| Baldwin's Auctions Ltd > Auction C24003 | Auction date: 19 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 48 Price realized: 4,200 GBP (Approx. 5,339 USD / 4,916 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Umayyad, temp. Marwan II (AH 127?132 / 744?750 AD), gold Dinar, AH 132 / 749/50 AD, uncertain mint, 4.24g (A. 141; ICV 226). Very Fine, slight corrosion to surfaces, some dents to the edge. The last Umayyad caliph, Marwan II ibn Muhammad, faced a considerably larger Abbasid army in the Battle of the Zab and was defeated, which brought the Umayyad Caliphate to an end. The present coin is the last Umayyad dinar: it was struck was just months before Marwan's defeat and is of great rarity. Estimate: 1200 - 1500 GBP |  |
Match 1:
| Baldwin's Auctions Ltd > Auction C24003 | Auction date: 19 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 92 Price realized: 350 GBP (Approx. 445 USD / 410 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Umayyad, temp. Marwan II (AH 127-132 / 744-750 AD), gold Dinar, AH 128 / 745/6 AD, 4.19g (A. 141). About Extremely Fine, graffito to reverse and small dent to edge. Estimate: 200 - 220 GBP |  |
Match 2:
| Baldwin's Auctions Ltd > Auction C24003 | Auction date: 19 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 48 Price realized: 4,200 GBP (Approx. 5,339 USD / 4,916 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Umayyad, temp. Marwan II (AH 127?132 / 744?750 AD), gold Dinar, AH 132 / 749/50 AD, uncertain mint, 4.24g (A. 141; ICV 226). Very Fine, slight corrosion to surfaces, some dents to the edge. The last Umayyad caliph, Marwan II ibn Muhammad, faced a considerably larger Abbasid army in the Battle of the Zab and was defeated, which brought the Umayyad Caliphate to an end. The present coin is the last Umayyad dinar: it was struck was just months before Marwan's defeat and is of great rarity. Estimate: 1200 - 1500 GBP | |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5701 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Marwan II ibn Muhammad, AH 127-132 / AD 744-750. Fals (Bronze, 17 mm, 2.61 g, 2 h), Pictorial type, Hims, citing governor Marwan ibn Bashir. Within a central circle, 'bi amr / Marwān ibn / Bashīr' ('By the order of Marwan ibn Bashir' in Arabic); in the margin, 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh ar[salahū bi al-hudā]' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He [i.e. Allah] sent him with guidance' in Arabic). Rev. Within a central circle, jerboa to right; in the margin, 'bi[sm Allāh ḍuriba] hādhā al-fals bi Ḥimṣ' ('In the name of Allah. This fals was struck in Hims' in Arabic). Album 178.2. Rare. Struck somewhat off center and with some deposits, otherwise, very fine. From the Canaan Collection. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5704 Price realized: 61 CHF (Approx. 69 USD / 64 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Marwan II ibn Muhammad, AH 127-132 / AD 744-750. Fals (Bronze, 21 mm, 2.14 g, 11 h), al-Mawsil, citing governor Hisham ibn ʿAmr (AH 129-132 / AD 747-750). Around an ornated square, 'lā / ilāha / illā / Allāh', within the square, 'waḥdahū' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One' in Arabic). Rev. Within a circle, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bi amr al-amīr Hishām ibn ʿAmr bi al-Mawṣil' ('By the order of Amir Hisham ibn ʿAmr in al-Mawsil' in Arabic). Album 193. Some earthen deposits, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5706 Price realized: 40 CHF (Approx. 45 USD / 42 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Marwan II ibn Muhammad, AH 127-132 / AD 744-750. Fals (Bronze, 20 mm, 6.75 g, 3 h), al-Fustat (Old Cairo). Within a dotted circle, 'Miṣr' ('Misr = Egypt' in Arabic); in the margin, 'amara ʿabd Allāh Marwān amīr al-muʾminīn' ('The Servant of Allah, Marwan, Commander of the Believers, ordered [it]' in Arabic)'. Rev. Within a dotted circle, 'al-Fusṭāṭ' ('al-Fustat' in Arabic); in the margin, citing the finance director Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, 'ʿalā yaday al-amīr ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān' ('Under the hands of amir Abd al-Malik son of Marwān' in Arabic)'. Album 150. Rare. Somewhat rough and with some deposits, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 6:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5702 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Marwan II ibn Muhammad, AH 127-132 / AD 744-750. Fals (Bronze, 17 mm, 2.05 g, 12 h), Pictorial type, Hims. Within a circle, elephant to right; in the margin, 'lā ilāha illā Allāh waḥdahū' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One' in Arabic). Rev. Within a central circle, 'Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh / Ḥimṣ' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Hism' in Arabic). Album 178.1. Very crudely struck and with some deposits, otherwise, fine. From the Canaan Collection. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
