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LOT 4116
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). Dated PYE 137 [AH 172 (AD 788/9)]. Tabaristan mint.
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. Near Extremely Fine.(1.84gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Ottoman Empire. Salim III AR Yüzlük. Dually dated AH 1203 (Accession year) and RY 2 (AD 1791). Islambul (Constantinople) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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 132(?) [AH 167 (AD 783/4)]. 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; 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. 1.99gr, 25mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
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Group of Four [4] Islamic AR Coins. 13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various types. 11.63gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the London coin market. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 28, lot 940. Ex D.F.Grotjohann. Property of a London antiquarian.
