LOT 3465
Islamic AR Dirham. Circa 10th century AD.
Legend in five lines and in margins / Legend in five lines and in margin. Near Very Fine.(4.13gr, 26mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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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. -
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. -
Samanids, Nuh I ibn Nasr AV Dinar. AH 331-343 (AD 943-954).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Nishapur mint. Dated AH 339 (AD 950/1). Legend in Arabic in three lines and in margins / Legend in Arabic in four lines and in margin. Album 1454. 4.08gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
