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LOT 4070
Umayyad Caliphate AR Dirham. Time of Yazid III ibn al-Walid, dated AH 126 (AD 744). Wasit mint.
'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. Very Fine. Rare.(2.86gr, 25mm, 10h.).
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 AR Dirham. Dated AH 96 (AD 714/5). Al-Taymara mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Standard Umayyad Shahadah at the centre with marginal stating mint and year / "Umayyad Symbol" (Quran 112) in four lines across fields; "Second Symbol" (Quran 9.33) in margin. Klat 212; ICV 251. 2.55gr, 27mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Arab-Sasanian AR Drachm. AH 65-86 (AD 685-705).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Sasanian royal bust to left, legend in margin around / Fire-altar with attendants, date to left, mint-signature to right; legend in margin around. 2.63gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
