LOT 4052
Islamic AE Fals. Circa 7th-8th century AD.
Inscription in Arabic in three lines; star between second and third line; all within border of large dots / Inscription in Arabic in four lines; all within border of large dots. Very Fine.(1.33gr, 18mm, 3h.).
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). Unminted.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Proclamation of the oneness of God in three lines / Kalima in three lines. 2.53gr, 15mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of Al-Mahdi, dated AH 166(?) (AD 782/3). Al-Abbasiya(?) mint. Citing the governor Yazid.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin containing date and mint / Kalima in lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. Cf. SICA III, 1030. 2.28gr, 25mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. AH 77-132 (AD 697-750). Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Proclamation of the oneness of God in three lines / Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. 3.03gr, 21mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
