Ancient and Islamic Coins, Antiquities

Timurid, Timur (771-807h), Tanka, Abarquh, date off flan, citing Mahmud as overlord (A 2386; ICV 2298); Fals, Samarqand 785h (A 2389; ICV 2301); Shahrukh, Tankas (2), Tabriz 851h, Herat 828h (A 2405; ICV 2310); Abu’l-Qasim Babur (851-861h), Tanka, Shi‘ite type, no mint or date (A 2422; ICV 2319); Sultan Husayn (third reign, 873-911h), Tanka, Herat, date unclear (A 2432.3; ICV 2334); AQ QOYUNLU, Hasan (857-882h), Tanka, Timajan, undated (A 2512; ICV 2379); Ya‘qub (883-896h), light Tanka, Sari, undated (A 2523; ICV 2385) [8]. Varied state £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Hon. Robert Erskine Collection.

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Provenance: First and eighth bt H. Hamidi 1998; second S. Album FPL 169, April 2001 (288); third and seventh bt Galerie Antiker Kunst 2001; fifth bt A. Rezai 1998; sixth bt R. Tye 1996