LOT 3460
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. Cf. Malek 174.1-8; cf. Album 73; ICV -. Extremely Fine. Die break on reverse.(1.80gr, 24mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Group of Five [5] Islamic and Sasanian AR Coins. 6th-12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various rulers. 14.77gr total.
Condition as seen.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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. -
Zengid Atabegs of Halab (Aleppo), Al-Salih Isma’il AE Dirham. AH 569-577 (AD 1174-1181).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
al-Halab (Aleppo) mint. Dated AH 571 (AD 1175/6). Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed Roman-style bust to right; mint name and AH date around / Names and titles of Abbasid Caliph al-Mustadi and Al-Salih Isma’il in five lines across field. S&S Type 76. 3.57gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London.
