20140216

ISLAMIC/Qarakhanid


Nasir bin 'Ali CE 993-1012

AR Dirham 2.82g, Uzkand mint, AH 396/CE 1005-1006

Album-3302 Scarce
Kochnev 130 variety

ISLAMIC/Ilkhanid (Iran)


Abu Sa'id CE 1316-1335

AR 6 Dirham, 8.37 g, Abu Ishaq mint (Kazirun in Fars), AH 733 (CE 1332-1333)

Album-2217

ISLAMIC/Shaybanid (Afghanistan)


'Abdullah II CE 1583-1598
AR Tanka, 28mm, 4.58 g, Herat mint

Album-2995

Britain/Tudor; Henry VII CE 1485-1509


AR Half Groat, 1.36g, York mint, Archbishop Christopher Bainbridge, CE 1508-1509

SCBC 2262 (mm 94)

N. 1751

Britain/Stuart; James I CE 1603-1625


AR Shilling, 5.97g, London, CE 1604-1605
Third bust, Lis mm, 2nd coinage

SCBC 2654
N. 2099

ROMAN EGYPT/Numerian as Augustus CE 283-284


Potin Tetradrachm, 7.84g, Alexandria Yr. 3-August to Oct/November CE 284

Milne 4739
Emmett 4022
RCV 12277

Ex: Dr. Georgios I. Michael Collection
Ex: CNG 315:578 (portion)

ISLAMIC/Ghaznavid; Muhammad 1st Reign AH 421/CE 1030


AR Yamini Dirham, 3.1g, Ghazna mint

Album-1617 Rare
W-1712

naming Caliph Al-Qadir/Safar above

Rev: Muhammad Rasul-illah
        Jalal ad-Dawla
        wa Jamal al-millah
        Abu Ahmad

cf. Elsen Auction 88 (10 June 2006) unsold lot 1930 which is a die match for this coin. (lot price was 75 Euros)

This example is said to be a mule with the obverse coming from a Mahmud of Ghazna coin, SNAT Ghazna 261, Safar AH 421 and the reverse being a reverse belonging to Muhammad as "Abu Ahmad". 

ROMAN/Theodosius I CE 379-395



AE 3, 2.23g, Alexandria mint, c. CE 379-383

RIC IX Alexandria 11 (S), RCV 20535