LOT 3589
World Coins - Arab-Sasanian, time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan AR Drachm. AH 65-86 (AD 685-705).
BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 67 (AD 686/7). Citing governor ʿUmar ibn ʿUbayd Allah [AH 67-72 (AD 686-691)]. Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings and star-in-crescent; stars flanking, ribbons on shoulder; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin; behind head, 'GDE ʾp̄zwt' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'ʾwml Y ʾwbytʾlʾʾn' ('ʿUmar ibn ʿUbayd Allah' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, 'li-llāh al-ḥamd' ('Praise to Allah' in Arabic) / 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. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 309; SICA 1, 156-8; Album 21. Extremely fine.(3.99gr, 30 mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, gentleman.
LiteratureCf. OCTV 2, 1344-1357 for type.
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LOT 3589
World Coins - Arab-Sasanian, time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan AR Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Group of Seven [7] AR Islamic Coins. 12th-13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Silver Dirhams of various rulers. 9.29gr total.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Umayyad Caliphate, time of Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik AR Dirham. AH 105-125 (AD 724-743).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Dimashq (Damascus) mint. Dated AH 119 (AD 737/8). Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Sura 112 in four lines; Quran IX, 33 around. Album 137; Klat 363. 2.88gr, 26mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired from Artemis Gallery, 1999. -
Nasrids of Granada, Anonymous time of 'Ali b. Sa'd AE Fals. AH 881 (AD 1467/8).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Gharnata mint. "Struck, in Granada, year" in three lines in Naskhi script / Date in three lines in Naskhi script. Album 418; Vives 2217; R. Lorente 82. 3.19g, 19mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
