Tetradrachm ø 25mm (17.05g). 310 - 306/5 BC. With NGC-tag
(XF, strike: 4/5, surface: 4/5, Fine Style). Attractive dark toning,
excellent.
to modern times
323 - 317 BC. Stater (8.55g). Gold! Sharply marked splendid
specimen of excellent style! Large, medallion-like mould,
somewhat smoothed at the cheek, excellent.
to modern times
279/8 - 255 BC. Tetradrachm ø 29mm (16.75g). 264 - 255 BC
RR! Marvellous toning, excellent.
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(15.15g). 408/4 - 380/66 BC. One of the best known specimens!
Excellent.
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Tetradrachm ø 26mm (15.15g). RR! Delicate toning,
small die break on obverse, nearly mint
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AD. Aureus ø 19mm (7.28g). 193 A.D. Mint undetermined in the
East (Emesa or Alexandria. Gold! RRR! Tiny pressure mark
at the eyebrow, brilliant uncirculated.
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medallion ø 35mm (17,17g). Mint. Rome. RRR!
Specimen of the Franz Trau Collection! Dark brown patina,
very nice-excellent.
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Augustalis. n.d. (after 1231), Messina. 5.25 g. Gold! Gold! RR!
Attractive specimen with sharp inscription. Fine toning,
tiny graffito, very fine - excellent.
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Electors and Albertines. Johann Georg I, 1611 - 1656. 5 ducats
1630, Dresden.17,04 g. Gold! Rare! Attractive specimen!
Marvellous gold toning, tiny scratches, very nice - excellent.
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ARCHBISHOPRIC. 1612-1619. thaler cliff 1617, Salzburg.
Of greatest rarity! Splendid specimen! Marvellous toning,
tiny scratches, excellent / superb - Brilliant Uncirculate
to modern times
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- Rare and unpublished Umayyad dirhams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.
