LOT 3588
World Coins - Umayyad Caliphate, time of Marwan I ibn Hakam AR Drachm. AH 64-65 (AD 684-685).
DA (Darabgird) mint. Struck by ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, rival caliph [AH 60-73 (AD 680-692)]. Dated YE 53 (AD 684/5). Arab-Sasanian type. Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings and star-in-crescent; stars flanking, ribbon on shoulder; all within double border with pellets and star-in-crescents in margin; behind head, 'GDE ʾp̄zwt'' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'ʾp̄dwlʾ ʾmyl Y wlwyšnykʾn' ('ʿAbd Allah, Commander of the Believers' in Pahlavi); in the outer margin, 'bism Allāh' ('In the name of 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. Album 16. Extremely fine.(4.15gr, 30mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, gentleman.
LiteratureCf. OCTV 2, 1344-1357 for type.
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LOT 3588
World Coins - Umayyad Caliphate, time of Marwan I ibn Hakam AR Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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World Coins - Umayyad Caliphate, time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan AR Drachm. AH 65-86 (AD 685-705).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 75 (AD 694/5). Citing governor al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra [AH 75-79 (AD 694-698)]. Arab-Sasanian type. Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings and star-in-crescent; stars flanking, ribbon on shoulder; all within double border with pellets and star-in-crescents in margin; behind head, 'GDE ʾp̄zwt'' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'mwhʾlp' Y ʾbwcwplʾʾn' ('al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, 'bism Allāh' ('In the name of 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. Album 31. 4.19gr, 32mm, 3h.
Extremely fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Post-reform, AH 77-132 (AD 697-750).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Iliya (Jerusalem) mint. Menorah type. Candlestick with five branches; 'no God but Allah, He is alone' in Kufic around / 'Muhammad is the messenger of Allah' in three lines in Kufic. D. Barag, "The Islamic Candlestick Coins of Jerusalem" in INJ 10, type 4; Walker 605; Album 163; ICV -. 3.45gr, 16mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Seljuks Pale AV Dinar. AH 492-511 (AD 1099-1118)
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Legend within circle and in margins / Legend within circle and in margins. 3.49gr, 22mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
