United Arab Emirates 1000 Dirhams Gold 1990 Death of Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Obverse: Bust almost facing, Reverse: Dubai International Trade Centre KM#26, 55 grammes of 0.916 gold nFDC retaining almost full mint brilliance, an impressive gold issue, boxed
United Arab Emirates 750 Dirhams AH1400 (1980) International Year of the Child Gold Proof KM#8 one small handling mark, otherwise FDC with practically full mint brilliance
World (34) includes many Crown-sized and in silver, comprising France (9) Five Francs (8) 1833H VG, 1834A Fine, 1838 W Near Fine, 1847A Fine, 1875A (2) Near Fine and GVF, 1876A VF toned, 1877A NVF toned, Ten Francs 1970 EF, Belgium (4) Five Francs (3) 1869 Good Fine, 1873 Fine, 1876GVF with speckled tone, 100 Francs 1951 GVF, Spain (3) Five Pesetas (2) 1871 (dated 71) SD-M Fine/Good Fine, 1882 (dated 81) MS-M Fine/Good Fine, toned, 100 Pesetas 1966 (dated 66) VF/GVF, Israel (2) Ten Lirot 1973 Pidyot Haben KM#70.1 UNC, 1973 25th Anniversary of Independence KM#71 Lustrous UNC, Austria (5) 500 Schilling 1982 1500th Anniversary of the Death of St. Severin GEF, 50 Schiilings 1972 350th Anniversary of Salzburg University KM#2913 (2) both EF toned, 25 Schilling 1957 800th Anniversary of the Mariazell Basilica NEF, Five Schillings 1935 KM#2853 EF toned, Hungary Five Korona 1900KB GF/NVF toned, Bulgaria Five Leva 1894KB Fine, Straits SettlementsDollar 1908 KM#26 VF, Canada Five Dollars 1973 MontrealOlympics KM#84 Lustrous UNC, Romania Five Lei 1880 Name near truncation KM#12 Near Fine, Bahrain 500 Fils 1968 NEF, Germany - Federal Republic 40th Anniversary of the Republic KM#173 A/UNC, Switzerland20 Francs 1999 500th Anniversary of the Battle of Dornach KM#87 Lustrous UNC, IranMedallic 1348-1368 Obverse: Mosque, Reverse: Islamic inscription EF toned, MoroccoDirham 1960 Fine, German States - PrussiaGroschen 1861A A/UNC, all housed in a Lindner Tray
International Year of the Child an impressive 12-coin set in Gold comprising China 450 Yuan 1979 Gold Proof KM#9, Thailand 4000 Baht 1981 Y#153 Gold Proof, Turkey 10000 Lire 1979 Gold Proof KM#933, Jordan 60 Dinars 1981 KM#46 Gold Proof, Tunisia 75 Dinars 1982 KM#317 Gold Proof, Dominica 200 Pesos 1982 KM#58 Gold Proof, Nepal 1 Asharfi VS2038 KM#852 Gold Proof (struck in 1981), Bolivia 4000 Pesos Bolivianos 1979 KM#199 Gold Proof, Canada100 Dollars 1979 KM#126 Gold Proof, Ethiopia 400 Birr KM#60 Gold Proof, Mongolia 750 Tugrik 1980 KM#40 Gold Proof, United Arab Emirates 750 Dirhams 1980 KM#8 Gold Proof, Total Gold Weight over 5.8oz, the China Coin scarce, nFDC to FDC retaining practically full mint lustre and brilliance, in the original blue box of issue with certificates, with an additional 10 promotional leaflets,
GB and World in a Lindner Tray (22) GB (9) Crown 1960 A/UNC, Twopences 1797 (5) Near Fine, Fine, Good Fine (2) and VF, Pennies 1797 (2) VG and Fine, Halfpenny 1739 VG/Near Fine, GB Token Twopence 19th Century Norfolk - Norwich undated Fine, Straits Settlements One Cent 1845 VG. Germany Military Coinage 3 Kopeks 1916 A Fine with some rust, Czechoslovakia (5) 5 Korun 1930 Fine, One Korun 1925 Fine, 50 Haleru 1922 Fine, 25 Haleru 1933 VF, 20 Haleru 1924 About Fine, Morocco 5 Dirhams AH1315 (1898) Berlin Mint VF, Brazil 20 Reis 1819 Fine, Machine Token Williams Bros.Direct Supply Stores Fine, an unattributed irregular copper dump, Poor, and a Roman Sestertius in low grade
