Buwayhids (Buyids). Rukn al-Dawla Abu 'Ali al-Hasan. AH 338-366 / AD 949-977. AR Cast Portrait ‘Dirham’ (41.2mm, 12.90 g, 12h). Al-Muhammadiya mint. Dated AH 351 (AD 962/3). Near Fine.

Islamic Auction 4 – Session 1
Lot: 188. Estimated: $ 5 000

Pre-Mongol Iran, Silver

Sold For $ 4 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Buwayhids (Buyids). Rukn al-Dawla Abu 'Ali al-Hasan. AH 338-366 / AD 949-977. AR Cast Portrait ‘Dirham’ (41.2mm, 12.90 g, 12h). Al-Muhammadiya mint. Dated AH 351 (AD 962/3). Obverse field: la ilaha illa Allah / wahdahu la sharik lahu / Muhammad rasul Allah / al-Muti‘ lillah / Rukn al-Dawla / Abu ‘Ali Buwayh Obverse margin: bismillah duriba hadha al-dirham bi’l-Muhammadiya sanat ihda wa khamsin wa thalath miat hijra nabi salla Allah ‘alayhi / Reverse: Sasanian-style bust facing, Pahlawi XVARRAH APZWT - SHAHANSHAH to left and right. Miles, G.C., ‘A Portrait of the Buyid Prince Rukn al-Dawlah,’ ANS Museum Notes 11 (1964), pp. 283-293. Surfaces with blistering and porosity from atmospheric damage; traces of deposit; filed on edge below bust. Near Fine. Extremely rare.


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