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Group of Seven [7] Commemorative Medals. 19th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Various types. 266gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Group of One Hundred and Seventy-Eight [178] English Milled and World Coins. 1866-1967.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Four coin trays and a metallic box containing Great Britain, Pennies, Halfpennies and Farthings (years 1866-1967) and five world coins. 2.900gr total, 7-30.5 x 23.7 cm.
Condition as seen.
Private collection, UK. -
Group of Sixty Eight [68] Great Britain CU Coins. 19th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Various kings. 907gr total.
Very Fine. In two velvet trays.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Group of One Hundred [100] Great Britain CU Pennies and Halfpennies. 19th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Various dates. 1173gr total.
Fine to Very Fine. In three velvet trays.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Circa 680s. Dimashq (Damascus) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Standing imperial figure, holding long cruciform sceptre and globus cruciger; ΔAMACKOC to right, T-shaped standard to left / Large M; staurogram in ω above, A N O to left, X Ч to right; below, inverted crescent above horizontal line; ΔAMI in exergue. SICA I, -; DOCAB -; cf. Walker 9-10; Album 3517.1. 4.15gr, 21mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Umayyad Caliphate. Uncertain period AE Fals. Circa AH 77-132 (AD 697-750). Post-reform; uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Tree with fruits; around "Muhammad Rasul Allah" / Kufic inscription in three lines. Album B161(RR); SICA Vol.2, 1299; Zeno 118752; ICV -. 2.24gr, 17mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 113, 28 September 2023, lot 1288. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Abbasid Caliphate AV Dinar. Time of Al-Mansur, AH 136-158 (AD 754-775). Dated AH 151 (AD 768). Unnamed mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Kalima in three lines; Quran IX, 33 around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; date formula around. Bernardi 51; Album 212. 4.23gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Abbasid Caliphate AV Dinar. Time of Al-Mansur, AH 136-158 (AD 754-775). Dated AH 154 (AD 770/1). Unnamed mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Kalima in three lines; Quran IX, 33 around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; date formula around. Album 212; Bernardi 51. 4.25gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Abbasid Caliphate AV Dinar. Time of al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 (AD 775-785). Dated AH 164 (AD 780/1). Unnamed (Madinat al-Salam [Baghdad]?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Kalima in three lines; Qur'an IX, 33 in outer margin / Continuation of kalima in three lines; date formula in outer margin. AGC I 51; Album 214. 4.24gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Abbasid Caliphate. Time of al-Mansur AE Fals. Dated AH 150 (AD 767/8). Al-Yazidiya mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Legend in three lines, mint and date in margin; star above and below / Legend in three lines; star above and below, annulets in border. SICA 2, 1628; Shamma p.293; Album 313K. 2.86gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Mahdi(?), AH 158-169 (AD 775-785). Dated PYE 132(?) [AH 167 (AD 783/4)]. Tabaristan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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 149-53; Album 73. 1.99gr, 25mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). Dated PYE 136 [AH 171 (AD 787/8)]. Tabaristan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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; stars 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, 25mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.