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Auction 11 – 18 November 2019

A Royal Collection

Mo, 18.11.2019, from 2:30 PM CET

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Sicily.
The most important Greek silver coin ever sold.
Syracuse. Silver Tetradrachm signed by Kimon, circa 405-400 BC. APEƟOΣA Head of Arethusa f...

Lot 1 Sicily. The most important Greek silver coin ever sold. Syracuse. Silver Tetradrachm signed by Kimon, circa 405-400 BC. APEƟOΣA Head of Arethusa f...

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1'700'000 CHF

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Cimmerian Bosporos.
An extraordinary Pantikapaion gold Stater coming from the Michailovitch collection.
Pantikapaion. Gold Stater, circa 360-350 B...

Lot 2 Cimmerian Bosporos. An extraordinary Pantikapaion gold Stater coming from the Michailovitch collection. Pantikapaion. Gold Stater, circa 360-350 B...

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270'000 CHF

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Lot 3 Arabia - Qataban. A unique coin struck in Arabia over 2000 years ago. Yad'ab Dhubyan Yuhargib, circa 155-135 BC. Silver Tetradrachm. Bare head to t...

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100'000 CHF

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Lot 4 Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy I Soter, as Satrap, 323-305 BC. Gold Stater, circa 313-311 BC, Alexandria. Diademed head of Alexandre the Great we...

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85'000 CHF

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Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt.
Ptolemy IV Philopator, 225-205 BC. Gold Mnaeion or Octodrachm, Alexandria. Radiate and diademed bust of Ptolemy III deifie...

Lot 5 Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy IV Philopator, 225-205 BC. Gold Mnaeion or Octodrachm, Alexandria. Radiate and diademed bust of Ptolemy III deifie...

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16'000 CHF

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North Africa.
Carthage. Gold Trihemistater, circa 260 BC, Carthage. Head of Tanit-Persephone wearing barley wreath, pendant earring and necklace, to...

Lot 6 North Africa. Carthage. Gold Trihemistater, circa 260 BC, Carthage. Head of Tanit-Persephone wearing barley wreath, pendant earring and necklace, to...

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22'000 CHF

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India - Kushan Empire.
Kanishka I, circa 127-152 AD. Gold Dinar, uncertain mint in Bactria. BACIΛЄYC BACI ΛЄωN KANHÞKOY Diademed figure of Kanishka ...

Lot 7 India - Kushan Empire. Kanishka I, circa 127-152 AD. Gold Dinar, uncertain mint in Bactria. BACIΛЄYC BACI ΛЄωN KANHÞKOY Diademed figure of Kanishka ...

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11'500 CHF

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The only representation of the praying Caliph on a precious metal coin : an extraordinary witness of the early Umayyad period.
The Umayyad Caliphate...

Lot 8 The only representation of the praying Caliph on a precious metal coin : an extraordinary witness of the early Umayyad period. The Umayyad Caliphate...

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43'000 CHF

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Lot 9 An unpublished silver Drachm of the beginning of Islamic coinage. The Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Abd al-Malik b. Marwan AH 65-86 (685-705 CE) in the n...

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Unsold

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Lot 10 Converting to Islam. The Umayyad Caliphate. Anonymous. AE Pashiz ND (c. AH 72-95), ST (Istakhr). Facing bust of Sasanian ruler with arms and index f...

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11'000 CHF

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Zubayda, the most famous queen in the History of Islam.
The Abbasid Caliphate. Zubayda bint Ja’far bin Abi-Ja’far al-Mansur with the name of her viz...

Lot 11 Zubayda, the most famous queen in the History of Islam. The Abbasid Caliphate. Zubayda bint Ja’far bin Abi-Ja’far al-Mansur with the name of her viz...

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30'000 CHF

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Lot 12 One of the earliest gold coins struck in Makka. The Abbasid Caliphate. abu’l-Fadl Ja’far al-Mutawakkil ‘ala-Allah AH 232-247 (847-861 CE). AV Dinar ...

