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Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Circa AH 78-140 (AD 697-758). Amman(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Legend in Arabic around lilly within three pellets / Legend in Arabic in three lines. Cf. Walker 905; cf. Album 166. 3.60gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Fine. Scarce.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Umayyads, Anonymous AE Fals. Circa AH 101-121 (AD 720-740). Al-Ramla (Palestine) mint.
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Palm branch; Kalima around / Pellet within crescent; mint formula around. Cf. Album 185; cf. Walker 855. 2.08gr, 16mm.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Abbasid Caliphate AE Fals. Circa 8th century AD.
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Legend in three lines and in margin / Legend in three lines and in margin. 3.25gr, 22mm.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Lu'lu'ids, Badr al-Din Lu'lu AE Dirham. AH 631-657 (AD 1234-1259). Dated AH 631 (AD 1233/4). al-Mawsil mint.
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Pearl-diademed head to left; star(?) beneath chin; all within pelleted quadrate border; mint formula and AH date in margins / Name and titles of Abbassid in four lines; name and titles of Badr al-Din Lu'lu and Ayyubid overlords in outer margin. Whelan Type II, 191-2; S&S Type 68; Album 1874.1. 8.76gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seljuks of Rum, Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II AR Dirham. Dated AH 639 (AD 1241). Konya mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Lion advancing to right, two stars below; 'minin' in upper left field, personification of sun above / Name and title in four lines; mint and date in outer margins. Album 1218. 2.99gr, 22mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Mongol States. Golden Horde AR Dirham. 14th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Legends on both sides citing the ruler and the mint. 1.52gr, 15mm.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Yemen, Rasulid. an-Nasir Ahmad AR Dirham. Dated AH 805 (AD 1402/3). al-Mahjam mint.
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Lion or horse leaping to right, legend around / Legends in centre and in margin. SICA 10, - (cf. 545); Album 1111. 1.74gr, 26mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Crusaders, Tancred, as Regent AE Follis. 1101-1112. Antioch (Principality) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Bust of Tancred facing, wearing turban and holding sword / Cross pommetée, fleuronnée at base; in quarters, IC XC across upper quarters, NI-KA across lower quarters. Metcalf, Crusades 1995, 63-70; CCS 4a. 3.82gr, 20mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Crusaders. Bohémond III BI Denier. 1163-1201. Antioch (Principality) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
✠ BOAMVͶDVS, helmeted head to left, between crescent and star / ✠ AͶTIOCͶIA, cross pattée, crescent in second angle. Cf. Metcalf, Crusades 370. 0.94gr, 17mm.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Crusaders. Bohémond IV or Bohémond V BI Denier. Struck circa 1225-1250. Antioch (Principality) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
✠ BOAMVNDVS, helmetted head to left, between crescent and star / ✠ ANTIOCHIA, cross pattée, crescent in second angle. Cf. Metcalf, Crusades 457-61; cf. CCS 126. 0.92gr, 18mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Crusaders. Bohémond IV or Bohémond V BI Denier. Struck circa 1225-1250. Antioch (Principality) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
✠ BOAMVIIDVS, helmeted head to left, between crescent and star / ✠ ATN(?)OCI(trefoil)IIA, cross pattée, crescent in second angle. 1.20gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Crusaders. Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, Baldwin III BI Denier. 1143-1163.
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✠ DЄ IЄRVSALЄM(or H), tower of David / BALDVIN(or H)VS RЄX, cross pattée. Cf. CCS 10 or 15. 0.44gr, 15mm.
Very Fine. Edges chipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.