Abbasid Gold Dinar Minted Under Al-Muqtadir Citing Vizier Imad al-Dawla - KA.108, Origin: Minted in Suq, min al-Ahwaz, Circa: 932 AD, Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) wide 4.4  More »

Abbasid Gold Dinar Minted Under Al-Muqtadir Citing Vizier Imad al-Dawla - KA.108, Origin: Minted in Suq, min al-Ahwaz, Circa: 932 AD, Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) wide 4.4 Grams, Collection: Numismatics, Style:Abbasid Dynasty, Medium: Gold, The Abbasid Dynasty was an Arab family legendarily descended from Abbas, the uncle of Muhammad. The Abbasids held the caliphate from 749 to 1258. Under the Umayyad caliphs the Abbasids lived quietly until they became involved in numerous disputes, beginning early in the 8th cent. The family then joined with the Shiite faction in opposing the Umayyads, and in 747 the gifted Abu Muslim united most of the empire in revolt against the Umayyads. The head of the Abbasid family became caliph as Abu al- Abbas as-Saffah late in 749. Under the second Abbasid caliph, called al-Mansur, the capital was moved from Damascus to Baghdad, and Persian influence grew strong in the empire. The early years of Abbasid rule were brilliant, rising to true splendor under Harun al-Rashid and to intellectual brilliance under his son al-Mamun. After less than a hundred years of rule, however, the slow decline of the Abbasids began. Long periods of disorder were marked by assassinations, depositions, control by Turkish soldiers, and other disturbances. In 836 the capital was transferred to Samarra, remaining there until 892. Under the later Abbasids, the power of the caliphate became chiefly spiritual. Many independent kingdoms sprang up, and the empire split into autonomous units. The Seljuk Turks came to hold the real power at Baghdad. Later their power dwindled even further, and, in 1258, Baghdad was burned by the Tatars. From then until 1517 the Abbasids retained limited power as caliphs of Egypt.   « Less

Abbasid Gold Dinar Minted Under Al-Radi - KA.109, Origin: Minted in Tustar min al-Ahwaz, Circa: 934 AD to, 935 AD, Dimensions: .93" (2.4cm) wide 4.1 Grams, Collection:  More »

Abbasid Gold Dinar Minted Under Al-Radi - KA.109, Origin: Minted in Tustar min al-Ahwaz, Circa: 934 AD to, 935 AD, Dimensions: .93" (2.4cm) wide 4.1 Grams, Collection: Numismatics, Style: Abbasid Dynasty, Medium: Gold, The Abbasid Dynasty was an Arab family legendarily descended from Abbas, the uncle of Muhammad. The Abbasids held the caliphate from 749 to 1258. Under the Umayyad caliphs the Abbasids lived quietly until they became involved in numerous disputes, beginning early in the 8th cent. The family then joined with the Shiite faction in opposing the Umayyads, and in 747 the gifted Abu Muslim united most of the empire in revolt against the Umayyads. The head of the Abbasid family became caliph as Abu al- Abbas as-Saffah late in 749. Under the second Abbasid caliph, called al-Mansur, the capital was moved from Damascus to Baghdad, and Persian influence grew strong in the empire. The early years of Abbasid rule were brilliant, rising to true splendor under Harun al-Rashid and to intellectual brilliance under his son al-Mamun. After less than a hundred years of rule, however, the slow decline of the Abbasids began. Long periods of disorder were marked by assassinations, depositions, control by Turkish soldiers, and other disturbances. In 836 the capital was transferred to Samarra, remaining there until 892. Under the later Abbasids, the power of the caliphate became chiefly spiritual. Many independent kingdoms sprang up, and the empire split into autonomous units. The Seljuk Turks came to hold the real power at Baghdad. Later their power dwindled even further, and, in 1258, Baghdad was burned by the Tatars. From then until 1517 the Abbasids retained limited power as caliphs of Egypt.   « Less

Abbasid Gold Dinar Minted Under Al-Radi - KA.110, Origin: Minted in Tustar min al-Ahwaz, Circa: 934 AD to, 935 AD, Dimensions: .81" (2.1cm) wide 4.6 Grams, Collection:  More »

