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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Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). Tabaristan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Stylised crowned Sasanian 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; stars flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Cf. Album 63. 2.03gr, 24mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Arab-Sasanian, Khusro Type AR Drachm. Circa AD 653-670. ART (Ardashir Khurra) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings, and star-in-crescent; stars and legends flanking, ribbon and crescent on shoulders; all within double border with star-in-crescents and 'In the name of Allah' in Arabic in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border, with star-in-crescents in margin. Cf. YE29, A-4. 3.12gr, 30mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Islamic AR Dirham. Circa 10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Inscription in Arabic in five lines and in margin / Inscription in Arabic in five lines and in margin. 3.00gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