World and Ancient (18) a mixed group includes SassanianDrachm (2) Fine to Good Fine, Roman and Greekbronzes (6) Near Fine to VF, an IslamicDirham Fine, an Indian Temple Token Good Fine, MedievalBrassJetons (2) Poor, a ByzantineFollis VG, Parthian Silver Drachm Mithradates IV Fine, Farthing Token Edinburgh - Lothian Harrison's undated, About Fine, a brass apothecaries weight, Fine, Portugal Real Branco Duarte I (1433-1438) VG with part of flan missing to inner circle, and a bronze? button 20mm diameter with RICH TREBLE GILT legend Fine
United Arab Emirates 1000 Dirhams Gold 1990 Death of Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Obverse: Bust right, Reverse: Dubai International Trade Centre KM#26 Gold Proof FDC retaining full mint brilliance, an impressive and imposing large Gold Proof issue
A good collection (101) of Indian Princely States/Independent Kingdoms along with other Asia and Asia Minor material including Byzantium, Greek, Indo-Greek and Islamic. Indian States/Independent Kingdoms (23), India - Bombay Presidency (2), Byzantium bronze (13), OttomanEmpire (10), Greek (13), Indo-Greek (2). Islamic (38) includes Indian States Maratha Peshwa Ankush Snake Rupee 1700AD Pune Mint, Fine. Baroda Rupee AH 122- (last digit off flan) C#28, Fine. Jaipur Rupee Ram Singh Year 25 KM#119 Bold Fine, Mewar Rupee undated (1858-1920) 'Friendship with London' legend Y#11 Fine or better. Bombay Presidency Half Rupee date, Ahmadabad Mint, partially off the flan KM#259.1 EF with gold toning. Bombay Presidency Half Rupee Surat Mint undated (1800-1815) Good Fine with grey tone. Seljuk Dynasty - Sultanate of Rum joint rule of Sultan Kay Ka'us II, Sultan Qilich Arslan IV, & Sultan Kay Qubadh II SilverDirham NVF nicely toned, Sultanate of Delhi - Tanka coinage 4 Gani Mubarak 1316-1320, MWI#D275, 3.55 grammes, Good Fine, Indian Independent Kingdoms KutchKori Gohadaji I AH978 (date frozen) KM#43 GVF, Sultanate of Delhi Tanka coinage 2 Gani Muhammad Ala Al-din II Khilji (1296-1316) MWI#2569, 3.40 grammes, Fine. Mauryan silver 'Sun and Wagon' punchmarked coinage (2) 321-297BC, 3.51 and 3.52 grammes, only some of the punchmark detail clear, both near Fine. Indo-Greek Western Satraps Rudrasena I Obverse Bust right with corrupted Greek legend in Indo-Greek style, Reverse: Three-arched hill with river, crescent and sun. Fine with some edge cracks. Indo-Greek Western Region Silver Drachm Nahapana (50-75AD) Obverse: Bust right, collar showing, wearing Satrapal cap, Reverse: Arrow pointing down and to the left, thunderbolt to the right, dot between them with inscriptions in Brahmi and Kharoshti, much of which is off-flan, Mitchener 1253 evenly struck NVF/GF and bold. Rajput Dynasty Chauhans of Delhi Billon Drachm Someshvara (1169-1179) Good Fine. Kutch Kori Bhorajji (1632-1654AD) KM#12 Fine, Baroda Rupee Malhar Rao 1870-1875AD (date off flan) 11.70 grammes, About VF and bold. Indore Rupee AH1204 in the name of Shah Alam II, Yasvanth Rao Malharnagar Mint, KM#76, 11.2 grammes, VF and bold. Ancient India - Gadhalya Portrait type Drachm c.950-1200 AD dump coinage