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LOT 3658
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 (AD 775-786).
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 [AH 170 (AD 785/6)]. 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. Malek 167.2-4; Album 73A; ICV 120. Extremely Fine. Die-break to obverse.(1.85gr, 24mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Group of Two [2] AR Dirhams. 8th-9th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Various types. 6.49gr total.
Very fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Ex property of a London gentleman. -
Abbasid governor of Tabaristan AR Hemidrachm. Time of Al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 (AD 775-785).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 134 = AH 169 (AD 785/6). Crowned and draped bust to right; behind head, GDH ('kingship' in Pahlavi); before head, 'AFZUT' ('may increase' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, APD and NWKW ('excellent' and 'good' in Pahlavi) and 'bakh bakh' ('very fine' in Arabic) / Sasanian fire altar set on three steps, flanked by two attending priests standing facing; to left, date; to right, mint. Album 73; SICA I, -; Walker, Arab-Sassanian, p. 156, O.10. 1.98gr, 24mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Umayyads, time of al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik AR Dirham. AH 86-96 (AD 705-715).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Dimashq mint. Dated AH 87(?) (AD 705/6). Standard Umayyad Shahadah at the centre with marginal stating mint and year / "Umayyad Symbol" (Quran 112) in four lines across field; "Second Symbol"(?) (Quran 9.33) in margin. Cf. Album 128. 1.26gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Edges clipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
