| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 354 Price realized: 280 USD (Approx. 258 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: MIRDASID: Rashid al-Dawla Mahmud, 2nd reign, 1065-1074, BI dirham (0.83g), NM, ND, A-769, citing the Abbasid caliph al-Qa'im on obverse, the Great Seljuq 'Adud al-Dawla Alp Arslan Da'ud on the reverse, Aleppo style, struck after Mahmud accepted Great Seljuq overlordship in AH463 (1071 AD), in lieu of Fatimid loyalty; some weakness but overall a decent example, nearly VF, RRR. Estimate: 400-500 USD Starting price: 280 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3213 Price realized: 55 CHF (Approx. 62 USD / 58 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Seljuks. Kerman. Ahmad Qawurd (Qara Arslan), AH 440-465 / AD 1048-1073. Dirham (Silver, 27 mm, 3.65 g, 11 h), Shiraz, AH 456 = 1063/4. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Qaʾim bi-amr Allah (AH 422-467/AD 1031-1075), 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / waḥdahū lā sharīka lahū / al-Qāʾim bi-amr Allāh' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. al-Qaʾim bi-amr Allah' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Shīrāz sana sitt wa khamsīn wa arbaʿa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Shiraz in the year 456' in Arabic). Rev. Citing the ruler's name as Qara Arslan Beg, 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / al-malik al-ʿādil / Qarā Arslān Bik' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. The just king Qara Arslan Beg' in Arabic); in the 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). Album 1698. Very rare. Rough and porous, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6122 Price realized: 255 CHF (Approx. 290 USD / 269 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Seljuks. Western Iran. Rukn al-Din Muhammad II, AH 548-555 / AD 1153-1160. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 2.61 g, 7 h), ʿAskar Mukram, AH 545 = 1150/1. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Muqtafi li-amr Allah (AH 530-555 / AD 1136-1160), 'ʿadl / lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / al-Muqtafī li-amr Allāh' ('Justice. There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. al-Muqtafi li-amr Allah' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi ʿAskar Mukram sana khams wa arbaʿīn wa khamsa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in ʿAskar Mukram in the year 545' in Arabic); outer margin, traces of '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. Introducing himself as the heir, and citing the Great Seljuq overlords Muʿizz al-Dunya wa al-Din Sanjar (AH 511-552 / AD 1118-1157) and Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din Masʿud (AH 529-547 / AD 1134-1152), 'inṣāf / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / Muʿizz al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn / wa Ghiyāth al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn / walī al-ʿaḥd / Abū Shujāʿ Muḥammad / ibn Maḥmūd' ('Equity. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Muʿizz al-Dunya wa al-Din, and Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din, the heir Abu Shujaʿ Muhammad son of Mahmud' in Arabic); citing his own title to right and left, 'Rukn al-Dunyā – wa al-Dīn' ('Rukn al-Dunya wa al-Din' in Arabic); in the margin, traces of '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 1694. Extremely rare. Weakly struck from worn dies and with numerous scratches, otherwise, fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6121 Price realized: 1,600 CHF (Approx. 1,819 USD / 1,689 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Seljuks. Western Iran. Ghiyath al-Din Da'ud, AH 525-526 / AD 1131-1132. Dinar (Gold, 21 mm, 3.00 g, 10 h), Hamadan, AH [52]6 = 1131/2. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Mustarshid billah (AH 512-529 / AD 1118-1135) and his Great Seljuq overlord Sanjar (AH 511-552 / AD 1118-1157), 'Sanjar / lā ilāha illā Allāh / al-Mustarshid billāh / al-sulṭān al-aʿẓam / Abu'l-Ḥārith' ('There is no deity but Allah. al-Mustarshid billah. The supreme sultan Abu'l-Harith Sanjar' in Arabic); mint and date formula in the margin, of which '... bi Hamadān sana sitt wa ...' ('... in Hamadan in the year xx6' in Arabic) is legible. Rev. 'ibn Maḥmūd / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / al-sulṭān al-aʿẓam / Ghiyāth al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn / Abu'l-Fatḥ Dāwūd' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. The supreme sultan Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din Abu'l-Fath Da'ud son of Mahmud' in Arabic); in the margin, traces of '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 1689. Extremely rare. Struck off center, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3206 Price realized: 30 CHF (Approx. 34 USD / 31 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Samanids. Isma'il I ibn Ahmad, AH 279-295 / AD 892-907. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 5.77 g, 6 h), Andaraba, AH 280 = 893/4. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Andarāba sana thamānīn wa miʾatayn' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Andaraba in the year 280' in Arabic); outer margin, '[li-llāh al-amr] min qabl wa min baʿd wa yawmaʾidhin yafraḥu al-m[uʾminūn 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. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Muktafi billah (AH 289-295 / AD 902-908), 'li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh / al-Muktafī bi-llāh / Ismāʿīl ibn Aḥmad' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muktafi billah. Ismaʿil son of Ahmad' in Arabic); in the margin, weak traces of '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). Comment: a mule of a new reverse and an older obverse belonging to the time of the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Muʿtadid billah (AH 279-289 / AD 892-902). Album 1443. 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:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6118 Price realized: 300 CHF (Approx. 341 USD / 317 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Samanids. Nuh II ibn Mansur, AH 365-387 / AD 976-997. Dinar (Gold, 23 mm, 4.39 g), Nishapur, AH 372 = 982/3. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Tāʾiʿ lillah (AH 363-381 / AD 974-991) and governor Husam al-Dawla on the reverse. '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-dīnār bi Naysābūr sana ithnān wa sabʿīn wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Nishapur in the year 372' 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-Ṭāʾiʿ lillāh / Nūḥ ibn Manṣūr / al-wālī Ḥusām / al-Dawla' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Taʾiʿ lillah. Nuh son of Mansur. Governor Husam al-Dawla' 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 1468. Zeno-140628 (this coin). Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, good fine. From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, Leu Web Auction 26, 8-13 July 2023, 6282, ex Heritage Europe 54, 22 May 2017, 6311. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