Fine. Indo-Sassanian Gadhlaya Paisa Drachm 800-950AD 3.8 grammes Fine. Indian States - Lunavada Copper Paisa Wakhat Singhji 19th Century, exact issue unclear, 6.31 grammes Near Fine. India - Panchala Kingdom Half Karshapana Indamitra? exact issue unclear About VG. Ancient India Kushan Copper Unit c.Mid 3rd Century CE, NVG with some green surface residue. Islamic Almohade square Silver Dirham 12-13th Century (1150-1238AD) struck in Al-Andalus 1.52 grammes Fine and bold. Islamic Seljuks of Rum Kay Ka'us II, Qilich Arslan IV and Kay Qubadh Silver Dirham AH647-655 (1249-1257AD) 2.48 grammes, Good Fine. Kabul Shahi Dynasties Jital Vakka Deva Lion/Elephant c.900-1000AD, 2.75 grammes, Near Fine. Bahri dynasty - Mamluk Sultanate Fals AH780-781 (1380-1381AD), al-Sultan al-Malik,al-Mansur 2.23 grammes, VG on an irregularly shaped flan, India Independent Kingdomes - Kutch Kori Pagmalji I (1698-1715AD) AH978 date frozen KM#43, 3.82 grammes Fine. India - Bahamids, Sultans of Deccan Copper Ala al-Din Ahmad 1435-1457AD Gani 16.27 grammes Fine. Egypt - Mamluk Al-Ashraf Sha-ban II Copper Fal (1363-1377AD), 2.94 grammes, VG. Egypt - Mamluk Al-Nasir Muhammad Third Reign (1310-1341AD) Copper Fal VG. Habbarids Silver Damma c.9th-10th Century 0.64 grammes, Fine, off-centre with some flan cracks. Parthia - Silver Drachm Phraates IV (38-2BC) Obverse: Diademed bust left, eagle with wreath in beak in right field, Reverse: Archer with bow seated Good Fine and bold with good metal. Mongol of Persia - Ilkans Silver Dirham AH716-736, 2.81 grammes Fine, Abbasaid Caliphate Silver Dirham AH185 First Period al-Rashid, Harun, Madinat al Salam Mint Pleasing Fine. Ottoman Empire AH1115 Ahmed III Para KM#139.1 Fine with a flan crack. Silver Akce (4) Mehmed II the Conqueror AH848-850 (1444AD) some surface pitting, Good Fine and bold, Bayezid II AH886 Fine, off-centre, Suleiman the Magnificent AH926 Fine, Off-centre, the date full showing, scarce thus, the fourth worn and not attributable. Para Musafa III AH1171 (1757-1774) regnal year not visible VG, Para Abdul Hamid I AH1187/6 (1774-1789) KM#371 VG. Copper Akce Bayezid II 1481-1512, 2.97 grammes, Near Fine off-centre. Byzantium B
MoroccoDirhams, Milled Coinage (5) AH1309 Paris Y#5 NEF, AH1310 Paris Y#5 (2), AH1311 Paris (2) Y#5 NEF to GEF, each with collector's inked marks on the obverse
World a small group (4) Isle of ManHalfpenny 1813 NVF, Sweden 1/6 Skilling 1832 Draped Bust with Plain Border KM#634 Good Fine cleaned, Morocco 2 1/2 Dirhams AH1313 Paris Mint Y#6 About VF, Roman Denarius Vitellius Obverse: Laureate head right A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P/Tripod with raven below and dolphin above XV VIR SACR FAC, RIC 109, 2.76 grammes, Near Fine with dark tone
Middle East (33) in mostly high grades comprising issues from Qatar (3) Monetary Agency issues including 1 RiyalPick 1a ND 1973 serial number A/7 700988 Red on lilac and multicolour. 1 Riyal Pick 13a ND 1985 serial number U/20 622783 watermark Hawk - beaks top bill overlaps bottom. 5 Riyals Pick 2 ND 1973 FRIST series serial number A/1 110243. Yemen Arab & Democratic Republic (9) including 1 Rial Pick 16B ND 1983 issue. 1 Rial Pick 11b ND 1973. 50 Rials Pick 15b ND 1973. 5 RialsPick 17c 1991. 1 Dinar Pick 7. 