Fatimid Caliphate, al-Hakim Abu ‘Ali al-Mansur (AH386-411/AD996-1021), AV dinar (4.11 g.), 2nd series, without heir, two circular inscriptions, with 2-line text in centre, struck AH387-401. Deteriorated calligraphic style. Ref.: Album 709.2. VF.

Tulunid, Humarawayh b. Ahmad (AH270-282/AD884-896), with Caliph al-Mu’tamid & first heir al-Mufawwidh, AV dinar (3.19 g.), mint: al-Rafiqa, AH276. Ref.: Album 664. Somewhat wrinkled flan, otherwise gVF.

Lot (3) Aq Qoyunlu, Ya’qub (AH883-896/AD1478-1490), AR light tanka of Mazandaran district, Sari mint, undated, Sunni kalima reverse (A-2523.1; ZENO 194568); same, post reform AR tanka, (A.2522, ZENO 195517); Qara Qoyunlu, Jahanshah (AH841-872/AD1438-1467), AR tanka, without mint name, dated AH 870, countermarked ‘adl jahanshah sultan 87’ on tanka of Shahrukh (AH807-850/AD1405-1447), Herat mint, date off flan. (A.2405/ counter-marked type A.2494, ZENO 194580). VF.

Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid, Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan (AH539-570/AD1144-1174), AE dirham, slightly left-facing figure holding globe and sceptre, AH556. Ref.: A.1820.4 (R); SS.4; MWI -. Rare type. VF.

Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid, Nur al-Din Muhammad (AH571-581/AD1175-1185), AE dirham, winged angel facing, AH571. Ref.: A.1822.1(R); SS.9; MWI -. Rare type aVF.

Lot (2) Artuqid of Mardin, Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (AH580-597/AD1184-1201), AE dirham, diademed Turkish male bust facing, Mardin, AH581. Ref.: A. 1829.1; SS.33.2; MWI. -. VF.

Artuqid of Mardin, Najm al-Dim Ghazi I (AH637-658/AD1239-1260), citing Ayyubid al-Salih Ayyub, AR dirham, Mardin, AH64x. Ref.: A.1834.2 (S). VF .

Lot (21) Turkoman figural bronze coins, several scarce or rare pieces. Average F-VF.Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid, Qutb al-Din Sukman II b. Muhammad (AH581-597/AD1185-1200), AE dirham, slightly right-facing bust holding globe and sceptre, AH594 gF/F. Ref.: A.1822.3 (S); SS.14; MWI.1110; Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid, Rukn al-Din Mawdud (AH619-629/AD1222-1232), AE dirham, Two-headed eagle, Amid, AH621. Ref.: A.1824.1; SS.19; MWI.1115-6; Artuqid of Mardin, Husam al-Din Timurtash (AH516-547/AD1122-1152), AE dirham, large diademed male head facing right, NM, ND. Ref.: A.1826.3(S); SS.26; Artuqid of Mardin, Najm al-Din Alpi (AH547-572/AD1152-1176), AE dirham, two diademed male heads facing, ND (2) Ref.: A.1827.5; SS.30; MWI.1029-30; Artuqid of Mardin, Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (AH580-597/AD1184-1201), AE dirham, large diademed Roman-style male head on the right, NM, ND (ca 586-589). Pierced. (A.1829.2; SS34; MWI.1035-6.); same, AE dirham, four figures in a ‘lamentation’ scene, date illegible. (A.1829.3; SS35; MWI.1039-41); same, AE dirham, ‘headhunter’ type. NM, AH596 (A.1829.4; SS36.1; MWI.1043-4); Artuqid of Mardin, Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (596-637/AD1201-1239), AE dirham, Centaur-archer running left, Mardin, AH599. (A.1830.2; SS38.1; MWI.1049-50); same, AE dirham (11.94 g. & 7.86 g), leopard-rider left, Mardin, AH606. (2) (A.1830.3; SS.39; MWI.1051-2; ZENO 195535); same, AE dirham, Roman style head right. NM, AH620 (A.1830.7; SS43; MWI.1060-1); same, AE dirham, crude head facing. Date eligible. (2) (A.1830.10; SS.47; MWI.1071); Artuqids of Mardin, Qara Arslan (AH658-693/AD1260-1294), AE fals, sunface in square, Mardin, date? Ref.: A.1836.2; SS.50; MWI.1602-3; ZENO 194814; Zangid of Mosul, Sayf al-din Ghazi II (AH564-567/AD1169-1180), AE dirham, helmeted head left, al-Jazira, AH575. Ref.: A.1861.2; SS61; MWI.1120-1; Zangid of Mosul, Nur al-Din Arslanshah I (AH589-607/AD1193-1211), AE dirham, Turkish bust facing, Nasibin, AH594. Ref.: A.1865 (R); SS64; MWI.1125; Zangid of Mosul, ‘Izz al-Din Ma’sud II (AH607-615/AD1211-1218), AE dirham, Male bust left (SS65.1), resp. right (SS65.2), al-Mawsil, Date illegible. (2) Ref.: A.1867; SS65.1-2; MWI.1126; Lu’lu íd of Mosul, Badr. Al-Din Lu’Lu’ (AH631-657/AD1234-1259), AE dirham, head left in square, al-Mawsil, AH631. Ref.: A.1874.1; SS68; MWI.1131; Zangid of Syria, Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (AH541-569/AD1146-1174), AE dirham, Byzantine figures standing, NM, ND. Ref.: A.1850; SS73; MWI.1132.

