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LOT 3678
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid. AH 170-193 (AD 786-809).
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 -. Near Extremely Fine.(2.33gr, 24mm, 4h).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 3678
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid. AH 170-193 (AD 786-809).
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
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 -. 2.33gr, 24mm, 4h
Near 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
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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
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From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