500 Fils Pick 6. 5 DinarsPick 8b. 10 Dinars Pick 9a. 250 FilsPick 1b ND 1965 serial number J949429. Libya (13) comprising 10 Dinars (3) including Pick 37b with inscription serial number I A/18 363826, Pick 46a serial number 2 A/94 705427 and Pick 61a serial number 4 A/72 591431. 1 Dinar Pick 54 serial number 4 J/2 278276. Law 4 of 5th February 1963 issues (3) comprising 1/4 PoundPick 23 serial number 3 F/1 575720, 1/2 Pound Pick 24 serial number 4 D/11 177014 and 1 Pound Pick 25 serial number 5 C/31 197607. 5 Dinars Pick 36b with inscription (2) serial numbers I B/41 312757 and I B/46 497265. 1 Dinars Pick 35b with inscription (2) serial numbers I C/26 820829 & I C/26 992999. 1/2 Dinar Pick 34a without inscription serial number I D/1 997005. 1/4 Dinar Pick 33b with inscription serial number I E/17 547670. Central Bank of Kuwait (5) including 20 DinarsPick 16b L. 1968 (1986-91). 1/4 Dinar Pick 11a. 1 Dinar Pick 13d L.1960 prefix denominator 46. 5 Dinars Pick 14c prefix denominator 20 Contraband stolen by the Iraqi Forces during the Invasion in 1990. 10 Dinars Pick 15c prefix denominator 71. United Arab Emirates (2) including 5 Dirhams Pick 26 and 10 DirhamsPick 27.
United Arab Emirates Currency Board 10 Dirhams Pick 3a ND (1973) serial number 14J 396806. The note in grey-blue on multicolour underprint featuring Dhow, camel caravan, palm tree and oil derrick at left on obverse and an aerial view of Umm al-Qaiwan at centre right on reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue imprinted with a small script "De La Rue" at lower centre right on reverse and watermarked Horse's head. In a PMG holder and graded Choice Very Fine 35.
World (24) comprising Oman (2) including 200 Baisa Pick 14 ND (1985) purple on multicolour and 1/2 Rial Pick 16 ND (1977) green and purple on multicolour. Iran (4) including 100 Rials Pick 98 SH1350 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire reverse featuring Health, Agriculture, Education. 500 Rials Pick 103b 12-pointed stars in design on reverse and featuring Maidane Shahyad (later Shahyad Aryamer, today Banaye Azadi) monument Teheran, 1000 Rials Pick 138b Dome of the Rock Jerusalem on reverse and 5000 Rials Pick 106b Golestan palace Teheran on reverse. South YemenSouth Arabian Currency Authority 500 Fils Pick 2b ND (1965) serial number L840305. Afghanistan 1000 Afghanis Pick 53">Pick 53a">Pick 53a Blue Mosque, Mazar-e-Sharif on reverse. Libya (6) including 1/2 Dinar Pick 53 serial number 4 D/1 056304, 1/4 Dinar Pick 47">Pick 47 serial number 3E/6522535, 1/2 Dinar Pick 48 serial number 3D/6242258 serial number 3D/6 242258, 1/4 Dinar Pick 57a serial number 012896, 1/2 Dinar Pick 34b serial number 1D/10383468 and 5 DinarsPick 60b Camels on obverse and Battle of Al-Hani monument on reverse. Yemen (5) consisting of 10 Buqshas Pick 4 ND (1966) brown Lion of Timna on obverse, 20 Buqshas Pick 5 ND (1966) green and Alabaster head on obverse, 10 Rials Pick 13a ND (1973), dark blue on multicolour with Bronze head of King Dhamer Ali on obverse, 10 Rials Pick 18b Thulla on obverse and Al-Bakiliayah mosque on reverse and 20 RialsPick 19b Marble sculpture of god Dionysos on obverse and San'a on reverse. United Arab Emirates 5 Dirhams Pick 7a">Pick 7a Sharjah market at right