LOT 3673
Islamic, Artuqids of Mardin. Najm al-Din Alpi AE Dirham. AH 547-572 (AD 1152-1176).
Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated, but struck AH 566-572 (AD 1170-1176). Two diademed and draped male heads facing slightly away from one another; in margins, Kalima above and below, name and title of Abbasid caliph to right and left / Facing female head, wearing necklace; name, title, and genealogy of Najm al-Din Alpi in outer margin. Album 1827.5; Whelan Type IV, 44-5; S&S Type 30.1; ICV 1203. Very Fine.(12.59gr, 32mm, 3h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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LOT 3673
Islamic, Artuqids of Mardin. Najm al-Din Alpi AE Dirham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Post-reform AH 77-132 (AD 697-750).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Iliya (Jerusalem) mint. Candlestick with five branches; 'There is no god but Allah alone' in Kufic around / 'Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in three lines in Kufic. Cf. D. Barag, "The Islamic Candlestick Coins of Jerusalem" in INJ 10, type 4; cf. Walker 605; cf. Album 163.2. 2.71gr, 16mm, 11h
Very Fine.
Acquired from Hassam Zurqieh, February 2016, no. AA824. -
Abbasid governor of Tabaristan AR Hemidrachm. Time of Al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 (AD 775-785).
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
Tabaristan mint; dated PYE 134 = AH 169 (AD 785/6). Anonymous type. Crowned and draped bust to right; behind head, GDH ('kingship' in Pahlavi); before head, 'AFZUT' ('may increase' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, APD and NWKW ('excellent' and 'good' in Pahlavi) and 'bakh bakh' ('very fine' in Arabic) / Sasanian fire altar set on three steps, flanked by two attending priests standing facing; to left, date; to right, mint. Album 73; SICA I, -; Walker, Arab-Sassanian, p. 156, O.10. 2.06gr, 25mm, 7h
Extremely Fine. Very rare.
From a private collection, UK. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid. AH 170-193 (AD 786-809).
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 136 = AH 171 (AD 787/8). Stylised crowned Sassanian style bust to right; ‘GDE ʾpzwt (may his glory increase) in Pahlavi to right and left; in outer margin, star-in-crescents, 'pd (excellent) in Pahlavi to lower right, nwk' (good) in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 174.1-8; Album 73; ICV -. 2.33gr, 24mm, 4h
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
