LOT 4141
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 73. Good Very Fine. Areas of deposits.(2.04gr, 24mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). Tabaristan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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. 1.08gr, 24mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). Tabaristan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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 73. 1.74gr, 24mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). Tabaristan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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 73. 2.04gr, 24mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Areas of deposits.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
