LOT 4072
Islamic AR Dirham. Circa 10th century AD.
Inscription in Arabic in five lines and in margin / Inscription in Arabic in five lines and in margin. Near Very Fine.(3.00gr, 18mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Umayyad Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of Yazid III ibn al-Walid, dated AH 126 (AD 744). Wasit mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
'There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in three lines in the centre in Arabic; in the margin, 'In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Wasit in the year 126' in Arabic / 'Allah is One, Allah is Absolute, He begets not, nor is He begotten, and none is like Him' in four lines in the centre in Arabic; 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. Album 139. 2.86gr, 25mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Rasulids of Yemen, al-Mansur 'Umar I AR Dirham. Dated AH 646 (AD 1248/9). Zabid mint. Type D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Kalima in three lines across field inside double intersecting trefoils / Legend in three lines citing the Abbasid caliph al-Musta'sim and al-Mansur 'Umar; rest of titles, mint and date formula in margins. SICA 10, - (date not recorded); Album 1100.4; ICV 1129. 1.82gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
Acquired from Pavlos S. Pavlou, 10 April 2016, no. IS312 (ticket included). -
Fatimid Caliphate AR Half-Dirham. 10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Three concentric circles of inscription in Kufic around central pellet / Three concentric circles of inscription in Kufic around central pellet. 1.24gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
