Abbasid Caliphate - Lehman Collecton AE Fals 19mm, 2.90gm, axis 6:00 Date: 10/08/2007 ISLAMIC
Abbasid Caliphate - Caliph al-Mahdi, 775-785 A.D.
mint of al-Khufa, dated A.H. 164 = 781 A.D.
19mm, 2.90gm, axis: 6:00
Obv: legend in 3 lines within ring punctuated with 5 circles.
Rx: legend in 4 lines within ring-inscription, star above.
Album # 306
Abbasid Caliphate - lightened image Identified - Mark Lehman - Abbasid Caliphate Date: 10/08/2007 Another view of same with brightened image for better visibility
Ayyubids of Mayyafariqin - Al Ashraf Musa, Muzzafer al Din AE 28mm, 9.01gm Date: 10/08/2007 Ayyubids of Mayyafariqin
Al Ashraf Musa, Muzzafer al Din, 1210-1221 A.D.
Æ Dihrem, A.H. 612 (1215 AD)
28mm, 9.01gm, axis: 6:00
Obv: Seated or kneeling figure facing, one knee raised, holding globe in right hand.
Rx: Kufic inscription in tri-lobe or trefoil shield.
Sent out to school ("Anne") in Jan '08
Zangids of Sinjar - Imad al Din Zengi 1 AE 24mm, 5.36gm Date: 10/08/2007 Zangids of Sinjar
Imad al-Din Zengi II,
1170-1197 A.D.
AE Dirham,
23mm, 5.36gm, axis: 1:00
Obv: 2-headed eagle standing facing.
Rx: Kufic legend in 5 lines.
S/S 79.
Zangids of Sinjar - Imad al Din Zengi 2 22mm, 5.79gm Date: 10/08/2007 Zangids of Sinjar
Imad al-Din Zengi,
1170-1197 A.D.
AE Dirham,
22mm, 5.79gm, axis: 7:00
Obv: 2-headed eagle standing facing.
Rx: Kufic legend in 5 lines.
S/S 79.
Uturqids of Mardin - Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan AE 24mm, 7.95gm Date: 10/08/2007 Urtuqids of Mardin
Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan,
AH 597-637, AD 1201-1239
AE dirham
24mm, 7.95gm, axis: 3:00
Obv: Squatting or kneeling figure facing, holding orb, within circular border.
Rx: Kufic legend in 6 lines.
Cf. S/S 48.3.
Uturkids of Mardin 2 - Lehman Collection AE Dirhem, 30mm, 10.80gm Date: 10/08/2007 Artuqids of Mardin
Najm al-Din Alpi
AD 1152-1176.
30mm, 10.80gm, axis: 10:00.
Obv: Two diademed male heads, facing (Gemini/Dioscuri) Kufic legend on 4 sides.
Rx: Female head facing (Virgo) Nakshi legend around margin. An interesting astrological pairing.
S/S 30.
Uturkids of Mardin - Qutb al-Din iI Ghazi II AE Dirhem 29mm, 12.18gm Date: 10/08/2007 Artuqids of Mardin.
Qutb al-Din iI Ghazi II
572-580 A.H. - 1176-1184 A.D.AE Dirhem (No mint or date)
29mm, 12.18gm, Axis: 2:00
Obv: Diademed imperial head right within square, raised to the heavens (prototype: coinage of Constantine the Great and family)
Rx: Kufic legend in 5 lines.
Cf. S&S.31.
Sent out to school ("Anne") in Jan '08
ArtuqidMBcoin ACE Supporter Marc Breitsprecher kindly allowed us to use his Artuqid coin to help identification of Islamic coins. Date: 10/19/2007 ACE Supporter Marc Breitsprecher kindly allowed us to use his Artuqid coin to help identification of Islamic coins.
AbbasidFalsKG Kate Gilbert's first Identified Abbasid coin Date: 10/08/2007 Kate Gilbert's first Identified Abbasid coin
AbbasidCoin_KG Info ref Abbasid Fals Date: 09/14/2007 Info ref Abbasid Fals
Zangids of Mosul (?) - Nur al Din Arslan Shahi (? - ID uncertain) AE Dirhem 30mm, 11.93gm Date: 10/08/2007 Zangids of Mosul (?)
Nur al Din Arslan Shahi (?)
AE Dirham
30mm, 11.93gm, axis:4:00
Obv: Facing bust within square, legend in 4 segments around.
Rx: Kufic legend in 4 lines.
(formerly ascribed to: Mitchiner 1125, Nisbin 594 ?)
Zangids of Sinjar - Qutb al-Din Muhammad ibn Zengi 1 AE Dirhem, 25mm, 11.27gm Date: 10/08/2007 Zengids of Sinjar
Qutb al-Din Muhammad ibn Zengi,
A.H. 594-616 = 1197-1219 A.D.
AE Dirhem
25mm, 11.27gm, axis: 3:00.
Obv: Heroic male bust left, scepter over right shoulder, shield resting on left shoulder.
Rx: Four-line Kufic legend.
S/S-81.
(Mitchiner 1140, Sinjar 598 ?)
Zangids of Sinjar - Qutb al-Din Muhammad ibn Zengi 2 - Lehman Collection AE Dirhem 25mm, 9.89gm Date: 10/08/2007 Zengids of Sinjar
Qutb al-Din Muhammad ibn Zengi,
A.H. 594-616 = 1197-1219 A.D.
AE Dirhem
25mm, 9.89gm, axis: 3:00.
Obv: Heroic male bust left, scepter over right shoulder, shield resting on left shoulder.
Rx: Four-line Kufic legend.
S/S-81.
(Mitchiner 1140, Sinjar 598 ?)
Ghaznavid Bi-Lingual Jital, 1041-1050 A.D. Familiar "Samanta Deva" jital reclining bull, but with tamgha on rear flank, instead of the expected, Picasso-eaque horseman on the reverse, there is an inscription in 4 lines within a circle surrounded by a legend (mostly illegible of off-flan) Date: 10/26/2007 Familiar "Samanta Deva" jital reclining bull, but with tamgha on rear flank. Instead of the expected, Picasso-esque horseman on the reverse, there is an inscription in 4 lines within a circle surrounded by a legend (mostly illegible or off-flan). Billon, 16mm, 3.23gm, axis: 12:00
On 10/17 we received the following:
From Steve Bridges:
This coin appears to be a billon jital of the Ghaznavid ruler, Mawdud I, 1041-1050 AD, Tye #93.2. Obverse: "Sri Samanta Deva" in Nagari script above bull. Reverse: "Abu'l fath / al-amir al-ajalla / Shihab-ad-daulah / Mawdud" in four lines in Arabic script. Legend around rim on reverse, if visible, would have read: "Bismillah: Lahor" and possibly a date. Hope this helps.
From Dave Tranbarger:
By way of explanation in addition to Steve's attribution, the Ghaznavids maintained two parallel regional currencies, both descendants of the Shahi bull-and-horseman drachm. For the western provinces, the mint of Ghazna issued purely inscriptional coins in keeping with Muslim sensibilities but struck on thick Shahi-style flans ("yamini" dirhams, etc) rather than broad Persian-style flans. Coins minted at Lahore for the eastern provinces used the same thick flans but maintained the familiar Hindu Shahi bull on the obverse while substituting Arabic inscriptions for the horseman on the reverse ("jitals").
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