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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Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. AH 77-132 (AD 697-750). Uncertain mint. Undated.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Proclamation of the oneness of God in three lines / In the centre: Kalima in three lines; inscription in the margin containing the mint. 3.86gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Double struck.
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).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Inscription in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin / Inscription in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. 4.27gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of Al-Mahdi, dated AH 166(?) (AD 782/3). Al-Abbasiya(?) mint. Citing the governor Yazid.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin containing date and mint / Kalima in lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. Cf. SICA III, 1030. 2.28gr, 25mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
