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AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN/NORTHERN INDIA - KIDARITE DYNASTY - SRI SAHI - debased AV Dinar, early 5th century AD

weight 7,50gr. ; debased gold Ø 25mm.

obv. King standing, with crudely engraved name kidara below his left arm
rev. Deity Ardoksho holding cornucopia, also very crudely engraved

The Kidarites were the dynasty which had ruled Bactria and the adjoining part of Central Asia during 4th and 5th Century. They were one of the few East Hunnic peoples to have been recorded in Western written sources. The Kidarites belong to the complex of people popularly known as ′Huna′ in India, in American literature, they are known as ′Honk′ and in Europe, they are known as Xionites (from the Iranian names Xwn/Xyon). The Kidarites is named after one the main ruler named ′Kidara′. The dynasty appears to be a part of Huna horde known in the Latin source as the Kermichiones.

In 360–370 AD, a Kidarite kingdom was established in Central Asian regions previously ruled by the Sasanian Empire, replacing the Kushano-Sasanians in Bactria. Thereafter, the Sasanian Empire roughly stopped at Merv. Next, circa 390-410 AD, the Kidarites invaded northwestern India, where they replaced the remnants of the Kushan Empire in the area of Punjab.

This gold dinar which weighs around 7.50g was issued from the Kidarites dynasty. The obverse of this coin depicts ′Standing king facing towards left, sacrificing over altar holding filleted standard, trident to left′. Brahmi letter ′Kidara′ under the arm holding javelin and ′Kushana′ near the feet to the left. The reverse of the coin depicts a representation of goddess enthroned, holding cornucopia and diadem; traces of Bactrian legend to right and Tamgha to left.

Mitchiner - ; cf. Donum-Burns-1593/96 ; cf. MAC 3699 ;
cf. ZENO 192634 and 172134
R
For the type a very attractive specimen. Rare.
vf

950,00 




Armenia was the first Christian state, which goes back to AD 301 AD. The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, also known as Cilician Armenia, was an Armenian state formed during the High Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia. Located outside the Armenian Highlands and distinct from the Kingdom of Armenia of antiquity, it was centered in the Cilicia region northwest of the Gulf of Alexandretta. The kingdom had its origins in the principality founded cica 1080 by the Rubenid dynasty, an alleged offshoot of the larger Bagratid family, which at various times had held the thrones of Armenia and Georgia. Their capital was originally at Tarsus, and later became Sis.

Cilicia was a strong ally of the European Crusaders, and saw itself as a bastion of Christendom in the East. It also served as a focus for Armenian nationalism and culture, since Armenia proper was under foreign occupation at the time. Cilicia′s significance in Armenian history and statehood is also attested by the transfer of the seat of the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church, spiritual leader of the Armenian people, to the region. In 1198, with the crowning of Levon the Great (or the Magnificent) of the Rubenid dynasty, Cilician Armenia became a kingdom.

In 1226, the crown was passed to rival Hetoumids through Levon′s daughter Isabella′s second husband, Hetoum I. As the Mongols conquered vast regions of Central Asia and the Middle East, Hetoum and succeeding Hetoumid rulers sought to create an Armeno-Mongol alliance against common Muslim foes, most notably the Mamluks. In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the Crusader states and the Mongol Ilkhanate disintegrated, leaving the Armenian Kingdom without any regional allies. After relentless attacks by the Mamluks in Egypt in the fourteenth century, the Cilician Armenia of the Lusignan dynasty, mired in an internal religious conflict, finally fell in 1375.


AUSTRALIA - GEORGE V, 1910-1936 - 1 Penny 1919, Melbourne

weight 9,48gr. ; bronze Ø 30,8mm.
KM.23
xf-

14,00 



AUSTRALIA - GEORGE V, 1910-1936 - 1 Penny 1921, Melbourne & Sydney

weight 9,35gr. ; bronze Ø 30,8mm.
KM.23
vf/xf

15,00 



AUSTRALIA - ELIZABETH II, 1952-1922 - Silver Medal 1977

weight 27,22 ; silver Ø 38mm.

obv. Draped bust of Major Edmund Lockyer left.
Above: MAJOR EDMUND LOCKYER.
Below: JANUARY 21ST 1827
rev. Starboard broadside view of the ′Amity′.
Above: ALBANY SESQUICENTENARY
Below: DECEMBER 26TH 1826.

Medal commemorating the sesquicentenary (1827-1977) of the town of Albany. Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the People of Albany, Western Australia, for the occasion of her Silver Jubilee during her commonwealth tour of the South Pacific 10th February - 30th March (Australia: 7th-23rd & 26th-30th March) 1977

xf/unc

65,00 



SWITSERLAND ( SCHWEIZ ) - CONFEDERATION - 5 Franken 1976, Bern - BATTLE OF MURTEN

weight 13,05gr. ; copper-nickel Ø 31,45mm.
KM.54
xf/unc

7,50 



CAMBODIA - NORODOM I, 1859-1904 - BI Uniface 2 Pe or ½ Fuang or Takunh takom n.d. (1847-1860)

weight 1,65gr. ; billon Ø 14mm.

obv. Fine-style Hamsa bird (rooster) standing left, vine with bud and
branch before, back feather curved with five horizontal elements behind.
rev. Plain

cf. KM.7.1 & 7.2 ; cf. Colin K.31
Minor flatness, but nearly as struck.
xf

30,00 



CAMBODIA - PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KAMPUCHEA, 1975-1982 - 5 Sen 1979

weight 1,47gr. ; aluminium Ø 22mm.

The People′s Democratic Republic of Kampuchea (DK) was the Cambodian state from 1975 to 1982, under the totalitarian dictatorship of Pol Pot and the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), commonly known as the Khmer Rouge (KR). It was established following the Khmer Rouge′s capture of the capital Phnom Penh, effectively ending the United States-backed Khmer Republic of Lon Nol. After Vietnam took Phnom Penh in 1979, it was disestablished in 1982 with the creation of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea in its place. Renamed in 1990 to the National Government of Cambodia.

KM.69
unc

4,00 



CEYLON - Token 1843 - George Steuart & Co., Wekande Mills, Slave Island, Colombo

weight 7,80gr. ; copper Ø 28mm.
reeded edge

obv. Four concentric plain circles containing the date 1843, in outer circle GEORGE STEUART & Co / CEYLON
rev. Scene of women at work in the center, within two concentric circles  -WEKANDE - / - MILLS -, flanked by Sinhalese and Tamil inscription.

The George Steuart Group of Companies (George Steuarts) is Sri Lanka′s oldest mercantile establishment, having been established in 1835 during British occupation of Ceylon. It is probably one of the oldest mercantile entities in the world, with a recorded history dating back to the early 19th century. Having begun operations as a merchant banker and then a produce broker, George Steuarts today includes businesses engaged in tea, exports, health, leisure, travel, real estate, telecommunications, shipping, insurance, recruitment and higher education. The Company traces its origins to Captain James Steuart (1790-1870), a British sea captain, who sailed the southern seas in the early 1800s and settled in Ceylon in 1818. Seeing the commercial potential of the island, Captain Steuart set himself up as merchant and banker. Steuart was subsequently appointed ″Master Attendant of the Roads of Colombo″, a position which precluded him from continuing his commercial activities. As a result he invited his younger brother George (1808-1896), to take over the business, which in 1835 resulted in the establishment of George Steuart and Company. In the late 1830s and early 1840s Ceylon became a major producer of coffee and the company became a large scale exporter of the commodity. From 1869 Ceylon′s coffee industry was decimated by coffee rust that afflicted its plantations; George Steuart was amongst the pioneers that converted their export interests to tea, supporting an industry that would soon become synonymous with Ceylon. The descendants of the Steuart Brothers incorporated George Steuart & Co in 1954, building a high-rise ″Steuart House″ at the heart of Colombo which became the company headquarters. In 1975, the Sri Lankan government launched a nationalisation programme of privately held tea plantations; which led to the take-over of 90% of the group′s holdings, the largest acreage of tea plantations at the time.

cf. Pridmore 96 ; Lowsley 35
Very interesting token in an excellent condition.
xf/unc

135,00 



CHINA - KUANG HSÜ, 1875-1908 - HUPEH PROVINCE - 10 cents n.d. (1895-1907), Wuchang mint

weight 2,64gr. ; silver Ø 18,5mm.
KM.124.1
some minor scratches/bankers marks
f/vf

25,00 



CHINA – REPUBLIC, 1912-1949 - KWANGTUNG PROVINCE - 1 Cent, year 5 (1916)

weight 6,54gr. ; brass Ø 28mm.
Y.417a
f+

6,00 



CHINA - TAIWAN - PEOPLE′S REPUBLIC - Medallic 2000 Yuan 1976

weight 17,45gr. ; silver Ø 33mm.
Chiang Kai-Shek 90th birthday issue. Rare.
Y.- ; KM-
unc

65,00 



EGYPT - FUAD I, AH1341-1355 (1922-1936AD) - 5 Piastres AH1341 (1923AD)

weight 6,79gr. ; silver 833/1000 ; Ø 26mm.
KM.336
f/vf

13,00 



HONG KONG - VICTORIA, 1837-1901 - 1 Cent 1866

weight 7,38gr. ; copper Ø 37mm.
KM.4.1
vf/xf

45,00 



INDIA - PRINCELY STATES - KUTCH - KHENGARJI III, 1875-1942 (VS1932-1999) - 5 Kori VS1995 (AD 1938)

weight 13,96gr. ; silver Ø 32mm.
Struck in the name of king George VI (1936-1952)

Kutch is a district on the coastal portion of the India/Pakistan frontier, to a large extent involving an extensive salt-flats (the Great Rann of Kutch) adjacent to the Gulf of Kutch, an arm of the Arabian Sea extending toward Gujarat. Maharajadhiraj Mirza Maharao Sri Sir Khengarji III Sawai Bahadur ruled over Kutch from 1875-1942 AD. During the latter part of Queen Victoria′s reign, Sir Khengarji came to be appointed as an aide de camp to the Queen-Empress in her declining years, which excited some jealousy amongst the officials of the Government of India. He often traveled abroad to Europe, and was noted for his personal relations with the members of the ruling houses there. Khengarji III was one of the very few Indian monarchs to attend all three Delhi Durbars - in 1877,1903 and 1911. His title became Maharajadhiraj Mirza Maharao Shri from 1 January 1918. In 1919, he was granted a local salute of 19-guns, and represented India at a League of Nations conference in Geneva in 1921. Khengarji was very progressive and did lots of reforms and developments in Kutch during his reign.