Abbasid Gold Dinar Minted Under Al-Radi - KA.110, Origin: Minted in Tustar min al-Ahwaz, Circa: 934 AD to, 935 AD, Dimensions: .81" (2.1cm) wide 4.6 Grams, Collection: Numismatics, Style: Abbasid Dynasty, Medium: Gold, The Abbasid Dynasty was an Arab family legendarily descended from Abbas, the uncle of Muhammad. The Abbasids held the caliphate from 749 to 1258. Under the Umayyad caliphs the Abbasids lived quietly until they became involved in numerous disputes, beginning early in the 8th cent. The family then joined with the Shiite faction in opposing the Umayyads, and in 747 the gifted Abu Muslim united most of the empire in revolt against the Umayyads. The head of the Abbasid family became caliph as Abu al- Abbas as-Saffah late in 749. Under the second Abbasid caliph, called al-Mansur, the capital was moved from Damascus to Baghdad, and Persian influence grew strong in the empire. The early years of Abbasid rule were brilliant, rising to true splendor under Harun al-Rashid and to intellectual brilliance under his son al-Mamun. After less than a hundred years of rule, however, the slow decline of the Abbasids began. Long periods of disorder were marked by assassinations, depositions, control by Turkish soldiers, and other disturbances. In 836 the capital was transferred to Samarra, remaining there until 892. Under the later Abbasids, the power of the caliphate became chiefly spiritual. Many independent kingdoms sprang up, and the empire split into autonomous units. The Seljuk Turks came to hold the real power at Baghdad. Later their power dwindled even further, and, in 1258, Baghdad was burned by the Tatars. From then until 1517 the Abbasids retained limited power as caliphs of Egypt.   « Less

Abbasid Gold Dinar Minted Under Al-Radi - KA.111, Origin: Minted in al-Ahwaz, Circa: 934 AD to 935 AD, Dimensions: .93" (2.4cm) wide 3.7 Grams, Collection: Numismatics,  More »

Abbasid Gold Dinar Minted Under Al-Radi - KA.111, Origin: Minted in al-Ahwaz, Circa: 934 AD to 935 AD, Dimensions: .93" (2.4cm) wide 3.7 Grams, Collection: Numismatics, Style: Abbasid Dynasty, Medium: Gold, The Abbasid Dynasty was an Arab family legendarily descended from Abbas, the uncle of Muhammad. The Abbasids held the caliphate from 749 to 1258. Under the Umayyad caliphs the Abbasids lived quietly until they became involved in numerous disputes, beginning early in the 8th cent. The family then joined with the Shiite faction in opposing the Umayyads, and in 747 the gifted Abu Muslim united most of the empire in revolt against the Umayyads. The head of the Abbasid family became caliph as Abu al- Abbas as-Saffah late in 749. Under the second Abbasid caliph, called al-Mansur, the capital was moved from Damascus to Baghdad, and Persian influence grew strong in the empire. The early years of Abbasid rule were brilliant, rising to true splendor under Harun al-Rashid and to intellectual brilliance under his son al-Mamun. After less than a hundred years of rule, however, the slow decline of the Abbasids began. Long periods of disorder were marked by assassinations, depositions, control by Turkish soldiers, and other disturbances. In 836 the capital was transferred to Samarra, remaining there until 892. Under the later Abbasids, the power of the caliphate became chiefly spiritual. Many independent kingdoms sprang up, and the empire split into autonomous units. The Seljuk Turks came to hold the real power at Baghdad. Later their power dwindled even further, and, in 1258, Baghdad was burned by the Tatars. From then until 1517 the Abbasids retained limited power as caliphs of Egypt.   « Less

Abbasid Gold Dinar Minted Under Al-Radi - KA.112, Origin: Minted in Tustar min al-Ahwaz, Circa: 935 AD to, 936 AD, Dimensions: 1.06" (2.7cm) high 6.2 grams, Collection:  More »

