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LOT 3349
Umayyads, Anonymous AE Fals. Circa AH 101-121 (AD 720-740). Al-Ramla (Palestine) mint.
Palm branch; Kalima around / Pellet within crescent; mint formula around. Cf. Album 185; cf. Walker 855. Near Very Fine.(2.08gr, 16mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Circa AH 78-140 (AD 697-758). Amman(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Legend in Arabic around lilly within three pellets / Legend in Arabic in three lines. Cf. Walker 905; cf. Album 166. 3.60gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Fine. Scarce.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Umayyad Caliphate. TIme of Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan AR Drachm. Dated AH 56 (AD 675/6). NY (Nihawand) mint. Citing governor ʿUbayd Allah ibn Ziyad. Arab-Sasanian type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. Album 12; cf. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 933. 2.99gr, 28mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Yemen, Rasulid. an-Nasir Ahmad AR Dirham. Dated AH 805 (AD 1402/3). al-Mahjam mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Lion or horse leaping to right, legend around / Legends in centre and in margin. SICA 10, - (cf. 545); Album 1111. 1.74gr, 26mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
