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2 Islamic Coin Fixed Price List 2016 Medieval Islamic States Umayyad Abd al-malik b. Marwan (65-86h/ ) 102 temp. Abd al-malik, Silver Dirham, al-basra, 79h 2.80g (Klat 168). Some deposit, otherwise good very fine temp. Abd al-malik, Silver Dirham, Shaqq al-taymara, 82h, 2.62g (Klat 204). Good fine. 150 al-walid I b. Abd al-malik (86-96h / ) 104 temp. al-walid I, Silver Dirham, al-sus, 90h, 2.86g (Klat 477). Very fine temp. al-walid I, Silver Dirham, al-taymara, 92h 2.88g (Klat 208). Good very fine temp. al-walid I, Silver Dirham, Ardashir Khurra, 93h, 2.80g (Klat 37). Some deposit to edges and brush marks, good very fine, rare. 150

3 107 temp. al-walid I, Silver Dirham, Dimashq, 93h, 2.89g (Klat 337). Good extremely fine temp. al-walid I, Silver Dirham, Herat, 93h, 2.89g (Klat 656b). Good very fine temp. al-walid I, Silver Dirham, Sijistan, 94h, 2.87g (Klat 436). Lustrous uncirculated, scarce temp. al-walid I, Silver Dirham, Suq al-ahwaz, 94h, 2.81g (Klat 491). Extremely fine temp. al-walid I, Silver Dirham, Manadhir, 95h, 2.86g (Klat 619). Extremely fine temp. al-walid I, Silver Dirham, Abrashahr, 96h, 2.84g (Klat 8a). Good very fine. 75

4 113 temp. al-walid I / Sulayman (96h / 715), Silver Dirham, Istakhr, 96h, 2.91g (Klat 78). Extremely fine. 50 Sulayman b. Abd al-malik (96-99h / ) 114 temp. Sulayman, Gold Dinar, no mint [Damascus], 97h (A 130; Bern 43). Extremely fine temp. Sulayman, Silver Dirham, Junday Sabur, 97h, 2.88g (Klat 245). Extremely fine temp. Sulayman, Silver Dirham, Mahay, 98h, 2.89g (Klat 564.a1). Good extremely fine. 60 Umar (99-101h / ) 117 temp. Umar, Silver Dirham, Basra, 100h, 2.91g (Klat 172). Extremely fine temp. Umar, Silver Dirham, Dimashq, 100h, 2.89g (Klat 344). Extremely fine. 65

5 119 temp. Umar, Silver Dirham, Irminiya, 100h, 2.67g (Klat 54). Patchy tone, very fine temp. Umar, Silver Dirham, al-kufa, 100h, 2.84g (Klat 544). Light peripheral corrosion, otherwise extremely fine temp. Umar, Silver Dirham, al-basra, 101h, 2.86g (Klat 173). Minor corrosion to edge, otherwise extremely fine. 65 Yazid II b. Abd al-malik ( h / ) 122 temp. Yazid II, Gold Dinar, no mint [Damascus], 104h, 4.24g (A134; Bern 43). Peck marks, very fine temp. Yazid II, Gold Dinar, no mint [Damascus], 105h (A134; Bern 43). A die flaw, extremely fine, rare temp. Yazid II, Silver Dirham, Adharbayjan, 105h, 2.88g (Klat 24.a2). Some dies flaws, extremely fine. 130

6 Marwan II b. Muhammad ( h / ) 125 temp. Marwan II, Silver Dirham, Dimashq, 127h, 2.92g (Klat 371.a) Extremely fine temp. Marwan II, Silver Dirham, al-jazira, 129h, 2.83g (Klat 225). Good very fine temp. Marwan II, Silver Dirham, al-jazira, 130h, 2.92g (Klat 226). Good very fine temp. Marwan II, Silver Dirham, al-jazira, 131h, 2.83g (Klat 227). Very fine. 200 Abbasid al-saffah b. Muhammad ( h / ) 129 temp. al-saffah, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 134h, 3.52g (A 210, B 51). Clipped, fine. 100 al-mansur b. Muhammad ( h / ) 130 temp. al-mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 141h, 3.86g (A 210; B 51). Fair. 95

