Online Coin Auction #105

ALMORAVIDES, Ali ben Yusuf (500-537H). Quirate. (Ar.0.89g/12mm). S/D. Fez / فاس. (Benito Cb11). Obv: 'Shahadah' in two lines, below the expression, 'Amantu bi-Allah'/ امنت بالله (I believed in God). Rev: It presents Ali with the title of amir al-Muslimín, above the motto: 'Nasr Allah/نصرالله (victory by God) and below the mint: فاس. VF+. Very rare and beautiful specimen.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ali ben Yusuf (500-537H). Quirate. (Ar. 0.86g/12mm). S/D. (Vives 1703; Hazard 926; Benito Cb41). Obv: 'Shahadah' in semi-circle and two lines. Rev: Ali is presented with the title of Amir al-Muslimin and without an heir, above in two lines: الله / ايــد. (God help). Very Fine.
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ALMORAVIDS. Ali ben Yusuf (500-537H). (Ar. 0.82g/12mm). Miknasa (Mequinez)/ مكـناسة. (Vives 1707; Hazard 959; Benito Cc5). Obv: 'Shahadah' in four lines. Rev: Ali with title of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din, below the mintmark: مكـناسة. VF. Very well centred for how these coins usually appear. Rare example.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ben Yusuf (500-537). Quirate. (Ar.0.90g/11mm). S/D. (Vives 1708; Hazard 928; Benito Cc9). Obv: 'Shahada' in four lines. Rev: Presents Ali with titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. VF.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ali ben Yusuf (533-537H). (Ar. 0.90g/12mm). S/D. (Benito Ch13). Obv: 'Shahadah' in two lines, below he cites the heir Tashufin. Rev: He presents Ali with titles of Amir al-Muslimin and above the expression: Allah Wali / الله ولي (God ''is the'' guardian). Extremely Fine-. Tiny crack at the top of the IA. Nice specimen, scarce as it is.
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ALMORAVIDS. Ali ben Yusuf with the Emir Sir (522-533H). Quirate. (Ar. 0.90g/11mm). (Vives 1777; Benito Cf5; Hazard 987). Obv: 'Shahada' in two lines. Rev: Presents Ali with titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din, below mention of the heir. VF. Rare.

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ALMORAVIDS. Ali ben Yusuf (500-537H.). Quirate. (Ar. 0.78g/12mm). S/D. (Vives does not cite; Eustache 341A (partial reading); Benedict Cf12). Obv: Citing Sir as heir (522-533H). Rev: In the center: الله/ حسبي (God is sufficient for me), around Ali is presented with the titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. VF+. Very rare, even more so in this condition.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ben Yusuf with Tashfin as heir (533-537/1106-1143). Quirate. (Ar. 0.72g/12mm). S/D. (Vives 1820; Medina 141; Benito Ch13). Obv: 'Shahada' in three lines and mention of the heir. Rev: Presents Ali with the title Amir al-Muslimin and at the top the expressions: الله ولي (God is the guardian). Very Fine.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ben Yusuf with Tashfin as heir (533-537H/1139-1143). Quirate. (Ar. 0.92g/12mm). S/D. (Vives 1824; Medina 139; Benito Cj3). Obv: 'Shahada' in three lines and mention of the heir. Rev: Presents Ali with the titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. VF-. Cleaned.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ibn Yusuf with the emir Tashfin. Quirate. (Ar. 0.98g/12mm). (Vives 1827; Hazard 1004; Benito Cj7). VF.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ibn Yusuf and the Amir Tashfin (533-537H./1139-1143). Fraction of a dirham. (Ar. 0.83g/12mm). Attributed to Jaén. (French, MANQUSO 10, page 27, no. 7). Citing an unknown character: سعد (Sacd) in both areas. VF+. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ibn Yusuf and the Amir Tashfin (533-537H./1139-1143). Fraction of a dirham. (Ar. 0.90g/11mm). Attributed to Jaén. (French, MANQUSO 10, page 27, no. 7). Citing an unknown character: سعد (Sacd) in both areas. VF+. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ibn Yusuf and the Amir Tashfin (533-537H./1139-1143). Fraction of a dirham. (Ar. 0.64g/10mm). Attributed to Jaén. (French, MANQUSO 10, page 27, no. 7). Citing an unknown character: سعد (Sacd) in both areas. VF+. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDS, Ali ibn Yusuf and the Amir Tashfin (533-537H./1139-1143). Fraction of a dirham. (Ar. 0.84g/11mm). Attributed to Jaén. (French, MANQUSO 10, page 27, no. 7). Citing an unknown character: سعد (Sacd) in both areas. VF+. Very rare.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ali ben Yusuf and the Amir Tashfin (533-537H). Quirate. (Ar. 0.90g/12mm). S/D.(Benito Cj3). Obv: 'Shahadah' in three lines, below heir Tashufin quoted. Rev: Divided into three lines, presents Ali with titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. VF-.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ali ben Yusuf (533-537H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.91g/11mm). S/D. (Legend not referenced). Anv: 'Shahadah' in three lines. Rev: اميرالمسين / علي ولي قا / شفين. : Amir al-Muslimin / Ali Wali Ta/shufin. Very Fine. Unpublished.
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ALMORAVIDS, Tashfin ben Ali (537-540/1143-1144). Quirate. (Ar. 0.86g/13mm). S/D. (Brethes 980; Martinez 35; Benito Da5). Obv: 'Shahada' in four lines. Rev: Presents Ali with titles of Amir al-Muslimin and Nasir al-Din. VF-. Cleaned.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ishaq ben Ali (540-541H). 1/16 Quirate. (Ar. 0.08g/7mm). Anv: إسحاق بن علي. Rev: Anepigraph. Very Fine. Unpublished and very rare copy.
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ALMORAVIDES. Ishaq ben Ali (540-541H). 1/8 Quirate. (Ar. 0.10g/7mm). Anv: إسحاق بن علي. Rev: Anepigraph. Very Fine. Unpublished and very rare copy.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ishaq ben Ali. (540-541H). Get rid of yourself. (Ar. 0.86g/12mm). (Vives 1896; Benito E2). Very Fine.
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ALMORAVIDES, Ibn Malik. Quirate. (Ar. 0.90g/12mm). S/D. (Benito K2; Vives 1919; Delgado XVIII-25; Canto e Ibrahim 677). Unknown historical figure of whom we only have evidence through 3 different mintages so far, who on his coins claims to be the 'Abbasid Caliph. Obv: With Naskhí calligraphy, 'Shahadah' in three lines, below he quotes Ibn Malik himself / ابن مالك. Rev: In ornamental Kufic, recognition of the Caliph of the East: امير / المؤمنين / العبا سي. VF+. Beautiful patina. Very rare and interesting specimen.
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ALMOHADES, Anonymous. 1/16 Dirham of Almoravid type. (Ar. 0.09g/7mm). S/D. Anv: الله / حسبنا (God is enough for me), below instead of near مس?. Rev: Anepigraph. Very Fine. Unpublished.

