Livonian Order. Gotthard Kettler, 1559-1561.
2 1/2 Ducats n. d., mint probably Riga.
Extremely rare.
Almost extremely fine.
Elizabeth I, 1558-1603.
Sovereign n. d., (1584-1586), London.
Very rare.
Slightly bent, almost extremely fine.
Mustafa III, 1757-1774.
2 Zeri Mahbub 1757/1758 (= 1171 AH), Misr (Kairo)
Ziynet pattern.
Very rare.
Holed, almost extremely fine.
Carlos III, 1759-1788.
8 Escudos 1764, NR-JV,
Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino (Bogota).
NGC AU58.
Rare. Extremely fine.
Bankportugalöser in the weight of 10 Ducats 1689,
by J. Reteke, on the major European banking cities of
Amsterdam, Hamburg, Nuremberg, and Venice.
NGC MS63 PL. Very rare.
Extremely fine-uncirculated.
Penny 1919.
Copper-nickel pattern of the “Kookaburra Penny”
by C. D. Richardson for Stokes & Sons. Extremely rare.
PCGS SP 61.
Tiny edge faults, extremely fine.
Vereenigde Amsterdamsche Compagnie.
1/2 Daalder in the weight of 4 Reales 1601, Dordrecht.
Extremely rare. Fine patina,
very fine-extremely fine.
5 Gulden type 1846.
Highest rarity (RRRR).
PMG Choice Very Fine 35.
1000 Gulden type 1860.
Highest rarity (RRRR).
PMG Extremely Fine 40.
Pinholes. Pressed.
Leonhard von Keutschach, 1495-1519.
3 Ducats 1513. Extremely rare.
Attractive piece with nice golden toning, min. bent,
extremely fine.
Coins of the Islamic Lands From the Nasser D. Khalili Collection
The Islamic coinage in the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art is among the most outstanding in private hands, with some 14,500 issues in gold, silver and copper. The coins were issued across the Islamic world, from North Africa to Central Asia and India, in the 7th to the 20th centuries. Many series are represented in larger numbers and in greater variety than in any other collection. The entire collection will be published online, but in the meantime it was decided to publish a representative 2,100 of them, selected for their rarity, historical significance, clarity and overall numismatic importance in two volumes, of which this is the first.
Aram R. Vardanyan, Dinars and Dirhams. Coins of the Islamic lands. The early period (Part One). The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, Volume XIX. The Nour Foundation, London 2024. Fully illustrated in color; hardback with dust jacket (slipcased), 36 × 26 cm. ISBN: 978-1-874780-82-3. Price: £55.00.
The gold, silver and copper coins featured in this volume were issued between the 7th and the 13th centuries. They include many rare and hitherto unpublished specimens. Of special interest among the early gold coins is the group of Arab-Latin gold solidi from Spain and North Africa, as well as the first post-reform dinar of AH 77 (AD 696–7), the rare dinar of AH 105 (AD 723–4) which mentions ma‛din amir al-mu’minin bi’l-Hijaz and the rare Abbasid dinar of the year the family assumed the caliphate, AH 132 (AD 749–50). The silver coinage contains many unparalleled series and a number of presentation issues while the copper coins include the expressive Artuqid issues of the Jazira and eastern Anatolia. The volume opens with a general introduction detailing the highlights of the Collection, and each of the six chapters is preceded by a historical overview. A second volume is dedicated to a selection of coins issued between the 13th and 20th centuries.
