LOT 4048
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. AH 77-132 (AD 697-750). Possibly Dimashq mint.
Kalima in three lines and in the margin / Continuation of Kalima in the centre; inscription in the margin containing the mint. Very Fine.(4.63gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Umayyad Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of Yazid III ibn al-Walid, dated AH 126 (AD 744). Wasit mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
'There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in three lines in the centre in Arabic; in the margin, 'In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Wasit in the year 126' in Arabic / 'Allah is One, Allah is Absolute, He begets not, nor is He begotten, and none is like Him' in four lines in the centre in Arabic; in the margin, 'Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it' in Arabic. Album 139. 2.86gr, 25mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of al-Mansur, dated AH 146 (AD 763/4). al-Kufa mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
First part of Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of Kalima in three lines, three pellets in lower reverse field; inscription in the margin. Album 213. 2.68gr, 25mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Islamic AE Fals. 7th-8th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Uncertain design / Legend in Arabic in four lines. 4.65gr, 16mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
