| Baldwin's Auctions Ltd > Auction C24003 | Auction date: 19 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 59 Price realized: 150 GBP (Approx. 191 USD / 176 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Abbasid Revolution, temp. Abu Muslim (AH 129?136 / 747?754 AD), silver Dirham, AH 132 / 750 AD, Marw, triplets of pellets in the margin, 2.47g (Klat 606). Very Fine, edge fragmented. Struck by the partisans of Abu Muslim. Estimate: 100 - 200 GBP |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5709 Price realized: 40 CHF (Approx. 45 USD / 42 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Saffah, AH 132-136 / AD 749-754. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 2.92 g, 2 h), al-Kufa, AH 133 = 750/1. '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 margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi al-Kūfa sana thalāth wa thalāthīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-Kufa in the year 133' in Arabic). Rev. Within three concentric circles, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' 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 211. Areas of weakness and with some 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 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5711 Price realized: 35 CHF (Approx. 40 USD / 37 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Saffah, AH 132-136 / AD 749-754. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 2.90 g, 12 h), al-Basra, AH 136 = 753/4. '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 margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi al-Baṣra sana sitt wa thalāthīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-Basra in the year 136' in Arabic). Rev. Within three concentric circles, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' 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 211. Areas of weakness and with minor doubling and some deposits, otherwise, nearly 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 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5710 Price realized: 40 CHF (Approx. 45 USD / 42 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Saffah, AH 132-136 / AD 749-754. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 2.77 g, 8 h), al-Kufa, AH 135 = 752/3. '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 margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi al-Kūfa sana khams wa thalāthīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-Kufa in the year 135' in Arabic). Rev. Within three concentric circles, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' 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 211. Areas of weakness and with some scratches, 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 4:
| 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 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Islamic Auction 5 | Auction date: 18 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 44 Price realized: 2,750 USD (Approx. 2,581 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Saffah. AH 132-136 / AD 749-754. AR Dirham (28.2mm, 2.79 g, 6h). Ifriqiya mint. Dated AH 134 (AD 751/2). Umayyad type, with five plain annulets in obverse margin and surat al-Ikhlas in reverse field. Klat -; Lowick -; cf. CNG Islamic Auction 1 (25 May 2022), lot 81 (same obverse die). Overstruck on an earlier post-Reform dirham, with traces of undertype clearly visible on both sides. VF. Extremely rare. The undertype was evidently overstruck so that the new obverse die was aligned at 180 degrees to the old reverse. The top line of the surat al-Ikhlas of the undertype is visible below the mint-name, and al-din kullihi can clearly be seen at 10h in the obverse margin! Estimate: 4000 USD |  |
