LOT 4065
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. AH 158-169 (AD 775-785). 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; pellets flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Album 73. Near Extremely Fine.(1.82gr, 24mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Abbasid Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of Al-Ma'mun, dated AH 198 (AD 813/4). Isbahan (Isfahan) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription around containing the mint and date / Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. Album 223.4. 2.78gr, 23mm, 3h.
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 AR Dirham. Time of Yazid II (b. 'Abd al-Malik), dated AH 104 (AD 722/3). Arran mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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.
