Experts in Coins & Medals

ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 500-463 BC. Stater (Silver, 22 mm, 9.71 g), c. 500-480. Ithyphallic satyr advancing to right, carrying a protesting nymph. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Asyut 104. Dewing 1311. HGC 6, 331. Le Rider, Thasiennes 2. SNG Copenhagen 1008-9. Bold and sharply-struck from fresh dies. Lightly toned and most attractive. Obverse slightly doubled, otherwise, extremely fine.

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids (Sinjar). Qutb al-Din Muhammad, AH 594-616 / AD 1197-1219. AE Dirham (Bronze, 26 mm, 11.40 g, 11 h), Sinjar (Northern Iraq), AH 598 = AD 1201/2. Male bust facing left with draped right arm extended and holding scepter over right shoulder, shield resting on left shoulder; Legend around the head: ضرب بسنجار سنة ثمان و تسعين و خمسمائة (Struck in Sinjar in the year 598). Rev. In four lines: الامام الناصر / لدين الله / الملك المنصور / قطب الدنيا و الدين (Al-Imam al-Nasir li-din Allah, al-Malik al-Mansur Qutb al-Dunya wa al-Din); Around in three segements: محمد / بن زنكي / بن مودود (Muhamamd the son of Zangi the son of Mawdud). Edhem 166. S&S 81.2. About very fine.