LOT 2884
World Coins - Sassanian - Khusro II - Dracuna - AR Dirham 590-627 A.D.
Obv: profile bust with inscriptions. Rev: fire altar with attendants and inscriptions. Very fine, small crack to 2 o'clock.(4.06 grams, 32.5 mm.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a South West London gentleman.
LiteratureOCTV 2, 1109-1213.
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LOT 2884
World Coins - Sassanian - Khusro II - Dracuna - AR Dirham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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World Coins - Arab-Sasanian - Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan - AR Hemidrachm 8th century A.D. (Year 106).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Without any governor's name. Obv: Sasanian bust to the right, phrase 'Apzuti' in Pahlavi in front of face, phrase APD in Pahlavi in the second quarter, phrase 'NWKY' on the third quarter. Rev: fire altar with attendants, mint 'TPURASTN (Tabaristan)' on the right, date: 106. 2.05 grams, 23 mm.
Extremely fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
World Coins - Crusader Issues - Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus - James I - AR Billon Denier 1382-1398 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Obv: lion rampant left. Rev: Jerusalem cross. 0.46 grams, 15 mm.
Good fine.
Ex London, UK, private collection. Ex London gallery, 2003. Property of a North London collector. -
World Coins - Feudal France - Raymond of Melgueil - AR Denier Circa 1080-1120 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Obv: RAMVNDS, cross formed from a fasces and bishop's mitres, pellet in upper left quarter. Rev: NAIDONA, four annulets. 0.89 grams, 17 mm.
Very fine.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
