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Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rennes mint. ⧾ CONANVS, monogram / ⧾ REDONIS, cross. Duplessy 57; Boudeau 23; Poey-d'Avant 217. 0.85gr, 19mm, 5h.
Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
✠ VRBS VALЄNTIAI, eagle facing with wings spread / ✠ S APOLLINARIS, short cross pommée; annulet in fourth quarter. Duplessy, Féodales 2255. 0.67gr, 17mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
REX BELA, crowned facing head / Cross with wedges in quarters within circle; strokes around and small cross above; all within circle. Cf. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 224; Frynas H.11.1; Huszár 50. 0.48gr, 11mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine. Toned.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Good Extremely Fine. Toned.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
![Low Countries. Vlaanderen (Flanders [County]), Gwijde I van Dampierre AR Esterlin.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/227338s(1).jpg "Low Countries. Vlaanderen (Flanders [County]), Gwijde I van Dampierre AR Esterlin.")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Aalst mint. Struck circa 1296. ✠ MARCҺIO NAMVRC (Marquis of Namur), facing bust; quatrefoils flanking / G CO-MЄS FLA-DRЄ (Gwijde, Count of Flanders), long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, voided quatrefoil in third quarter. Mayhew 16; De Mey, Namur 76; Chalon 59. 1.25gr, 19mm, 9h.
Good Fine.
Found South Gloucestershire, UK.
Good Fine.
Found South Gloucestershire, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Catalunia mint. ARA-GON, crowned and draped bust to left / : IACOBVS • REX, patriarchal cross. Cru.VS-318. 1.23gr, 19mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Pseudo-Damascus mint. Imperial standing figure type (Type VI). Standing imperial figure, holding cruciform sceptre in right hand and globus cruciger in left; crescent to upper right / Large cursive m; designs within each arc; above, bifurcated cross between two stars; additional symbols and pseudo-letters flanking; [...]OΛ[T] in exergue. Cf. Milstein 79; SICA 1, -; Walker -; cf. Album 3522.1. 2.72gr, 19mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Dimashq (Damascus) mint. Struck circa AD 685-693. Early Pseudo-Byzantine coinage. Crowned Byzantine-style emperor seated facing on throne, holding cruciform sceptre and globus cruciger; bird standing to right on T to left, ΛЄO downwards to right / Large M; staurogram set on crescent above, ANO to left, XЧII to right, Ω below, ΔAMI in exergue. SICA I -; DOCAB -; Khalili 19; Walker, Arab-Byzantine 4; Album 100. 3.02gr, 19mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 137 (AH 172 [AD 788/9]). 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. Album 73. 1.84gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 136 [AH 171 (AD 787/8)]. Stylised crowned Sasanian 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; some delamination on edge of reverse.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Extremely Fine. Some green deposits in fields; some delamination on edge of reverse.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 [AH 170 (AD 785/6)]. Stylised crowned Sasanian 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. Die-break to obverse.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Extremely Fine. Die-break to obverse.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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 -. 2.05gr, 24mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 134 = AH 169 (AD 785/6). 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 73; SICA I, -; Walker, Arab-Sassanian, p. 156, O.10. 1.98gr, 24mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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