LOT 4057
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. AH 77-132 (AD 697-750).
Legend in three lines in Arabic / Legend in three lines in Arabic. Very Fine.(2.59gr, 16mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. AH 158-169 (AD 775-785). 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; pellets flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Album 73. 1.82gr, 24mm, 9h.
Near Extremely 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).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Inscription in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin / Inscription in three lines in the centre; inscription in the margin. 4.27gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Artuqids, Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan AE Dirhem. Dated AH 581 (AD 1185/6). Mardin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Diademed and draped bust facing, with hand across chest; name and titles of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan around / Name and titles of the Ayyubid overlord al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf I (Saladin) in five lines within hexagram; mint around, date in right field. Whelan Type I; S&S Type 33.1; Album 1829.1. 13.95gr, 32mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
