LOT 3594
Islamic, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Almohads (al-Muwahhidun) AR Dirham. AH 558-668 (AD 1163-1269).
Time of Abu Ya'qub Yusuf I to Abu'l-'Ula Idris II. Uncertain mint, without date. Square type. Legend in Arabic in three lines: 'There is no deity but Allah; The entire affair belongs to Allah; There is no strength except with Allah' / Legend in Arabic in three lines: 'Allah is our Lord; Muhammad is our messenger; Al-Mahdi is our leader'. Hazard 1085; Album 496; ICV 716. Near Extremely Fine. Very well struck for the type.(1.53gr, 15mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired from London Ancient Coins Ltd, 29 February 2016, no.13.
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LOT 3594
Islamic, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Almohads (al-Muwahhidun) AR Dirham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Group of Five [5] AR Dirhams of Umayyad Caliphate. Circa AD 635-735.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Various rulers. 14.40gr total.
Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Post-reform, AH 77-132 (AD 697-750).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Iliya (Jerusalem) mint. Menorah type. Candlestick with five branches; 'no God but Allah, He is alone' in Kufic around / 'Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in three lines in Kufic. D. Barag, "The Islamic Candlestick Coins of Jerusalem" in INJ 10, type 4; Walker 605; Album 163; ICV -. 3.45gr, 16mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Group of Eight [8] AR Dirhams. 8th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Various rulers. 22.93gr total.
Very Fine to Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