This rare divider halfway between the traditional round shape of the Quirate and the legend of the square 1/8 Almohad Dirham (Hohertz 645), contains in its design some characteristics similar to the round 1/2 Dirhams attributed by Peña Martín to Idris I (Hohertz 633 and notes).
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ALMOHADS, Abd al-Mumin ibn Ali. Dirham in 1/2 Dirham type. (Ar. 1.50g/12mm). S/D. (Brethes 1050; Hazard 1067; Medina p443, note 2; Hohertz 548b). Variant with Alif and Lam joined at the top on the last line of the obverse. VF. Very rare.

This rare piece in the name of Abd al-Mumin, although for unknown reasons, most likely belongs to a rare series of coins that include 3 different metric units minted under a single design, the same being the usual one on the 1/2 Dirham.
Although we also consider it remarkable the existence of a small ornament in the form of a 'sin' or 'shadda' ending in a roundel and underlined, over the end of the word God / لله, in the upper part of the obverse. This type of ornament or isolated letters are quite typical in the Dirhams in the name of Al-Madhi, but not in those of Abd al-Mumin.
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ALMOHADS. Abd al-Mu'min. 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 0.76g/12mm). 524-558 H. S/D. (Vives 2113; Hazard-1068; Hohertz-550b). Variant with Alif-Lam joined at the top Extremely Fine-. Scarce. Extraordinary example.
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ALMOHADES, Anonymous in the name of Abd al-Mumin ibn Ali. 1/2 Dirham. (Ar. 0.76g/12mm). Without mint. (Vives 2113; Hazard 1068). Very Fine.
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ALMOHADES, Anonymous in the name of Imam al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.40g/14mm). Biŷāya (Bugia) / بجاية (Vives 2100; Hazard 1085). Very Fine. Porosities. Scarce.

