LOT 4066
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). 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. Good Very Fine.(2.03gr, 24mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Islamic AE Fals. 7th-8th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Legend in three lines in Arabic / Legend in three lines in Arabic and in margin. 2.88gr, 17mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Fatimid Caliphate AR Half-Dirham. 10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Three concentric circles of inscription in Kufic around central pellet / Three concentric circles of inscription in Kufic around central pellet. 1.24gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. AH 77-132 (AD 697-750). Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Proclamation of the oneness of God in three lines / Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. 3.03gr, 21mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