7 131 temp. al-mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 142h, 4.22g (A 212; B 51). Good very fine temp. al-mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 144h, with pellet below B of arba, 4.22g (A 210; B 51). Very fine temp. al-mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 154h, 4.13g (A 212; B 51). Some clipping, very fine temp. al-mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 155h, 4.26g (A 210; B 51). Extremely fine temp. al-mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint [al-kufa] 155h, 4.12g, (A 210; B 52). Fine temp. al-mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 157h, 4.11g (A 210; B 51). Edge clipped, extremely fine temp. al-mansur, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 158h, 4.05g (A 210; B 51). Good very fine. 120

8 al-mahdi ( h / ) 138 temp. al-mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint [al-kufa], 162h, 3.97g (A 214; B 52). Some clipping, good very fine temp. al-mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 165h, 3.87g (A 210; B 51). Fine temp. al-mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 165h, pellet, 3.92g (A 210; B 51). Some clipping, good very fine temp. al-mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 166h, pellet, 4.15g (A 210; B 51). Some clipping, good very fine temp. al-mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 166h, variety with pellet in field after the L of rasul, 4.27g (A 210; B 51). Extremely fine temp. al-mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 168h, 3.93g (A 210; B 51). Clipped, very fine temp. al-mahdi, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 168h, 4.24g (A 210; B 51). Very fine, a full coin. 175

9 al-rashid ( h / ) 145 temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 176h, citing Ja far, 4.09g (A ; B 69). Fine temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 176h, citing Ja far, 3.99g (A ; B 69). Another, fine temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, 179h, citing Ja far, 4.20g (A ; B 69). Fine temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, 179h, citing Ja far, 4.04g (A ; B 69). Another, fine temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 18xh, citing Ja far, 4.01g (A ; B 69). Fair temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 181h, citing Ja far, 3.86g (A ; B 69). Fine, with unusual cross hatch under-type visible, reminiscent of the types of the Byzantine Empress Irene [alone] temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 182h, citing Ja far, 4.06g (A ; B 69). Fine temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 184h, citing Ja far, 4.02g (A ; B 69). Fine. 105

10 153 temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 184h, citing Ja far, 4.14g (A ; B 69). Another, fine temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 184h, citing Ja far, 4.08g (A ; B 69). Another, fine temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 185h, citing Ja far, 3.97g (A ; B 69). Fine temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 185h, citing Ja far, 4.16g (A ; B 69). Another, fine temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 186h, citing Ja far, 4.07g (A ; B 69). Fine temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 186h, citing Ja far, 4.02g (A ; B 69). Another, fine temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Madinat al-salam], 186h, citing heir Amir, 4.27g (A 218.3; B 75). Very fine temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Iraq], 188h, 4.13g (A 210; B 51). Fine. 110

11 161 temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr], 190h, li l khalifa, 3.65g (A ; B 73). Fair temp. al-rashid, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr] 192h, l il khalifa, 3.99g (A ; B 69). Clipped, weakly struck extremely fine. 240 al-amin ( h / ) 163 temp. al-amin, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr], 194h, li l khalifa, 4.07g (A 220.1; B 73). Fine. 105 al-ma mun Abd Allah ( h / ) 164 al-ma mun, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr], 196h, al-imam, 3.94g (A 222.1; B 81). About fine, scarce al-ma mun, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr], 198h, al-imam al-mamun, citing al-mutalib, 4.04g (A 222.4; B 85). About fine temp. al-ma mun, Gold Dinar, al-iraq, 199h, citing Dhu'l-Riyasatayn, 4.06g (A ; B 104). Fine, scarce temp. al-ma mun, Gold Dinar, Misr, 201h, citing al-fadl, Dhu l Riyasatayn and Sulayman, 3.65g (A222.6; B 90bDe). Clipped, fine, scarce. 120

