Hims (Emesa) mint. Crowned imperial bust facing, holding globus cruciger; KAΛON ('good') in Greek downwards to left, bi-hims ('in Hims') in Kufic and star to right / Large cursive M above exergual line; star flanked by plain circles above, ЄMI downwards to left, CHC downwards to right, tayyib ('good') in Kufic in exergue. DOCAB 65; SICA I 544. 3.68gr, 20mm, 5h.

Near Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Hims (Emesa) mint. Crowned imperial bust facing, holding globus cruciger; KAΛON ('good') in Greek downwards to left, bi-hims ('in Hims') in Kufic and star to right / Large cursive M above exergual line; star flanked by plain circles(?) above, ЄMI downwards to left, CHC downwards to right, tayyib ('good') in Kufic in exergue. Cf. DOCAB 65; cf. SICA I 544. 4.04gr, 19mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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. Cf. Malek 174.1-8; cf. Album 73; ICV -. 1.80gr, 24mm, 9h.

Extremely Fine. Die break on reverse.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

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 -. 1.87gr, 26mm, 1h.

Near Extremely Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

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 -. 1.85gr, 22mm, 3h.

Extremely Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Marw mint. Dated AH 90 (AD 709/710). Kalima in three lines; in the margin, mint and date / Legend in Arabic in four lines (Qurʾān 112: 1-4); in the margin, 'Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it' in Arabic. Walker 490; Album 128; Klat 587b. 2.97gr, 27mm, 5h.

Very Fine. Traces of gilding.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Nishapur mint. Dated AH 339 (AD 950/1). Legend in Arabic in three lines and in margins / Legend in Arabic in four lines and in margin. Album 1454. 4.08gr, 23mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

Legend in five lines and in margins / Legend in five lines and in margin. 4.13gr, 26mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

Dated AH 600-602 (AD 1203/4-1205/6). Draped female bust facing, head to right, wearing crested Greek-style helmet; name and title of Qutb al-Din Muhammad around / Name and titles of Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir and Ayyubid overlord Abu Bakr in five lines. Album 1880.3; Whelan Type III; S&S Type 82.1. 14.55gr, 30mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London.

al-Jazira mint. Dated AH 577 (AD 1180/1). Male head to left, wearing crested Greek-style helmet; Kalima around / Name and titles of Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir and Mas’ud within circular border; mint and date in outer margin. Whelan Type I, 179; S&S Type 62; Album 1863.1. 12.32gr, 30mm, 3h.

Near Very Fine.

UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London.

al-Halab (Aleppo) mint. Dated AH 571 (AD 1175/6). Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed Roman-style bust to right; mint name and AH date around / Names and titles of Abbasid Caliph al-Mustadi and Al-Salih Isma’il in five lines across field. S&S Type 76. 3.57gr, 23mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London.

Diademed head of Antiochos VII to right; legend on the neck / Legend in Arabic in four lines and in margins. Album 1827.2. 11.77gr, 28mm, 3h.

Very Fine.

UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London.