1620, Prague. Very rare. Very fine +.
Gold löser of 20 ducats n.d. (1611-1633), Winsen (Luhe).
Probably unique. About extremely fine.
Extremely fine.
Gold medal of 50 ducats, 1851 by F. W. Kullrich,
commemorating the completion of the equestrian statue of
Frederick the Great. Extremely rare. About FDC.
From the collection of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg.
by H. Krafft after a draft by Albrecht Dürer as a gift for the
Emperor on the occasion of the planned Imperial Diet in
Nuremberg. Extremely rare. Original strike. Extremely fine.
1740, Paris. Very rare. NGC PF62 CAMEO. Proof.
by V. Alexeev commemorating the peace with Persia.
Extremely rare. Extremely fine to FDC.
of the half taler. Extremely rare. PCGS MS63PL.
Extremely fine to FDC.
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- Rare and unpublished Umayyad dirhams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.