Abbasid Gold Dinar Minted Under Al-Radi - KA.112, Origin: Minted in Tustar min al-Ahwaz, Circa: 935 AD to, 936 AD, Dimensions: 1.06" (2.7cm) high 6.2 grams, Collection: Numismatics, Style: Abbasid Dynasty, Medium: Gold, The Abbasid Dynasty was an Arab family legendarily descended from Abbas, the uncle of Muhammad. The Abbasids held the caliphate from 749 to 1258. Under the Umayyad caliphs the Abbasids lived quietly until they became involved in numerous disputes, beginning early in the 8th cent. The family then joined with the Shiite faction in opposing the Umayyads, and in 747 the gifted Abu Muslim united most of the empire in revolt against the Umayyads. The head of the Abbasid family became caliph as Abu al- Abbas as-Saffah late in 749. Under the second Abbasid caliph, called al-Mansur, the capital was moved from Damascus to Baghdad, and Persian influence grew strong in the empire. The early years of Abbasid rule were brilliant, rising to true splendor under Harun al-Rashid and to intellectual brilliance under his son al-Mamun. After less than a hundred years of rule, however, the slow decline of the Abbasids began. Long periods of disorder were marked by assassinations, depositions, control by Turkish soldiers, and other disturbances. In 836 the capital was transferred to Samarra, remaining there until 892. Under the later Abbasids, the power of the caliphate became chiefly spiritual. Many independent kingdoms sprang up, and the empire split into autonomous units. The Seljuk Turks came to hold the real power at Baghdad. Later their power dwindled even further, and, in 1258, Baghdad was burned by the Tatars. From then until 1517 the Abbasids retained limited power as caliphs of Egypt.   « Less

Aghlabid Gold Dinar Minted Under Ziyadat Allah I ibn Ibrahim - KA.113, Origin: North Africa, Circa: 826, AD to 827 AD, Dimensions: .75" (1.9cm) wide 4.2 Grams, Collection:  More »

Aghlabid Gold Dinar Minted Under Ziyadat Allah I ibn Ibrahim - KA.113, Origin: North Africa, Circa: 826, AD to 827 AD, Dimensions: .75" (1.9cm) wide 4.2 Grams, Collection: Numismatics, Style: Aghlabid Dynasty, Medium: Gold, In 793 A.D., Berber revolts culminated in the collapse of the Muhallabid Dynasty, which had ruled the province of Ifriqiya (comprising the modern nations of eastern Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya) under the authority of the Abbasid Caliphate. Anarchy reigned along the coast of Northern Africa until Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid decided to appoint Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab as hereditary Emir of Ifriqiya in 800, thereby restoring Arab authority to the region. The Aghlabids ruled Ifriqiya for the next century as a de facto independent dynasty although they never formally ceased to recognize Abbasid authority. Expansion of the Roman irrigation system resulted in agricultural bounty that greatly contributed to the economic might of the Aghlabids. Ifriqiya became the center of trade between the Islamic world and Italy and Byzantium. During the Aghlabid Dynasty, the great city of Kairuan became the most important center of learning in North Africa, attracting artists, poets, and scientists from across the Muslim world. Arab soldiers began to rebel beginning in 824 and a campaign to conquer Sicily from the Byzantines was launched in 827 in part to keep the soldier uprising under control. By 902, Sicily was completely controlled by the Aghlabids and raids into mainland Italy occurred well into the 10th century. Soon after, Arab forces in Sicily revolted against Aghlabid authority and set up their own independent dynasty there. On the mainland, Berber uprisings aided by the Egyptian Fatimids eventually lead to the toppling of the Aghlabids in 909.   « Less

Ottoman Gold Sultani Minted Under Suleiman the Magnificent - KA.114, Origin: Minted in Halab, Circa: 1519, AD to 1520 AD, Dimensions: .75" (1.9cm) wide 3.5 Grams,  More »

Ottoman Gold Sultani Minted Under Suleiman the Magnificent - KA.114, Origin: Minted in Halab, Circa: 1519, AD to 1520 AD, Dimensions: .75" (1.9cm) wide 3.5 Grams, Collection: Numismatics, Style: Ottoman, Medium: Gold, At its height, the Ottoman Empire was one of the world’s great powers, controlling much of southeastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The roots of the Ottoman Empire can be traced back to the migration of Turkic tribes from Central Asia into Anatolia. Expert horsemen, fierce and highly mobile, these armies encountered little resistance as they moved westward and settled, eventually uniting under the banner of the Seljuk Empire. Back in the East, the rise of the Mongols sent progressive waves of Turkic refugees fleeing the armies of the Khan. The turmoil created by this influx of people, as well as direct confrontations with the Mongols themselves, eventually resulted in the dissolution of the Seljuk Empires into several fractured independent states. One of these states, ruled by Osman I, from whom the word Ottoman is derived, would become the Ottoman Empire.   « Less

