 929-932. Dirham (Silver, 29 mm, 3.83 g, 12 h), Antakiya, AH 320 = 932. Citing his son, Abuʾl-ʿAbbas, as heir apparent on the obverse. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abuʾl-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abuʾl-ʿAbbas, son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); in the inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Anṭākiya sana ʿishrīn wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Antakiya in the year 320' 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 vizier ʿAmid al-Dawla, 'li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / al-Muqtadir billāh / ʿAmīd al-Dawla' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir billah. ʿAmid al-Dawla' 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 249. Rare. Somewhat rough, 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: 5804 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, third reign, AH 317-320 / AD 929-932. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 3.16 g, 11 h), Tarsus, date off flan. Citing his son, Abuʾl-ʿAbbas, as heir apparent on the obverse. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abuʾl-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abuʾl-ʿAbbas, son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Ṭarsūs ...' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Tarsus ...' in Arabic); 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-Muqtadir billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir billah' 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 246.2. A rare mint. Areas of weakness and with minor doubling and some porosity, otherwise, good 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: 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 |  |
Match 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5825 Price realized: 360 CHF (Approx. 409 USD / 380 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, second reign, AH 296-317 / AD 908-929. Heavy Dinar (Gold, 24 mm, 5.66 g), citing the caliph al-Muqtadir billah, the heir Abu'l-Abbas as as ibn Amir al-Mu'minin ('son of the Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH 311 = AD 923/4. Bernardi 242Nf. An exceptionally heavy example. Struck from somewhat worn dies and with light doubling, otherwise, nearly very fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2986 Price realized: 320 CHF (Approx. 363 USD / 336 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, second reign, AH 296-317 / AD 908-929. Heavy Dinar (Gold, 24 mm, 5.66 g), citing the caliph al-Muqtadir billah, the heir Abu'l-Abbas as as ibn Amir al-Mu'minin ('son of the Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic), Suq al-Ahwaz, AH 311 = AD 923/4. Bernardi 242Nf. An exceptionally heavy example. Struck from somewhat worn dies and with light doubling, otherwise, nearly 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 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5895 Price realized: 50 CHF (Approx. 57 USD / 53 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Musta'sim, AH 640-656 / AD 1242-1258. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 2.90 g), Madinat al-Salam, AH 641 = 1243/4. Within an octofoil, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh' ('There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Madīnat al-Salām sana iḥdā wa arbaʿīn wa sitta miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Madinat al-Salam in the year 641' in Arabic). Rev. Within an octofoil, 'al-Imām / al-Mustaʿṣim / billāh amīr / al-muʾminīn' ('Imam al-Mustaʿsim billah, Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); in the margin: 'naṣr min Allāh wa fatḥ qarīb wa bashshir al-muʾminīn' ('Help is from Allah and an immediate victory; and give good tidings to the believers' in Arabic; Qurʾān 61: 13). Album 276. Interestingly, the name of the caliph was defaced from this reverse die. Areas of weakness, otherwise, good very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
