Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 198 | SilverAuction date: 25 February 2024
Lot number: 339

Price realized: 60 EUR   (Approx. 65 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


. al-Jazira al-Umariya mint AH 654-663. Ilkhans , Hulagu , Struck AH 663 , Rare
Dirham AR

28 mm, 2,70 g

Within a dotted circle, 'Allāh / lā ilāha illā / waḥdahū lā sharīka lahū / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in Arabic); in the margin, 'allāhumma mālik al-mulk tuʾtī al-mulk man tashāʾ wa tanziʿu al-mulk mimman tashāʾ ('O Allah, Owner of the Kingdom! Thou givest the kingdom to whomsoever Thou pleasest and takest away the kingdom from whomsoever Thou pleasest' in Arabic; Qurʾān 3: 26). Rev. Within a circle, 'qāʾān / al-aʿẓam / Hūlākū īlkhān / al-muʿẓẓam' ('The supreme Khan; Hulagu, the great Ilkhan' in Arabic); 'The supreme Khan' refers to Hulagu's overlord, the Great Mongol Möngke (AH 649-657 / AD 1251-1259); in the margin, 'ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi al-Jazīra al-ʿUmariyya sana thalāth wa sittīn' ('This dirham was struck in al-Jazira al-ʿUmariya in the year [6]63' in Arabic). Album 2122.2

Good Very Fine







Starting price: 50 EUR

Match 1:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 3181

Price realized: 75 CHF   (Approx. 85 USD / 79 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, Caucasus (Pre-Seljuq). Sajids. Yusuf ibn Diwdad, AH 288-315 / AD 901-927. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 2.77 g, 8 h), Arminiya, AH 3xx. '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 inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Armīniya sana ... wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Arminiya in the year 3xx' 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. Within a circle, citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Muqtadir billah (AH 295-320 / AD 908-932), 'li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh / al-Muqtadir billāh / Yūsuf ibn Dīwdād' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir billah. Yusuf son of Diwdad' 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 4643 (1479). Rare. 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

Match 2:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5899

Price realized: 100 CHF   (Approx. 114 USD / 106 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Idrisids. Idris II, AH 175-213 / AD 791-828. Dirham (Silver, 23 mm, 2.23 g), Wazaqqur, AH 209 = 824/5. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / ʿAlī' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. ʿAli' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Wazaqqūr sana tisʿ wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Wazaqqur in the year 209' in Arabic). Rev. 'Idrīs bakh / Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / ʿAlī bakh' ('Idris. Good. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. ʿAli. 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 421. Rare. Areas of weakness and with some scratches, otherwise, very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

The Idrisids descended from the family of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, the son-in-law of Muhammad and the first Imam of Shīʿa Muslims, hence the name of ʿAlī is written on both the obverse and reverse of this coin.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 3:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5793

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


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mu'tadid, AH 279-289 / AD 892-902. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 2.81 g), Wasit, AH 283 = 896/7. '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 inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Wāsiṭ sana thalāth wa thamānīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Wasit in the year 283' 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. 'lillāh / Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / al-Muʿtaḍid billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muʿtadid 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 242. Struck from worn dies and with minor scratches, otherwise, very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 4:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 5797

Price realized: 30 CHF   (Approx. 34 USD / 32 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muktafi, AH 289-295 / AD 902-908. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.66 g, 4 h), Amid, AH 29x. '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 Āmid sana ... wa tisʿīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Amid in the year 29x' 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. Pierced and with a scratch on the obverse, otherwise, 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 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2965

Price realized: 30 CHF   (Approx. 34 USD / 31 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muktafi, AH 289-295 / AD 902-908. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.66 g, 4 h), Amid, AH 29x. '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 Āmid sana ... wa tisʿīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Amid in the year 29x' 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. Pierced and with a scratch on the obverse, otherwise, fine.


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

Starting price: 25 CHF