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LOT 3648
Group of Twelve [12] AR Dirhams of the Abbasid Dynasty. 8th-12th century AD.
Various rulers. Condition as seen.(35.22gr total.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market before 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3648
Group of Twelve [12] AR Dirhams of the Abbasid Dynasty.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Mongols, llkhanids. Abu Sa'id Bahadur AR 2 Dirhams. AH 716-736 (AD 1316-1335).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Arzanjan (Erzincan) mint. Dated AH 731 (AD 1330/1). Type G. Legend within octofoil; the names of the four Rashidun Caliphs around / Legend within looped octagon; date in the margin. Cf. Diler Ab-525 (for type); Album 2214; ICV 2145. 3.15gr, 20mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005. -
Zengid Atabegs of Halab (Aleppo), Al-Salih Isma’il AE Dirham. AH 569-577 (AD 1174-1181).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
al-Halab (Aleppo) mint. Dated AH 571 (AD 1175/6). Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed Roman-style bust to right; mint name and AH date around / Names and titles of Abbasid Caliph al-Mustadi and Al-Salih Isma’il in five lines across field. S&S Type 76. 3.57gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London. -
Umayyad Caliphate, time of al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik AR Dirham. AH 86-96 (AD 705-715).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Marw mint. Dated AH 90 (AD 709/710). Kalima in three lines; in the margin, mint and date / Legend in Arabic in four lines (Qurʾān 112: 1-4); in the margin, 'Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it' in Arabic. Walker 490; Album 128; Klat 587b. 2.97gr, 27mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Traces of gilding.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