12 168 al-ma mun, Gold Dinar, al-iraq, 203h, citing Dhu'l-Riyasatayn, 3.82g (A222.12; B 103). About very fine temp. al-ma mun, Gold Dinar, al-iraq, 203h, citing Dhu'l-Riyasatayn, 3.74g (A222.12; B 103). Fine temp. al-ma mun, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr], 205h, citing Tahir and al-sari, 3.90g (A 222.8; B 95). About fine, scarce temp. al-ma mun, Gold Dinar, no mint [Madinat l-salam], 206h, lillah, 3.84g (A ; B 109). Fine al-ma mun, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr], 207h, citing al-sari, 3.78g (A 222.9; B 96De). About fine, scarce al-ma mun, Gold Dinar, Misr, 209h, citing al-sari, 4.11g (A 222.9; B 96De). About fine al-ma mun, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr], 210h, citing al-sari, 4.01g (A 222.9; B 96). Clipped, clear, fine al-ma mun, Gold Dinar, no mint [Misr], 211h, li l khalifa al-mamun, 3.96g (A ; B 82). Fine. 110

13 176 temp. al-ma mun, Silver Dirham, Marw, 213h, reform type with double obverse margin, 2.19g (Lowick 1457; SCC 1192; A 223.6) Very clear and legible, extremely fine and scarce. 225 al-mu tasim ( h / ) 177 al-mu tasim, Gold Dinar, Marw, 220h, 4.18g (A 225; B 151Ph). Good very fine and rare. 600 al-mutawakkil ( h / ) 178 al-mutawakkil, Gold Dinar, Misr, 243h, 4.22g (A229.3; B 158De). Fine al-mutawakkil, Gold Dinar, Misr, 243h, citing heir al-mu tazz, 3.90g (A229.3; B 158De). Fine al-mutawakkil, Gold Dinar, reduced size, Misr, 247h, 4.05g (A 229.4; Bern 0423De). Trace of mount, a one year type, very fine and rare al-mutawakkil, Gold Dinar, reduced size, Misr, 247h, 4.19g (A 229.4; Bern 0423De). Another, a one year type, very fine and rare. 500

14 al-musta in ( h / ) 182 al-musta in, Gold Dinar, Misr, 249h, 4.18g (A 233.2; B 161De). Weakly struck extremely fine al-musta in, Gold Dinar, Misr, 250h, citing heir al-abbas, 4.19g (A 233.2; B 161De). Weakly struck, fine. 135 al-mu tamid ( h / ) 184 al-mu tamid, Gold Dinar, Misr, 260h, citing the heir apparent, Ja far, the future al-muffawid, 4.17g (A 239.1; B 173De). Good very fine. 150 al-mu tadid ( h / ) 185 al-mu tadid, Gold Dinar, San a, 280h (A 1056 B 211El). Good very fine al-mu tadid, Gold Dinar, San a, 283h, 2.91g (A 1056 B 211El). Good very fine al-mu tadid, Gold Dinar, San a, 283h, 2.91g (A 1056 B 211El). Another, good very fine. 275

15 al-muktafi ( h / ) 188 al-muktafi, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-salam, 295h, 3.94g (A 243.1; B 226Jh). Wavy flan, nibbled edge, very fine. 300 al-muqtadir ( h / ), 189 al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Misr, 296h, 3.93g (A 245.1; B 237De). Good very fine al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Misr, 301h, citing heir Abu l Abbas, 3.96g (A 245.2; B 242De). Extremely fine al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Misr, 302h, citing heir Abu l Abbas, 4.23g (A 245.2; B 242De). Extremely fine al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-salam, 305h, citing heir Abu l Abbas, 4.18g (A 245.2; B 242Jh). Very fine al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Misr, 305h, citing heir Abu l Abbas, 4.15g (A 245.2; B 242De). Ex brooch mount and gilt, fine. 100

