| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3209 Price realized: 300 CHF (Approx. 341 USD / 315 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Seljuks. Great Seljuk. Tughril I Beg Muhammad, AH 429-455 / AD 1038-1063. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 2.61 g, 12 h), al-Rayy, AH 444 = 1052/3. 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); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi al-Rayy sana arbaʿ wa arbaʿīn wa arbaʿa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in al-Rayy in the year 444' 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-sulṭān al-muʿaẓẓam / shāhānshāh / Ṭughril Bik / Abū Ṭālib' ('For Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. The great sultan, King of Kings, Tughril Beg Abu Talib' in Arabic, with the Persian word 'shāhānshāh'); 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 1665. Struck from worn dies, otherwise, about very fine. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3210 Price realized: 320 CHF (Approx. 363 USD / 336 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Seljuks. Great Seljuk. Tughril I Beg Muhammad, AH 429-455 / AD 1038-1063. Dinar (Gold, 22 mm, 3.94 g, 9 h), al-Rayy, AH 451 = 1059/60. 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); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi al-Rayy sana iḥdā wa khamsīn wa arbaʿa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in al-Rayy in the year 451' 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-sulṭān al-muʿaẓẓam / shāhānshāh / Ṭughril Bik / Abū Ṭālib' ('For Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. The great sultan, King of Kings, Tughril Beg Abu Talib' in Arabic, with the Persian word 'shāhānshāh'); to right and left, 'Rukn al-Dīn' ('Rukn al-Din' 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 1665. Some doubling, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of a Swiss scholar and previously from an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s and 1980s. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3211 Price realized: 280 CHF (Approx. 318 USD / 294 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Seljuks. Great Seljuk. Muhammad Alp Arslan, AH 455-465 / AD 1063-1072. Dinar (Gold, 22 mm, 2.78 g, 9 h), Nishapur, AH 459(?) = 1066/7. Within a circle, 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); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi Nayshābūr sana tisʿ(?) wa khamsīn wa arbaʿa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Nishapur in the year 459' 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-sulṭān al-muʿaẓẓam / malik al-Islām / Ālb Arslān Muḥammad' ('For Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. The great sultan, king of Islam, Alp Arslan Muhammad' in Arabic); to right and left, 'shāhā–nshāh' ('king of kings' in Persian); 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 1670. Rare. Somewhat wavy, otherwise, good very fine. From the collection of a Swiss scholar and previously from an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s and 1980s. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 6173 Price realized: 360 CHF (Approx. 409 USD / 380 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids (al-Mawsil). Nasir al-Din Mahmud, AH 616-631 / AD 1219-1234. Dinar (Gold, 31 mm, 6.87 g, 1 h), al-Mawsil, AH 622 = 1225/6. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Nasir li-din Allah (AH 575-622 / AD 1180-1225), 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / waḥdahū lā sharīka lahū / al-Nāṣir li-dīn Allāh / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. al-Nasir li-din Allah, Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); citing the heir to the caliphate around, 'ʿUddat al-Dunyā – wa al-Dīn Abū – Naṣr Muḥammad' ('ʿUddat al-Dunya wa al-Din Abu Nasr Muhammad' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi al-Mawṣil sana ithnayn wa ʿishrīn wa sitta miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in al-Mawsil in the year 622' 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. 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ṣalla Allāh ʿalayh / Nāṣir al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn / Atābak Maḥmūd' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him. Nasir al-Dunya wa al-Din Atabek Mahmud' in Arabic); citing the Ayyubid overlords al-Ashraf Musa (AH 607-617 / AD 1210-1220) and al-Kamil Muhammad (AH 615-635 / AD 1218-1238) around; to right and left, 'al-malik – al-Ashraf' ('King al-Ashraf' in Arabic); below and above, 'al-malik – al-Kāmil' ('King al-Kamil' in Arabic). Album 1869. Wavy flan 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: 100 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3223 Price realized: 340 CHF (Approx. 386 USD / 357 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids (al-Mawsil). Nasir al-Din Mahmud, AH 616-631 / AD 1219-1234. Dinar (Gold, 31 mm, 6.87 g, 1 h), al-Mawsil, AH 622 = 1225/6. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Nasir li-din Allah (AH 575-622 / AD 1180-1225), 'lā ilāha illā Allāh / waḥdahū lā sharīka lahū / al-Nāṣir li-dīn Allāh / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. al-Nasir li-din Allah, Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); citing the heir to the caliphate around, 'ʿUddat al-Dunyā – wa al-Dīn Abū – Naṣr Muḥammad' ('ʿUddat al-Dunya wa al-Din Abu Nasr Muhammad' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi al-Mawṣil sana ithnayn wa ʿishrīn wa sitta miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in al-Mawsil in the year 622' 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. 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / ṣalla Allāh ʿalayh / Nāṣir al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn / Atābak Maḥmūd' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him. Nasir al-Dunya wa al-Din Atabek Mahmud' in Arabic); citing the Ayyubid overlords al-Ashraf Musa (AH 607-617 / AD 1210-1220) and al-Kamil Muhammad (AH 615-635 / AD 1218-1238) around; to right and left, 'al-malik – al-Ashraf' ('King al-Ashraf' in Arabic); below and above, 'al-malik – al-Kāmil' ('King al-Kamil' in Arabic). Album 1869. Wavy flan 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: 100 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5832 Price realized: 440 CHF (Approx. 500 USD / 465 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, second reign, AH 296-317 / AD 908-929. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 3.99 g, 12 h), Filastin, AH 311 = 923/4. Citing his son and heir Abu'l-ʿAbbas, 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abu'l-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abu'l-ʿAbbas son of the Commander of the Believers' in Arabic); inner margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār bi Filasṭīn sana iḥdā ʿashara wa thalātha miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dinar was struck in Filastin in the year 311' 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-Muqtadir billāh' ('To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir billah' 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 245.2. Areas of weakness and with minor scratches and doubling, otherwise, good very fine. From the Canaan Collection. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
