23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
117
♦91 x Islamic Coins, to include: 4 x Abbasid AE fals, including al-Mahdi for his father al-Mansur, Fine; 6 x Afghanistan: Sher Ali (AD 1863-79) AR half rupee Qandahar (KM 205.1); and 5 x anonymous fals, Qandahar and Balkh mints; Fine or better; 5 x Ayyubids: al-Awhad (AD 1200-1210) Mayyafariqin mint AE dirham obv. facing bust, near Fine; al-Ashraf Musa (AD 1210-1220) Mayyafariqin mint AE dirham obv. facing seated bust, Fine; another AE dirham and 2 x AE fals: al-Adil dated AH 598; and Al-Nasir Yusuf II, VG to Fine; 4 x Delhi Sultanate Muhammad ibn Sam (Ghor) (AD1173-1206) billon delhival, Fine; and 3 x Ala al-Din Muhammad II (Khaljis) (AD 695-715) bilon jitals, Fine; 3 x Ilkhans (Mongols of Persia), including: Sati Beg (AD 1323-5) AR dirham, Fine; and 2 x Nurshirwan (AD 1335-40) AR dirhams dated AH 750 and AH 752, AVF; 4 x Jaunpur Sultanate Ibrahim Shah (AD 1402-40) billon tankahs, AVF; 4 x Sultans of Kashmir (Shah Mir Sultanate, 14th-16th century AD) AE fals; 8 x Khwarezm Shas, comprising: 5 x Ala al-Din Tekish (AD 1172-1200): 3 x AR dirhams (29mm, 6.93g; 33mm, 5.85g30mm, 4.99g), uncertain mint, a similar example (30mm, 4.64g), and 2 x AE fals, Fine; and 2 x Muhammad II (AD 1200-20) AE fals; 4 x Mamluk AE fals, near Fine to Fine; 23 x Mongol Great Khans billon jitals, anonymous att. Gehgnis Khan, mostly VF or better; 6 x Mughal Empire AE and billon quarter dams, Fine to VF; 2 x Nasrid (Saffarids of Seistan), Taj al-Din Harb (AD 1167-1215) billon dirhams, Fine; 14 x Umayyad AE fals, circa 8th century AD, Fine; and 4 x Zengids: 3 x Qutb ad-Din Muhammad (AD 1197-1219) AE dirhams, Sinjar mint, obv. left facing bust, sceptre over right shoulder, VG to Fine; and Mahmud ibn Sinjar (AD 1208-21) AE dirham, dated AH 606 al-Jezirah mint, obv. half length figure holding crescent moon, near Fine. Viewing recommended
Sold for £350
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 23rd Nov, 2022
To include the Geoff Hann Collection. The Collection covers the coinage produced by the first Greek general-kings who established their own dynasties in Egypt, Syria and the Indian-subcontinent, and the later Provincial coinage of the Roman Empire. Of note is lot 6, a silver stater of Seleucus I Nicator produced in Babylon between 311-305 BC (estimate: £300-500 plus buyer’s premium). The Collection also includes a quantity of early 20th century banknotes from the period of British direct rule in India, and a reference library of over one hundred volumes including scarce and out-of-print works. Of particular note is the first edition of David Sellwood’s An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia, published by Spink & Son in London, 1971 (estimate: £70-100).
The lots from the Geoff Hann Collection are denoted with a ♦ symbol throughout the catalogue.
For further information on the Geoff Hann Collection click HERE
For packing & shipping details click HERE
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