LOT 4110
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Mahdi(?), AH 158-169 (AD 775-785). Dated PYE 132(?) [AH 167 (AD 783/4)]. Tabaristan mint.
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 149-53; Album 73. Near Extremely Fine.(1.99gr, 25mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Tree with fruits; around "Muhammad Rasul Allah" / Kufic inscription in three lines. Album B161(RR); SICA Vol.2, 1299; Zeno 118752; ICV -. 2.24gr, 17mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 113, 28 September 2023, lot 1288. Property of a London antiquarian. -
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Toughra, mint and date below / Name and titles in four lines. Sultan 2562; Pere 705; KM 507. 30.96gr, 45mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired from Leu Numismatik AG. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 (AD 775-785). Dated PYE 135 [AH 170 (AD 785/6)]. Tabaristan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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; star and crescent flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Cf. Malek 167.2-4; Album 73A; ICV 120. 1.39gr, 24mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
