LOT 3462
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.(1.85gr, 22mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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 -. 1.85gr, 22mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
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Group of Twelve [12] AR Dirhams of the Abbasid Dynasty. 8th-12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Various rulers. 35.22gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids of al-Mawsil, 'Izz al-Din Mas'ud I AE Dirham. AH 576-589 (AD 1180-1193).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
al-Jazira mint. Dated AH 577 (AD 1180/1). Male head to left, wearing crested Greek-style helmet; Kalima around / Name and titles of Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir and Mas’ud within circular border; mint and date in outer margin. Whelan Type I, 179; S&S Type 62; Album 1863.1. 12.32gr, 30mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London.
