Bust to right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, korymbos set on crescent; behind head, 'may he increase' in Pahlawi, before head, 'Khosrau' in Pahlawi; crescent on right shoulder, stars flanking crown, ribbon over each shoulder; all within single border with crescents in margin. Countermark: crowned head to right within circular incuse / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; to left, date, to right, mint in Pahlawi; star and crescent flanking flames. SSCT -; SC Tehran -. 3.97gr, 31mm, 9h.

Very Fine. Very well-struck countermark. Very rare.

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

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. Album 73. 1.69gr, 23mm, 2h.

Near Extremely Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

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. Album 73. 1.84gr, 23mm, 6h.

Near Extremely Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

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 175; Album 73. 1.75gr, 22mm, 11h.

Good Very Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Stylised crowned Sasanian style bust to right; behind head, ʾp̄zwt' ('[may his] glory increase') in Pahlavi; before head, ʿAbd Allah' in Arabic; in the outer margin to left and right, 'nywk ˗ ʾp̄d' ('good ˗ wonderful' in Pahlavi) and star-in-crescents / Fire altar, flanked by two attendants; above altar, crescent and star; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, 'tpwlstʾn' ('Tabaristan') in Pahlavi; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Album 70. 1.74gr, 23mm, 8h.

Very Fine.

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

Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings, and star-in-crescent; stars and legends flanking, ribbon and crescent on shoulders; all within double border with star-in-crescents and 'In the name of Allah' in Arabic in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border, with star-in-crescents in margin. Album 12; cf. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 933. 2.99gr, 28mm, 3h.

Good Very Fine. Edge chipped.

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

Within two concentric dotted circles, 'There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in three lines in Arabic; five annulets in border / Within dotted circle, 'Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in three lines in Arabic; in the margin, 'In the name of Allah; this fals was struck in Wasit in the year 120' in Arabic. Album 205; cf. Walker 941. 2.99gr, 20mm, 9h.

Very Fine.

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

Wâsit was the administrative capital which founded by alo-Hajjâj ibn Yûsuf between al-Basra and al-Kûfa in Irak.

Legend in Arabic around lilly within three pellets / Legend in Arabic in three lines. Cf. Walker 905; cf. Album 166. 3.60gr, 20mm, 11h.

Good Fine. Scarce.

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

Palm branch; Kalima around / Pellet within crescent; mint formula around. Cf. Album 185; cf. Walker 855. 2.08gr, 16mm.

Near Very Fine.

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

Legend in three lines and in margin / Legend in three lines and in margin. 3.25gr, 22mm.

Near Very Fine.

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

Pearl-diademed head to left; star(?) beneath chin; all within pelleted quadrate border; mint formula and AH date in margins / Name and titles of Abbassid in four lines; name and titles of Badr al-Din Lu'lu and Ayyubid overlords in outer margin. Whelan Type II, 191-2; S&S Type 68; Album 1874.1. 8.76gr, 27mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

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

Lion advancing to right, two stars below; 'minin' in upper left field, personification of sun above / Name and title in four lines; mint and date in outer margins. Album 1218. 2.99gr, 22mm, 5h.

Good Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.