Very interesting crude type. Struck on a cast tin flan. 18mm, 0.58 grams. Krause -; V.LaHaye/E.Spanier & Fils Lith Du Roi #191; cf. Zeno 187184 (this coin).
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Middle East: 1212-1250 AH/1797-1834; Silver 1/3 Riyal (3.32 g 19.5 mm), Mint of Dar al-ilm Shi-raz, Struck AH 1239, It is type C album-2884 rated RR!
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Struck on a cast tin flan. 18mm, 0.65 grams. Krause -; V.LaHaye/E.Spanier & Fils Lith Du Roi #191; Zeno 187181 (this coin). Coins dated to 1200 are quite rare (much more so than the coins dated to 1202 and 1203).
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AR - Half Dirham - 14mm. Aleppo type. Crusader Imitation Half Dirham of. AL-ZAHIR GHAZI OF ALEPPO. ACRE 1226 - 1233 AD / 613 - 630 AH. VERY NICE AND RARE CRUSADER COIN ! Rev:Islamic legends in and out of the hexagram.
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Arabic inscriptions "Masruf fi bilad Palembang 1219" (date written retrograde - 1219 AH = 1804 AD) / Blank. 14mm, 0.41 grams. Robinson #10.47 (rated R10 - rarest rating); Krause 123; Millies #195-197. The small pitis are all very rare - this piece is a very nice quality small coin, with clear date and legends. Very rare.
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Billah yantasir wa yastain Ahmd ("Ahmd will be victorious and will seek help from Allah" (?) in Arabic within a cartouche / Flower in the center in a square, surrounded by lines. 12mm, 1.16 grams. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates"#AS -; Rajgor -. The copper coins of the Amirs of Sind were only recently identified and published, though many types still remain unpublished and unresearched.
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Normal arabic inscriptions on both sides, including Kalima, mint (Bukhara) and date (405 AH = 1014 AD). Mint of Bukhara. 28mm, 2.42 grams. Very rare. The Kara-Khanid Khanate was a confederation of Turkic tribes ruled by a dynasty known in literature as the Karakhanids or Ilek Khanids. Both dynastic names represent titles with Kara Kagan being the most important Turkish title up till the end of the dynasty. The Khanate ruled Transoxania in Central Asia from 999-1211. Their capitals included Kashgar, Balasagun, and Uzgen.The Karakhanids issued very interesting copper and silver coinage in numerous mints and varieties and most of their coins are scarce to rare.
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BUYID (BUWAYHID): Sultan al-dawla, 403-412 AH/1012-1021, Silver dirham (3.04 grams 27 mm), Mint of Shi-raz, Struck AH 406, Album-1581/var VERY RARE double circle style, Unlisted in Treadwell! choice vf+.
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The GREAT MONGOLS Chingiz Khan AE Jital Badakhshan coin is a rare and valuable piece of history from the Medieval era. This copper coin, with a fineness of 0.9, originates from the Islamic world and is uncertified. It features the iconic figure of Chingiz Khan, making it a unique and sought-after item for collectors and history enthusiasts alike. ........
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The GREAT MONGOLS Chingiz Khan AE Jital Badakhshan coin is a rare and valuable piece of history from the Medieval era. This copper coin, with a fineness of 0.9, originates from the Islamic world and is uncertified. It features the iconic figure of Chingiz Khan, making it a unique and sought-after item for collectors and history enthusiasts alike. .....
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