LNS 6388 N
Silver coin (dirham) of the Rum Saljuq Sultan Kaykhusraw II ibn Kayqubad (r. AD 1237–46), struck at Konya (Qunya), Turkey, dated AH 639
Turkey, Konya, AD 1241–42 Struck between two dies: diameter 2.1 cm; weight 2.674 g
LNS 6614 N
Gold coin (dinar) of the Saljuq Sultan Malikshah ibn Muhammad (r. AD 1072–92), struck at Amul (Mazandaran), Iran, dated AH 479
Iran, Amul, AD 1086–87 Struck between two dies: diameter 2.3 cm; weight 3.63 g
LNS 229 N
Silver coin (dirham) of the Muwahhid (Almohad) rulers of North Africa and Spain, struck at Fez (Fas), Morocco, undated (AH 6th c.)
Morocco, Fez, AD 12th c. Struck between two dies: each side 1.35 cm; weight 1.55 g
LNS 513 N
Gold coin (dinar) of the Fatimid Caliph al-Mu‘izz li-Din ‘llah
ibn al-Mansur (r. AH 341–65/ AD 953–75), struck in Palestine (Filastin), dated AH 359 Palestine, AD 969–70
Struck between two dies: diameter 2.05 cm; weight 3.89 g
LNS 21 N
Gold coin (dinar) of the ‘Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid ibn al-Mahdi (r. AH 170–93/AD 786–809), struck in northern Iraq, dated AH 170
Iraq, AD 786–87
Struck between two dies: diameter 1.9 cm; weight 4.19 g
LNS 8704 N
Undated copper/copper alloy coin (fals) of so-called ‘Standing Caliph’ type, in the name of the Umayyad Caliph ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (r. AH 65–86/
AD 685–705), struck at Homs (Hims), Syria, (undated)
Syria, Homs, AD 693–97
Struck between two dies: diameter 2.22 cm; weight 3.79 g.
LNS 28 M
Gilded bronze belt or harness fitting with representation in openwork of a mounted bowman about to shoot a serpentine-bodied dragon, with a cheetah perching on the horse’s croup; remains of four loops on the back for attachment to a strap
LNS 1218 M
Bronze incense burner in the form of a stylized feline, cast in intricate openwork to release the incense, with inlaid faience and glass eye, the tail terminating in a floral and avian plaque, the hinged head and neck serving as the lid
LNS 939 M
Bronze incense burner, the openwork body and lid suggesting a domed building, the feet those of a quadruped; inscribed in Kufic script, ‘Blessing to Abi [I]shaq bn ‘Isa, may God prolong his glory’
LNS 293 M
Parcel gilt bronze divining bowl (central post and rotational element lost), the interior with stellate layout; covered with inscriptions, including passages from the Qur’an, invocations to the twelve Shi‘a imams and inscriptions and numbers of talismanic character; signed and dated by the maker, Husayn Shakani; inscribed after manufacture with an owner’s name, ‘Halim Bayg’
