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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Arab-Sasanian AR Drachm. AH 65-86 (AD 685-705).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Sasanian royal bust to left, legend in margin around / Fire-altar with attendants, date to left, mint-signature to right; legend in margin around. 2.63gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Mansur, AH 95-158 (AD 714-775). Dated PYE 122 [AH 157 (AD 773/4)]. Tabaristan mint. Citing governor 'Umr ibn al-'Ala'.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Stylised crowned Sasanian style bust to right; to left, legend in Pahlavi script; to right, 'Umr in Arabic script; 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; date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. SICA 1, 401-4. 1.95gr, 24mm, 10h.
Near Extremely 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.
