LOT 4113
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). Dated PYE 136 [AH 171 (AD 787/8)]. 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. Malek 174.1-8; Album 73. Extremely Fine.(1.73gr, 24mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). Dated PYE 137 [AH 172 (AD 788/9)]. Tabaristan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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. Album 73. 1.84gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Islamic Sultanates. Gujarat, Shams al-Din Muzaffar II AR Tanka. Dated AH 921 (AD 1515/6). Possibly Muhammadabad mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Legends in four lines / Legends including date. G&G G262. 7.21gr, 17mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
India, Princely States. Bharatpur AV Mohur. Time of Ratan Singh. Dually dated AH 118[...] & RY 9 of Shah Alam II (AD 1768). Maha Indrapur (Dig) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
In the name of Shah Alam II, Mughal emperor. 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.