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34'000 CHF

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Lot 13 A very rare donative gold Dinar of the Abbasid period. The Abbasid Caliphate. abu’l-Fadl Ja’far al-Muqtadir billah, AH 295-320 (908-932 CE) with hei...

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22'000 CHF

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A masterpiece of Islamic Art: the earliest surviving 10 Dinars medallion.
The Buwayhid Rulers of Iran and Iraq. Rukn al-dawla abu ‘Ali, AH 335-366 (...

Lot 14 A masterpiece of Islamic Art: the earliest surviving 10 Dinars medallion. The Buwayhid Rulers of Iran and Iraq. Rukn al-dawla abu ‘Ali, AH 335-366 (...

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250'000 CHF

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Lot 15 The Great Seljuqs. Mu’izz al-din abu’l-Harith Sanjar b. Malikshah AH 511-552 (1118-1157 CE). AV Dinar AH 515 (1122 CE), Balkh. Honeycomb reverse, cont...

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12'000 CHF

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Lot 16 The Hafsids of Algeria, Tunisia and Tripoli. temp. abu-‘Abd Allah Muhammad I b. Yahya, AH 647-675 (1249-1277 CE). AV Dinar, no mint name or date, c. A...

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4'600 CHF

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Unique, the first gold dinar of the Timurids bearing the name of Timur (Tamerlane).
The Timurids of Transoxiana and Persia. Qutb al-din Timur Gurkhan...

Lot 17 Unique, the first gold dinar of the Timurids bearing the name of Timur (Tamerlane). The Timurids of Transoxiana and Persia. Qutb al-din Timur Gurkhan...

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36'000 CHF

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A unique Mohur of Tamerlaine struck during the invasion of Delhi, AH 800.
The Timurids of Transoxiana and Persia. Qutb al-din Timur Gurkhan b. Turag...

Lot 18 A unique Mohur of Tamerlaine struck during the invasion of Delhi, AH 800. The Timurids of Transoxiana and Persia. Qutb al-din Timur Gurkhan b. Turag...

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200'000 CHF

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An extraordinary donative gold piece of 10 Mithqal
The Ghurids of Afghanistan and India. Muizz al-din Muhammad b. Sam, AH 567-602 (1171-1206 CE) in t...

Lot 19 An extraordinary donative gold piece of 10 Mithqal The Ghurids of Afghanistan and India. Muizz al-din Muhammad b. Sam, AH 567-602 (1171-1206 CE) in t...

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200'000 CHF

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Lot 20 A spectacular donative gold coin of 20 Ashrafi. The Safawid Shahs of Iran. Sulayman I b. ‘Abbas II, AH 1077-1105 (1666-1694 CE). AV presentation 20 ...

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100'000 CHF

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Lot 21 A unique presentation gold coin of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire. Abdul Aziz b. Mahmud AH 1277-1293 (1861-1876 CE). AV Pattern 40 Para AH 1...

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50'000 CHF

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Lot 22 The Ottoman Empire. Mustafa III b. Ahmad III AH 1171-1187 (1757-1774 CE). AV Double Zar-i Mahbub AH 1171, Misr (Cairo). The Sultan's tughra / Sultan a...

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An extraordinary rarity and a revolution in Islamic coinage.
Jalal al-din Muhammad Akbar b. Humayun, AH 963-1014 (1556-1605 CE). AV Mihrabi Mohur, M...

Lot 23 An extraordinary rarity and a revolution in Islamic coinage. Jalal al-din Muhammad Akbar b. Humayun, AH 963-1014 (1556-1605 CE). AV Mihrabi Mohur, M...

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550'000 CHF

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Lot 24 An excessively rare "Bird" Mohur. Jalal al-din Muhammad Akbar b. Humayun (963-1014AH/1556-1605CE). AV Bird Mohur, Month Khurdad Ilahi year 50 (AH 10...

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100'000 CHF

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Lot 25 A rare Mohur of Akbarabad. Shihab al-din Muhammad Shah Jahan I (1037-1068AH/1628-1658CE). AV Mohur, AH 1042, regnal year 6 (1633 CE), Akbarabad (Agr...

