LOT 3591
Abbasid Governor of Tabaristan AR Hemidrachm. Time of Al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 (AD 775-785).
Tabaristan mint; dated PYE 134 = AH 169 (AD 785/6). Anonymous type. Crowned and draped bust to right; behind head, GDH ('kingship' in Pahlavi); before head, 'AFZUT' ('may increase' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, APD and NWKW ('excellent' and 'good' in Pahlavi) and 'bakh bakh' ('very fine' in Arabic) / Sasanian fire altar set on three steps, flanked by two attending priests standing facing; to left, date; to right, mint. Album 73; SICA I, -; Walker, Arab-Sassanian, p. 156, O.10. Extremely Fine. Very rare.(2.06gr, 25mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private collection, UK.
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Group of Seven [7] AR Islamic Coins. 12th-13th century AD.
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Silver Dirhams of various rulers. 9.55gr total.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Umayyad Caliphate, time of Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik AR Dirham. AH 105-125 (AD 724-743).
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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. -
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.
