1063 1064 1063. ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Almoravids (al-Murabitun). ‘Ali ibn Yusuf. AH 500-537 / AD 11061142. AV Dinar (26mm, 4.15 g, 8h). Aghmat mint. Dated AH 500 (AD 1106/7). Shahada and name of ‘Ali ibn Yusuf in four lines; Quran 3:85 in outer margin / Caliphal titles and Arabic “k” in five lines; mint formula and AH date in outer margin. Hazard 152; Album 466.1. Near EF, slightly wavy flan. ($1000) 1064. ISLAMIC, Fatimids. al-Mustansir billah. AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094. AV Dinar (22mm, 4.19 g, 2h). Misr (Cairo) mint. Dated AH 449 (AD 1057/8). Kalima, Shi’ite profession, and Second Symbol in three concentric lines around central pellet / Caliphal name and titles and mint formula and AH date in three concentric lines around central pellet. Nicol 2132 = Miles, Fatimid 350; SICA 6, 606-7 var. (date); Album 719A. EF, lustrous. ($500)
WORLD COINAGE
1065 1066 1065. AFGHANISTAN, Durrani Shahs. Shah Shuja’ al-Mulk. First reign, AH 1218-1224 / AD 1803-1809. AR Double Rupee (29mm, 22.97 g, 9h). Bahawalpur mint. Dated AH 1218; RY “ahd” (13 July AD 1803-11 April AD 1804). Persian couplet citing name and titles of Shah Shuja’ al-Mulk / Mint and RY date formula. On edge: hand-cut ////. SICA 9, 400 (same dies); Album 3121; KM 254. Good VF, toned, die and flan flaw on obverse. Very rare. ($1000) One of the sons of Timur Shah Durrani (1772-1793), Shah Shuja’ al-Mulk ousted his brother Mahmud Shah in 1803, and ruled as emir of Afghanistan for six years, until he was himself ousted by his brother, Mahmud Shah. In 1809, shortly before he was ousted from power, Shah Shuja’ al-Mulk formed an alliance with Britain against a similar Franco-Russian one in order to protect British interests in India. This move was the first step in what subsequently became known as “The Great Game” - Britain’s imperial advance into the Central Asian uplands against the Russian Empire. Between 1813 and 7 August 1839, when he was returned to the Afghani throne, Shah Shuja’ al-Mulk, became increasingly associated with Ranjit Singh, the first maharajah (1801-1839) of the Sikh Empire, and known as “Sher-e-Punjab” (Lion of the Punjab). In 1814, Shah Shuja’ al-Mulk gained his freedom from Sikh protection by presenting to Ranjit Singh the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond. By 1838, Shah Shuja’ alMulk had also gained the assistance of the British in retaking the Afghan throne from Barak.
1066. BOLIVIA, Republic. 1825-present. AR Proclamation Eighth Melgarejo (19mm, 3.41 g, 12h). Dated 1865. Half-length bust of General Mariano Melgarejo left, set on laurel and olive branches / Mountains with llama and sheaf of grain; sun above; below, cornucopia above date. Burnett 102.1; Heritage 410, lot 16359. EF, traces of underlying luster. Rare. ($150) Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.10108).
1067. BRAZIL, Colonial. temp. Maria I. Queen of Portugal, 1786-1816. AR 960 Reis (40mm, 26.94 g). Countermarked Coinage of Minas Gerais. Struck After the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, 1808-1810. Crowned coat-of-arms and armillary sphere, each within dentilated incuse circle, struck on obverse and reverse of a Potosí 8 Reales of Carlos IV, dated [180]6-PJ (KM 111). KM 242. Host coin VF, countermark Good VF. ($300) 235