LOT 3656
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; stars flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Cf. Album 63. Very Fine.(1.91gr, 22mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Group of Six [6] Umayyad Caliphate AR Dirham. 8th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Various mints. 17.04gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Rasulids of Yemen, al-Mansur 'Umar I AR Dirham. Dated AH 646 (AD 1248/9). Zabid mint. Type D.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
Kalima in three lines across field inside double intersecting trefoils / Legend in three lines citing the Abbasid caliph al-Musta'sim and al-Mansur 'Umar; rest of titles, mint and date formula in margins. SICA 10, - (date not recorded); Album 1100.4; ICV 1129. 1.82gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
Acquired from Pavlos S. Pavlou, 10 April 2016, no. IS312 (ticket included). -
Ottoman Empire. Mahmud I AV Zer-i Mabub. Dated AH 1143 (AD 1730/1). Islambul (Istanbul [Constantinople]) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Toughra, with mint and AH date / Legend in four lines. Pere 556; KM 222; ICV 3300. 2.58gr, 19.5mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 3, 21/22 May 2012, lot 509 (part of). Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
