AV stater (17mm, 8.33 gm, 6h).
NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style
Session and Signature® Auction #3119
UNC Details (Reverse Repaired) NGC
Session and Signature® Auction #3119
AV aureus (20mm, 7.76 gm, 6h). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5
Session and Signature® Auction #3119
Session and Signature® Auction #3119
Escudos 1833 CR-F MS61 NGC
AV stater (17mm, 10.77 gm). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 5/5
1672 PR63 NGC
with Aulus Hirtius, as Praetor. AV aureus
(20mm, 7.91 gm, 9h). NGC MS★ 4/5 - 5/5
CNG Islamic Auction 7
Classical Numismatic Group
CNG Islamic Auction 7
Coins
24-25 October 2024
GB-London
Classical Numismatic Group presents their Islamic Auction 7, to be held in two sessions. Session 1, a live sale, will be held in the rooms of the London Mathematical Society, 57-58 Russell Square, London WC1B 4HS on 24 October 2024 beginning at 2 PM BST (9 AM EST). Session 2, an electronic sale, will close beginning at 2 PM BST (9 AM EST) on 25 October 2024. Together, this sale features almost 850 lots, making it their largest Islamic sale to date. This auction is highlighted by a number of rarities, including:
- An Arab-Sasanian drachm of Abu Hadhir b. Hajan
- Rare and unpublished Umayyad dirhams
- A high-grade ‘Abbasid dinar dated AH 132, with auction provenance
- A unique Ikhshidid donative double-dirham of Ramla
- A Fatimid dinar from Medina – Madinat Rasul Allah
- An offering of coins from the Holy City of Mecca
- A Saffarid dirham of Subkari struck in Oman
- A Mamluk gold dinar of Baybars II – one of only a handful known
- A pictorial fals of the Batinite Rulers of Alamut
- An extremely rare Qajar silver qiran of Sultan ‘Ali Shah
Printed catalogues for Islamic Auction 7 – Session 1 have been mailed. Both sessions are now open for bidding on the CNG website. Here you can find some highlights:
Lot 7: Pre-reform issues, n/a. Arab-Sasanian. Abu Hadhir b. Hajan. fl. AH 77 / AD 696/7. AR Drachm. WYHC (Arrajan) mint. Dated AH 77 (AD 696/7). Near VF, clipped and creased, some light scratches. Estimate: $7,500.
Lot 64: Umayyad Caliphate, Silver coinage. AR Dirham. ‘Maziyan’ mint (uncertain location in Caucasian Albania). Dated AH 93 (AD 711/2). Good VF. Estimate: $20,000.
Lot 178: Fatimids. al-Mustansir billah. AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094. AV Dinar. Madinat Rasul Allah (Medina) mint. Dated AH 450 (AD 1059), month of Dhu’l-Hijja. Good VF. Estimate: $60,000.
Lot 181: Saffarids. Subkari. Rebel, AH 296-298 / AD 908-910. AR Dirham. ‘Uman mint. Dated AH 298 (AD 910/11). Good Fine, dark surfaces and small flan split. Estimate: $15,000.