on obverse and Khor Fakkan on reverse. Qatar1 Riyal Pick 7 Arms at right on obverse and Doha on reverse. Saudi Arabia 50 Riyals Pick 24b Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem) & King Abdulaziz Ibn Abd Fahd on obverse Al-Aqsha Mosque and Dome of the Rock Jerusalem on reverse. Syria (2) including 100 Pounds Pick 104c dated 1982 Hadrian's gate and row of columns in Palmyra & Queen Zenobia on obverse and Grain discharging facility Port of Lattakia on reverse along with 500 pounds Pick 105e dated 1990 Motifs from ruins of Kingdom of Ugarit on obverse and Gold bowl from temple of Baal in Ugarit on reverse. All about UNC - UNC
Morocco (29) 5 Dirhams (5) AH1299 (1881) Paris Mint, AH1320 (1901) London Mint , AH1321 (1902) London Mint, AH1336 (1917) Paris Mint (2) , 2 1/2 Dirhams AH1299 Paris (6), Dirhams (7) AH1299 Paris Y#5 (3) AH1310 Paris Y#5 (2), AH1320 London Y#19, AH1321 London, Half Dirhams (11) AH1299 Paris Y#4 (4), AH1320 Paris (2) Y#18.2, AH1321 London Y#18.1 (5) in mixed grades, a few EF and lustrous
Morocco (5) 2 1/2 Dirhams (3) AH1309 (1892) Paris Y#5 VF scarce, AH1311 (1894) Paris Y#5 VF with a tone spot on the reverse, AH1317 (1900) Y#9.2 Paris VF, Half Dirhams (2) AH1310 (1893) Paris Y#4 NEF, AH1315 (1898) Paris Y#9.2 NEF
Almohad, square Dirhams (53): Sabta (2), Fas (5), Qurtuba, mint unclear (3), without mint (42); together with four contemporary Christian imitations (Millares), varied state (57)
Umayyad of Spain, Dirhams (9), al-Andalus 197h, 366h, 400h, Madinat al-Zahra 340h(2), 343h(2), 353h(2); Almohad, square Dirhams (9), Fas (3), without mint (6); together with other silver (5) and copper (9) coins, varied state, three pierced (32)
Slave Kingdom of Denia, Iqbal al-dawla 'Ali (436-468h), Dirham, Daniya 437h, 3.18g (A 381.1; W 599); together with assorted other silver coins (12), varied state, one pierced, the first rare (13)
Abbasid, Al-Radi Billah, 322-329 AH / 934-940 AD, SilverDirham, Baghdad Mint, NVF, Abbasid, Al-Mutaki, AH300 (941AD) Baghdad Mint Fine, Ilkhans Abu-Said of Persia 2 Dirhams in silver 14th Century (2), About Fine and VF
IndiaMughal EmpireRupee AH1068/Year 32 - 1668 (type 235) Fine, India Mughal Empire Rupee Akbar Shah the Great 1556-1605AD, weight 11.16 grammes Fine, India Mughal Empire SilverTanka Sultan Mohammed II (1296-1315) weight 10.82 grammes, Fine, India - Sultan of Delhi Firoz Shah Tughlaq (1351-1388) Silver Tanka, weight 8.88 grammes, Fine, India - Gujarat Rulers Half Tanka 16th Century Good Fine, Indian Princely States - Travancore18th Century Chuckram NVF, Armenia and Cilicia Silver Tram Levon I. 1199-1226 VF, Silver Dirham Seljuqs of Rum Kaykhusru II (1236-1245) Sun and Lion type VF with some weakness of strike (8 coins in lot)
Morocco - French Protectorate 500 Dirhams 1954 X#12 One Ounce of gold Obverse Hercules standing, facing, 3/4 right holding club and hide, Reverse Refined by N.M.Rothschild & Sons One Fine ounce Troy (Grms 31.103) of Gold Assay 916.7 UNC
China10 Yuan 1992 Lustrous UNC in capsule, GuernseyOne Pound 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday SilverProof nFDC in capsule, Medal George V Coronation 1911 31mm diameter in silver UNC toned, boxed, Coins mounted as spoons (2) Brazil400 Reis 1809 Fine and Morocco One Dirham AH1313 Good Fine