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11'000 CHF

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A very rare "Nazarana" Mohur.
Abu-Muzaffar Jalal al-din Shah Alam II (1173-1221AH/1759-1806CE). AV presentation Nazarana Mohur AH 1220, regnal year ...

Lot 26 A very rare "Nazarana" Mohur. Abu-Muzaffar Jalal al-din Shah Alam II (1173-1221AH/1759-1806CE). AV presentation Nazarana Mohur AH 1220, regnal year ...

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18'000 CHF

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Lot 27 A collection of 9 gold Mohurs from different rulers. Jalal al-din Muhammad Akbar b. Humayun, AH 963-1014 (1556-1605 CE). AV Mohur (currency issue, s...

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8'400 CHF

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Lot 28 An extremely rare early portrait of Jahangir. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur AH 1020, regnal year 6 (1611 CE), ...

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400'000 CHF

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Lot 29 A very rare transitional portrait of Jahangir. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur AH 1020, regnal year 6 (1611 CE),...

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180'000 CHF

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Lot 30 A superb portrait of Jahangir. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur AH 1020, regnal year 6 (1611 CE), Agra. Bust of J...

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150'000 CHF

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$An extremely rare fraction. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV quarter Mohur AH 1021, regnal year 7 (1612 CE), No mint (A...$

Lot 31 An extremely rare fraction. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV quarter Mohur AH 1021, regnal year 7 (1612 CE), No mint (A...

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100'000 CHF

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Lot 32 The king seated with a cup. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur AH 1023, regnal year 8 (1612/13 CE), Ajmir. Radiate ...

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100'000 CHF

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Lot 33 The king seated with a cup. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur AH 1023, regnal year 8 (1612/13 CE), Ajmir. Radiate ...

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100'000 CHF

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Lot 34 A rare Bacchanalian type. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur AH 1023, regnal year 9 (1614 CE), Ajmir. Radiate Jahan...

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210'000 CHF

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Lot 35 A Superb Aries - the Ram AH 1028/14 (March - April 1619 CE). Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur Zodiac constellatio...

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200'000 CHF

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Lot 36 Aries - the Ram AH 1028/14 (March - April 1619 CE). Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur Zodiac constellation of Vara...

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80'000 CHF

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Lot 37 A Spectacular Aries - the Ram AH 1030/16 (March - April 1621 CE). Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur Zodiac constel...

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275'000 CHF

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Lot 38 Taurus - the Bull AH 1030/16 (April - May 1621 CE). Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur Zodiac constellation of Tora...

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130'000 CHF

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Lot 39 Gemini - the Twins AH 1030/16 (May - June 1621 CE). Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur Zodiac constellation of Dopa...

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190'000 CHF

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Lot 40 Libra - the Scales AH 1032/17 (September - October 1622/23 CE). Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur Zodiac constella...

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60'000 CHF

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Lot 41 Libra - the Scales AH 1032/18 (September - October 1623 CE). Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur Zodiac constellatio...

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150'000 CHF

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Lot 42 A Superb Sagittarius - the Archer AH 1029/14 (November - December 1619/20 CE). Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur Z...

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250'000 CHF

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Lot 43 Capricorn - the Goat AH 1028/14 (December 1618 - January 1619 CE). Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur Zodiac conste...

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275'000 CHF

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Lot 44 Capricorn - the Goat AH 1032/17 (December 1621 - January 1622 CE). Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur Zodiac conste...

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280'000 CHF

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Lot 45 Pisces - the Fish AH 1028/13 (February - March 1618/19 CE). Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur Zodiac constellation...

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75'000 CHF

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Lot 46 Pisces - the Fish AH 1028/13 (February - March 1618/19 CE). Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 (1605-1627 CE). AV Mohur Zodiac constellation...

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75'000 CHF

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Lot 47 An extremely rare multiple of Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan b. Haydar ‘Ali AH 1215-1227 (1787-1799 CE), AV four Pagodas (Ahmadi) AH 1218, regnal year 8, ...

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20'000 CHF

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Auction 11 – 18 November 2019

A Royal Collection

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