Y.75
unc

80,00 



INDIA, MADRAS PRESIDENCY - BRITISH EMPIRE - EAST INDIA COMPANY - X Cash n.d.(1803 or 1808) INCUSUM

weight 4,53gr. ; bronze Ø 25,5mm.

Struck for the East India Company

Incuse (trial) strike ? Very rare brockage.

cf. KM.319 RR
minor edge nick
xf

450,00 



INDIA - MYSORE - RAJA WODEYAR I, 1638-1659 - AV Fanam (1/10 Pagoda) n.d.

weight 0,39gr. ; gold Ø 6mm.

obv. Lion-faced Vishnu seated facing, holding chakras
rev. SRI - Kanthira - va

MNWC.958
xf

145,00 



INDIA - MALABAR COAST / MYSOSE - HARDER ALI, 1761-1782 - AV Fanam (1/10 Pagode) n.d.

weight 0,30gr. ; gold Ø 7mm.

obv. Stylized lion
rev. Inspiration Kali

Mitchiner 701 R
Rare coin in superb condition.
xf /unc

175,00 



INDIA - BRITISH EMPIRE - GEORGE V, 1910-1936 - 1 Rupee n.d. (1912-1936)

weight 11,64gr. ; silver Ø 31mm.

Incusum strike obverse.
Very rare brockage.

cf.  KM.524 RR
xf-

695,00 



INDONESIA, ATJEH - SULTANAH INAYAT SHAH, 1678-1688 - Mas z.j. (1678-1688)

weight 0,59gr. ; gold Ø 14mm.
Mitchiner 3950 ; Hulshof-Pol Pl.20 ; Leyten 6.2.2.5
xf-

135,00 



IRAN

Iran was called Persia until 1935, but the name of the country in Persian has been Iran since the time of the Sassanids. The name Persia refers to the Greek word Persis, derived from Pars, the part of the country where the ancient kings of Iran came from 2,500 years ago. Iran means ′Land of the Aryans′.

In 1935, then Shah Reza Pahlavi asked other countries to henceforth use the country′s local name, Iran. Because the name Iran often gave rise to confusion with the neighboring state of Iraq, the name Persia was reintroduced for foreign use in 1949. After an outcry from Persian/Iranian scholars, the government announced in 1959 that, in languages ​​other than Persian, both names could be used officially, but after the 1979 Islamic revolution, Iran became the country′s usual name.

The Sasanian Empire was the last period of the Persian Empire before the rise of Islam, named after the House of Sasan who ruled from 224 to 651 AD. The Sasanian Empire, which succeeded the Parthian Empire, was recognised as one of the leading world powers alongside its neighbouring arch-rival the Roman-Byzantine Empire, for a period of more than 400 years. The Sasanian Empire was founded by Ardashir I, after the fall of the Parthian Empire and the defeat of the last Arsacid king, Artabanus V. At its greatest extent, the Sasanian Empire encompassed all of today′s Iran, Iraq, Eastern Arabia (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatif, Qatar, UAE), the Levant (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan), Armenia, the Caucasus (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Dagestan, South Ossetia, Abkhazia), Egypt, large parts of Turkey, much of Central Asia (Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan), Yemen and Pakistan.


IRAN (PERSIA) - SASANIAN KINGDOM - KAVAD , 2nd reign, 499-532 AD - AR Drachm, Furat-i-Meshan (Southern Iraq, Southern District)

weight 3,97gr. ; silver Ø 28mm.

obv. Bust right, wearing crown, ribbons rising from shoulders,
stars in upper left- and right field, Pahlavi legend on right,
in dotted circle, star within crescent at 3,6, and 9 o′clock
rev. Fire altar flanked by two attendants, star and crescent left- and
right above, Pahlavi legend to left and right, in two dotted circles

The mint "PL" is usually considered to be Furat-i-Meshan,
but is also doubted by some numismatists.

Mitchiner ACW -  ; SNS 254-257var. ; cf. Göbl, plate 11, no.190
struck with broken and rusted dies
f/vf

50,00 



IRAN (PERSIA) - SASANIAN KINGDOM – HORMIZD IV, 579-590 AD - AR Drachm, Darabgird (Fars/Darabgird District), regnal year 9

weight 4,12gr. ; silver Ø 32mm.

obv. Bearded bust of Hormazd right, wearing headress with two
turrets and ornamented globe above, ribbons rising from shoulders,
Pahlavi legend to left and right, in double dotted border, star-in-crescent
at 3,6, and 9 o′clock
rev. Fire altar flanked by two attendants, star and crescent flanking flames,
Pahlawi legend to left and right, in dotted border

Darab or Darabgird is one of the oldest cities in Iran, and is mentioned in the Persian epic Shahname by Ferdowsi. Legend ascribes the foundation of the city to Darius I, hence its earlier name Daráb-gerd (Darius-town). According to Hamza al-Isfahani, the city was triangular in design, and the circular defensive wall, which has been uncovered, was built in the 8th century by a governor of Fars under Hajjaj ibn Yusuf. The circle is irregular, and about 1,900 m in diameter. During most of the Middle Ages, the city remained the capital of a large district. The city′s products included textiles, jasmine oil, various mineral salts, and mumiya, a mineral exudate.

Mitchiner ACW - ; cf. Göbl no.200-202
Struck with the usual weaknesses. Attractive toning.
vf/vf+

75,00 



IRAN (PERSIA) - SASANIAN KINGDOM - KHUSRO II, 590-627 AD - AR Drachm, Ardashir-Khwarrah (Pars District)

weight 4,05gr. ; silver Ø 32mm.

obv. Bust of Khusro right, wearing winged crown surmounted
by star-in-crescent, ribbons rising from shoulders, Pahlawi legend
to left and right, in double dotted border, star-in-crescent at 3, 6
and 9 o′clock
rev. Fire altar flanked by two attendants, star and crescent flanking flames,
Pahlawi legend to left and right, in triple dotted border, star-in-crescents in
margin at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o′clock

Ardashir-Khwarrah (also Ardeshir-Khurra) was founded by the first Sasanian king Ardashir I (r. 224-242), who around the same time also founded its capital, Gor. Although some sources state that the capital was established after Ardashir′s victory in 244 over the Parthian king Artabanus V, archeological evidence confirm that it was established before the battle. Ardashir-Khwarrah, meaning ″glory of Ardashir″, was one of the four (later five) administrative divisions of the Sasanian province of Pars. The other administrative divisions were Shapur-Khwarrah, Istakhr and Darabgird, while a fifth named Arrajan was founded in the early 6th century by Kavadh I (r. 498–531).

In ca. 644, during the Arab invasion of Iran, one of Ardashir-Khwarrah′s subdistricts, Tawwaz, was seized by al-′Ala′ ibn al-Hadrami, who thereafter sent Hormoz ibn Hayyan al-′Abdi to capture Siniz, which he successfully managed to. In 649/50, Abd-Allah ibn Amir made an unsuccessful attempt to capture Gor. In 650/1, the last Sasanian king Yazdegerd III (r. 632–651) went to Gor to plan an organized resistance against the Arabs, but after receiving the news of Istakhr′s fall, fled to Kirman. The Arabs then quickly seized Gor, Siraf, and the rest of Pars.

Pars was a Sasanian province in Late Antiquity, which almost corresponded to the present-day province of Fars. The province bordered Khuzestan in the west, Kirman in the east, Spahan in the north, and Mazun in the south. The Middle Persian name of ″Pārs″ is derived from Pārsā, the Old Persian of the region. The English name Persia and Greek name Persis derives from this region.

cf. Mitchiner ACW.1120var. ; cf. Göbl 210-215
struck with the usual weaknesses
vf-

60,00 



IRAN (PERSIA) - SASANIAN KINGDOM – KHUSRO II, 590-627 AD - AR Drachm, Veh Andew Shahpuhr or Veh Ardashir (Seleukia on the Tigris, Iraq)

weight 3,98gr. ; silver Ø 33mm.

obv. Bust of Khusro right, wearing winged crown surmounted
by star-in-crescent, ribbons rising from shoulders, Pahlawi legend
to left and right, in double dotted border, star-in-crescent at 3,6
and 9 o′clock
rev. Fire altar flanked by two attendants, star and crescent flanking flames,
Pahlawi legend to left and right, in triple dotted border, star-in-crescents in
margin at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o′clock

Veh-Ardashir (also spelled as Beh-Ardashir, Weh-Ardashir and Veh Andew Shahpuhr), was an ancient Sasanian city in present-day Iraq, and formed a suburb of their capital, Ctesiphon. Originally the city was known as Seleucia on the Tigris or Seleucia ad Tigrim. It was a major Mesopotamian city, located on the west bank of the Tigris River within the present-day Baghdad Governorate in Iraq. It was founded around 305 BC by Seleucus I Nicator as the first capital of the Seleucid Empire, and remained an important center of trade and Hellenistic culture after the imperial capital relocated to Antiochia on the Orontes. The city continued to flourish under Parthian rule beginning in 141 BC; ancient texts claim that it reached a population of 600,000.

Seleucia was destroyed in 165 AD by Roman general Avidius Cassius and gradually faded into obscurity in the subsequent centuries. Over sixty years later a new city, Veh-Ardashir, was built across the river by Persian emperor Ardashir I. This new city was long believed to be located at Seleucia but was shown by Italian excavations to be a fresh construction separate from Seleucia and Ctesiphon. There were active Christian churches in Mesopotamia from the 1st century onwards and in the 3rd or 4th century Seleucia became an important centre. Following the edict of toleration by the Persian Sasanian King Yazdegerd I, which for the time being brought an end to the persecution of Christians, which had lasted for 70 years, the remaining Christians set about reorganizing and strengthening the church.

The Council of Seleucia-Ctesiphon (The Synod of Mar Isaac) met in 410 AD under the presidency of Mar Isaac, the bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon. The most important decision of the Synod which had a very far reaching effect on the life of the church, was to declare the bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon as the primate of the Church of the East; and in recognition of this pre-eminence he was given the title ′Catholicos′. The Synod confirmed Mar Isaac as Catholicos and Archbishop of all the Orient. The Synod also declared its adherence to the decision of the Council of Nicaea and subscribed to the Nicene Creed. The Canons of the Synod leave no doubt as to the authority of the great Metropolitan, the Catholicos of Seleucia-Ctesiphon. Without his approval, no election of bishop would be valid. Towards the end of the reign of Yazdegerd I, the Christians were again persecuted in 420. Dadyeshu was elected Catholicos in 421 and himself suffered during the persecution and was imprisoned. When he was released he resigned and left Seleucia, but the church refused to accept the resignation and there followed the Synod of Dadyeshu, which met in 424 in Markabata of the Arabs under the presidency of Mar Dadyeshu. It proved to be one of the most significant of all Persian synods. The first synod of Isaac in 410 had decided that the Catholicos of Seleucia Ctesiphon be supreme among the bishops of the East. The Synod of Dadyeshu decided that the Catholicos should be the sole head of the Church of the East and that no ecclesiastical authority should be acknowledged above him. For the first time, this synod referred to the Catholicos as Patriarch and that their Catholicos was answerable to God alone. This had some effect in reassuring the Sasanian monarchy that the Persian Christians were not influenced by the Roman enemy.

