LOT 2933
World Coins - Sassanian - Khushru I - AR Dirham 531-579 A.D.
Obv: profile bust with inscriptions. Rev: fire altar with attendants and inscriptions. Very fine.(3.93 grams.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx David Harthill collection, UK (with a ticket).
LiteratureSee OCTV 2, 1028-1072.
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World Coins - Spain - Charles III - 1774 - 8 Maravedis Dated 1774 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Segovia mint. Obv: profile bust dividing 'aqueduct' mintmark - 8 with date below and CAROLUS III D G HISP REX legend. Rev: ornate cross with alternating lions and castles in angles within wreath. 11.19 grams.
Very fine.
Acquired Spink USA. Property of a Kent gentleman. -
World Coins - Sassanian - Khushru I - AR Dirham 531-579 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Obv: profile bust with inscriptions. Rev: fire altar with attendants and inscriptions. 3.93 grams.
Very fine.
Ex David Harthill collection, UK (with a ticket). -
World Coins - Islamic - Samanid - Nasr II ibn Ahmad - AR Dirham 913-942 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Obv: inscription in three lines with double legend around. Rev: inscription in four lines with legend around. 2.87 grams.
Very fine.
Ex David Harthill collection, UK (with ticket).
