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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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Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids of Mardin, Husam ad-Din Yulug Arslan AE Dirham. Datec AH 589 (AD 1193).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Three standing figures around central female figure seated to the left in an attitude of lamentation / Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Nasir li-din Allah and the Ayyubid overlord al-ʿAdil Abu Bakr I Sayf al-Din within circle, 'Imam al-Nasir li'l-Dīn, Commander of the Believers. The just king Sayf al-Din' in Arabic'; to right and left, 'Abu Bakr son of Ayyub' in Arabic; in the margin, 'Husam al-Din, king of Diyarbakr, Yuluq Arslan son of Il Ghazi son of Urtuq. [Year] 589' in Arabic. Album 1829.3. 13.19gr, 31mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Pierced.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. AH 158-169 (AD 775-785). Tabaristan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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. Album 73. 1.82gr, 24mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Fatimid Caliphate AR Half-Dirham. 10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Three concentric circles of inscription in Kufic around central pellet / Three concentric circles of inscription in Kufic around central pellet. 1.24gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