The city was known as Mahoza by the Jews, Kokhe (Syriac) by the Christians, and Behrasir by the Arabs. Veh-Ardashir was populated by many wealthy Jews, and was the seat of the Patriarch of the Church of the East. During the mid-5th century, a flooding occurred in Veh-Ardashir, which divided the city in two. This resulted in a decline of the city, and the abandonment of many parts of the city. During the reign of king Khusro II (590-628), a palace was constructed near a garden named Bagh-i Hinduvan (meaning "the garden of the Indians"). In 636, Veh-Ardashir was captured by the Arab general Khalid ibn Urfuta during the Muslim conquest of Persia. The city eventually faded into obscurity and was swallowed by the desert sands, probably abandoned after the Tigris shifted its course.

Mitchiner ACW 1138var. ; cf. Göbl no.209-215
struck with the usual weaknesses
vf- à f/vf

50,00 



IRAN (PERSIA) - SASANIAN KINGDOM – KHUSRO II, 590-627 AD - AR Drachm, Yazd (Yazd County, Iran), regnal year 32

weight 4,01gr. ; silver Ø 33mm.

obv. Bust of Khusro right, wearing winged crown surmounted
by star-in-crescent, ribbons rising from shoulders, Pahlawi legend
to left and right, in double dotted border, star-in-crescent at 3,6
and 9 o′clock
rev. Fire altar flanked by two attendants, star and crescent flanking flames,
Pahlawi legend to left and right, in triple dotted border, star-in-crescents in
margin at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o′clock

Yazd is a city in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Archeological evidence 12 kilometers north of Yazd suggests that the area has been populated since the period of the Achaemenid Empire (550 BC–330 BC). In his Natural History, Plinius the Elder (died 79 AD) mentions a town in the Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD) named "Issatis", which is seemingly connected to the name of the Asagarta/Istachae/Sagartians. As a result, some scholars have suggested that the name of Yazd was derived from Issatis (also transliterated as Isatichae, Ysatis, Yasatis), and that the latter name started to be used in the Median or Achaemenid eras.

The area encompassing Yazd first started to gain prominence in the Late antiquity, namely under the Sasanian Empire (224–651). Under Yazdegerd I (r. 399–420), a mint was established in Yazd (under the mint abbreviation of "YZ"), which demonstrates its increasing importance. According to the New Persian chronicle Tarikh-i Yazd ("History of Yazd") of 1441, Yazd was re-founded by "Yazdegerd, son of Bahram", i.e. Yazdegerd II (r. 438–457). The word yazd means God. After the Muslim conquest, many Zoroastrians migrated to Yazd from neighboring provinces. By paying a levy, Yazd was allowed to remain Zoroastrian even after its conquest, and Islam only gradually became the dominant religion in the city.

Due to its secluded desert setting and challenging access, Yazd was mostly spared from major conflicts and the devastation and havoc of warfare. For instance, it was a haven for those fleeing from destruction in other parts of the Khwarazmian Empire during the Mongol invasion. In 1272 it was visited by Marco Polo, who remarked on the city′s fine silk-weaving industry.

Mitchiner ACW 1193var. ; cf. Göbl no.209-215
struck with the usual weaknesses
vf

60,00 



IRAN (PERSIA) - ABBASID CALIPHATE – ANONYMOUS ABBASID GOVERNORS OF TABARISTAN- AR Hemidrachm, PYE 135 (170H / 786 AD), Tabaristan

weight 1,79gr. ; silver Ø 24mm.
AFZWT type

obv. Bust of Sasanian style right, wearing winged crown surmounted
by star and crescent, ribbons rising from shoulders, Pahlawi legend
GHD (′kingship′) left of bust, AFZWT (′may increase′) right of bust,
in dotted circle, in outer margin the Pahlawi legend; APD / NYWKW
("Be it increased" or "strong"), crescent with star inside at 3,6, and 9 o′clock

rev. Sasanian style fire altar with two attendants standing facing, crescents
on their heads, both hands on sword hilt, Pahlawi legend to left and right,
inside triple dotted-border, in outer margin crescent with star inside at
3,6, 9 and 12 o′clock, three pellets (∴) at the diagonals

This anonymous hemidrachm was minted during the reigns of the
Abbasid Caliphs Al-Hadi (785-786 AD) and Al-Rashid (786-809 AD)

Coins of the Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan exist today in large numbers because they were used by merchants on the Silk Road, the ancient trade route that spanned more than 7,000 miles from Constantinople to China. The Kingdom of Tabaristan, located in modern-day northern Iran, was also located on the shore of the Caspian Sea, another major trade route.

After the Eastern Roman Empire fell into the Dark Ages, kingdoms like Tabaristan filled the void, facilitating the trade of goods, as well as culture and philosophy. In fact, for more than 400 years, the power of the Sasanian Empire rivaled that of its neighboring arch-rival, the Roman-Byzantine Empire. The Sasanian Empire was the last kingdom of the Persian Empire to fall to Islam, ruling from 224 to 651 AD. The influence of the Sasanian Empire also lasted long after it was conquered.

Tabaristan was one of the last parts of the Sasanian Empire to fall to the Muslim Conquest. It resisted until 761 AD. when it became a territory of  the Abbassid Caliphate. Even after it was conquered, Tabaristan remained largely independent of direct control of the Caliphate. The design of its coins also continued to reflect the Sasanian Empire.

Tabistan was located on the northern branch of the Silk Road, serving as a vital link between the Far East and Constantinople. Its Silver Hemidrachm (1/2 drachm) was circulated up and down the Silk Road and became one of the most frequently used coins by merchants and traders.

Album 73 ; Walker 307
vf

35,00 



IRAN (PERSIA) -THE ILKHANS (Mongols of Persia) - ABU SA ID BAHADUR IBN ULJAITU, AH717-738 (1317-1335 AD) - Double dirhem AH729-733

weight 3,17gr. ; silver Ø 20mm.
Mitchiner 1648-1662
light off-centre strike and some weakness
f/vf

50,00 



KOREA - JOSEON DYNASTY - 2 Mun n.d. (1679-1752), Chinhyulchong (Seoul)

weight 4,49gr. ; copper/brass  Ø 30mm.

obv. Chinese ideograms ;
- Top to bottom: 常  /  平 = Sang pyong, a Department of Korean Yi Dynasty
- Right to left: 通/ 寶 = Tong bo, means currency

rev. Mint mark at top, serial number at bottom, crescent at left:
Top to bottom: 賑  /  二, on left )
Translation: Charity Office in Chinhyulchong, Value of 2 mun

This coin was struck during the reigns of 3 kings:
- Sukjong (1674-1720)
- Gyeongjong (1720-1724)
- Yeongjo (1724-1776)

Korean coin production from the 17th through 19th centuries was centrally controlled but was produced at branch mints. Most of the mints were local government agencies who used their coinage to partially fund their operations.

Early Korean coinage grew out of their observation of Chinese coinage. Both the Korean and the Chinese governments thought of Korea as a vassal state. When the Korean kingdom was organized they consciously and deliberately copied Chinese methods in everything they could think of to do in the way of deliberate culture. The first coin actually had the same year title as the contemporary Chinese coin, with a character designating Korea on the reverse, as if Korea was a province rather than a kingdom. The later Korean cast coinage is notable for a vast proliferation of reverse inscriptions, comprising thousands of varieties.

KM.166 ; Hartill 25.75 ; Numista 37238
vf-

35,00 



MALAYSIA - MALACCA - BRITISH EMPIRE - 2 Stuivers 1791

weight 1,60gr. ; white metal (nickel alloy) Ø 21mm.

The silver 2 stuivers from the Republic of the United Netherlands were very popular in south-east Asia. As this coin type was not produced anymore since 1799, English merchants decided to let produce this cointype in de Mint of Birmingham in the years 1834-1844. These pieces were not made silver but a white metal, probably a nickel alloy. To make them look like the original silver pieces from the 18th century, these coins were minted with old dates from the 18th century. Very interesting.

KM.-- ; Scholten--
xf/unc

125,00 



MALAYSIA - PENANG - BRITISH EMPIRE - EAST INDIA COMPANY - ½ Pice 1787

weight 4,34gr. ; copper Ø 19mm.

Formerly known as Pulu Penang or Prince of Wales Island (until1867). Its city George Town was founded by Francis Light of the British East India Company in 1786. The city once served as the capital of the Straits Settlements, a loose grouping of British crown colonies that included Melaka and Singapore.

KM.2.1 ; Scholten 975b R
vf/xf

175,00 



MALAYSIA - PENANG - BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY - 1 Cent 1810

weight 9,45gr. ; copper Ø 28mm.

Formerly known as Pulu Penang or Prince of Wales Island (until1867). Its city George Town was founded by Francis Light of the British East India Company in 1786. The city once served as the capital of the Straits Settlements, a loose grouping of British crown colonies that included Melaka and Singapore.

KM.14 ; Scholten 977 S
vf

125,00 



MALAYSIA - PENANG - BRITISH EMPIRE - EAST INDIA COMPANY - 1 Cent 1810

weight 8,25gr. ; copper Ø 28mm.
KM.14 ; Scholten 977 S
f+ à f/vf

70,00 



MALAYSIA - PENANG - BRITISH EMPIRE - EAST INDIA COMPANY - ½ Cent 1828

weight 4,53gr. ; copper Ø 23,5mm.
KM.13 R
f+ à f/vf

95,00 



MALAYSIA - BRITISH EMPIRE - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - VICTORIA, 1837-1901 - 5 cents 1879 H, Heaton (Birmingham)

weight 1,34 gram ; Ø 15,5mm.

only 100.000 pieces minted. Rare.

