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The Lugdunum Auction 21  -  09.06.2021 14:00
Including a group of exceptional medals from the Collection of Martine, Comtesse de Béhague (1870-1939)

Page 1 of 11 (213 Lots total)
Lot 1
'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwân, 65-86 AH (685-705 AD). Dinar 85 AH, no mint (Damascus). 4.25 g. Walker 195; Kazan -; Bernardi 43; Fr. 9. GOLD.

Extremely fine
; ISLAMIC COINS; UMAYYAD CALIPHS; EASTERN TYPE, 77-132 AH (697-750 AD)
; ISLAMIC COINS; UMAYYAD CALIPHS; EASTERN TYPE, 77-132 AH (697-750 AD)
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Lot 2
al-Muqtadir billâh, 295-320 AH (908-932 AD). Dinar 312 AH, al-Muhammadîya. 4.04 g. With the name of the heir Abû l-Abbâs and mark dâl below rev. field. The creed on obv. in two lines only. Miles, Numismatic History of Rayy 156E Var.; Bernardi 242Mh Var.; A. 245. GOLD.

Slightly double struck. Very fine
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Lot 3
Ibrâhîm II, 261-289 AH (874-902 AD). Dinar 273 or 276 AH, no mint (Qayrawân? or an imitative mint). 4.14 g. Cf. al-Ush 119. GOLD. Very rare.

Almost extremely fine
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Very crude style, but generally readable with a few orthographic problems, e.g. in the first line of the creed, thus probably a contemporary imitation made by a die engraver without knowledge of Arabic (Southern Italy? Amalfi?) but with the capacity to reproduce the number of dots to form the writing precisely.
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Lot 4
County of Tripoli. Dinar or bezant year 2. 4.06 g. Imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir billâh. Balog/Yvon 2; Metcalf 484. GOLD.

Extremely fine
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The Arabic legends on this coin are generally crude but legible. On the obverse die the word Allah was replaced three times by the word alah (one lâm only). Tarâblus is indicated as the mint, but the date is shortened to ithnâ for the final digit 2.
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Lot 5
Qânsûh al-Ghûrî 906-922 AH (1501-1516 AD). Ashrafî 91 XH, (Dimashq). 3.33 g. Cypher 2 above the word ilâha in the creed. Balog 872f. GOLD.

Very fine
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Lot 6
Sanjar ibn Malikshâh, as king of the East under his brother Berkyarüq, 490-492 AH (1197-1199 AD). Dinar (490 AH). 2.50 g. Naming the caliph al-Mustazhir billâh. SNATübingen XIVa 657; Album 1684. GOLD.

Very fine
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Lot 7
Sanjar ibn Malikshâh, as king of the East under his brother Berkyarüq, 490-492 AH (1197-1199 AD). Dinar 449? AH (the final digit of the date unclear), Naysâbûr. 3.39 g. Khodzhanyazov 64; Hennequin 35. GOLD.

About very fine
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Lot 8
Alp-Arslân ibn Chaghri Beg Dâ'ûd, 455-465 AH (1063-1072 AD). Dinar 457/9 AH, (mint only partly legible ar-Ravy?). 2.00 g. Khodzhanyazow 88; cf. Miles, Numismatic History of Rayy 237A Var.; Hennequin 53; Album 1670. GOLD.

Good very fine
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Lot 9
Karîm Khân, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779 AD). 1/4 mohur "11" AH, Kirmân (Dâr al-amân). 2.72 g. Shahâda type with the retrograde word huwwa above the field. A. -. GOLD. Extremely rare.

Extremely fine
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This is one of the few cases to find Sufi influence in Islamic coinage. Arabic huwwa for he is a Sufi address to Allâh, frequently used in repetition in the mystical practice of dhikr. The retrograde form is commonly found as a symmetrical juxtaposition of the word in Sufi calligraphy. This corresponds with the mirrored vision of the stars when the vision from the world is compared to the vision on a celestial globe. But it corresponds equally to a famous Sufi response to orthodox Islam, i.e. praying in the mosque with the back to the qibla (direction to Mecca) in order to express that Allah is not to be addressed in Mecca but rather inside the believer. Consequently there is no reason to assume that the reversed form of huwwa on the coin is merely accidental.
It cannot be entirely sure that this coin has to be dated to Karîm Khans lifetime, as the invocation yâ karîm, which can be found on this coin was continued in the coinage of some of his sons and also under Abûl-Hasan Beglerbeg, the factual ruler of Kirmân after 1193 H.
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Lot 10
Karîm Khân, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779 AD). 1/4 mohur (no date), Yazd (Dâr al-ibâda). 2.67 g. A. 2791. GOLD.

