LOT 4084
Islamic AR Dirham. Circa 9th century AD.
Inscription in four lines in Arabic and in margins / Inscription in four lines in Arabic and in margin. Very Fine.(2.91gr, 19mm, 7h.).
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). Ba'albak mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Mint name above star in centre; Kalima in margin / Continuation of Kalima in centre. Zeno 71754; Walker 776. 2.04gr, 14mm, 2h.
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): £26
Proclamation of the oneness of God in three lines / Kalima in three lines; inscription in the margin. 4.46gr, 21mm, 10h.
Near 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.
