First Known Gold Issue for the Zaydis of Hawsam
| Triton XIX, Lot: 714. Estimate $20000. |
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ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Zaydis of Hawsam. temp. Abu’l-Husayn al-Mu’ayyad. Circa AH 380-411 / AD 931-961. AV Quarter Dinar (16mm, 0.99 g, 6h). Hawsam (Rudisar) mint. Date AH 400 (AD 1009/10).
Shahada and
’ali walī Allah (
’Ali [is] the authority of Allah) in three lines; all within linear stellate border of eight concave arcs; each point surmounted by annulet;
bismillah [
za]
rb haza al-dina r bi-haw sam sanat arba’ mi’at (
In the name of Allah struck this dinar in Hawsam year 400) in external voids; all within linear border; outer margin consisting of alternating annulets and ’llah in Arabic / The “Umayyad Symbol” (Sura 112 [al-ikhlas])
Āllah ahad Āllah āl-samad lam yalīd wa lam yalūd wa lem yakun lahu kufu ahad (
Allah [is] One; Allah [is] the Eternal, the Absolute; not begetting and not begotten; there was not to Him equal a single on) in four lines; all within linear stellate border of eight concave arcs; each point surmounted by annulet; the “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Sura 9 [al-tauba]:33):
muḥammadur rasūlu-llāh arsalahu bi-’lhudā wa dīn al-haqq lī-yuzhirahu (
Muhammad id the messenger of Allah; him He sent with guidance and true faith to make it prevail) in external voids; all within linear border; outer margin consisting of alternating annulets and ’llah in Arabic. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, toned, areas of minor weak strike.
Current Status
Triton XIX, Lot: 714.
Closing Date And Time: Jan 04, 2016 at 5:00:00 PM ET.
Current Date And Time: May 20, 2024 at 5:22:39 PM ET.
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