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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Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids of Mardin, Najm al-Din Alpi AE Dirham. AH 547-572 (AD 1152-1176).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Diademed head of Antiochos VII to right; legend on the neck / Legend in Arabic in four lines and in margins. Album 1827.2. 11.77gr, 28mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London. -
Seljuqs, Rum. Kayqubad I (Kaykhusraw I, ‘Ala al-Din Abu’l-Fath), as sultan AR Dirham. AH 616-634 (AD 1219-1236).
Estimate: £80 - 100 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £36
Sivas mint. Dated AH 617 (AD 1220/1). Legend citing the Caliph al-Nasir; date around / Name and title in three lines; mint above. Album 1211.1; Broome 172, Type B, variety ii. 2.94gr, 24mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired from Alibaba Coins, 26 November 2016, no.12. -
Islamic AR Dirham. Circa 10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Legend in five lines and in margins / Legend in five lines and in margin. 4.13gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
