LOT 4083
Rasulids of Yemen, al-Mansur 'Umar I AR Dirham. Dated AH 646 (AD 1248/9). Zabid mint. Type D.
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. Near Extremely Fine. Toned.(1.82gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired from Pavlos S. Pavlou, 10 April 2016, no. IS312 (ticket included).
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Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. AH 77-132 (AD 697-750).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Inscription in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin / Inscription in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. 4.27gr, 23mm, 12h.
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-Ma'mun, dated AH 198 (AD 813/4). Isbahan (Isfahan) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription around containing the mint and date / Kalima in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. Album 223.4. 2.78gr, 23mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Islamic AE Fals. Circa 8th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Legend in three lines in Arabic, within elaborate border in margin / Legend in three lines in Arabic and in margin. 3.11gr, 20mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