KM.10
attractive coin with some lustre
about xf

750,00 



MALAYSIA - BRITISH EMPIRE - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - VICTORIA, 1837-1901 - 1 Cent 1845

weight 9,07gr. ; bronze Ø 28,5mm.
KM.3
vf-/vf

20,00 



MALAYSIA - BRITISH EMPIRE - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - VICTORIA, 1837-1901 - 1 Cent 1862

weight 9,12gr. ; bronze Ø 28,5mm.
KM.6
f/vf à vf-

25,00 



MALAYSIA - BRITISH EMPIRE - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - VICTORIA, 1837-1901 - 1 Cent 1874 W

weight 9,06gr. ; bronze Ø 28,5mm.
KM.9
vf-

18,00 



MALAYSIA - BRITISH EMPIRE - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - VICTORIA, 1837-1901 - 1 Cent 1875 W

weight 9,06gr. ; bronze Ø 28,5mm.
KM.9
f+

15,00 



MALAYSIA - BRITISH EMPIRE - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - VICTORIA, 1837-1901 - 1 Cent 1877

weight 9,31gr. ; bronze Ø 28,5mm.
KM.9
some minor edge nicks
xf-/vf+

75,00 



MALAYSIA - BRITISH EMPIRE - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - GEORGE V, 1910-1936 - 10 Cents 1918

weight 2,68gr. ; silver 18mm.
KM.29a
vf-/vf

5,00 



MALAYSIA - BRITISH EMPIRE - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - GEORGE V, 1910-1936 - 1 Cent 1920

weight 5,88gr. ; bronze 21x21mm.
KM.32
xf à xf+

15,00 




Sabah, located in the northern part of the island of Borneo, came under the influence of the Bruneian Empire in the 14th and 15th centuries, while the eastern part of the territory was given to the Sultanate of Sulu because the Sultanate had helped the Bruneian empire in a battle and as such it was given to them as a gift between the 17th and 18th centuries. The territory of North Borneo was originally established by concessions of the Sultanates of Brunei and Sulu in 1877 and 1878 to a German-born representative of Austria-Hungary, a businessman and diplomat, Gustav Overbeck. Overbeck then transferred all his rights to Alfred Dent before withdrawing in 1879. In 1881, Dent established the North Borneo Provisional Association Ltd to manage the territory, which was granted a royal charter in the same year. The following year, the Provisional Association was replaced by the North Borneo Chartered Company.

North Borneo produced timber for export; along with agriculture this industry remained the main economic resource for the British in Borneo. The starting of World War II with the arrival of Japanese forces however brought an end to protectorate administration, with the territory placed under a military administration and in 1946 designated as a crown colony. On 31 August 1963, Sabah was granted Independent and self-government by the British. Following this, Sabah became one of the founding members of the Federation of Malaysia (established on 16 September 1963) alongside Sarawak, Singapore (expelled in 1965), and the Federation of Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia or West Malaysia).


MALAYSIA - BRITISCH NORTH BORNEO (SABAH) - 2 ½ Cents 1903H, Heaton (Birmingham)

weight 4,88gr. ; copper-nickel Ø 25mm.
KM.4
vf

35,00 



MALAYSIA - BRITISCH NORTH BORNEO (SABAH) - 1 Cent 1887H, Heaton (Birmingham)

weight 9,30gr. ; bronze Ø 29mm.
KM.2
vf/xf

30,00 



MALAYSIA - BRITISCH NORTH BORNEO (SABAH) - 1 Cent 1888H, Heaton (Birmingham)

weight 9,21gr. ; bronze Ø 29mm.
KM.2
vf/xf à vf+

24,00 



MALAYSIA - BRITISCH NORTH BORNEO (SABAH) - 1 Cent 1891H, Heaton (Birmingham)

weight 9,12gr. ; bronze Ø 29mm.
KM.2
vf/xf à vf+

28,00 



MALAYSIA - BRITISCH NORTH BORNEO (SABAH) - ½ Cent 1891H, Heaton (Birmingham)

weight 4,65gr. ; bronze Ø 23mm.
KM.1
Wonderful lustrous coin. Near mintstate. Rare this nice.
unc-

295,00 



MALAYSIA - REPUBLIC - 1 Ringgit 1977 FM

weight 16,75gr. ; copper-nickel ; Ø 33,4mm.
9th South East Asian Games
mintage: 11.000 pieces
KM.22
prooflike

20,00 



MOROCCO (MAROKKO) - ABD AL-AZIZ, AH1311-1326 (1894-1908 AD) - ¼ Rial or 2 ½ Dirhams AH1321 (1903 AD), Birmingham

weight 6,26gr. ; silver Ø 24mm.
Y.20.1
unc-

125,00 



PALESTINE

The State of Israel was founded in 1948 on Palestinian territory. It was an initiative of colonists from Eastern Europe in particular. The plans for this colonization date back to the 19th century, when the idea of ​​a separate Jewish state was encouraged, particularly by orthodox Christians from the United Kingdom. The 19th century was a century of colonization and nationalism par excellence. In addition, people preferred to see the Jews leave Europe. Anti-Semitism is originally a European problem. In the Arab-Islamic world, it did not play a role at all. Before 1900, Jews made up less than 5% of the population in Palestine. It was a peaceful society. The Jewish population in other Islamic countries, such as Persia, were also fully accepted. With the arrival of the nationalist Ashkenazi Jews from Europe, this hegemony was completely disrupted, which would eventually lead to the expulsion and extermination of the rightful inhabitants of Palestine, the Palestinians.

Israel owes its existence to stealing the land from the Palestinians, the massacre of the Palestinians and the deportation of the Palestinians. A process that started with the catastrophic NAKBA (1947/1948) and still continues today. As an Apartheids Regime, Israel will continue this until the last Palestinian is killed or expelled. Israel is the most toxic terrorist state in the world. Israel never wanted a two-states solution. Israel wants the entire Palestinian territory for itself. The Western World refuses to see reality and continues to support this Apartheid state with all their terrorist acts. The hypocrites!

The crimes that Israel has committed against the Palestinians since 1948 are also a great insult to victims of the Shoah. The Israelis appear to be no better than the NAZIs. The Israeli people should be deeply ashamed!
Israel may be guilty of genocide. How could Israel sink so low with the history of their own people. Deeply, deeply sad....

Always side with the oppressed, and never with the occupier! Otherwise you are always on the wrong side and you are partly responsible for the terrible suffering of the oppressed, the Palestinians. There are no excuses for that......

The Palestinian people use a beautiful and justified slogan in their protests against the oppressor in which they express their desire for a free Palestine;
′From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free′.
The idiotic thing is that the Israelis use exactly the same slogan, but for Israel. They also want all the Palestinian land from the river to the sea for themselves. However, when the Palestinians, the rightful inhabitants and owners of Palestine, use this slogan, the Israelis immediately shout that this is anti-Semitism. A gotspe ! The difference with the Palestinians is that Palestinians want to return to their own land that was taken from them, while Israelis want to exterminate or drive the Palestinians from their land so that they have all the territory for themselves. Who are the criminals here?

Don′t look for justification for Israel′s war crimes, because there is noneThat is the only and hard truth. Anyone who supports Israel has blood on their hands, including all the Western countries that think they still have to support Israel. For what reason?

Judaism is primarily a religion. Its adherents come from numerous ethnic groups, such as Arab, Polish, Ukrainian, German, Russian, Southern European, etc. That they want their own country is actually strange. Muslims and Christians don′t have their own country either, but practice their faith in the country where they live. The idea of ​​having their own country originates in the nationalistic thinking of the 19th century. Encouraged by English Christians, who were often rather be rid of Jews, Zionism developed in the late 19th century. There′s nothing inherently wrong with striving for their own country. Any group that believes they must establish their own country is, in principle, allowed to do so. What is unacceptable is stealing land that has belonged to others for centuries. Consequently, modern-day Zionism has become an extremely evil and criminal ideology, characterized by racism, apartheid, exclusion, theft, and extermination. For this reason, there is no such thing as "good" Zionism, just as there is no such thing as "good" fascism, Nazism, or antisemitism. It is entirely evil. We can safely say that Zionism is the greatest breeding ground for antisemitism. Antisemitism was completely nonexistent in the Islamic world; after all, Arab Jews were a respected brother nation. Antisemitism is a tradition stemming from Christianity and of European origin, subsequently imported into the Islamic world through the colonization (the theft) of Palestinian territory and the establishment of the state of Israel on someone else′s land. A monstrosity that should never have been founded or recognized...

DID YOU KNOW?
That Israel holds more than 10,000 Palestinians captive, more than 4,000 of whom have not been charged with anything. Israel also refuses to be open about this and thus holds people captive without any form of due process. Of course, this violates international law, but as we know, Israel pays no attention to it. These are hostages, at the mercy of Israel, with no prospect of release. This includes children as young as 9, 10, and 11. Rape and torture are systematic and commonplace. Unprecedentedly cruel. Those who are released are traumatized for life. Israelis are masters at torturing innocent people and are even proud of it. IDF terrorists regularly release images of them beating innocent Palestinians. They do this deliberately to sow fear among Palestinians. The sadism and cruelty of Israelis knows no bounds...

How is it possible that there are still people who harbor any sympathy for Israel? If there are still Christians who support Israel, then they have understood little of Christianity and Judaism. Modern Israel has nothing to do with Judaism or Biblical Israel and is even in conflict with it. There are few countries as cruel and murderous as this racist apartheid state of European settlers (so-called Zionists). They have now devised yet another racist law so that they can murder Palestinians according to their corrupt legislation. One must bear in mind that there are also many thousands of Palestinians in Israeli prisons without any legitimate reason. They were simply arrested arbitrarily because the Israelis can do so. There is no one preventing them from doing so. Palestinians are without any rights in Israel. Rape and torture are commonplace, and confessions made under those circumstances have no legal validity whatsoever, yet they could soon cost innocent Palestinians their lives. Israel has now also set its sights on Lebanon, where, just as in Gaza, innocent civilians are being driven from their villages and homes or murdered. All this in the context of the formation of a "Greater Israel," an idiotic notion of religious fanatics who currently determine policy in Israel. Genocide, mass murders, torture, rape, theft of land and property, starvation, sadism—Israel practices all of this on a large scale, and the international community does nothing. Why economic sanctions for Russia and Iran and not for Israel? Israel is at least as criminal, not just for a few years, but since its inception in 1948. Israel is a total failed project that should never have existed in this form. What and who gave the Zionists, settlers from Europe, the right to steal the land and homes from the Palestinian population—the rightful inhabitants of Palestine. Zionism is the greatest cause of current antisemitism. Antisemitism must be combated at all times, and therefore Zionism as well. In fact, the formation of the State of Israel, with all its crimes, is a kick in the teeth for all victims of the Shoah. After all, the State of Israel is doing exactly the same thing as the Nazi regime, only now the Palestinians are the victims. The Jewish victims of the Shoah are turning in their graves! They are being humiliated again, this time by the Zionists. Moreover, Israel is a constant threat to the entire Middle East. This satellite state of Europe and the US does not belong there.....

