LOT 4105
Umayyad Caliphate. Uncertain period AE Fals. Circa AH 77-132 (AD 697-750). Post-reform; uncertain mint.
Tree with fruits; around "Muhammad Rasul Allah" / Kufic inscription in three lines. Album B161(RR); SICA Vol.2, 1299; Zeno 118752; ICV -. Very Fine. Rare.(2.24gr, 17mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 113, 28 September 2023, lot 1288.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Abbasids. Time of al-Rashid AR Dirham. Dated AH 181 (AD 797). Madinat al-Salam mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima, citing the heir apparent Muhammad al-Amin as 'ibn Amir al-Mu'minin' ('son of the Commander of the Faithful') in three lines and the vizier Ja'far ibn Yahya al-Barmaki below. Album 219.9b; Lowick 1333. 2.96gr, 25mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 88, 9 September 2021, lot 1574. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 (AD 775-785). Dated PYE 135 [AH 170 (AD 785/6)]. 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; star and crescent flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Cf. Malek 167.2-4; Album 73A; ICV 120. 1.39gr, 24mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Abbasid Caliphate AV Dinar. Time of Al-Mansur, AH 136-158 (AD 754-775). Dated AH 154 (AD 770/1). Unnamed mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Kalima in three lines; Quran IX, 33 around / Continuation of kalima in three lines; date formula around. Album 212; Bernardi 51. 4.25gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
