LOT 4067
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Mansur, AH 95-158 (AD 714-775). Dated PYE 122 [AH 157 (AD 773/4)]. Tabaristan mint. Citing governor 'Umr ibn al-'Ala'.
Stylised crowned Sasanian style bust to right; to left, legend in Pahlavi script; to right, 'Umr in Arabic script; 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; date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. SICA 1, 401-4. Near Extremely Fine.(1.95gr, 24mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Standard Umayyad Shahadah at the centre with marginal stating mint and year / "Umayyad Symbol" (Quran 112) in four lines across fields; "Second Symbol" (Quran 9.33) in margin. Album - (RR, active for date 89-91 only). 2.43gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned. Extremely rare mint; apparently unrecorded with this date.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of Kalima in three lines, three pellets in lower reverse field; inscription in the margin. Album 213. 2.68gr, 25mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
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Umayyad Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of Yazid III ibn al-Walid, dated AH 126 (AD 744). Wasit mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
'There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in three lines in the centre in Arabic; in the margin, 'In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Wasit in the year 126' in Arabic / 'Allah is One, Allah is Absolute, He begets not, nor is He begotten, and none is like Him' in four lines in the centre in Arabic; in the margin, 'Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it' in Arabic. Album 139. 2.86gr, 25mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
