Name: Auction: Ayyubid of Yemen, al-Mu'azzam Turan Shah (AH 569-577 / 1173-1181 AD), gold Dinar
Brand: Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Price: 900 GBP
Availability: InStock

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s marks the 125th edition of its Ancient, British and World Coin Auction, meticulously curated by in-house specialists. The sale spans Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Celtic, British, World and Islamic sections. &nbsp;Ancient highlights include two Ptolemaic Gold Octodrachms, an exceptional Dold Double decadrachm of Agathokles, a Siculo-Punic tetradrachm, and an extremely rare Carausius denarius recorded on the PAS. Celtic material ranges from a Bronze Age lock-ring to gold staters of Gaul and Britain, culminating in a superb ‘Classic’ Cunobelin stater. Within the British coin section, notable pieces include Anglo-Saxon pennies and hammered gold such as an Edward III Quarter-Noble, Elizabeth I Quarter Angel and pledge penny—and important hammered silver of Edward I, Henry VII, Henry VIII and Edward VI. Milled items include a lovely George II Two Guineas and the third tranche from 'The Frank Waley Collection', featuring a 1663 Charles II Shilling NGC MS63 and Victoria Gothic Crowns to PF65. World coins present a date run of Brazilian 960 Reis of João VI, early Hong Kong issues, rare Medieval Indian gold Gadyanas, the finest known Saladin commemorative Pound, a Genoese Quintuple Doppia AU58, and a Mint State Paul I Rouble and the Islamic section includes fine selections of dinars and rare Artuqid bronzes, capped by a stunning Ottoman Double Zeri Mahbub.

1796 George III 4 Reales Oval Countermark 

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's Ancient, British & World Coins - Auction 125

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Ayyubid of Yemen, al-Mu'azzam Turan Shah (AH 569-577 / 1173-1181 AD), gold Dinar, AH 573 / 1177/8 AD, ‘Adan, 2.30g (A. A1087; Balog 927). Extremely Fine. Flan slightly split near the edge in one area. This is an extremely rare piece and in exceptional condition for the issue.&nbsp;Ex. The Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.Al-Mu'azzam Turan Shah was the older brother of Saladin, the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. In AH 569 / 1174 AD, Saladin sent his brother on a campaign to Yemen to bring down a heretical leader, in the course of which Turan Shah conquered Zabid, 'Adan and San'a. He left Yemen in AH 571 / 1176 AD to become his brother's governor of Syria and was replaced as Emir of Yemen.&nbsp;

Ayyubid of Yemen, al-Mu'azzam Turan Shah (AH 569-577 / 1173-1181 AD), gold Dinar

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