World hammered issues (16) Spain Ummayyad Dirhams (7) About Fine, Timurids Tankah (4) 14th and 15th Century Fine, Ilkhanids Mongols 2 Dirhams 14th Century (2), Ilkhanids 6 Dirhems and Bazar both 14th Century issues Fine, Italian States - Ravenna Denaro undated 1232-1440 Fine
Collection of mixed ancients, mostly Romansilver and bronze. Also in the group are 2 Jewish Ae prutah and 2 Sassanian Ar dirhams. Mixed grades, some of a collectable grade. [45] Poor to GVF
Morocco (3) 150 Dirhams 1981 King Hassan Coronation 20th AnniversarySilverProof nFDC uncased (300 minted), 100 Dirhams 1983 9th Session of the Mediterranean Games Silver Proof nFDC boxed with certificate, 50 Dirhams 1979 50th Birthday of King Hassan Silver proof FDC in the green box of issue, Libya 5 Dinars 1981 Year of the Disabled UNC, Tunisia5 Dinars 1982 Silver Proof KM#313 nFDC in capsule
United Arab Emirates 50 Dirhams 1996 30th Anniversary of the Reign of Sheikh Zayed (2) Silver Proofs, 50 Dirhams 1998 (2) Colleges of Technology Silver Proof, UNICEF Silver Proof, 50 Dirhams 2000 Dubai Airport Silver Proof, 50 Dirhams 2002 Award foe Medical Sciences Silver Proof, l50 Dirhams 2003 FIFA World Youth Championships Silver Proof, 2003 58th Meeting of the World Bank Group Silver Proof with coloured reverse, 50 Dirhams and 25 Dirhams a 2-coin set 1998 National Bank of Dubai 35th Anniversary Silver Proofs, 25 Dirhams 1999 25 Years of Oil Production Silver Proof, FDC in the cases of issue with certificates
MoroccoProof Set (3 coins) comprising 50 Dirhams 1975 20th Anniversary of Independence Silver Proof, 1975 International Women's Year Silver Proof, 1976 Anniversary of the Green March Silver Proof FDC in the Green case, 200 Dirhams 1995 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Silver Proof FDC in capsule
United Arab Emirates 1000 dirhams issued c.1980s, Specimen No.364, series A/1 000000, an unadopted design, SPECIMEN ovpt. in Arabic on front & English on reverse & 2 punch-holes, Pick21As, UNC and RARE
Qatar and Dubai (8) 5 Dirhams 1966 VF, 1969 GEF lustre, 10 Dirhams 1966 (2) A/UNC lustre and EF with lustre, 25 Dirhams 1966 (2) both EF, 50 Dirhams 1966 (2) EF and VF
A small group of mixed ancients. A 'Limes' Ae denarius of Orbiana, Parthian Ar drachm of Mithradates (plugged), Sassanian Ar dirham of Kushru and two small Greek Ar obols. Mixed grades and conditions. Fine-GVF. [5]
United Arab Emirates (20) 50 Dirhams 1998 Sharjah Cultural City (2) Silver Proof FDC, 1998 UNICEF (2) Silver Proof FDC, 2000 Islamic Personality of 1999 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan (2) Silver Proof FDC, 2001 Dubai Airport (2) Silver Proof FDC, 2001 Silver Jubilee of the Unification of UAE Armed Forces (2) Silver Proof FDC, 2002 Commemoration of the Ahmadia School in Dubai Emirate (2) Silver Proof FDC, 2002 30th Anniversary of the Al-Ain National Museum (2) Silver Proof FDC, 2002 Silver Jubilee of UAE University (2) Silver Proof FDC, 2003 FIFA World Youth Championships Silver Proof FDC, 2005 (2) Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services Silver Proof FDC all in the boxes of issue, plus UAE Central Bank Mint Set 1989 UNC in the case of issue
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