ABBASID: al-Mutawakkil, 847-861, AR dirham (2.56g), al-Mutawakkiliya, AH247, A-230.4, thick narrow flan, citing heir al-Mu'tazz, mint name assigned in honor of the caliph al-Mutawakkil, but used only
ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AR dirham (3.20g), Wasit, AH291, A-244.2, without the vizier Wali al-Dawla, who nearly always is named on Abbasid coins of 291, bold strike, EF.
ABBASID: al-Ma'mun, 810-833, AR dirham (2.86g), Zaranj, AH208, A-223.4, Low-2498, citing Dhu'l-Yaminin above reverse field, followed by a'azzahu Allah and the governor Ibn al-Qusi below, choice VF, RR
ABBASID: al-Muktafi, 902-908, AR dirham (2.85g), Misr, AH292, A-244.1, first purely Abbasid issue after the demise of the Tulunids earlier in AH292, EF, R.
ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (3.61g), Andaraba, AH273, A-240.10, without any governor or heir, very clear mint & date, Fine to VF, RRR. Struck during the conflict in the region of Andaraba
ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AR dirham (2.90g), Qasr al-Salam, AH168, A-215.1, 2 pellets above reverse field, lovely strike, choice EF, R. Qasr al-Salam was a failed attempt to establish a new central
ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (3.50g), Herat, AH270, A-240.5, interesting die break on reverse, very rare Abbasid mint for silver coinage, VF to EF, RR.
Islamic - Umayyad & Abbasid ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (1.80g), al-Rahba, AH318, A-246.2, very rare mint, unusually light example, though not all that surprising for dirhams of the terti
Islamic - Early Pre and Post-Reform ABBASID: al-Mu'tadid, 892-902, AR dirham (3.98g), Ardabil, AH282, A-242, Vardanyan-, clear mint name, 7 years earlier than the first confirmed coin struck at Ardabi
Large Lots ISLAMIC. Lot of three (3) AR Dirhams. All coins: Marwanid. Sa'id b. Marwan. AR Dirham, Mayyafariqin mint. Dated AH 389 (AD 998/9) // Marwanid. Sa'id b. Marwan. AR Dirham, Mayyafariqin mint.
Large Lots ISLAMIC. Miscellaneous. Lot of six (6) AR denominations. Includes: Umayyad dirham (1) // 'Abbasid dirhams (2) // Tabaristan hemidrachms of 'Abbasid governors (3). Coins VF or better. LOT SO
Islamic - Early Pre and Post-Reform ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (2.89g), Samarqand, AH279, A-240.8, citing the caliph and the heir al-Mu'tadid, with the letter S below the reverse, as fou
Islamic - Early Post-Reform ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (3.78g), al-Muwaffaqiya, AH268, A-240.6, citing the caliphal heir al-Muwaffaq, some weakness, F-VF, RR. Al-Muwaffaqiya was a milita
Large Lots ISLAMIC. MISCELLANEOUS. Lot of five (5) Islamic AR issues. All coins: ARAB-SASANIAN, Salm b. Ziyad, AR Drachm, MRW (Marw) mint, dated AH 64 // ABBASID, temp. Al-Rashid, AR Dirham, Al-Muhamm
ABBASID: al-Musta'in, 862-866, AR dirham (2.77g), Tiflis, AH248, A-234.1, Bennett-57, decent strike, with full mint & date, without the caliphal heir-apparent, choice VF to EF, RRR. Except for the yea
ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AR dirham (2.80g), al-Yamama, AH168, A-215.1, citing the governor 'Abd Allah b. Sa'id in the reverse field, with the letter 'ayn of sa'id recut over the letter M, VF, R. Th
ABBASID: al-Mahdi, 775-785, AR dirham (2.88g), al-Yamama, AH167, A-215.1, with triplet of pellets above and the town name hajar below the reverse field, VF, R. The mint of al-Yamama was the only locat
ABBASID: al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AR dirham (2.14g), "Surra man Ra'a," AH309, A-246.1, without the heir-apparent, who appears on all normal Abbasid dirhams of al-Muqtadir dated after 297, mint name sligh
ABBASID: al-Mu'tamid, 870-892, AR dirham (4.09g), Andaraba, AH280, A-240.10, struck on a broad flan and intended as a presentation or donative issue, VF, RRR. Andaraba was technically under Banijurid