WANTED on suspicion of mass murder, war crimes and genocide:

Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.

These despicable criminals are no better than the Nazis and are a disgrace to their country and people! They commit treason against all Jewish victims of World War II, victims who should be honored with the greatest respect and compassion. They are figuratively betrayed and murdered for the second time, this time by their own people.

Let us hope that they will one day receive the punishment they deserve and will languish in prison in The Hague for the rest of their lives. It′s a shame hell doesn′t exist, otherwise they would end up there......

Of course, all Israeli soldiers, politicians and all sympathizers of this Israeli regime are also directly or indirectly responsible for the mass murder and genocide of the Palestinian people, the legitimate inhabitants of Palestine. It is very easy for a country like Israel, which is no match for the Palestinians militarily, to eventually exterminate the Palestinians or drive them out of Palestine. Then Israel will have all of Palestine for itself. Are you the winner then? No! You are forever the big loser and a pariah within the international community. History will not be kind and it is a burden that the Israelis will have to carry with them forever. They can never say "wir haben es nicht gewusst".......

Israel, the United States and their European accomplices have only one goal; the expulsion and destruction of the original inhabitants of Palestine, the Palestinians. This criminal policy began before 1900 and took shape in 1948 by the murder of Palestinians and the expulsion of their native land. Their homes and land were seized by colonists from Europe, with the support of the United States. The colonization of Palestine took shape by importing people from Europe, who adhere to the Jewish faith but have never lived in Palestine, nor have their ancestors. With the exception of a small group of Jews who lived in Palestine before 1900, those Jewish Europeans have no business being there. They do not belong there and only bring death and destruction. The past 75 years are proof of that. The current policy is only a continuation of this, until the last Palestinian has been murdered or expelled. If this is done in the name of their so-called god, then that god must be the devil. After all, how bad and depraved can one be......

Every day, dozens of poor, innocent Palestinians are shot. They are lured by a criminal American food distribution organization (GHF), and Israeli "soldiers" (terrorists) then randomly shoot dead Palestinian civilians. The cruelty of the Israeli regime is unprecedented. This criminal collaboration between the US and Israel has existed since 1948. The US provides the weapons, and Israel uses them against Palestinians and neighboring countries in the region that are not agreeable to either Israel or the US. In this sense, Israel is nothing more than a terrorist satellite state of the US. In this way, the US, through Israel, holds a dominant position in the Middle East, and therefore receives unconditional military and financial support from the US. Israel has become a political and strategic project of the US, which is propped up at all costs. The Palestinians are the victims of this and are simply sacrificed, also and especially by Europe.

What is the value of the annual holocaust commemoration, if we let the same thing happen in Gaza? Our cowardly politicians remain silent while a population is being exterminated by Israel. A genocide is underway, and we do nothing....

The holocaust of Gaza, the extermination of Palestinians, started in 1948 and is still going on.....

Benjamin Netanyahu and his entire government are a murderous regime of the worst kind. How can a people elect such a government and continue to support it? Their goal is the total destruction of Palestine and the Palestinian people. Anyone who still has any sympathy for today′s Israel should seriously doubt their moral compass. Today′s Israel is of an evil that is almost unparalleled. Small children, elderly people, journalists, aid workers are murdered daily because, as the lying Israel keeps claiming, they are Hamas fighters. The greatest nonsense, but the U.S.A. the Netherlands, Germany and many other Western countries look the other way and hardly react, and certainly not adequately. This holocaust of Gaza and the West Bank, the extermination and expulsion of the Palestinians that began in 1947, is still going on and we are still doing nothing.......

STOP THE GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE!!

The far-right Israeli minister Smotrich announced Israel′s plans on May 7, 2025: ″Gaza will be completely destroyed in a few months.″ With this, Israel announces that it will completely cleanse the Gaza Strip of Palestinians. Gaza was already a refugee camp for expelled Palestinians. After all, the inhabitants of Gaza originally lived in present-day Israel. Since 1947, their land and possessions have been seized by Israel and now their last piece of land is being taken away from them by a ruthless, murderous and criminal Israel. It seems suspiciously similar to the intention of the Nazis at the time to destroy the Jews. The Jews from the Second World War and today′s Palestinians are fellow sufferers today. The Nazis were the perpetrators at the time, today it is the Israelis. Things can change. The victims of the Shoah will turn in their graves. What an enormous shame! Israel′s aim is to completely take over Palestine and kill or expel its original inhabitants. Israel has also been busy with its purifications on the West Bank for some time. The Israeli settlers are killing and taking land from the Palestinians. Israel is simply a terrorist state, it cannot be called anything else. It was a big mistake for the Western world to recognize Israel at the time, that has now become very clear. It was founded on the land and blood of the Palestinians and that should never have been allowed. Anyone with common sense and any sense of justice must have realized that by now......

Adolf Hitler, Jozef Stalin, Pol Pot, Hirohito, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Vladimir Putin, Mao Zedong. The mass murderers of modern times....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlcqsKvTSPw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3psMGQE0iW4


https://www.1948movie.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQS-_9K5-Dk

Wann wird Deutschland gegen Israel vorgehen? Die deutsche Regierung begeht den großen Fehler, zu glauben, sie sei dem heutigen Israel noch etwas schuldig. Nichts könnte weiter von der Wahrheit entfernt sein. Es ist unfassbar, dass Deutschland mit seiner dunklen Vergangenheit erneut auf der Seite eines Regimes der Apartheid, Unterdrückung, des Massenmords, Landraubs und Völkermords steht. Wieder einmal werden die Opfer im Stich gelassen und die Mörder unterstützt. Hat Deutschland denn gar nichts gelernt?

Israël heeft een Palestijnse elektriciteitsvoorziening op de Westelijke Jordaanoever vernietigd. Het gaat om een Nederlands ontwikkelingsproject in het dorp Jubbet adh Dhib, waar de Nederlandse overheid een jaar geleden jaar ongeveer een half miljoen euro investeerde in zonnepanelen en andere apparatuur. Het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken is woest en eist opheldering. 
Woensdagochtend vielen Israëlische soldaten het Palestijnse dorp binnen waarna zij de installatie ontmantelden. Wat te zwaar was om mee te nemen werd vernield. Elad Orian, oprichter en directeur van de Israëlische hulporganisatie van Comet-me, is verbijsterd:
"De zonnepanelen werken al een half jaar. Ze bedreigen niemand. In de buurt van het dorp zijn een aantal illegale Joodse nederzettingen. Daar wordt niets afgebroken of geconfisqueerd."

Ook op het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken heeft men geen goed woord over voor de Israëlische sloopactie. Nederland schenkt jaarlijks tientallen miljoen euro′s aan ontwikkelingsprojecten in door Israël illegaal bezet Palestina. Formeel eist de Israëlische regering dat eerst bij hen om toestemming gevraagd wordt, maar hulporganisaties doen dat vaak niet. De wachttijden zijn lang, de slagingskansen zijn laag. Wie een hulpproject wil starten in Palestina is overgeleverd aan Israëlische willekeur. Woordvoerder Chris Bakker van het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken laat weten: "Wij hebben direct ernstig geprotesteerd bij de Israëlische autoriteiten en aangedrongen op teruggave van de goederen. We bekijken momenteel de precieze schade en welke volgende stappen genomen kunnen worden."

Israël vernietigt met grote regelmaat ontwikkelingsprojecten in Palestina. Ook Nederlandse projecten waren eerder doelwit van de agressie. In maart vorig jaar werd een landbouwproject verwoest waar Nederland 10 miljoen dollar in had geïnvesteerd. Dat project was bedoeld om Palestijnen te leren hoe ze de grond het best konden gebruiken om gewassen te verbouwen. Israëlische militairen confisqueerden zowel de grond als de landbouwmachines. In 2000 vernietigde het Israëlische leger een haven in aanbouw in de illegaal bezette Gazastrook. Met de haven werd ook een Nederlandse bijdrage van 23 miljoen euro vernietigd.
Bronnen: De Morgen, AD (30 juni 2017)

Wat is de waarde van de jaarlijkse nationale dodenherdenking op 4 mei en holocaust herdenking, als we hetzelfde laten gebeuren in Gaza ? Onze laffe politici zwijgen terwijl een bevolking wordt uitgeroeid door  Israel. Een genocide is gaande, en we doen niets.......

Onze premier Schoof is wat dat betreft een lamzak van de eerste orde, die zijn oren volledig laat hangen naar zijn manderende achterliggende kliek, die het lot van de Palestijnen geen barst interesseert.....

Hij noemt die genocide ‘verontrustend en triest’. Een dergelijk eufemisme doet geen recht aan de realiteit en getuigd van een ongelooflijke zwakheid......

Tegen alle Christelijke mensen, die zich onvoorwaardelijk achter Israël scharen zou ik de overweging willen meegeven hun gezond verstand te gebruiken en gevoel te laten spreken. Er bestaat geen enkele, maar dan ook geen enkele rechtvaardiging voor de huidige moordpartijen van Israël, noch die van het verleden, noch voor de annexatie van Palestina die sedert 1947 aan de gang is. Open uw ogen voor de realiteit en vaar niet op blinde, misplaatste loyaliteit.....

Israël doet er alles aan om de Palestijnse bevolking verder uit te roeien en hun het leven onmogelijk te maken. Ze willen heel Palestina voor zichzelf hebben. Er is wat hun betreft geen plaats voor de oorspronkelijke bevolking, de Palestijnen, die al sinds  de afschuwelijke Nakba van 1947-1949, een van de ergste etnische zuiveringen uit de moderne geschiedenis, stelselmatig het leven onmogelijk wordt gemaakt. Israël heeft daarbij vele Palestijnen vermoord en hun bezittingen afgenomen, en dat is nog steeds aan de gang. Helaas is het Westen vanaf het begin medeverantwoordelijk voor deze gruwelijke misdaden, want we hebben weggekeken of, nog erger, eraan bijgedragen. Met de hulp van de V.S. en andere gewetenloze landen, w.o. Nederland, hoopt Israël het ′Palestijnse probleem′ spoedig op te lossen. Deze Endlösung geven zij vorm door het bombarderen, uithongeren, executeren etc. van Palestijnen. Kinderen, ouderen en hulpverleners geen bezwaar, het mag allemaal. Geen probleem, doe maar. Het zijn maar Palestijnen.....

