LOT 3659
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 Sassanian 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 -. Near Extremely Fine.(2.05gr, 24mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Al-Muhammadiyah mint. Legend in three lines and in margin / Legend in four lines and in margin. Album 219.9. 2.74gr, 25mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Ayyubids, Mayyafariqin & Jabal Sinjar. Al-Muzaffar Shihab al-Din Ghazi AE Fals. AH 617-642 (AD 1220-1244).
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Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