Lot of 10 Turkoman figural bronze coins, several scarce or rare pieces. Average F-VF.Artuqid of Mardin, Najm al-Din Alpi (AH547-572/AD1152-1176), AE dirham, two long-haired busts facing / rev. Virgin Mary crowing Byzantine emperor. NM, ND. Ref.: A.1827.3; SS.28; MWI.1027; Artuqid of Mardin. Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II (AH572-580/AD1176-1184), AE dirham, diademed head in square gazing upwards. NM, ND. Ref.: A.1828.1; SS.31; MWI.1031-2; Artuqid of Mardin. Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II (AH572-580/AD1176-1184), AE dirham, large and small draped busts facing, NM, AH578. Ref.: A.1828.2; SS.32.2; MWI. -; Artuqid of Mardin, Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (AH580-597/AD1184-1201), AE dirham, ‘headhunter’ type. NM, AH596. Ref.: A.1829.4; SS.36.1; MWI.1043-4; Artuqid of Mardin, Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (AH597-637/AD1201-1239), AE dirham, bust facing slightly left, AH611. Ref.: A.1830.4; SS.40; MWI.1053; Zangid of Mosul, Sayf al-din Ghazi II (AH564-567/AD1169-1180), AE dirham, facing bust with two angels above, AH567. Ref.: A.1861.1; SS.60.3; MWI. -; Zangid of Mosul, ‘Izz al-Din Mas’ud II (AH607-615/AD1211-1218), AE dirham, diademed bust to left, al-Mawsil, AH608. Ref.: A.1867; SS.65.3; MWI. -; Zangid of Mosul, Nasir al-Din Mahmud (AH616-631/AD1219-1234), AE dirham, seated figure holding crescent, al-Mawsil, AH627. Ref.: A.1870.2(S); SS.67; MWI.1129; Zangid of Syria, Qutb al-Din Muhammad b. Zengi (AH594-616/AD1197-1219), AE dirham, bust left, holding scepter behind, Zengid tamgha in left field, Sinjar, AH596. Ref.: A.1880.2; SS.81.1; MWI. -; Zangid of al-Jazira, al-Mu’azzam Mahmud (AH605-648/AD1209-1251), AE dirham, crowned facing bust behind huge crescent, al-Jazira, AH606. Ref.: A.1883.1 (S); SS.87; MWI. -.

Lot (5) Ayyubid, al-Nasir Yusuf I (Saladin), (AH564-589/AD1169-1193), AE fals, (Halab), AH(5)86 (A-792, ZENO 194955); same, AE dirham, Amir enthroned facing, (Mayafarikin), AH586, double struck (A.791.4 (S); MWI.815); Branch at Mayyafariqin, Sinjar, Harran & Khilat, Al-Awhad Ayyub (AH596-607/AD1199-1210), AE dirham, facing bust, NM (Mayyafariqin) (A.856.1, MWI.864-5); same, al-Ashraf Musa (AH607-617/AD1210-1220), AE dirham, Mayyafarikan, AH612 (A.859.1; MWI.866); same, AE dirham, Sinjar (A.859.2(S), MWI.868). aVF.

