LOT 4044
Arab-Sasanian AR Drachm. AH 65-86 (AD 685-705).
Sasanian royal bust to left, legend in margin around / Fire-altar with attendants, date to left, mint-signature to right; legend in margin around. Near Very Fine.(2.63gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Mamluks. al-Zahir Sayf al-Din Jaqmaq AR Dirham. AH 842-857 (AD 1438-1453). Halab mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The Kalima under two segmented lines / Ornament in square at the centre; inscription around. Cf. Zeno.ru 116036. 1.76gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Fatimid Caliphate AR Half-Dirham. 10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Two concentric circles of inscription in Arabic around central pellet / Two concentric circles of inscription in Arabic around central pellet. 1.22gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. AH 77-132 (AD 697-750). Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Inscription in Arabic in three lines in centre / Inscription in Arabic in three lines in centre and in margin; star or pentagram-in-circle above. 2.37gr, 16mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
