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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): £39
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. Cf. Album 63. 1.62gr, 24mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
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. Cf. Album 63. 1.94gr, 25mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Seljuqs, Rum. Kayqubad I (Kaykhusraw I, 'Ala al-Din Abu'l-Fath), as sultan AR Dirham. Dated AH 617 (AD 1220/1). Sivas mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Legend citing the Caliph al-Nasir; date around / Name and title in three lines; mint above. Album 1211.1; Broome 172, Type B, variety ii. 2.94gr, 24mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired from Alibaba Coins, 26 November 2016, no.12. -
Seljuks of Rum, Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II AR Dirham. Dated AH 638 (AD 1243/4). Sivas mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Lion advancing to right, star behind; personification of sun above / Name and title in four lines; mint and date in outer margins. Broome 270Dv(iii)d; Album 1218. 2.93gr, 23mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine. Attractive vivid iridescent toning.
Ex P Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Two [2] Celtic AE 'Ring Money'. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Cast knobbed rings. 7.11gr total.
Condition as seen.
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Group of Three [3] Celtic Potin Units. Circa 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Various types. 4.71gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Group of Six [6] AR Units and Half Units. Mid-late 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: AESU silver unit, pierced, ABC 1702; ANTD silver unit, ABC 1645; ANTD silver unit, ABC 1645; Face Horse silver unit, possibly ABC 1522; Ecen Stick Horse half unit, ABC 1693, variety COI 90f; Half unit, possibly Ecen/ECE. 5.12gr total.
Condition as seen.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
Group of Three [3] Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobols. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right / The nymph Histiaia seated to right on stern of galley, holding stylis; IΣTIAIEΩN around. HGC 4, 1525. 4.78gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Group of Three [3] Sasanian AR Drachms. 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various rulers. 10.95gr total.
Condition as seen.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Various mints and dates. 16.78gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Five [5] Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE Coins. 300-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various types. 51.98gr total.
Condition as seen.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Various mints and dates. 15.90gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.