LOT 4075
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. AH 77-132 (AD 697-750).
Inscription in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin / Inscription in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. Near Very Fine.(4.27gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Fatimid Caliphate AR Half-Dirham. 10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Two concentric circles of inscription in Arabic around central pellet / Two concentric circles of inscription in Arabic around central pellet. 1.22gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. AH 77-132 (AD 697-750). Ba'albak mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Mint name above star in centre; Kalima in margin / Continuation of Kalima in centre. Zeno 71754; Walker 776. 2.04gr, 14mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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.
