LOT 4080
Fatimid Caliphate AR Half-Dirham. 10th century AD.
Three concentric circles of inscription in Kufic around central pellet / Three concentric circles of inscription in Kufic around central pellet. Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.(1.24gr, 20mm, 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). Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Proclamation of the oneness of God in three lines / Kalima in three lines; inscription in the margin. 4.46gr, 21mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Rasulids of Yemen, al-Mansur 'Umar I AR Dirham. Dated AH 646 (AD 1248/9). Zabid mint. Type D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Kalima in three lines across field inside double intersecting trefoils / Legend in three lines citing the Abbasid caliph al-Musta'sim and al-Mansur 'Umar; rest of titles, mint and date formula in margins. SICA 10, - (date not recorded); Album 1100.4; ICV 1129. 1.82gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
Acquired from Pavlos S. Pavlou, 10 April 2016, no. IS312 (ticket included). -
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.
