Islamic Coins

Sale 128    23–25 Nov 2021   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 1480    SESSION 6 (9.30AM WEDNESDAY 24TH NOV)    Islamic Coins

Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $480

ISLAMIC DYNASTIES, Egypt, Burji Mamluk, Qansub II al-Ghuri (AH 906-922, AD 1501-1516), gold ashrafi, 17mm, (3.36 g), no mint but Cairo mint, dated AH 915, legends are divided by three horizontal cables both sides, (Album 1041, Balog 877, Wilkes 1072). Good very fine, scarce.


Ex Dr. L.J. Sherwin Collection, acquired from Jean Elsen, Auction Sale 69, March 16, 2002 (lot 921).

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