LOT 3660
Seljuks of Rum, Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II AR Dirham. Dated AH 638 (AD 1243/4). Sivas mint.
Lion advancing to right, star behind; personification of sun above / Name and title in four lines; mint and date in outer margins. Broome 270Dv(iii)d; Album 1218. Good Very Fine. Attractive vivid iridescent toning.(2.93gr, 23mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceEx P Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3660
Seljuks of Rum, Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II AR Dirham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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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): £39
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. 1.62gr, 24mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
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 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. 1.94gr, 25mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Seljuqs, Rum. Kayqubad I (Kaykhusraw I, 'Ala al-Din Abu'l-Fath), as sultan AR Dirham. Dated AH 617 (AD 1220/1). Sivas mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Legend citing the Caliph al-Nasir; date around / Name and title in three lines; mint above. Album 1211.1; Broome 172, Type B, variety ii. 2.94gr, 24mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired from Alibaba Coins, 26 November 2016, no.12.