16 194 al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-salam, 306h, citing heir Abu l Abbas, 3.39g (A 245.2; B 242Jh). Crimped, good very fine al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-salam, 307h, citing heir Abu l Abbas, 4.58g (A 245.2; B 242Jh). Good very fine al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, San a, 307h, single marginal inscription, 1.90g (A 1058; B 237El). Good very fine, scarce al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-salam, 310h, 4.32g (A 245.2; B 242Jh). Mint not struck up, flan flaw, fine al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-salam, 310h, 4.41g (A 245.2; B 242Jh). Extremely fine al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, San a, 314h, with pellets in obverse field, 1.86g, (A 1058; B 241El). Good very fine al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, San a, 314h, without pellets in obverse field, 1.87g (A 1058; B 241El). Extremely fine. 345

17 201 al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Madinat al-salam, 315h, citing heir Abu l Abbas, 3.89g (A 245.2; B 242Jh). Extremely fine al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Misr, 317h, citing heir Abu l Abbas, 4.17g (A 245.2;B 242De). Clear and legible, very fine al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Misr, 320h, citing the vizier Amid al-dawla, 3.67g, (A 248; B 243De). Edge shaved, good fine al-muqtadir, Gold Dinar, Suq Min al-ahwaz, 320h, citing the vizier Amid al-dawla, 5.13g (A 248; B 243Nf). Good fine. 150 al-radi ( h / ) 205 al-radi, Gold Dinar, al-karaj, 324h, 3.84g (A 254.1; B 285Jf) Very fine, scarce. 500 Aghlabid Muhammad II ( h / ), 206 Muhammad II, Gold Dinar, no mint, 255h, 4.21g (A 446; Bern 134). Fine. 125

18 Almoravid Yusuf ibn Tashufin ( h / ) 207 Yusuf ibn Tashufin, Gold Dinar, Aghmat, 488h, 4.17g ( A 464.1). Wavy flan, good very fine Yusuf ibn Tashufin, Gold Dinar, Sijilmasa, 49xh, 4.12g (A 464.1). Some weakness, edge marks, about very fine. 295 Almohad Abu Yusuf Yaqub ( h / ) 209 Abu Yusuf Yaqub, Gold Dinar, without mint, 4.63g (A 484). Extremely fine. 400 Samanid Nasr II b. Ahmad ( h / ) 210 Nasr II b. Ahmad, Gold Dinar, Nishapur, 321h, 3.90g (A 1449; B 282Pj). Clear, legible script, extremely fine, scarce. 300 'Abd al-malik I ( h / ) 211 'Abd al-malik I, Gold Dinar, Nishapur, 350h, 3.78g (A 1460). Clipped, fine. 140

19 Nuh III b. Mansur ( h / ) 212 Nuh III b. Mansur, Gold Dinar, Nishapur, 371h, citing Mohammad, Nasir al-dawla, 6.00g (A 1468). Very fine. 175 Buwayhid al-marzuban, governor of Khuzestan ( h / ) 213 al-marzuban, Gold Dinar, Suq min al-ahwaz, 370h, 4.00g (S 1567). Plugged, otherwise very fine. 100 Baha al-dawla ( h / ) 214 Baha al-dawla, Gold Dinar, Suq al-ahwaz, 395h, citing the Caliph al-qadir, 4.16g (A 1573). Extremely fine Baha al-dawla, Gold Dinar, Suq al-ahwaz, 397h, citing the Caliph al-qadir, 4.75g (A 1573). Extremely fine Baha al-dawla, Gold Dinar, Suq al-ahwaz, 397h, citing the Caliph al-qadir, 4.38g (A 1573). Another, extremely fine. 135

