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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Group of Eight [8] AR Dirhams. 8th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Various rulers. 22.93gr total.
Very Fine to Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Mongols, llkhanids. Abu Sa'id Bahadur AR 2 Dirhams. AH 716-736 (AD 1316-1335).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Siwas mint. Dated AH 731 (AD 1330/1). Type G. Legend within looped octagon; date in the margin / Legend within octofoil; the names of the four Rashidun Caliphs around. Album 2214. 3.14gr, 21mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005. -
World Coins - Umayyad Caliphate, time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan AR Drachm. AH 65-86 (AD 685-705).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 75 (AD 694/5). Citing governor al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra [AH 75-79 (AD 694-698)]. Arab-Sasanian type. Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings and star-in-crescent; stars flanking, ribbon on shoulder; all within double border with pellets and star-in-crescents in margin; behind head, 'GDE ʾp̄zwt'' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'mwhʾlp' Y ʾbwcwplʾʾn' ('al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, 'bism Allāh' ('In the name of Allah' in Arabic) / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border with star-in-crescents in margin. Album 31. 4.19gr, 32mm, 3h.
Extremely fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