Very fine
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Lot 11
Karîm Khân, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779 AD). 1/4 mohur 1109 (for 1190) AH, Yazd (Dâr al-ibâda). 2.73 g. A. 2791. GOLD.

Marginal weakness. Extremely fine
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Lot 12
Karîm Khân, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779 AD). 1/4 mohur 1182 AH, Qazwîn. 2.69 g. A. 2791. GOLD.

Very fine
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Lot 13
Karîm Khân, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779 AD). 1/4 mohur 1187 AH, Kâshân (Dâr al-muminîn). 2.70 g. A. 2791. GOLD.

Good very fine
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Lot 14
Fath'alî Shâh, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834 AD). Keshvarsetan (ducat weight) 1244 AH, Qazwîn. 3.42 g. A. 2870; KM 759. GOLD. Scarce.

Some marginal weakness. Extremely fine
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Lot 15
AARGAU, KANTON. 20 Batzen 1809. CANTON ARGAU. Spitzes Kantonswappen zwischen einem Palm- und einem Lorbeerzweig // SCHWEIZERISCHE EIDSGENOSSENSCHAFT. Sitzender Krieger in alter Tracht mit Hellebarde und Schild mit der Inschrift: XIX / CANT; im Abschnitt Wertangabe. HMZ 2-20b; D./T. 191; KM 17. Selten in dieser Erhaltung.

Prachtexemplar in FDC mit herrlicher Patina - In NGC Slab, bewertet MS 65
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Lot 16
APPENZELL, AUSSERRHODEN. 4 Franken (Neutaler) 1816. 29.08 g. CANTON APPENZELL. Stehender Appenzeller Bär zwischen V - R, in einem Lorbeerkranz, unten Jahrzahl // IEDEM DAS SEINIGE. Stehender Krieger in alter Tracht mit Schwert und Schweizerschild, im Abschnitt Wertangabe. HMZ 2-28b; D./T. 155; KM 9. Selten. Nur 1850 Exemplare geprägt.

Leicht poliert, ansonsten vorzügliches Exemplar mit feiner dunkler Patina
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Lot 17
BERN, KANTON. 4 Franken (Neutaler) 1835. RESPUBLICA BERNENSIS. Gekröntes, spitzes Kantonswappen in einem Oval // DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT. Stehender Krieger in alter Tracht mit Federhut und Schwert in einem Oval, unten Jahreszahl. HMZ 2-230; D./T. 30; KM 199. Selten in dieser Erhaltung.

Attraktives, unzirkuliertes Exemplar mit feiner Tönung - In NGC Slab, bewertet MS 62
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Lot 18
SOLOTHURN, STADT. Taler 28.73 g. MONETA SOLODORENSIS. Grosses Stadtwappen in breitrandigem polnischen Schild, obere Hälfte damasziert. Zwischen S - O. Über dem Wappen ein Doppeladler mit Nimben // SANCTVS VRSVS MARTIR. Der stehende Heilige nach rechts im Harnisch. Mit Helm, Nimbus, Kreuzfahne und Schwert. HMZ 2-821b; SMK 54a; Simmen 49.

Kl. Henkelspur. Attraktives, vorzügliches Exemplar mit feiner dunkler Patina
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Lot 19
SOLOTHURN, STADT. 1/2 Dublone 1787. 3.80 g. RESPUBLICA SOLODORENSIS. Gekröntes, rot tingiertes Stadtwappen in leicht geschweiftem, mit einer Lorbeergirlande behangenem Schild // S URSUS MART. Der auf natürlichem Boden stehende Heilige von vorn im Harnisch. Mit Helm, Nimbus, Kreuzfahne und umgehängtem Schwert. D./T. 673; HMZ 2-841a; Fr. 391; SMK 100a; Simmen 111. GOLD.

Vorzügliches Prachtexemplar
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Lot 20
SOLOTHURN, STADT. 1/2 Dublone 1796. 3.80 g. RESPUBLICA SOLODORENSIS. Das mit einer Girlande geschmückte Wappen unter einer Krone // S URSUS MARTYR. Stehender Heiliger in voller Rüstung mit Fahne. D./T. 674; HMZ 2-841b; Fr. 392; SMK 100b; Simmen 111. GOLD.

Leicht gereinigt. Vorzüglich
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