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LOT 4069
Abbasid Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of Al-Mahdi, dated AH 166(?) (AD 782/3). Al-Abbasiya(?) mint. Citing the governor Yazid.
Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin containing date and mint / Kalima in lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. Cf. SICA III, 1030. Near Very Fine.(2.28gr, 25mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4069
Abbasid Caliphate AR Dirham.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Fatimid Caliphate AR Dirham. 10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Three concentric circles of inscription in Arabic around central pellet / Three concentric circles of inscription in Arabic around central pellet. 1.77gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Circa AH 90s (AD 710s). Tabariya (Tiberias) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
'There is no deity but Allah, the One' in three lines in Arabic; all within triple border / 'Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in three lines in Arabic; legend in margin containing the mint. Album 188; Walker 889. 3.11gr, 26mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Rasulids of Yemen, al-Mansur 'Umar I AR Dirham. Dated AH 646 (AD 1248/9). Zabid mint. Type D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Kalima in three lines across field inside double intersecting trefoils / Legend in three lines citing the Abbasid caliph al-Musta'sim and al-Mansur 'Umar; rest of titles, mint and date formula in margins. SICA 10, - (date not recorded); Album 1100.4; ICV 1129. 1.82gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
Acquired from Pavlos S. Pavlou, 10 April 2016, no. IS312 (ticket included).
