LOT 3684
India, Princely States. Bharatpur AV Mohur. Time of Ratan Singh AH 1182-1183 (AD 1768-1769).
In the name of Shah Alam II, Mughal emperor. Maha Indrapur (Dig) mint. Dually dated AH 118[...] & RY 9 of Shah Alam II (AD 1768). Persian couplet citing Shah 'Alam II; AH date to right / Mint formula and RY date; ma in Devanagari to left of RY. KM 50; Friedberg -. Extremely Fine. Evidence of possible prior mounting. Very rare.(10.80gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Dr Lawrence Brilliant.
Ex Glendining (15 October 1985), lot 296.
Ex Skanda Collection (Spink-Taisei 9, 20 February 1991), lot 495.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 366, 13 January 2016, lot 167.
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LOT 3684
India, Princely States. Bharatpur AV Mohur.
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Abbasid governor of Tabaristan AR Hemidrachm. Time of Al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 (AD 775-785).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 134 = AH 169 (AD 785/6). Crowned and draped bust to right; behind head, GDH ('kingship' in Pahlavi); before head, 'AFZUT' ('may increase' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, APD and NWKW ('excellent' and 'good' in Pahlavi) and 'bakh bakh' ('very fine' in Arabic) / Sasanian fire altar set on three steps, flanked by two attending priests standing facing; to left, date; to right, mint. Album 73; SICA I, -; Walker, Arab-Sassanian, p. 156, O.10. 1.98gr, 24mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Fatimids, al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah AR Dirham. AH 341-365 (AD 953-975).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Three concentric circles of inscription around central pellet / Three concentric circles of inscription around central pellet. Album X699. 2.20gr, 22mm.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 136 [AH 171 (AD 787/8)]. Stylised crowned Sasanian style bust to right; ‘GDE ʾpzwt (may his glory increase) in Pahlavi to right and left; in outer margin, star-in-crescents, 'pd (excellent) in Pahlavi to lower right, nwk' (good) in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 174.1-8; Album 73; ICV -. 1.96gr, 24mm, 10h.
Extremely Fine. Some green deposits in fields; some delamination on edge of reverse.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
