LOT 4078
Fatimid Caliphate AR Half-Dirham. 10th century AD.
Two concentric circles of inscription in Arabic around central pellet / Two concentric circles of inscription in Arabic around central pellet. Near Very Fine.(1.22gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Umayyad Caliphate, uncertain period (post-reform) AE Fals. AH 77-132 (AD 697-750). Ba'albakk (ancient Heliopolis in Lebanon) mint. Undated issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
First part of Kalima containing mintname in three lines / Second part of Kalima in three lines. Album 168; SICA Vol.2, 1132. 2.50gr, 17mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
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. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of Al-Mahdi, dated AH 166(?) (AD 782/3). Al-Abbasiya(?) mint. Citing the governor Yazid.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin containing date and mint / Kalima in lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. Cf. SICA III, 1030. 2.28gr, 25mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
