LOT 4124
India, Princely States. Bharatpur AV Mohur. Time of Ratan Singh. Dually dated AH 118[...] & RY 9 of Shah Alam II (AD 1768). Maha Indrapur (Dig) mint.
In the name of Shah Alam II, Mughal emperor. 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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Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). Dated PYE 136 [AH 171 (AD 787/8)]. Tabaristan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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; stars 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 -. 2.10gr, 24mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Abbasids. Time of al-Rashid AR Dirham. Dated AH 181 (AD 797). Madinat al-Salam mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima, citing the heir apparent Muhammad al-Amin as 'ibn Amir al-Mu'minin' ('son of the Commander of the Faithful') in three lines and the vizier Ja'far ibn Yahya al-Barmaki below. Album 219.9b; Lowick 1333. 2.96gr, 25mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 88, 9 September 2021, lot 1574. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). Dated PYE 137 [AH 172 (AD 788/9)]. Tabaristan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Stylised crowned Sassanian 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. Album 73. 1.84gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