Onze regering weigert, op voorspraak van de "heer" Geert Wilders (welke idioten stemmen op zo′n dwaas ?), openlijk Israël te bekritiseren, ondanks de vele verzoeken van hulporganisaties en mensen en organisaties die wèl oog hebben voor de belangen en het ondraaglijk lijden van de Palestijnen. Denkt men in Den Haag nu echt dat Israël in zijn recht staat ? Waanzin ! Onze politici staan straks weer met hun schijnheilige koppen vooraan om te herdenken hoe erg de Holocaust toch was. Geen misverstand, die was absoluut verschrikkelijk en die herdenking moet ook altijd blijven voortbestaan ter ering, waarschuwing en lering, maar het maakt dit wegkijken nog veel, veel en veel erger. De hypocrisie druipt ervan af. Het huidige Israëlische moorddadige regime besmeurt de nagedachtenis van de Holocaust slachtoffers. Ze krijgen nog eens een extra trap na, dit keer door de Israëli’s. Heeft men dan niets geleerd uit het verleden, hun verleden ? Zijn zij dan helemaal voor niets gestorven ? Immers de misdaden van de nazi’s herhalen zich toch weer, dit keer met de Palestijnen als slachtoffer en de Israëli’s als daders. En wij maar zwijgen. We kunnen hier toch straks niet gaan beweren "wir haben es nicht gewusst". Ik hoor geen Schoof, geen Wilders, geen Yeşilgöz, geen van Vroonhoven, geen van der Plas, die zich nu eens openlijk keihard uitspreken tegen de misdaden van Israël en daaraan ook daden verbinden. Alleen maar slappe, nietszeggende en ontwijkende commentaren. Voor wie is men toch bang ? Voor Trump?, voor Wilders? , voor de kiezer ? Slappe lafbekken ! Ze gaan straks vast weer heel vroom herdenken, hoe erg het toch allemaal was.....en dat dit toch nooit had mogen gebeuren......och och och.....Loze, niets zeggende woorden. In herdenken zijn onze politici gelukkig wèl goed, maar in daadkracht....?

Benjamin Netanyahu en zijn hele regering is een moorddadig regime van de ergste soort. Hun doel is totale vernietiging van Palestina en het Palestijnse volk. Iedereen die nog enige sympathie koestert voor het huidige Israël, moet toch ernstig gaan twijfelen aan diens morele kompas. Het huidige Israël is van een kwaadaardigheid die haar weerga nauwelijks kent. Kleine kinderen, bejaarden, journalisten, hulpverleners worden dagelijks vermoord omdat het, zoals het leugenachtige Israël steeds blijft beweren,  Hamasstrijders zouden zijn. De grootst mogelijke onzin, maar Nederland en vele andere Westerse landen kijken weg en reageren nauwelijks, en zeker niet adequaat. Deze holocaust van Gaza, de uitroeiing en verdrijving van de Palestijnen die al in 1947 begon, gaat nog steeds door.......en we doen niets.....

De Israëli scheppen er duidelijk plezier in om dagelijks onschuldige uitgehongerde Palestijnen neer te knallen zodra zij zich melden voor een beetje voedsel. Ze maken er een morbide spel van, want steeds variëren ze de plek waar ze hun slachtoffers raken. De ene dag worden alle slachtoffers geraakt in het hoofd, de volgende dag alle in hun buik, de dag daarop alle in hun testikels enz enz. Je kunt wel stellen dat het Israëlische leger geen moraal of enig eergevoel kent. Al meer dan 1000 onschuldige Palestijnen zijn door het moorddadige Israëlische regime van Netanyahu op deze bruto wijze afgeknald. Men kan slechts hopen dat de daders, dit tuig, dit uitschot ooit hetzelfde lot zal treffen. Hoe heeft Nederland dit barbaarse land toch ooit kunnen erkennen en als bondgenoot kunnen zien. Een ongelofelijk politieke blunder ! Hoe heeft men zo blind kunnen zijn......

De vooralsnog vermeende oorlogsmisdadiger en massamoordenaar Netanyahu heeft de al wel veroordeelde crimineel, president Donald Trump, voorgedragen voor de Nobelprijs. Het moet toch niet gekker worder ! We zullen toch maar hopen dat het Nobelcomité in Zweden dit niet serieus gaat overwegen. Trump is immers met zijn militaire en financiële steun aan Israël in belangrijke mate medeverantwoordelijk voor de genocide op de Palestijnen. De VS heeft samen met Israël een agressieve aanval gedaan op Iran, terwijl daar geen rechtvaardiging voor was. Er was immers geen acute dreiging vanuit Iran en er waren lopende onderhandelingen. De VS, met Trump aan de leiding, is een agressor, geen vredesduif. Het onthouden van voldoende militaire steun aan Oekraïne, die bij het opgeven van de atoomwapens destijds wel aan Oekraïne door o.a de VS was toegezegd, wordt door de VS niet in voldoende mate nagekomen. De hulp die wel wordt gegeven vindt plaats onder chantage in de vorm van de zgn. grondstoffendeal. Dit verraad heeft ook al vele duizenden Oekraïners het leven gekost. Dus hoezo Nobelprijs voor de Vrede ? De uitreiking van de Nobelprijs voor de Vrede aan Barack Obama was ook al heel dubieus, want wat heeft de man uiteindelijk aan de vrede bijgedragen. Ik denk bitter weinig. Maar als Donald Trump ooit de Nobelprijs zou krijgen kan het hele instituut van de Nobelprijs wel in de prullenbak. Dan is het verworden tot een nietszeggend politiek instrument.....

Heel goed hoor, die herdenking van de genocide op de Bosniërs van 30 jaar geleden. Dat moet ook absoluut. Maar mij bekruipt toch een gevoel van hypocrisie, als ik demissionair minister Veldkamp vroom zie getuigen hoe erg het allemaal was en dat het nooit had mogen gebeuren. Maar minister Veldkamp, een genocide is volop gaande in Palestina !!! Geen 8.000 slachtoffers, maar al meer dan 100.000 slachtoffers. Waar is uw daadkracht om de schuldigen in Israël met alle middelen te bestrijden ? Met alleen woorden komen we er niet. Of gaan we over 30 jaar weer heel vroom herdenken hoe erg de genocide op de Palestijnen was en dat dit toch nooit had mogen gebeuren?  Het is nu gaande, we moeten nu handelen, en we doen weer niets......

Ondanks dat de EU een economische reus is, voert het een buitenlandse politiek van een dwerg. Het is slap en nietszeggend en daarmee wordt het terecht niet serieus genomen door andere landen in de wereld. Zolang men het totaal ondemocratische beleid blijft voeren van besluitvorming met unanimiteit zal dit zo blijven en zal de EU machteloos blijven in de internationale politiek. Er zijn in de EU altijd wel een of meer (klote)landen, denk aan bv. Hongarije en Slowakije, die rechtvaardige besluitvorming torpederen. Alhoewel het overgrote deel van de Europeanen een veel harder beleid wenst tegen Israël, blijft de EU Israël en de genocide steunen. Nog altijd worden volop wapens geleverd en goederen t.b.v. de oorlogvoering tegen onschuldige Palestijnen en Israël′s agressie tegen andere landen in de regio, zoals Libanon, Iran en Syrië. Uiteraard met de steun van die andere agressor, de VS.  Een derde van de totale buitenlandse handel van Israël drijft het met de EU. Het gaat om 42,9 miljard euro in 2024, veel meer dan de handel tussen de VS en Israël. En, nog frappanter, 1 miljard euro meer dan de waarde van de handel tussen de EU en Israël in 2023. Sinds het begin van de genocide zijn de handelsrelaties aangehaald, zo blijkt. Naast handelspartner is de EU ook de belangrijkste investeerder in de Israëlische economie: het gaat om 72,1 miljard euro aan investeringen. Nederland is op dit punt de absolute koploper. Het neemt twee derde (!) van de totale EU-investeringen in Israël voor zijn rekening. In Nederland gevestigde bedrijven investeerden in 2023 bijna 50 miljard euro in Israël. De Nederlandse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Caspar Veldkamp wimpelt suggesties van Nederlandse maatregelen tegen Israël doorgaans af met het argument dat hij samen met andere EU-landen op wil trekken, omdat de impact anders minimaal zou zijn. Gezien de belangrijke rol van Nederland als investeerder in Israël blijkt dat toch niet waar. Nederland kan wel degelijk invloed uitoefenen op Israël via de economische relaties, ook al doet het dat alleen. Minister Veldkamp zit de zaak dus een beetje te bedonderen. Hij weet donders goed dat een aantal landen niet instemmen met sancties tegen Israël en dat zijn initiatief op niets zou uitlopen. Maar zo heeft hij toch schijn kunnen wekken dat hij sancties wil tegen Israël en zo goede sier willen maken voor Nederland. We weten echter dat hij vanuit het verleden zeer sympathiek staat tegenover Israël en blijkbaar wil hij die moordenaars toch de hand boven het hoofd blijven houden, want hij onderneemt geen werkelijke actie. Zoals zo vaak stelt Nederland handelsbelangen toch weer boven mensenrechten en neem het de genocide op de Palestijnen op de koop toe. Aan woorden hebben we niets, het gaat om daden. Nederland kan heel veel doen, maar doet niets. Totaal niets. Het mag geen geld kosten. Stelletje hypocrieten.....

De Israëlische krant Haaretz meldt dat a.g.v. de genocide op de Palestijnen al tenminste 100.000 Palestijnen zijn gedood sinds 7 oktober 2023. Daarvan betreft het zeker zo′n 25.000 kinderen. Veel slachtoffers liggen nog onder het puin en zijn nog niet meegeteld, dus de werkelijke aantallen zullen nog aanzienlijk hoger liggen. Dit resultaat is mede tot stand gekomen met de hulp van de VS en Europa, de zogenaamde ″beschaafde″ Westerse Wereld. Wat een ongelooflijke treurigheid......

