445, Lot: 905. Estimate $150. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MIXED. Islamic to World. Lot of seven (7) AR, CU, and Æ denominations. Includes: Tabaristan AR hemidrachm of ‘Umar // Heavily clipped AR drachm of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, governor of Iraq. BCRA (al-Basra) mint // Three Artuqid Æ dirhams (two S&S Type 34 and one S&S Type 36) // Misr (Egypt) mint CU 5 para of Abdul Mejid, dually dated AH 1255 and RY 3 // Native coinage Æ Kahavanu of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Coins Fine to VF, drachm of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad heavily clipped. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Seven (7) coins in lot.
From the Johnson Family Collection, most purchased in the 1960s.