The New York Sale 2026 Ancient & World

Islamic Coinage

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1252 Arab-Sasanian. AE Pashiz (0.94 g; 19 mm), Bishapur mint (ca. 690-710 AD). Facing bearded bust citing the governor Daray at right, GDH and afzut at left. Reverse: Crowned human-headed bull. Album 42, Gyselen 7. Rare. Well-struck. Olive sea-green patina. Extremely Fine.

$250

1253 Arab-Sasanian. al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (AH 75-95 / 694-713 AD). Æ Pashiz (0.37 g; 18mm), struck after 699. Bishapur mint. Crowned Sasanian style bust right; ‘hc’cywsp’n’ in blundered Pahlavi. Reverse: Horse right, Pahlavi ‘pylwc abay’ (‘victorious Abay’) above. Gyselen Type 62. Dark olive brown over minor roughness. Very Fine.

$250

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1254 Ilkhanid. Uljaytu (AH 703-716 / 1304-1316 AD). Gold Pendant or Official Pass (1.35 g). Hare springing right, six-pointed star below, beaded border. Reverse: Mongol legend above, Arabic below: ‘Uljaytu Sultan’. Contemporary loop at 3:00. Extremely Fine. Very rare.

$1,500

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1255 Ilkhanid. Abu Sa`id (AH 716-736 / 1316-1335 AD). Heavy Gold Dinar (8.80 g), madinat al Sultaniyya al-Ma’mura AH 717. Type B. Kalima in a pointed octagon. Reverse: Ruler’s name, titles and blessing in pointed hexagon. Album 2194. On this rare issue, the mint, the Ilkhan capital of Sultaniya, includes the epithet ‘well-populated city’. In NGC holder graded MS 61 .

$1,500

NGC Certification Number 8221623-006

1256 Iran. Qajar. Muhammad Hasan Khan (AH 1163-1172 / 1750-1759 AD). Silver Rupi (11.61 g), Mazandaran AH 1107. Couplet: be-zar sekkeh az meymanat zad qaza / be-nam-e `Ali ebn-e Musa al-Reza. Reverse: Shi’ite Kalima. Album 2827. Choice Uncirculated, Rare so nice.

$400