Lot (8) Ayyubid, al-Nasir Yusuf I (Saladin), (AH564-589/AD1169-1193), AE dirham, without mint name (presumably struck only at Mayyafariqin), date illegible (AH582-584), constellation of the Lion (A-791.3, ZENO 194956); al-’Aziz ‘Uthman (AH589-595/AD1193-1198), AE fals, Dimashq, Date off (AH594-595) (A.798(S); ZENO 194948); same, Al ‘Adil Saif al-Din Abu Bakr b. Ayyub (AH592-615/AD1196-1218), AR dirham, NM (Dimashq type), ND. Contemporary imitation? (A.803.1; ZENO 195496); same, AR ½ Dirhem (Dimashq). (A-806A (RR); Balog 310, ZENO 194818); same, al-’Adil Abu Bakr I, AH 592-615/AD1196-1218), AE fals, Harran mint, AH598. (A-810.3(S), ZENO 194940); same, al-Zahir Ghazi (AH582-613/AD1186-1216), AE fals (Halab), date off flan (struck at Halab 596-600) (A-838.3(S), ZENO 194954); same, AE fals [Halab]. (A.838.4; ZENO 194824); same, al-Muzaffar Ghazi (AH617-642/1220-1242), AE fals, overlords: al-Kamil Muhammad I, al-Ashraf Musa I. NM [Khilat], Date off [618?] (A.860(S), ZENO 194938). Average VF.

Lot (4) Ghaznavid, Sebuktegin (AH366-387/AD977-997) as autonomous ruler in Ghazna, citing Samanid overlord Nuh III b. Mansur (AH365-387), Farwan, AH380 (A.1599, ZENO 194602); same, Mahmud (AH389-421/AD999-1030), AR Yamani dirham, NM, ND. Type IIIa (A.1609; 195518); Hasanwayhid, Badr b. Hasanwayh (AH369-405/AD980-1014), billon dirham, mint & date off flan, citing the Buwayhid Baha al-Dawla wa Diya al-Milla wa Ghiyath al-Umma Abu Nasr on obverse, Shams al-Dawla Abu Tahir b. Fakhr al-Dawla wa Falak al-Umma on the reverse. (A-1589.4(R), ZENO 194606), added: Barakzai, ‘Abd al-Rahman (AH1297-1319/AD1880-1901), AR qiran, Herat mint, AH13xx. (A-3181; KM.419, ZENO 194567). Hasanwayid only F, others aVF.

Lot (5) Ilkhan, Arghun (AH683-690/AD1284-1291), AE fals., NM, illegible date (A.2157(S); ZENO 194937); Same, Uljaytu (AH703-716/AD1304-1316), AR 2 dirhams, type B, mint off, AH71x. (A.2184; ZENO 194609); same, AR double dirham, type C (heptafoil obv./hexafoil rev.), Madinat Amul, ND (A.2188; ZENO 194581); same, AE Fals, sun face, NM, ND. (A.2190, Diler 428; ZENO 194813); same, Abu Sa’id (AH716-736/AD1316-1335), AE fals, lion to l., NM, ND (A.2220; ZENO 194947). Copper aVF, silver gVF.

Ilkhan, Abu Sa’id (AH716-736/AD1316-1335), 6 Dirhem, type H, Bazar, 33Khani (AH734), nicely well centred (A-2217; ZENO 194607). gVF.

Lot (2) Juchid (Golden Horde), Muhammad Uzbek Khan (AH712-742/AD1312-1341), AR Dang, Saray al-Mahrusa, AH722. (A.2025A (R); ZENO 194569); same, Lower Volga, Gulistan, Jani Beg (AH741-758/AD1341-1357), AR dang, AH750 (A.2027, ZENO 195531). gVF.

Kart, temp. Pir ‘Ali (AH771-784/1369-1382), Anonymous, AR 12 dirhams (double dinar), type AD, Herat, obv. spiraled kalima, rev. plain hexafoil, AH776. (A.2353(S), ZENO 194604). VF.