LOT 3667
Yaman. Zaydi Imams (Rassids), al-Nasir AR Sudaysi. AH 301-322 (AD 913-934).
Sa'da(?) mint. Undated. Legend in four lines across field; part of Qur'an around / Kalima in three lines across field; mint formula around. Cf. SICA 10, 198-203; cf. Album 1068; ICV 1083. Very Fine.(0.26gr, 13mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 (AD 775-786).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 [AH 170 (AD 785/6)]. Stylised crowned Sasanian style bust to right; ‘GDE ʾpzwt (may his glory increase) in Pahlavi to right and left; in outer margin, star-in-crescents, 'pd (excellent) in Pahlavi to lower right, nwk' (good) in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 167.2-4; Album 73A; ICV 120. 1.85gr, 24mm, 4h.
Extremely Fine. Die-break to obverse.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Fatimids, al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah AR Dirham. AH 341-365 (AD 953-975).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Three concentric circles of inscription around central pellet / Three concentric circles of inscription around central pellet. Album X699. 2.20gr, 22mm.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Islamic AR Dirham. Circa 10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Legend in four lines and in margin / Legend in five lines and in margin. 3.87gr, 25mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
