LOT 3665
Yaman. Zaydi Imams (Rassids), al-Nasir AR Sudaysi. AH 301-322 (AD 913-934).
'Udhr(?) mint. Undated. Legend in four lines across field; part of Qur'an around / Kalima in three lines across field; mint formula around. ICV 1083. Near Very Fine. Seemingly looped and repaired.(0.40gr, 14mm, 6h.).
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-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 136 [AH 171 (AD 787/8)]. 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 174.1-8; Album 73; ICV -. 1.96gr, 24mm, 10h.
Extremely Fine. Some green deposits in fields; some delamination on edge of reverse.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Abbasid Caliphate. Time of al-Mansur AE Fals. AH 136-158 (AD 754-775).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Al-Yazidiya mint. Dated AH 150 (AD 767/8). Legend in three lines, mint and date in margin; star above and below / Legend in three lines; star above and below, annulets in border. SICA 2, 1628; Shamma p.293; Album 313K. 2.86gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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.
