Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 198 | SilverAuction date: 25 February 2024
Lot number: 336

Price realized: 260 EUR   (Approx. 281 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


. Adan mint AH 484-532. Sulayhids, Arwa bint Ahmad
Dinar AV

22 mm, 2,45 g

Within a circle, Shiʿa kalima in a blundered style, 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ʿAlī walī Allāh' ('There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Ali is the friend of Allah' in Arabic); in the margin, mint and date formula in a blundered style. Rev. Within a circle, in the name of her deceased husband al-Mukarram Ahmad (AH 473-484 / AD 1081-1091), 'al-malik al-sayyid / al-Mukarram ʿuẓām / al-ʿarab sulṭān / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('The king, the lord, al-Mukarram, the chief of the Arabs, sultan under the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic in a blundered style); in the margin, citing the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir billah (AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094), 'al-imām Maʿadd Abū Tamīm al-Mustanṣir billāh amīr al-muʾminīn' ('Imam Maʿadd Abu Tamim al-Mustansir billah, Commander of the Believers' in Arabic in a blundered style). Album 1077.

Good Very Fine







Starting price: 50 EUR

Match 1:
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 198 | SilverAuction date: 25 February 2024
Lot number: 335

Price realized: 280 EUR   (Approx. 303 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


. Adan mint AH 484-532. Sulayhids , Arwa bint Ahmad , struck AH 486
Dinar AV

22 mm, 2,38 g

Within a circle, Shiʿa kalima in a blundered style, 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ʿAlī walī Allāh' ('There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Ali is the friend of Allah' in Arabic); in the margin, mint and date formula in a blundered style. Rev. Within a circle, in the name of her deceased husband al-Mukarram Ahmad (AH 473-484 / AD 1081-1091), 'al-malik al-sayyid / al-Mukarram ʿuẓām / al-ʿarab sulṭān / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('The king, the lord, al-Mukarram, the chief of the Arabs, sultan under the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic in a blundered style); in the margin, citing the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir billah (AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094), 'al-imām Maʿadd Abū Tamīm al-Mustanṣir billāh amīr al-muʾminīn' ('Imam Maʿadd Abu Tamim al-Mustansir billah, Commander of the Believers' in Arabic in a blundered style). Album 1077

Good Very Fine







Starting price: 50 EUR

Match 2:
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 209 | SilverAuction date: 28 April 2024
Lot number: 600

Price realized: 240 EUR   (Approx. 257 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


. Adan mint AH 484-532. Sulayhids , Arwa bint Ahmad , struck AH 486
Dinar AV

22 mm, 2,36 g

Within a circle, Shiʿa kalima in a blundered style, 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ʿAlī walī Allāh' ('There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Ali is the friend of Allah' in Arabic); in the margin, mint and date formula in a blundered style. Rev. Within a circle, in the name of her deceased husband al-Mukarram Ahmad (AH 473-484 / AD 1081-1091), 'al-malik al-sayyid / al-Mukarram ʿuẓām / al-ʿarab sulṭān / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('The king, the lord, al-Mukarram, the chief of the Arabs, sultan under the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic in a blundered style); in the margin, citing the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir billah (AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094), 'al-imām Maʿadd Abū Tamīm al-Mustanṣir billāh amīr al-muʾminīn' ('Imam Maʿadd Abu Tamim al-Mustansir billah, Commander of the Believers' in Arabic in a blundered style).

Good Very Fine

Album 1077


Starting price: 50 EUR

Match 3:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 3044

Price realized: 750 CHF   (Approx. 851 USD / 787 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Almoravids (al-Murabitun). 'Ali ibn Yusuf, AH 500-537 / AD 1107-1142. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 4.16 g, 7 h), Aghmat, AH 510 = 1116/7. Within a circle, 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / amīr al-muslimīn ʿAlī / ibn Yūsuf' ('There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. The Commander of the Muslims, Ali son of Yusuf' in Arabic); in the margin, 'wa man yabtagh ghayr al-ʾIslām dīnan falan yuqbala minhu wa huwa fī al-ʾākhirati min al-khāsirīn' ('And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he will be among the losers' in Arabic; Qurʾān 3: 85). Rev. Within a circle, 'al-imām / ʿabd / Allāh / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('The Imam, the Servant of Allah, the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi Aghmāt sana ʿashra wa khamsa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Aghmat in the year 510' in Arabic). Album 466.1. Areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 150 CHF

Match 4:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 3046

Price realized: 800 CHF   (Approx. 908 USD / 839 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Almoravids (al-Murabitun). 'Ali ibn Yusuf, AH 500-537 / AD 1107-1142. Dinar (Gold, 26 mm, 4.10 g, 7 h), Aghmat, AH 514 = 1120/1. Within a circle, 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / amīr al-muslimīn ʿAlī / ibn Yūsuf' ('There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. The Commander of the Muslims, Ali son of Yusuf' in Arabic); in the margin, 'wa man yabtagh ghayr al-ʾIslām dīnan falan yuqbala minhu wa huwa fī al-ʾākhirati min al-khāsirīn' ('And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he will be among the losers' in Arabic; Qurʾān 3: 85). Rev. Within a circle, 'al-imām / ʿabd / Allāh / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('The Imam, the Servant of Allah, the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi Aghmāt sana arbaʿa ʿashar wa khamsa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Aghmat in the year 514' in Arabic). Album 466.1. Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die and with a light bump to the edge, otherwise, good very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 150 CHF

Match 5:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 3047

Price realized: 750 CHF   (Approx. 851 USD / 787 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Almoravids (al-Murabitun). 'Ali ibn Yusuf, AH 500-537 / AD 1107-1142. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 4.10 g, 11 h), Aghmat, AH 514 = 1120/1. Within a circle, 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / amīr al-muslimīn ʿAlī / ibn Yūsuf' ('There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. The Commander of the Muslims, Ali son of Yusuf' in Arabic); in the margin, 'wa man yabtagh ghayr al-ʾIslām dīnan falan yuqbala minhu wa huwa fī al-ʾākhirati min al-khāsirīn' ('And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he will be among the losers' in Arabic; Qurʾān 3: 85). Rev. Within a circle, 'al-imām / ʿabd / Allāh / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('The Imam, the Servant of Allah, the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi Aghmāt sana arbaʿa ʿashar wa khamsa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Aghmat in the year 514' in Arabic). Album 466.1. Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die and with light doubling on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 150 CHF