LOT 3675
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 (AD 775-785).
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 = AH 170 (AD 785/6). Stylised crowned Sassanian 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. Malek 167.2-4; Album 73A; ICV 120. Extremely Fine.(1.85gr, 24mm, 4h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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India, Princely States. Bharatpur AV Mohur. Time of Ratan Singh AH 1182-1183 (AD 1768-1769).
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
In the name of Shah Alam II, Mughal emperor. Maha Indrapur (Dig) mint. Dually dated AH 118[...]; RY 9 of Shah Alam II (AD 1768). Persian couplet citing Shah 'Alam II; AH date to right / Mint formula and RY date; ma in Devanagari to left of RY. KM 50; Friedberg -. 10.80gr, 23mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Evidence of possible prior mounting. Very rare.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Dr. Lawrence Brilliant; Ex Glendining (15 October 1985), lot 296; Ex Skanda Collection (Spink-Taisei 9, 20 February 1991), lot 495; Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 366, 13 January 2016, lot 167. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 (AD 775-785).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 = AH 170 (AD 785/6). Stylised crowned Sassanian 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. Malek 167.2-4; Album 73A; ICV 120. 1.85gr, 24mm, 4h
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid. AH 170-193 (AD 786-809).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 136 = AH 171 (AD 787/8). Stylised crowned Sassanian 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. Malek 174.1-8; Album 73; ICV -. 1.96gr, 24mm, 10h
Extremely Fine. Some green deposits in fields; delamination on edge of reverse.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
