LOT 4119
Seljuks of Rum, Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II AR Dirham. AH 634-644 (AD 1237-1246).
Lion advancing to right, two stars, crescent and pellet around; personification of sun above / Name and title in four lines; mint and date in outer margins. Album 1218; Broome 270, type D(iv). Very Fine.(2.92gr, 22mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4119
Seljuks of Rum, Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II AR Dirham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Abbasid Caliphate AV Dinar. Time of Al-Mansur, AH 136-158 (AD 754-775). Dated AH 151 (AD 768). Unnamed mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Kalima in three lines; Quran IX, 33 around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; date formula around. Bernardi 51; Album 212. 4.23gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Four [4] Islamic AR Coins. 13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various types. 11.63gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the London coin market. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 28, lot 940. Ex D.F.Grotjohann. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). Dated PYE 136 [AH 171 (AD 787/8)]. Tabaristan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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 -. 2.13gr, 24mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
