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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,800
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
One dollar bill, hand signed, dated, and numbered no.180. The Merchants and Planters Bank State of Georgia, Savannah, July 1st 1859, the center vignette is very nice and the note is enhanced by the red. 0.500gr, 18 x 8cm
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated, but struck AH 566-572 (AD 1170-1176). Two diademed and draped male heads facing slightly away from one another; in margins, Kalima above and below, name and title of Abbasid caliph to right and left / Facing female head, wearing necklace; name, title, and genealogy of Najm al-Din Alpi in outer margin. Album 1827.5; Whelan Type IV, 44-5; S&S Type 30.1; ICV 1203. 12.59gr, 32mm, 3h
Very Fine.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
Very Fine.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
No mint. Dated AH 147 (AD 765). Kalima in three lines; Qur'an IX, 33 in outer margin / Continuation of kalima in three lines; date formula in outer margin. Album 212. 4.22gr, 19mm, 4h
Very Fine.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
Very Fine.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 = AH 170 (AD 785/6). Stylised crowned Sassanian style bust to right; ‘GDE ʾpzwt (may his glory increase) in Pahlavi to right and left; in outer margin, star-in-crescents, 'pd (excellent) in Pahlavi to lower right, nwk' (good) in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 167.2-4; Album 73A; ICV 120. 1.85gr, 24mm, 4h
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Tabaristan mint. Anonymous type. Crowned and draped bust to right; behind head, GDH ('kingship' in Pahlavi); before head, 'AFZUT' ('may increase' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, APD and NWKW ('excellent' and 'good' in Pahlavi) and 'bakh bakh' ('very fine' in Arabic) / Sasanian fire altar set on three steps, flanked by two attending priests standing facing; to left, date; to right, mint. Album 73A; SICA I, -; Walker, Arab-Sassanian, p. 156, 307. 1.95gr, 24mm, 8h
Near Extremely Fine. Scarce.
From a private collection, UK.
Near Extremely Fine. Scarce.
From a private collection, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 136 = AH 171 (AD 787/8). Stylised crowned Sassanian style bust to right; ‘GDE ʾpzwt (may his glory increase) in Pahlavi to right and left; in outer margin, star-in-crescents, 'pd (excellent) in Pahlavi to lower right, nwk' (good) in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 174.1-8; Album 73; ICV -. 1.96gr, 24mm, 10h
Extremely Fine. Some green deposits in fields; delamination on edge of reverse.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Extremely Fine. Some green deposits in fields; delamination on edge of reverse.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Halab mint. 'Standing Caliph' type. Caliph standing facing, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword, girdle band hanging from his right elbow; around, 'for the servant of God, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic / Transformed cross standing on three steps; in left field, 'full weight' in Kufic; in right field, mint halab in Kufic; around, part of the first Kalima in Kufic. DOCAB 118; Goodwin & Gyselen p. 54, 43. 4.03gr, 19mm, 11h
Near Very Fine.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
Near Very Fine.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Iliya (Jerusalem) mint. Candlestick with five branches; 'There is no god but Allah alone' in Kufic around / 'Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in three lines in Kufic. Cf. D. Barag, "The Islamic Candlestick Coins of Jerusalem" in INJ 10, type 4; cf. Walker 605; cf. Album 163.2. 2.71gr, 16mm, 11h
Very Fine.
Acquired from Hassam Zurqieh, February 2016, no. AA824.
Very Fine.
Acquired from Hassam Zurqieh, February 2016, no. AA824.
![Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. AR Hemidrachms [6].](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/221281s.jpg "Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. AR Hemidrachms [6].")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Six silver Hemidrachms of the Abbasid governors of Tabaristan. 12.76gr total
From a private collection, UK.
From a private collection, UK.
![Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. AR Hemidrachms [6].](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/221283s.jpg "Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. AR Hemidrachms [6].")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Six silver Hemidrachms of the Abbasid governors of Tabaristan. 12.34gr total
From a private collection, UK.
From a private collection, UK.
![Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. AR Hemidrachms [6].](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/221282s.jpg "Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. AR Hemidrachms [6].")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Six silver Hemidrachms of the Abbasid governors of Tabaristan. 12.40gr total
From a private collection, UK.
From a private collection, UK.
![Islamic, Abbasid Dynasty. AR Dirham Group [10].](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/220614-s.jpg "Islamic, Abbasid Dynasty. AR Dirham Group [10].")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Ten silver Dirhams of the Abbasid dynasty. 29.03gr total
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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