20 217 Baha al-dawla, Gold Dinar, Suq al-ahwaz, 398h, citing the Caliph al-qadir, 4.04g (A 1573). Very fine. 125 Gaznavid Mohammad b. Sebuktegin, as independent ruler ( h / ) 218 Mohammad b. Sebuktegin, Gold Dinar, Nishapur, 400h, 3.06g (A 1606). Slightly rusty dies, about extremely fine Mohammad b. Sebuktegin, Gold Dinar, Nishapur, 405h, 3.87g (A 1606). Good very fine. 140 Ghorid Mu izz al-din Muhammad b. Sam ( h / ) 220 Mu izz al-din Muhammad b. Sam, posthumous Gold Dinar, Ghazna, date uncertain, 6.47g (A 1762). Usual areas of peripheral weakness, nearly extremely fine Mu izz al-din Muhammad b. Sam, posthumous Gold Dinar, Ghazna, date uncertain, 10.28g (A 1762). Usual areas of peripheral weakness, nearly extremely fine. 850

21 Qutlughkhanid Shah Jahan (first reign, 694h) 222 Shah Jahan (first reign, 694h), Gold Dinar, acknowledging the overlordship of Baydu Khan, Madinat Kirman, date not struck up but 694h, 11.75g (Album T1938; cf ICA 19, lot 148).Very fine and extremely rare The Qutlughkhanid Atabegs of Kirman were in the administrative service of the Khwarazmshah ruler Muhammad, and they later became local rulers who served the Mongols.The early Ilkhans allowed the semi-independent rulers of southern Iran to issue their own coinage as long as they acknowledged the overlordship of the current ruler.wherever a mint name is visible on their coinage it is always Kirman.Their gold coins do not adhere to any fixed weight, and this is an unusually heavy example. During his brief first reign Shah Jahan was a vassal of the ephemeral Ilkhan ruler Baydu. This is the only gold coin to bear his name and, as far as is known, the only one where Baydu is acknowledged as overlord. Seljuq / Ilkhan / Buyid 223 A double-sided cast Silver Medal, c , both sides depicting a falconer on horseback, Sura 122 in the margins, 27mm (cf Lutz Ilisch, Munze-geschenke und Geshenkenmunzen in der Mittelalterischen Welt in Munstererische Numismatische Zeitung XV pt 1, April 1985 p 8, no33; Andrew Oddy, Arab Imagery on early Umayyad Coins of Syria and Palestine: Evidence for Falconry; Numismatic Chronicle 1991, pp59-66; a similar example is known to be in private hands; the cataloguer has it on good authority that Luke Treadwell suggested such a piece may be Buyid; a similar example was sold in our fixed price list of 2014). Some verdigris, good very fine and of the highest rarity Crusader and Medieval European Coinage in Imitation of Islamic Coinage 224 County of Tripoli, Bohemond IV-VI, third phase Gold Dinar (after 1187 until 1260 or later), pseudo cufic legends with B, T and cross in fields, 4.01g (Metcalf pl. 19, 489; CSC 7 var). Flan crack, otherwise extremely fine Kingdom of Jerusalem, Gold Bezant, Acre, 1257 AD, with Christian legends in Arabic thus :+: Struck at Acco 1257 years after the birth of the Messiah :+: The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, in centre Unique Divinity, rev We glorify in the Cross of our Lord Jesus the Messiah from whom we receive our health and our life and our resurrection and through whom we have been delivered and pardoned, 2.84g (Sch pl V, 27 [p 140]; CCS 6). Good very fine and very rare. 6000

22 226 Italy, Roger II ( ), Amalfi, Gold Tari, based on the Fatimid Dinar, R. within double legend, rev cross within double legend, 0.89g (MEC 231). Good very fine. 700 Mughal India Aurangzeb ( h / ) 227 Aurangzeb, Gold Mohur, Dar al-khilafat Shajahanabad, 1099h, year 31, 10.91g (KM 315). Good extremely fine. 650 Shah Alam Bahadur ( h / ) 228 Shah Alam Bahadur, Gold Mohur, Dar al-khilafat Shajahanabad, year 3, 10.93g, (KM 354.4). Extremely fine. 650 Jahandar Shah (1124h / ) 229 Jahandar Shah, Gold Mohur, Dar al-khilafat Shajahanabad, 1124h, Ahd, 10.89g (KM 369). About extremely fine. 550 Farrukhsiyar ( h / ) 230 Farrukhsiyar, Gold Mohur, Dar al-khilafat Shajahanabad, 1125h, Ahd, 10.92g (KM ). Clear name, mint, date and regnal year, good extremely fine. 800

