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LOT 3657
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809).
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 136 [AH 171 (AD 787/8)]. 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 174.1-8; Album 73; ICV -. Extremely Fine. Some green deposits in fields; some delamination on edge of reverse.(1.96gr, 24mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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India, Princely States. Bharatpur AV Mohur. Time of Ratan Singh AH 1182-1183 (AD 1768-1769).
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
In the name of Shah Alam II, Mughal emperor. Maha Indrapur (Dig) mint. Dually dated AH 118[...] & RY 9 of Shah Alam II (AD 1768). Persian couplet citing Shah 'Alam II; AH date to right / Mint formula and RY date; ma in Devanagari to left of RY. KM 50; Friedberg -. 10.80gr, 23mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Evidence of possible prior mounting. Very rare.
From the collection of Dr Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Dr Lawrence Brilliant. Ex Glendining (15 October 1985), lot 296. Ex Skanda Collection (Spink-Taisei 9, 20 February 1991), lot 495. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 366, 13 January 2016, lot 167. -
Seljuqs, Rum. 'Izz al-Din Kay Ka'us II bin Kay Khusraw AE Fals. Second reign over western Rum Seljuk, AH 644-647 (AD 1246-1249).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Figure seated slightly to right on throne; star to left and right / Legend in Arabic. Cf. Album 1225a; cf. ICV 1346. 2.98gr, 21mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Yaman. Zaydi Imams (Rassids), al-Nasir AR Sudaysi. AH 301-322 (AD 913-934).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Sa'da mint. Undated. Legend in four lines across field; part of Qur'an around / Kalima in three lines across field; mint formula around. SICA 10, 198-203; Album 1068; ICV 1083. 0.38gr, 13mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
