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Auction: 25122 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 41: The Falcon Collection of Islamic Gold and Silver Coins and The Shepherd Collection of Indian States and Presidency Coinage. - e-Auction
Lot: 2482

(x) Atabeg & early Salghurid (c.12th century), gold Dinars (7) and base gold Dinars (2), including issues of Mankubars (1130-39) and Sunqur (1148-61), some naming caliph Muqtafi and Seljuk ruler Sinjar (1118-1157) as overlord, several with Salghurid tamgha (cf. MWI.1153, 1157; Album 1923, 1925), only a small portion of most marginal legends visible, generally very fine to extremely fine (9)

Provenance

Spink, Auction 5014, 28 September 2005, lot 1041 [part]

Following the disintegration of the Seljuk Empire, much of Persia became controlled by provincial governors, many of whom had previously been in service under the Seljuks, or were related to them. They were known as Atabegs, and often struck coins showing nominal allegiance to their Seljuk overlords. This, and the subsequent three lots, constitutes one group of dinars, struck in S.W. Iran by the Atabegs of Fars, and their successors, the Salghurids. An under-researched and scarce series, with many unrecorded types, they represent an interesting study group.

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Estimate

Starting price
£450