Het is evident dat Israël haar genocide op de Palestijnen op volle kracht doorzet. Het Westen en ook de Arabische Wereld doen niets en laat de Palestijnen totaal aan hun lot over. Ze worden uitgehongerd, gebombardeerd, stelselmatig afgeschoten en als vee samengedreven in concentratiekampen. Men kan zich werkelijk afvragen of de Nazi′s in die zin niet ′beschaafder′ te werk gingen dan de Israëli′s. In ieder geval methodischer en minder sadistisch. Inmiddels zijn al meer dan 1.000 Palestijnen gedood, die in de muizenval zijn gelopen van de Israëlische/Amerikaanse voedseluitdelingen. De voedselpakketten die verstrekt worden zijn overigens ook nog eens ongeschikt en bevatten producten die door verwarming moeten worden bereid, maar er is helemaal geen brandstof in Gaza. Daar is door de Amerikanen en Israëli′s natuurlijk over nagedacht en dat doet men heel bewust. Het zijn sadisten. Het is derhalve een gotspe indien men denkt dat de Israëli′s ook maar haar beter zijn dan de Nazi′s. Dat hebben ze inmiddels wel laten blijken. Het beleid van Netanyahu worden grotendeels gesteund door de Israëlische bevolking, en dat zegt veel over deze bevolking. Het is meedogenloos, racistisch en egoïstisch. Dit wordt bevestigd door enquêtes die recentelijk onder de Israëlische bevolking zijn gehouden. Daarbij geeft bijna 50% aan dat het genocide op de Palestijnen goed keurt en slechts zo′n 5% van de Israëlische bevolking vindt dat er teveel geweld tegen de Palestijnen wordt gebruikt. Zelfs 40% meent dat er meer geweld gebruikt moet worden. Op de vraag "mogen we een stad uitmoorden die door Israëlische soldaten is veroverd", antwoordt 47% met "ja". Wat zijn dat voor mensen ? Natuurlijk zijn er ook goede Israëli die wel oog hebben voor de rechten en belangen van de Palestijnen, maar dat is helaas een heel kleine minderheid. De straffeloosheid van Israël′s misdaden en de rechteloosheid van de Palestijnen is volledig en wij zijn door ons wegkijken daaraan medeschuldig ! Gaza wordt spoedig ″schoongeveegd″ en dat zal op termijn ook met de Westelijke Jordaanoever gebeuren. Daar is men immers al decennia mee bezig. Met welk recht ? Palestina is van de Palestijnen. Een ieder die Israël steunt, steunt tevens deze genocide. Er is niets nobels of heiligs aan het moderne Israël, integendeel. Israël is een verachtelijke en misdadige terreurstaat. Dat is het al vanaf 1948, maar dat komt nu des te meer tot uiting. Men kan niet anders concluderen. En het Westen slaapt verder en doet niets......

What is the value of the annual holocaust commemoration, if we let the same thing happen in Gaza? Our cowardly politicians remain silent while a population is being exterminated by Israel. A genocide is underway, and we do nothing....

Benjamin Netanyahu and his entire government are a murderous regime of the worst kind. How can a people elect such a government and continue to support it? Their goal is the total destruction of Palestine and the Palestinian people. Anyone who still has any sympathy for today′s Israel should seriously doubt their moral compass. Today′s Israel is of an evil that is almost unparalleled. Small children, elderly people, journalists, aid workers are murdered daily because, as the lying Israel keeps claiming, they are Hamas fighters. The greatest nonsense, but the U.S.A. the Netherlands, Germany and many other Western countries look the other way and hardly react, and certainly not adequately. This holocaust of Gaza and the West Bank, the extermination and expulsion of the Palestinians that began in 1947, is still going on and we are still doing nothing.......

Thank God, there is now a little movement from the UK and the EU ! Unfortunately, far too little. That criminal regime of the terroristic state of Israel and all its war criminals should be boycotted completely and severe sanctions imposed. The ringleaders should be tried in The Hague. This is not a friendly country or an ally. Just the idea! Since its foundation in 1948, Israel has been a racist apartheid state that has only one goal; to take the land and property of the legitimate population, the Palestinians, and if necessary murder those who stand in its way. The Israeli Jews did this at the time of the Nakba (1947/48) and have continued to do so systematically ever since, with the approval of the West.
By recognizing Israel, the Palestinian people have been wronged greatly, and the West is largely to blame. We have always supported the wrong party, when we should have stood up for the oppressed. A completely failed policy of our politicians! Most of the prime ministers of Israel were also as criminal as they come, murderers, racists and thieves (including Ben-Gurion, Begin, Rabin, Shamir, Sharon, Netanyahu etc. etc.). Hopefully there will come a time when the Palestinians can return to their homeland and rebuild their free country, so that their years of brave struggle will be rewarded. That would be real justice.....

Trump is the firefighter who supplies the pyromaniac with gasoline and then extinguishes the fire. The house has burned down and the occupants are dead, but he still thinks he deserves an award...

If Donald Trump were ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, they could immediately abolish that institution. Trump is largely responsible for the genocide of the Palestinian people and has done nothing to prevent it. On the contrary, he has given Israel free rein in this and will undoubtedly do so again whenever he sees fit. If such a person were to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, this institution would be bankrupt. Then we could retroactively award Stalin the prize as well, because he defeated the Nazis. The fact that he murdered millions of people, including Ukrainians, should also be accepted as part of the deal. Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize is an impossible combination and an absurd and morbid idea...

Wann wird Deutschland gegen Israel vorgehen? Die deutsche Regierung begeht den großen Fehler, zu glauben, sie sei dem heutigen Israel noch etwas schuldig. Nichts könnte weiter von der Wahrheit entfernt sein. Es ist unfassbar, dass Deutschland mit seiner dunklen Vergangenheit erneut auf der Seite eines Regimes der Apartheid, Unterdrückung, des Massenmords, Landraubs und Völkermords steht. Wieder einmal werden die Opfer im Stich gelassen und die Mörder unterstützt. Hat Deutschland denn gar nichts gelernt?

Every day, dozens of poor, innocent Palestinians are shot. They are lured by a criminal American food distribution organization (GHF), and Israeli "soldiers" (terrorists) then randomly shoot dead Palestinian civilians. The cruelty of the Israeli regime is unprecedented. This criminal collaboration between the US and Israel has existed since 1948. The US provides the weapons, and Israel uses them against Palestinians and neighboring countries in the region that are not agreeable to either Israel or the US. In this sense, Israel is nothing more than a terrorist satellite state of the US. In this way, the US, through Israel, holds a dominant position in the Middle East, and therefore receives unconditional military and financial support from the US. Israel has become a political and strategic project of the US, which is propped up at all costs. The Palestinians are the victims of this and are simply sacrificed, also and especially by Europe.

Trump is the firefighter who supplies the pyromaniac with gasoline and then extinguishes the fire. The house has burned down and the occupants are dead, but he still thinks he deserves an award...

Veel Nederlanders hebben zich in 1940-1945 niet of te weinig verzet tegen de genocide op de Joden. Thans gebeurt dit met de Palestijnen. Maak niet dezelfde fout; BLIJF NIET STILZITTEN EN KOM IN ACTIE TEGEN DIT GROTE ONRECHT:

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PALESTINE - OCCUPIED TERRITORIES - REPUBLIC OF ISRAEL - 25 Lirot 1976 “Pydion Haben”

weight 30,00gr. ; silver 800/1000 ; Ø 40mm.

only 37.345 pieces minted

When this coin is sold, the entire amount goes to aid Palestine in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon, to help the poor victims of the massacres and genocide of the Palestinian and Lebanese civilian population caused by the incredibly brutal, immoral and barbarian Israeli regime.

KM.86.1
prooflike

500,00 



PALESTINE - OCCUPIED TERRITORIES - REPUBLIC OF ISRAEL - 200 Lirot 1980

weight 26,00gr. ; silver 900/1000 ; Ø 37mm.′

“Peace treaty Egypt-Israel” ; only 20.197 pieces minted

When this coin is sold, the entire amount goes to aid Palestine in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon, to help the poor victims of the massacres and genocide of the Palestinian and Lebanese civilian population caused by the incredibly brutal, immoral and barbarian Israeli regime.

KM.104
prooflike

500,00 



SARAWAK - CHARLES J. BROOKE, RAJAH, 1868-1917 - 5 Cents 1908 H, Birmingham

weight 1,31gr. ; silver Ø 15mm.

Struck at Heaton & Sons in Birmingham.
Only 40.000 pieces minted. Rare

KM.8  R
vf/xf

325,00 



SOUTH-AFRICA - ZUID AFRIKAANSE REPUBLIEK (TRANSVAAL), 1852-1902 - 2 ½ Shillings 1895, Pretoria

weight 14,03gr. ; silver Ø 32mm.

This coin shows us the portrait of president Paul Kruger (1883-1902)
His family was of Prusian origin, from Berlin, but he had also Dutch ancestors.

KM.7 ; Hern Z33
Two small edge nicks. Scarce date.
vf/xf

195,00 



SOUTH-AFRICA - ZUID AFRIKAANSE REPUBLIEK (TRANSVAAL), 1852-1902 - 1 Shillings 1897, Pretoria

weight 5,65gr. ; silver Ø 23mm.

This coin shows us the portrait of president Paul Kruger (1883-1902)
His family was of Prusian origin, from Berlin, but he had also Dutch ancestors.

KM.5 ; Hern Z22
some very minor scratches
vf/xf à xf-

75,00 



SOUTH-AFRICA - ZUID AFRIKAANSE REPUBLIEK (TRANSVAAL), 1852-1902 - 6 Pence 1897, Pretoria

weight 2,82gr. ; silver Ø 19mm.

This coin shows us the portrait of president Paul Kruger (1883-1902)
His family was of Prusian origin, from Berlin, but he had also Dutch ancestors.

