LOT 4121
Seljuks of Rum, Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II AR Dirham. Dated possibly AH 639 (AD 1241). Siwas mint.
Lion advancing to right, three stars and crescent around; personification of sun above / Name and title in four lines; mint and date in outer margins. Album 1218; Broome 272, type D(iii). Very Fine.(2.92gr, 22mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4121
Seljuks of Rum, Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II AR Dirham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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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. -
Seljuks of Rum, Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II AR Dirham. AH 634-644 (AD 1237-1246).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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). 2.92gr, 22mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Abbasids. Time of al-Rashid AR Dirham. Dated AH 181 (AD 797). Madinat al-Salam mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima, citing the heir apparent Muhammad al-Amin as 'ibn Amir al-Mu'minin' ('son of the Commander of the Faithful') in three lines and the vizier Ja'far ibn Yahya al-Barmaki below. Album 219.9b; Lowick 1333. 2.96gr, 25mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 88, 9 September 2021, lot 1574. Property of a London antiquarian.
