Catalogue
Lot 3576
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Kavad I, (first reign 484-496), silver drachms, (4.08, 4.03, 4.02, 3.00, 4.00 grams), mints ST = Istakhur (2), GI = Gurgan, Shi = ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Lot 3577
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Zamasp, (A.D. 496-498), silver drachm, (4.09 grams), obv. bust to right with crown, small bust of son facing offering diadem, name in outer ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $270
Lot 3578
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Kavad I, (A.D. 498-531), silver drachms, second reign issue, various mints and dates, obv. bust to right with crown, name in outer margin, ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $190
Lot 3579
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Khusru I, (A.D. 531-579), silver drachms, various dates and mints, obv. bearded bust to right with crown wearing headress with two turrets and ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $250
Lot 3580
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Hormazd IV, (A.D. 579-590), silver drachms, various dates and mints, obv. bearded bust to right with crown wearing headress with two turrets and ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Lot 3581
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Khusru II, (A.D. 590, 591-628), silver drachms, various dates and mints, obv. bearded bust to right with crown wearing headress with two turrets ...
Estimate $500
SOLD $680
Lot 3582
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Artashir III, (A.D. 628-630), silver drachms, BISh = Bishapur year 2, (3.98 grams), another ART = Gor mint, year 2 (4.15 grams), another ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Lot 3583
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN QUEEN, Buran, (A.D. 630-631), silver drachm, SK = Sakastan year 32, (4.09 grams), obv. bust of Queen to right with long hair and wingless ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $620
Lot 3584
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Hormazd V, (A.D. 631-632), silver drachm, NIHCh = Nishapur year 2, (3.79 grams), obv. bearded bust of king to right with winged headress ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Lot 3585
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Yazdgard III, (A.D. 632-651), silver drachms, various mints, (4.04, 3.37 and 3.89 grams), obv. beardless bust of child-king to right with winged headress ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
Lot 3586
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
HEPHTHALITES OR HUNNIC TRIBES (WHITE HUNS), (c.A.D. 475-550), silver and base metal drachms, various types and mints from the apogee of the Hephthalites (Kabul Valley ...
Estimate $400
SOLD $430
Lot 3587
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
TURKO-HEPHTHALITES OR LATER HUNNIC TRIBES (WHITE HUNS), (c.A.D. 600-799), silver imitative drachms, various types and mints mostly with countermarks, obv. crowned bust to right, rev. ...
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Lot 3588
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ARAB-SASSANIAN ISSUES, silver hemidrachms of the Ispahbads of Tabaristan, Prototype coinage of these Ispahbads, Independent rulers (A.50-52), Farkham (Farroxan) (A.D. 711-731); Datburjmihr (731-739); Khurshid (740-761) ...
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Lot 3589
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ARAB-SASANIAN AND ARAB BYZANTINE, copper fals (2), Imperial bust and emperor and son, (A.105, 110); silver dirhems, Anonymous types (2) (c.653-670), Sakaston year 21; local ...
Estimate $400
SOLD $850
Lot 3590
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
UMAYYAD CALIPHATE, `Abd al-Malik, (A.H. 65-86) (A.D. 685-705), gold dinar, anonymous dinar, no mint name (but Damascus mint), dated A.H. 80 = A.D. 699-700, (A.125, ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $350
Lot 3591
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
UMAYYAD CALIPHATE, Hisham, (A.H. 105-125) (A.D. 724-743), gold dinar, anonymous dinar, no mint name (but probably Damascus mint), dated A.H. 111 = A.D. 729-730, (A.136, ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $310
Lot 3592
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
UMAYYAD CALIPHATE, silver dirhems mostly from the common mint of Wasit and a few from Damascus, `Abd al-Malik, (A.H. 65-86) (A.D. 685-705) (6); al-Walid I ...
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $700
Lot 3593
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Mansur, (A.H. 136-158) (A.D. 754-775), gold dinar, no mint, A.H. 149 = A.D. 765-776, (A.212, cf.M.139). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Lot 3594
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Mansur, (A.H. 136-158) (A.D. 754-775), gold dinar, no mint, A.H. 150 = A.D. 766-777, (A.212, cf.M.139). Heavy scratches on the reverse, otherwise fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Lot 3595
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Mahdi, (A.H. 158-169) (A.D. 775-785), gold dinar, no mint, A.H. 165 = A.D. 781-782, (A.214, M.156-7). Field scratch, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Lot 3596
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Rashid, (A.H. 170-193) (A.D. 786-809), gold dinar, no mint name but struck at Bagdad, A.H. 173 = A.D. 789, type, another A.H. 178 ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $210
Lot 3597
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Rashid, (A.H. 170-193) (A.D. 786-809), gold dinar, no mint name but struck at Bagdad, A.H. 175 = A.D. 791, (A.218). Heavy score mark ...
Estimate $180
SOLD $120
Lot 3598
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Rashid, (A.H. 170-193) (A.D. 786-809), gold dinar, no mint name but struck at Bagdad, A.H. 176 = A.D. 792, (A.218). Good very fine. ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Lot 3599
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Rashid, (A.H. 170-193) (A.D. 786-809), gold dinar, no mint name but struck at Misr, (Fustat in Egypt), A.H. [18]5 = A.D. 801, major ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $190
Lot 3600
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Rashid, (A.H. 170-193) (A.D. 786-809), gold dinar, no mint name but struck at Misr (Egypt), A.H. 186 and 189 = A.D. 802, 804-5, ...
Estimate $300
Lot 3601
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Amin, (A.H. 193-198) (A.D. 809-813), gold dinar, no mint but probably Misr (Fustat in Egypt), with additional legends on the reverse 'li'l Khalifa ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Lot 3602
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Ma'mum, (A.H. 194-218) (A.D. 810-833), gold dinar, Baghdad mint, A.H. 203(?)A.D. 818-819, type variant with additional letters `to Allah' and mint named, on ...
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Lot 3603
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Ma'mum, (A.H. 194-218) (A.D. 810-833), gold dinar, no mint (Baghdad), A.H. 212 = A.D. 827-828, type variant with additional legend Governor of Misr ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Lot 3604
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Muqtadir, (A.H. 295-320) (A.D. 908-932), gold dinar, Misr mint (Cairo, Egypt), A.H. 309, = A.D. 921-922, with additional field inscription 'li-'Ilah' (to ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Lot 3605
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Radi, (A.H. 322-329) (A.D. 934-940), gold dinar, Misr mint (Cairo, Egypt), A.H. 323, = A.D. 934-935, (A.254, M.-); Late Abbasid, Abul Abbas ...
Estimate $300