Name: Auction: Arab-Sasanian, al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf (AH 75-95 / 694-713 AD), silver Drachm
Brand: Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Price: 1500 GBP
Availability: InStock

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s marks the 125th edition of its Ancient, British and World Coin Auction, meticulously curated by in-house specialists. The sale spans Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Celtic, British, World and Islamic sections. &nbsp;Ancient highlights include two Ptolemaic Gold Octodrachms, an exceptional Dold Double decadrachm of Agathokles, a Siculo-Punic tetradrachm, and an extremely rare Carausius denarius recorded on the PAS. Celtic material ranges from a Bronze Age lock-ring to gold staters of Gaul and Britain, culminating in a superb ‘Classic’ Cunobelin stater. Within the British coin section, notable pieces include Anglo-Saxon pennies and hammered gold such as an Edward III Quarter-Noble, Elizabeth I Quarter Angel and pledge penny—and important hammered silver of Edward I, Henry VII, Henry VIII and Edward VI. Milled items include a lovely George II Two Guineas and the third tranche from 'The Frank Waley Collection', featuring a 1663 Charles II Shilling NGC MS63 and Victoria Gothic Crowns to PF65. World coins present a date run of Brazilian 960 Reis of João VI, early Hong Kong issues, rare Medieval Indian gold Gadyanas, the finest known Saladin commemorative Pound, a Genoese Quintuple Doppia AU58, and a Mint State Paul I Rouble and the Islamic section includes fine selections of dinars and rare Artuqid bronzes, capped by a stunning Ottoman Double Zeri Mahbub.

1796 George III 4 Reales Oval Countermark 

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's Ancient, British & World Coins - Auction 125

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Arab-Sasanian, al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf (AH 75-95 / 694-713 AD), silver Drachm, AH 81 / 700/1 AD, BYŠ (Bishapur), 3.47g (Malek 352). Very Fine. Some peripheral corrosion. Rare.&nbsp;Between AH 80 and 84, the rebel governor 'Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad had coins struck in the region. Album states that no coins were struck by al-Hajjaj after AH 81, but Malek has Drachms recorded for years AH 82 and 83; without the additional inscription on the border HShT. This coin, dated AH 81, shows the letters HShT (in Pahlavi) on the border of the obverse. This rare variety was interpreted by Gaube as 'eight' potentially referring to the eighth year of al-Hajjaj's appointment.

Arab-Sasanian, al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf (AH 75-95 / 694-713 AD), silver Drachm

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