LOT 4079
Fatimid Caliphate AR Dirham. 10th century AD.
Three concentric circles of inscription in Arabic around central pellet / Three concentric circles of inscription in Arabic around central pellet. Near Very Fine.(1.77gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. AH 77-132 (AD 697-750). Possibly Dimashq mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Kalima in three lines and in the margin / Continuation of Kalima in the centre; inscription in the margin containing the mint. 4.63gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of al-Mansur, dated AH 146 (AD 763/4). al-Kufa mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of Kalima in three lines, three pellets in lower reverse field; inscription in the margin. Album 213. 2.68gr, 25mm, 9h.
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. Undated.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Proclamation of the oneness of God in three lines / In the centre: Kalima in three lines; inscription in the margin containing the mint. 3.86gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Double struck.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