The lack of weight of this piece, as well as the strange execution of some of its letters, are, in our opinion, indicative of a period African copy.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous on behalf of Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.55g/15mm). S/D. (Hazard 1123; Album 496a; Hohertz 574). Kufic script. VF+. Attractive specimen.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous on behalf of Al-Mahdï. Dirham. (Ar. 1.53g/15mm). S/D. (Hazard 1123; Album 496a; Hohertz 574). Kufic script. VF+. Attractive specimen.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous citing Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.57g/14mm). S/D. (Vives 2088; Medina 201.a; Hohertz 578, type F ornament). Singular ornament in place of mint. Extremely Fine.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous citing Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.52g/15mm). S/D. (Vives 2088; Medina 201.a; Hohertz 578, type A decoration). Singular decoration in place of mint. Extremely Fine.
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ALMOHADES, Anonymous citing Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.51g/15mm). S/D. (Vives 2088; Medina 201.a; Hohertz 578, type D decoration). Singular decoration in place of mint. Extremely Fine-. Small dent on edge.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous citing Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.54g/14mm). S/D. (Vives 2088; Medina 201.a; Hohertz 578). Singular decoration based on roundels instead of a mint. Extremely Fine-.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous in the name of Imam al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.17g/14mm). Bugia. (Vives 2100; Hazard 1085). VF. Scarce.
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ALMOHADES, Anonymous quoting Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.40g/13mm). QABIS (Cádiz)? / قابس. (Hohertz 582, about this mint and its problems see: Peña Martín and M. Vega Margón 2005, Arcos and Cádiz in the Almohádes coins, Al Andalus Maghreb 2005 no. 12 page, 105-128). Very Fine.
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ALMOHADES, Anonymous in the name of Al-Mahdí. Dirham. (Ar. 1.55g/14mm). Sarīš (Jerez) / شريش.(Vives 2098; Prieto y Vives 24c; Medina 201.2; Hohertz 2017 588, catalogued as RR). Good Extremely Fine. Light deposits in IIA. A very rare specimen, especially in this beautiful quality with original luster.
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ALMOHADS. Anonymous in the name of Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.52g/15mm). Mallorca / ميورقة. (Vives 2093; Hohertz 590). VF. Rare.
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PILLOWS. Anonymous in the name of Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.53g/14mm). Mursiya (Murcia) / مرسية. (Vives 2096; Hohertz 592). Very Fine.
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PILLOWS. Anonymous in the name of Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.49g/15mm). Mursiya (Murcia) / مرسية. (Vives 2096; Hohertz 592). Very Fine.
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PILLOWS. Anonymous in the name of Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.52g/15mm). Spark plug / بجاية? (Vives 2100; Hohertz 597a). Very Fine.
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PILLOWS. Anonymous in the name of Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.50g/14mm). Sabta (Ceuta) / سبتة. (Vives 2105; Hohertz 598a). Very Fine.
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PILLOWS. Anonymous in the name of Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.54g/14mm). Fez / فاس. (Vives 2107; Hohertz 601a). Very Fine. Warped
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ALMOHADS. Anonymous in the name of Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.48g/15mm). Fez / فاس. (Vives 2107; Hazard 1095; Hohertz 601a). VF. Porosity.
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ALMOHADS. Lot of 2 anonymous Dirhams, citing Al-Mahdi. One with mint: Fez / فاس. Good Fine. TO BE EXAMINED.
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ALMOHADS. Anonymous in the name of Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.51g/15mm). Fez / فاس. (Vives 2107 var; Hazard 1095var, Hohertz 601e-var). Variant with a border of roundels and triangles at the bottom of the IIA. VF. Interesting specimen.
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PILLOWS. Anonymous in the name of Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.53g/15mm). Tlemecen / تلمسان. (Vives 2101; Hohertz 614a). Very Fine. Very nice specimen.
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PILLOWS. Anonymous in the name of Imam Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.18g/14mm). Uncertain mint: خالصة (Vives does not cite; Hohertz (2008) page 66, table of uncertain mintage). Very Fine. Rare specimen.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous on behalf of Al-Mahdi. Dirham. (Ar. 1.44g/15mm). S/D. (Hazard 1123 var; Hohertz 617). VF. A rare and very beautiful example. This piece features very striking ornamental Kufic calligraphy in the Hafsid style and is similar to the coins attributed to Abu Hafs 'Umar al-Murtada with the mint mark 'Al-Hadrat al-Muminiya al-Murtadiya' (Honertz 563). Therefore, it was possibly minted at the same time by some governor of the area.
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ALMOHADES, Anonymous. 1/4 Dirham. (Ar. 0.37g/10mm). (Vives 2209, like Nazarí; Medina 203a; Hohertz 636). Anv: هدى الله / هو الهدى. (Allah's guidance / is the guidance). Rev: العا قبة / التقوا. (The reward of the hereafter / belongs to the devotees). Good Very Fine. Good coinage for this guy.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous. 1/4 Dirham. (Ar. 0.38g/9mm). (Vives 2209, like Nazarí; Medina 203a; Hohertz 636). Obv: هدى الله / هو الهدى. (The guidance of Allah / is the guidance). Rev: العا قبة / التقوا. (The reward of the hereafter / belongs to the devotees). VF+. Good mintage for this type.
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ALMOHADS, Anonymous. 1/4 Dirham. (Ar. 0.38g/9mm). (Vives 2209, like Nazarí; Medina 203a; Hohertz 636). Obv: هدى الله / هو الهدى. (The guidance of Allah / is the guidance). Rev: العا قبة / التقوا. (The reward of the hereafter / belongs to the devotees). VF+. Good mintage for this type.
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