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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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Abbasid Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of Al-Ma'mun, dated AH 198 (AD 813/4). Isbahan (Isfahan) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription around containing the mint and date / Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. Album 223.4. 2.78gr, 23mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. AH 77-132 (AD 697-750). Uncertain mint. Undated.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Proclamation of the oneness of God in three lines / In the centre: Kalima in three lines; inscription in the margin containing the mint. 3.86gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Double struck.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Islamic AR Dirham. Circa 13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Inscription in three lines in Arabic within square and in margin / Inscription in three lines in Arabic within square and in margin. 2.93gr, 21mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