KM.4 ; Hern Z16
some very minor scratches
xf-

24,00 



SOUTH-AFRICA - ZUID AFRIKAANSE REPUBLIEK (TRANSVAAL), 1852-1902 - Token n.d. (circa 1900)

weight 4,19gr. ; nickel Ø 22,5mm.

obv. Bust of Paul Kruger left
rev. GROETE / VAN / PAUL KRUGER (Greetings from Paul Kruger)

This token shows us the portrait of president Paul Kruger (1883-1902)
His family was of Prusian origin, from Berlin, but he had also Dutch ancestors.

some minor scratches
vf/xf

75,00 



SOUTERN RHODESIA - GEORGE VI, 1936-1952 - 1 Penny 1952

weight 6,52gr. ; bronze Ø 27mm.
KM.25
unc-

13,00 



SYRIA - CRUSADERS, PRINCIPALITY OF ANTIOCH - BOHEMUND III, 1163-1201 - AR Denier n.d.

weight 0,56gr. ; silver Ø 17mm.

obv. Helmeted head left, mail composed of crescents, star right,
crescent left, within circle, surrounded by the legend; ✠ BOAMVNDVS
rev. Cross pattée, with crescent pointing downwards in second
angle, within circle, surrounded by the legend;  ✠ ANTIOCHIA

Bohemund III of Antioch, also known as Bohemund the Child or the Stammerer, was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to 1201. Bohemund was the elder son of Constance, Princess of Antioch, and her first husband, Raymond of Poitiers. He was born around 1148. Prince Raymond died fighting against Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo, in the Battle of Inab on 29 June 1149. Constance re-married with Raynald of Châtillon, a French knight who had recently settled in Syria. Raynald ruled the principality as Constance′s husband from 1153 until he was captured by Majd al-Din, governor of Aleppo, in late November 1160 or 1161. Constance wanted to retain power but her son Bohemund was proclaimed the rightful ruler in 1163. He fell into captivity in the Battle of Artah in 1164, but the victorious Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo released him to avoid coming into conflict with the Byzantine Empire. Bohemund remained a close ally of the Byzantine Empire. He fought against Mleh, Lord of Armenian Cilicia, assisting in the restoration of Byzantine rule in the Cilician plain. He also made alliances with the Muslim rulers of Aleppo and Damascus against Saladin, who had begun to unite the Muslim countries along the borders of the crusader states. Bohemund forced the Armenian rulers of Cilicia to accept his suzerainty in the late 1180′s. He also secured the County of Tripoli for his second son, Bohemund, in 1187. However, Saladin occupied almost the whole Principality of Antioch in the summer of 1188. To preserve the peace with Saladin, Bohemund did not provide military assistance to the crusaders during the Third Crusade. Leo of Cilicia′s expansionist policy in the 1190′s gave rise to a lasting conflict between Antioch and Cilicia. Bohemund was captured in 1194 by Leo, who tried to seize Antioch, but the burghers formed a commune and expelled the Armenian soldiers from the town. Bohemund was released only after he acknowledged Leo′s independence. Bohemund died in April 1201.

MPS.65-68 ; Schlumberger III, 4
minor edge failures
vf

80,00 



TUNISIA (TUNISIE / TUNESIEN) - FRENCH PROTECTORATE - MUHAMMAD AL-NASIR BEY, 1906-1922 - 2 Francs 1911 A, Paris

weight 9,95gr. ; silver Ø 27mm.
KM.239 ; Gadoury-Cousinié 91
vf/xf à xf-

30,00 



TUNISIA (TUNISIE / TUNESIEN) - FRENCH PROTECTORATE - AHMAD PASHA BEY - 5 Francs 1939, Paris

weight 5,00gr. ; silver Ø 23,5mm.
KM.264 ; Gadoury-Cousinié 95
xf/unc

30,00 



TUNISIA (TUNISIE / TUNESIEN) - REPUBLIC - ½ Dinar 1976

weight 8,13gr. ; copper-nickel Ø 24mm.
KM.303
unc-

3,00 



TURKEY - ISLAMIC TRIBES - ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN - NAJM AL-DIN ALPI, AH 547-572 (AD 1152-1176) - AE Dirham

weight 10,80gr. ; copper Ø 30mm.

obv. In the name of caliph al-Mustanjid, facing male heads (Gemini).
rev. Facing female head (Virgo).

Mitchiner 1029-1030 ; BMC III,pag.144,  no.380 ; Berman148 ; Poole 34
Very attractive specimen with dark brown patina. Rare this nice.
vf/xf

195,00 



TURKEY - ISLAMIC TRIBES - ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN - NAJM AL-DIN ALPI, AH 547-572 (AD 1152-1176) - AE Dirhem

weight 12,04gr. ; copper Ø 30mm.

obv. In the name of caliph al-Mustanjid, facing male heads (Gemini).
rev. Facing female head (Virgo).

Mitchiner 1029-1030 ; BMC III,pag.144,  no.380 ; Berman148 ; Poole 34
vf-/vf

125,00 



TURKEY - ISLAMIC TRIBES - ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN - QUTB AL-DIN IL GHAZI II, AH 572-580 (AD 1176-1184) - AE Dirham

weight 11,26gr. ; copper Ø 33mm.

obv. Roman style head in beaded square, gazing upwards, legend in Kufic around
rev. Kufic legend in five lines

Mitchiner 1032 ; Album 1828.1 ; S/S, 31.1 ; Edhem 39-42 ; Artuk 1222
Light traces of oxidation on reverse. Good portrait and dark patina.
vf/vf-

95,00 



TURKEY - ISLAMIC TRIBES - SELJUKS OF RUM - RUKN AL-DIN SULEYMAN II, AH 592-600 (AD 1196-1203) - AE 31 or fals n.d.

weight 5,73gr. ; copper Ø 32mm.

obv. Horseman advancing right, wielding mace; star behind
rev. Legend of one of Sultans sons

Mitchiner 964 ; Resht 596 ; CMM 1675 ; Album 1205
somewhat irregular flan and weak minted parts, but attractive for the type
vf

135,00 



TURKEY - OTTOMAN EMPIRE - MUSTAFA II, 1695-1703 - Yarim Kurus AH1106, Qustantinyiah mint (Constantinopel)

weight 10,09gr. ; silver Ø 28mm.
KM.116
Very attractive for type.

xf-

145,00 



TURKEY - OTTOMAN EMPIRE - AHMED III, 1703-1730 - ½ Zolata AH1115, Qustantinyiah mint (Constantinopel)

weight 9,22gr. ; silver Ø 29mm.
KM.150
Very attractive for type.

xf-

135,00 



TURKEY - OTTOMAN EMPIRE - ABDUL HAMID I, 1774-1789 - 2 Zolata AH 1187, year 16, Constantinopel

weight 26,63gr. ; silver Ø 42mm.
KM.403 ; Davenport 331
vf/xf à xf-

115,00 



TURKEY - OTTOMAN EMPIRE - SELIM III, 1789-1807 - 2 Zolata or 60 para AH 1203, yr.1, Istanbul

weight 17,74gr. ; silver Ø 41mm.

Obv: Legend, with date of reign
Rev: Legend, with mint and AH date

KM.501 ; Davenport 336
partly weak struck
vf

80,00 



TURKEY - OTTOMAN EMPIRE - MAHMUD II, 1808-1839 (AH1223-1255) - 6 Kurush AH1223, Constantinopel, year 31

weight 12,76gr. ; silver Ø 37mm.
KM.603
partly weak minted and planchet fault
vf+

28,00 



TURKEY - OTTOMAN EMPIRE - MAHMUD II, 1808-1839 (AH1223-1255) - 100 Para or 2,5 Kurush AH1223, Constantinopel, year 25

weight 7,47gr. ; billon Ø 35mm.
KM.598
weak minted parts
vf/xf

26,00 



TURKEY - OTTOMAN EMPIRE - MAHMUD II, 1808-1839 - 100 Para or 2,5 Kurush AH1223, Constantinopel, year 26

weight 7,14gr. ; billon Ø 35mm.
KM.598
some weak parts
xf-

38,00 



TURKEY - OTTOMAN EMPIRE - MUHAMMAD V, 1909-1918 (AH1327-1336) - 50 Kurush AH 1327, jr. 4 (AD 1912), Constantinopel - PRESENTATION PIECE

weight 3,51gr. ; gold 917/1000 ; Ø 18mm.

A truly fantastic rarity of the Ottoman series and almost assuredly the finest known, with perhaps surviving Proofs of this denomination from this reign numbering in the low single digits, and no others of this date coming to auction in the last 30 years. Ottoman Proofs are among the most highly sought-after coins in the series, and actually only known from Abdul Aziz′s Sultanate (AH1277-1293 / AD1861-1876). By our knowledge no gold proofs from the reign of Muhammad V are listed. Proofs are in all respects exceedingly elusive. While not well documented, it is likely that the present piece was struck at a European mint, most probably Paris, where earlier (in the 1860′s) already Tunisian Proofs and a handful of special Turkish presentation pieces were produced. A real rarity in the Ottoman and Islamic coinage. Exceedingly rare, probably unique.

This coin is packed in an plastic capsule with the grading MS66PL.

cf. KM.753 (not listed as proof) ;
cf. Friedberg 53 (not listed as proof)
RRRR
certified by PCGS as MS66PL
proof

42.500,00 



VIETNAM-NORTH - INDEPENDENT COMMUNIST STATE - 5 Xu 1958

weight 1,54gr. ; aluminium Ø 24mm.
KM.7
unc

16,00 



VIETNAM-NORTH - INDEPENDENT COMMUNIST STATE - 5 Xu 1958

weight 1,47gr. ; aluminium Ø 24mm.
KM.7
xf

8,00 



YEMEN - KINGDOM - YAHYA MUHAMMAD HAMID ED-DIN, 1918-1948 - 1 Rial AH 1344 (1926 AD), Sana

weight 28,03gr. ; silver Ø 39mm.

obv. Double crescents below accession date AH1322,
rosette between two branches below, Arabic legend:
نصَره الله
١٣٢٢
يحيى محمّد حميد الدين
أمير المؤمنين المتوكل على الله رب العالمين
Translation:
God , Victory, 1322
Yahya Mohammed Hamid ad-Din
King of the believers, Al-Mutawakkil God Lord of the Worlds

rev. Arabic legend inside and around a circle:
عمادي
لا إله إلا الله
محمد رَسول
الله
ضرب بدار الخلافة صنعاء اليمن سنة ١٣٤٤
Translation:
′Amadi (coinage)
There′s no god but Allah,
Mohammed is the prophet of Allah
Struck in the capital city Sana′a Yemen 1344

Yeoman 7 ; Schön 8 ; Numista 49566
Beautiful full lustrous specimen. Mintstate.
unc

375,00 



ZANZIBAR - SULTANATE - SULTAN BARGHASH IBN SA′ ID - 1 Pysa AH 1304 (1886 AD), Heaton

weight 6,14gr. ; copper Ø 26mm.

vz. Arabic inscription in centre ′Zinjibar′.
rev. A pair of scales above ′1304′ in Arabic.

Zanzibar, an Island in the Indian Ocean circa 35 km. off the coast of Tanganyika (Tanzania), came under Portugaese control in 1503. In 1698 it was conquered by the Omani Arabs, in 1860 it became independant from Oman and in 1890 it became (with Pemba) under British control.

The Zanzibar Pysa 1886 AH 1304 is a fascinating numismatic item from the country ZAZB, also known as Zanzibar. This particular coin is made of copper and has a denomination of Pysa. The Zanzibar Pysa 1886 AH 1304 was minted by the Heaton Mint, which was a renowned minting facility based in Birmingham, England. The year 1886 AH 1304 corresponds to the Islamic calendar, which is based on the lunar cycle. AH stands for ″Anno Hegirae,″ meaning ″in the year of the Hijra.″ The Hijra marks the migration of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD. Therefore, AH 1304 translates to approximately 1886 in the Gregorian calendar (AD).

KM.7 ; Numista 15176
f/vf

15,00 





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