| Baldwin's Auctions Ltd > Auction C24003 | Auction date: 19 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 73 Price realized: 200 GBP (Approx. 254 USD / 234 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Abbasid, al?Mansur (AH 136?158 / 754?775 AD), silver Dirham, AH 149 / 766 AD, with the word ghalab below the reverse field, which stands for the local governor al?Aghlab al?Thamini, al?Abbasiya, 2.70g (A. 213.3). About Very Fine. An example hammered in Stephen Album Auction 45 for $1,100. Extremely rare. Estimate: 200 - 300 GBP |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5722 Price realized: 50 CHF (Approx. 57 USD / 53 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur, AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.74 g, 6 h), al-ʿAbbasiya, AH 153 = 770. '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-ʿAbbāsiya sana thalāth wa khamsīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-ʿAbbasiya in the year 153' in Arabic). Rev. Within three concentric circles, citing governor ʿUmar, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / ʿUmar' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. ʿUmar' 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 213.3. Rare. 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: 5723 Price realized: 35 CHF (Approx. 40 USD / 37 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur, AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.39 g, 6 h), al-ʿAbbasiya, AH 153 = 770. '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-ʿAbbāsiya sana thalāth wa khamsīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-ʿAbbasiya in the year 153' in Arabic). Rev. Citing governor ʿUmar, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / ʿUmar' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. ʿUmar' 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 213.3. Rare. Edge chipping and 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 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2895 Price realized: 35 CHF (Approx. 40 USD / 37 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur, AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.39 g, 6 h), al-ʿAbbasiya, AH 153 = 770. '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-ʿAbbāsiya sana thalāth wa khamsīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-ʿAbbasiya in the year 153' in Arabic). Rev. Citing governor ʿUmar, 'Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / ʿUmar' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. ʿUmar' 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 213.3. Rare. Edge chipping and 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:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2893 Price realized: 30 CHF (Approx. 34 USD / 31 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur, AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Dirham (Silver, 25 mm, 2.80 g, 3 h), al-Muhammadiya, AH 149 = 766/7. '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 margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi al-Muḥammadiya sana tisʿ wa arbaʿīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in al-Muhammadiya in the year 149' in Arabic). Rev. Citing his son and heir al-Mahdi Muhammad within two concentric circles, 'mimmā amara bihī / al-Mahdī Muḥammad / ibn amīr al-muʾminīn' ('From that ordered by al-Mahdi Muhammad, son of the Commander of the Believers' 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 213.2. Nicely toned. Minor 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 5:
| Baldwin's Auctions Ltd > Auction C24003 | Auction date: 19 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 74 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Abbasid, al?Mansur (AH 136?158 / 754?775 AD), silver Dirham, AH 153 / 770 AD, with the name of the first Muhallabid governor of Ifrîqiya 'Umar, al?Abbasiya, 2.76g (A. 213.1). About Very Fine, small flan crack. Estimate: 50 - 100 GBP |  |
