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


20140206

Britain/Plantagenet; Edward I CE 1272-1307


AR Penny, 1.35 g, 1 h, London mint class 3F, c. CE 1280-1281

SCBC 1392
N. 1021
SCBI 39 (North) pl. 7, #145 (this coin)

Ex: Spink 01-20-1973

Ex: J.J. North Collection

Britain/Hanover; George III CE 1760-1820



AR Maundy 4d., 19mm, 1.91 g, 12h,  Type C London, 1795

SCBC 3752


Ex: Elvira Clain-Stefanelli Collection

Islamic/Abbasid; Harun Ar-Rashid CE 786-809/AH 170-193


AR Dirham, Balkh mint AH 187/CE 802-03

Album 219.11


Reverse inscription is without caliph, citing al-Mamun ‘Abdallah as ibn amir al mu’minin and wali wali ‘ahd al-muslimin

Greek/Seleucid; Antiochus IV BCE 175-164


AE 34mm, 35.36 g, 1h, Antioch mint BCE 169-168

SC 1413

O: laureate hd of Serapis r with taenia r, Osiris cap atop taenia, dotted border.
R:  BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY in two lines on r, ΘΕΟΥ ΕΠΙΦANOYΣ  in two lines on l., 

Eagle stg r on thunderbolt. 

Greek/Seleucid; Antiochus IV BCE 175-164


AR Drachm, 3.53 g, 6h, Uncertain mint in N. Media or Hyrcania

SC 1559.3 variety

O: diad hd of Antiochus r, short diadem ends curving down behind, dotted border
R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ on r., ANTIOXOY on l., Apollo seated l., on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded compound bow. 


Controls outer l and inner l.

Britain/Stuart; Charles I CE 1625-1649


AR Shilling; 5.61 g, Tower mint, CE 1630-1631

SCBC 2787

O: CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HI REX, mm plume
R: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO/ CR above coat of arms

Britain/Plantagenet; Henry II CE 1154-1189



AR Tealby Penny; 1.43 g, 20 mm, Bust C, c. CE 1163-1167

William on Newcastle, moneyer

N. 957
SCBC 1339

Ex: D. Shuttleworth Collection

Britain/Plantagenet; Henry III CE 1216-1272


AR Short Cross Penny; 1.35 g,  London mint, c. CE 1223-1242


Nichole, moneyer

SCBC 1356c
N. 979 Class 7C

IRAN/Arsacids; Mithradates II BCE 123-88


AE Dichalcon; 15 mm, 1.65 g, 12h,  Ecbatana mint

Sellwood 27.11
Shore 108 var. 

O: long bearded bust left.
R: Top: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Right: BAΣΙΛΕΩN
Left: APΣAKOY/EΠIΦANOVΣ
Bottom (inverted): MEΓAΛOV

Nike walking r. with wreath in rt hand

Britain/Plantagenet; Henry III CE 1216-1272

AR Long Cross Penny; 17 mm, 1.45 g, 9h, Bristol mint CE 1248-1250

Class  IIIbc

N. 987
SCBC 1363
Churchill/Thomas BR 35  (1 example EHR)

O: HEHRICVS REX III
R: IAC/OBO/HBR/VST

James LaWarre, moneyer

EX: Brussels Hoard, 1908
EX: D. Shuttleworth Collection

Prussia/Brandenburg; Albrecht CE 1525-1569



AR Groschen; 1.94 g, 24 mm, 12h, CE 1539

Shurm. 5070
Neumann 45, 46
Kopicki 3780, 3783

O: ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRUSS
R: IVSTVS EX FIDE VIVIT 1539 cuir. bust of Albrecht r.