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LOT 3647
Group of Five [5] Islamic and Sasanian AR Coins. 6th-12th century AD.
Various rulers. Condition as seen.(14.77gr total.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Islamic AR Dirham. Circa 10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Legend in five lines and in margins / Legend in five lines and in margin. 4.13gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. -
Seljuqs, Rum. Kayqubad I (Kaykhusraw I, ‘Ala al-Din Abu’l-Fath), as sultan AR Dirham. AH 616-634 (AD 1219-1236).
Estimate: £80 - 100 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £36
Sivas mint. Dated AH 617 (AD 1220/1). Legend citing the Caliph al-Nasir; date around / Name and title in three lines; mint above. Album 1211.1; Broome 172, Type B, variety ii. 2.94gr, 24mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired from Alibaba Coins, 26 November 2016, no.12. -
Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids of Sinjar, Qutb al-Din Muhammad AE Dirham. AH 594-616 (AD 1197-1219).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Dated AH 600-602 (AD 1203/4-1205/6). Draped female bust facing, head to right, wearing crested Greek-style helmet; name and title of Qutb al-Din Muhammad around / Name and titles of Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir and Ayyubid overlord Abu Bakr in five lines. Album 1880.3; Whelan Type III; S&S Type 82.1. 14.55gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London.
