LOT 3592
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.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 3592
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Umayyad Caliphate, time of Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik AR Dirham. AH 105-125 (AD 724-743).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Dimashq (Damascus) mint. Dated AH 119 (AD 737/8). Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Sura 112 in four lines; Quran IX, 33 around. Album 137; Klat 363. 2.88gr, 26mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired from Artemis Gallery, 1999. -
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Group of Five [5] AR Dirhams of Umayyad Caliphate. Circa AD 635-735.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Various rulers. 14.23gr total.
Good Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
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Group of Seven [7] AR Islamic Coins. 12th-13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Silver Dirhams of various rulers. 9.29gr total.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
