| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6142 Price realized: 420 CHF (Approx. 477 USD / 443 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Danishmendids (Malatyah). Dhu'l-Qarnayn, AH 547-557 / AD 1152-1162. Dirham (Bronze, 29 mm, 7.94 g, 4 h). In a central circle, 'al-wāthiq / Dhu'l-Qarnayn ibn / ʿAyn al-Dawla' ('Confident [in God], Dhu'l-Qarnayn son of ʿAyn al-Dawla' in Arabic); in the margin, '[O] MEΓAC ΔOΛ[XAΡNAΙΝ]' ('Dhu'l-Qarnayn the Great' in Greek); illegible countermark to the left. Rev. Within a circle, bare-headed bust to right; in the margin, '[I]NΔIKTIωNOC ΔEV[TEPIC]' ('The second indiction' in Greek); illegible countermark to the left. Album -. For host coin: Album 1240. Apparently unpublished. Areas of weakness and with a ragged edge and some deposits, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, ex Zeus E-Auction 19, 8 August 2021, 881. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6141 Price realized: 55 CHF (Approx. 63 USD / 58 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Danishmendids (Malatyah). Dhu'l-Qarnayn, AH 547-557 / AD 1152-1162. Fals (Bronze, 25 mm, 2.44 g). Legend in Arabic in three lines naming Dhu'l-Qarnayn and his titles; around, legend in Greek 'O MEΓAC AMHPAC ΔOΛXAΡNAI'. Rev. Bare and bearded head to right; around, legend in Greek 'INΔIKTIONOC ΔEVTEPIC'. Album 1240. Somewhat rough and with edge cracks, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, ex Album 42, 20 January 2022, 1895. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6142 Price realized: 420 CHF (Approx. 477 USD / 443 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Danishmendids (Malatyah). Dhu'l-Qarnayn, AH 547-557 / AD 1152-1162. Dirham (Bronze, 29 mm, 7.94 g, 4 h). In a central circle, 'al-wāthiq / Dhu'l-Qarnayn ibn / ʿAyn al-Dawla' ('Confident [in God], Dhu'l-Qarnayn son of ʿAyn al-Dawla' in Arabic); in the margin, '[O] MEΓAC ΔOΛ[XAΡNAΙΝ]' ('Dhu'l-Qarnayn the Great' in Greek); illegible countermark to the left. Rev. Within a circle, bare-headed bust to right; in the margin, '[I]NΔIKTIωNOC ΔEV[TEPIC]' ('The second indiction' in Greek); illegible countermark to the left. Album -. For host coin: Album 1240. Apparently unpublished. Areas of weakness and with a ragged edge and some deposits, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, ex Zeus E-Auction 19, 8 August 2021, 881. Starting price: 50 CHF | |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6147 Price realized: 160 CHF (Approx. 182 USD / 169 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Salduqids. 'Izz al-Din Saltuq, AH 523-563 / AD 1129-1168. Fals (Bronze, 28 mm, 2.53 g, 6 h), Dvin (?) in Armenia. Within a central circle, 'ʿIzz / al-Dīn' ('ʿIzz al-Din' in Arabic); around, 'sulṭān al-muʿaẓẓam' ('The great sultan' in Arabic). Rev. Cross pattée with scattered pellets around. Album 1890A. Very rare. Some deposits, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6148 Price realized: 110 CHF (Approx. 125 USD / 116 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Salduqids. Diya' al-Din Ayyub, AH 540-543 / AD 1145-1148. Fals (Bronze, 27 mm, 5.70 g, 5 h). Two standing figures facing in a Byzantine style. Rev. Within a central dotted circle, 'Ḍiyāʾ / al-Dīn' ('Diyaʾ al-Din' in Arabic); around, 'al-sulṭān al-muʿaẓẓam Ghiyāth al-Dīn' ('The great sultan Ghiyath al-Din' in Arabic). Album P1890. Zeno 226673. Extremely rare. Deposits and scratches, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6265 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Mongol). Sharaf Khans (?). Anonymous, early-mid AH 9th / AD 15th century. Fals (Bronze, 16 mm, 0.87 g, 2 h), Bidlis (Bitlis), undated. A heptagon within a circle; a star and an illegible legend inside. Rev. 'ḍarb / Bidlīs' ('Struck in Bidlis' in Arabic) in a heptagon within a circle. Album -. Cf. Album 2330-2334 (silver tanka). Apparently unpublished. Some deposits, otherwise, good fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Unlike the silver issues of the Sharaf Khans, this coin has a heptagon with curved lines within a circle on both sides. The standard design was, in fact, a hexagon with straight lines surrounded by floral designs, a design first introduced by Qara Yusuf of Qara Qoyunlu dynasty in AH 814 = 1411/2. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6140 Price realized: 320 CHF (Approx. 364 USD / 338 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Danishmendids (Kayseri). 'Imad al-Din Dhu'l-Nun, AH 536-570 / AD 1142-1176. Dirham (Bronze, 27 mm, 5.47 g, 12 h). Within a dotted circle, 'ʿImād / al-Dīn' ('ʿImad al-Din' in Arabic); in the margin, 'OME [AMH]PAC ΔANOYNHC' ('The great amir Dhu'l-Nun' in Greek). Rev. Within a dotted circle, 'ibn al-malik / Muḥammad' ('Son of King Muhammad' in Arabic); in the margin, '[O]YICTγ MEΛHK MAXA[MATIC]' ('Son of King Muhammad' in Greek). Album 1244.1. Rare. Somewhat smoothed, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
