Auction Catalogue

9 April 2008

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Ancient Coins

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 273

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9 April 2008

Hammer Price:
£100

Kings of Sassania, Arab-Sassanian, Sakastan, Arab governor Reda (c. 750), Dirhem, bust right, imitating Khusru II, ‘Bism allah salih Rida’ in Arabic around margins, rev. fire-altar flanked by attendants, garbled legends, 2.98g/3h (cf. Göbl, Hunnen Em 296.1-15 [misdescribed]; cf. Mitchiner ACW 1392). Very fine, rare (£120-150)