The first purely Islamic coin, an exceptionally rare Umayyad 77h Gold Dinar, will be drawing in the collectors at A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd.’s forthcoming Islamic Coin Auction 26. The sale will be held on Wednesday 6 August 2014 in London.
The Umayyad 77h is the most sought-after Islamic coin, whose legends and design set the pattern for centuries to come. This extremely fine example is estimated to achieve £150,000-180,000 [Lot 45]
The sale also includes the Arab world section from the spectacular Åke Lindén collection. True to form for this amazing collection, this section features a near comprehensive listing of coins from the Arab nations for 1850-1950.
Of particular interest to serious collectors will be the rare high denomination Gold from Yemen, including the Al-Mutawakkil Yahya bin Muhammad (1322-1367h / 1904-1948), Gold presentation 5-Lira (1-Riyal) 1344h, estimate at £4,000-6,000 [Lot 886].
The Modern Islamic Coin section also includes very rare gold coins from Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Syria and a wonderful run of Turkish mint visit 500-Kurush, including Manastir 1327h, year 3, estimated at £12,000-15,000 [Lot 809] and Salonika 1327h, year 3 also estimated at £12,0007#45;15,000 [Lot 810]. Seldom available, the collection of modern Arab coinage is without question the best to come to the market in many years.
The auction will be held on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at CIPFA, 3 Robert Street, London. The catalogue is available to view online at www.baldwin.co.uk. For more information and viewing times please contact [email protected]