Ottoman Gold Sultani Minted Under Suleiman the Magnificent - KA.115, Origin: Minted in Misr, Circa: 1519, AD to 1520 AD, Dimensions: .75" (1.9cm) wide 3.6 Grams,  More »

Ottoman Gold Sultani Minted Under Suleiman the Magnificent - KA.115, Origin: Minted in Misr, Circa: 1519, AD to 1520 AD, Dimensions: .75" (1.9cm) wide 3.6 Grams, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Ottoman, Empire, Medium: Gold, At its height, the Ottoman Empire was one of the world’s great powers, controlling much of southeastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The roots of the Ottoman Empire can be traced back to the migration of Turkic tribes from Central Asia into Anatolia. Expert horsemen, fierce and highly mobile, these armies encountered little resistance as they moved westward and settled, eventually uniting under the banner of the Seljuk Empire. Back in the East, the rise of the Mongols sent progressive waves of Turkic refugees fleeing the armies of the Khan. The turmoil created by this influx of people, as well as direct confrontations with the Mongols themselves, eventually resulted in the dissolution of the Seljuk Empires into several fractured independent states. One of these states, ruled by Osman I, from whom the word Ottoman is derived, would become the Ottoman Empire.   « Less

Ottoman Gold Sultani Minted Under Selim II - KA.116, Origin: Minted in Misr, Circa: 1566 AD to 1567 AD, Dimensions: .75" (1.9cm) wide 3.3 Grams, Collection: Numismatics,  More »

Ottoman Gold Sultani Minted Under Selim II - KA.116, Origin: Minted in Misr, Circa: 1566 AD to 1567 AD, Dimensions: .75" (1.9cm) wide 3.3 Grams, Collection: Numismatics, Style: Ottoman Empire, Medium: Gold, At its height, the Ottoman Empire was one of the world’s great powers, controlling much of southeastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The roots of the Ottoman Empire can be traced back to the migration of Turkic tribes from Central Asia into Anatolia. Expert horsemen, fierce and highly mobile, these armies encountered little resistance as they moved westward and settled, eventually uniting under the banner of the Seljuk Empire. Back in the East, the rise of the Mongols sent progressive waves of Turkic refugees fleeing the armies of the Khan. The turmoil created by this influx of people, as well as direct confrontations with the Mongols themselves, eventually resulted in the dissolution of the Seljuk Empires into several fractured independent states. One of these states, ruled by Osman I, from whom the word Ottoman is derived, would become the Ottoman Empire.   « Less

Ottoman Gold Sultani Minted Under Selim II - KA.117, Origin: Minted in Misr, Circa: 1566 AD to 1567 AD, Dimensions: .75" (1.9cm) wide 3.5 Grams, Collection: Numismatics,  More »

Ottoman Gold Sultani Minted Under Selim II - KA.117, Origin: Minted in Misr, Circa: 1566 AD to 1567 AD, Dimensions: .75" (1.9cm) wide 3.5 Grams, Collection: Numismatics, Style: Ottoman Empire, Medium: Gold, At its height, the Ottoman Empire was one of the world’s great powers, controlling much of southeastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The roots of the Ottoman Empire can be traced back to the migration of Turkic tribes from Central Asia into Anatolia. Expert horsemen, fierce and highly mobile, these armies encountered little resistance as they moved westward and settled, eventually uniting under the banner of the Seljuk Empire. Back in the East, the rise of the Mongols sent progressive waves of Turkic refugees fleeing the armies of the Khan. The turmoil created by this influx of people, as well as direct confrontations with the Mongols themselves, eventually resulted in the dissolution of the Seljuk Empires into several fractured independent states. One of these states, ruled by Osman I, from whom the word Ottoman is derived, would become the Ottoman Empire.   « Less