23 Muhammad Akbar II ( h / ) 231 Muhammad Akbar II, Gold Mohur, Dar al-khilafat Shajahanabad, year 7, 10.74g (KM 781). About extremely fine, rare Modern Arab Nations Afghanistan Habibullah ( h / ) 232 Gold Tilla, 1336h, 4.59g (KM 856). Good very fine. 275 Egypt Fuad I ( ) 233 Specimen Bronze ½-Millieme, 1932 (KM 343). Mint state with red/brown tone. 100 ex Diana Collection, Baldwin s Auction 59, lot 1614 (part). Iraq Kingdom Faisal I ( ) 234 Copper 2-Fils, 1933 (KM 96). Good extremely fine. 50

24 235 Obverse Brockage, 10-Fils, (KM 98 for type). Good very fine and rare Reverse Brockage 10-Fils, 1931 (KM 98 for type). Good very fine and rare Error 10-Fils, 1931 (KM 98). Uncirculated and rare Silver 20-Fils, 1933 (KM 99). Extremely fine Silver 50-Fils, 1931 (KM 100). About extremely fine Silver Riyal, 1932 (KM 101). Good very fine. 200

25 Ghazi I ( ) 241 Silver 50-Fils, 1937 (KM 104). Uncirculated. 185 Faisal II ( ) 242 Proof Copper-Nickel 4-Fils, 1953 (KM 111). Proof. 350 Iraq Republic General Abd al-karim Qasim, Prime Minister ( ) 243 Proof Set, 1959, Bronze Fils, Copper Nickel 5-Fils, 10-Fils, Silver 25-Fils, 50-Fils, 100-Fils plus Medallic Crown (KM PS4 [ and X1]). Some misting, otherwise mint state proofs. (7) 2500

26 Palestine 244 Palestine, British Administration, Mint Set, 1927, Bronze Mil, 2-Mils; Copper-Nickel 5-Mils, 10-Mils, 20-Mils; Silver 50-Mils, 100-Mils (KM MS1). Minor discolouration and traces of lacquer, uncirculated. (7) 500 Sudan Abdullah Ibn Mohammad ( h / ) 245 Silver 20-Piastres, Omdurman, 1304h, year 5 (KM 7.1). Dark tone to obverse, extremely fine, rare in this high grade. 150 Tunisia French Protectorate Muhammad al-hadi Bey ( ) 246 Bronze 5-Centimes, 1904, Paris mint (KM 228). Brilliant uncirculated. 40

27 247 Bronze 10-Centimes, 1904, Paris mint (KM 229). Brilliant uncirculated. 85 Ahmad Pasha Bey ( ) 248 Essai Silver 5-Francs, 1939 (KM - [recorded as KM EZ1]; Lec 308). Uncirculated specimen strike. 125 Turkey Abdul Aziz ( h / ) 249 Pattern Copper 10-Para, 1277h, no regnal year (KM -; cf KM 700 for type). Uncirculated Proof Copper 10-Para, 1277h, year 4 (KM 700). Proof Copper 5-; 10-; 20-Para, 1277h, year 4 (KM 699; 700; 701). Uncirculated. (3) 50

28 Yemen al-mutawakkil ( h / ) 252 Silver Imadi Riyal, 1322h (KM Y 7). Uncirculated. 150 Imam Ahmad ( h / ) 253 Gold ½-Ryal, 1380h, 17.83g (KM Y G 16.2). Extremely fine and rare al-nasir Ahmad b. Yahya ( h / ) 254 Gold Riyal, 1381h, 35.91g (KM YG17.2; F 1). Excess metal to edge, which is seemingly not uncommon for this series, uncirculated Miscellaneous 255 Bronze Seal, uncertain age, with script in two lines roughly translated as The cure for heartache is to find the one you love. 50

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