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Auction 94  6 May 2015
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Lot 1511

Estimate: 10 000 GBP
Price realized: 10 000 GBP
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ISLAMIC COINS, Islamic Glass Weights, A wonderful selection of Islamic Glass Weights formerly in the collection of Alexander H Morton, author of A Catalogue of Early Islamic Glass Stamps in the British Museum, 45 pieces comprising:
Umayyad Monetary Weights (9)
Glass Dinar or pre-reform Arab-Sassanid Dirham Weight, in the name of Abd al-Malik, 3.91g
Glass Dinar Weight, in the name of Abd al-Aziz b. Marwan, 4.29g
Glass Dinar Weight in the name of Abd Allah b. Abd al-Malik Governor and Finance Director of Egypt, 4.23g
Glass Dinar Weight in the name of Usama b. Zayd, Finance Director of Egypt, 4.22g
Glass Dinar Weight in the name of 'Ubayd Allah b. al-Habhab, Finance Director of Egypt, 4.23g
Glass Dirham Weight in the name of Abd al-Malik, 2.82g
Glass ½-Fals of 17-Qirat Weight in the name of 'Ubayd Allah b. al-Habhab, Finance Director of Egypt, 3.28g
Glass ½-Fals of 15-Qirat Weight in the name of 'Ubayd Allah b. al-Habhab, Finance Director of Egypt, 2.93g
Glass ½-Fals, anonymous, 2.01g
Umayyad Commodity Weights (11)
Fragment of a glass vessel stamp in the name of Hisham, 2.34g
Fragment of a glass vessel stamp for a Qist in the name of Hisham, 4.08g
Fragment of a glass vessel stamp in the name of Marwan II and citing Zamil b. 'Amr, Finance Director of the Oasis of Damascus, 4.08g
Double glass vessel stamp for a "measure of a Fals", in the name of Qurra b. Sharik, Governor and Finance Director of Egypt, 3.70g
Glass vessel weight for half a measure of wine (nabidh), in the name of Qurra b. Sharik, Governor and Finance Director of Egypt, 11.29g
Glass vessel stamp for a measure of "mishsh", in the name of Hayyan b. Shurayh Finance Director of Egypt, 6.33g
Large glass vessel stamp for a measure of "kamun" or white cumin dated 123h and in the name of al-Qasim b. 'Ubayd Allah, Finance Director of Egypt, and Dawud b. al-Murr his executive, 16.64g
Glass vessel stamp for a qist of olive oil for a Fals, in the name of al-Qasim b. 'Ubayd Allah, Finance Director of Egypt, and Muslim b. al-Arraf, his executive, 2.89g
Glass vessel stamp, anonymous, 5.22g
Glass vessel stamp, anonymous, 4.89g
Glass vessel stamp, anonymous, 5.05g
Abbasid Monetary Weights (5)
Glass Dinar Weight in the name of Salah b. Muslim, under the authority of Ishaq b. Sulayman(?), 4.13g
Fragment of a glass Dinar weight with partial inscription mentioning the treasury thus directly linking the use, control and or manufacture of weights with the administration, 1.87g
Glass ½-Dinar weight in the name of Muhammad b. Said, Finance Director of Egypt, his executive Salama and an artisan, Severus, 2.13g
Glass ½-Dinar weight, anonymous, 2.04g
Fragment of a dated (monetary?) glass weight, with inscription ending "ishrin", "twenty", 0.66g
Abbasid Commodity Weights (9)
Glass vessel stamp in the name of al-Mansur, 6.47g
Glass vessel stamp in the name of al-Mansur and 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 2.02g
Fragment of a glass vessel stamp in the name of al-Mansur and 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 3.01g
Fragment of a glass vessel stamp for a Ratl of chickpeas in the name of al-Mansur, 3.52g
Fragment of a glass vessel stamp in the name of al-Mansur, 2.14g
Glass vessel stamp in the name of in the name of 'Abd Allah b. Salih, 3.96g
Glass vessel stamp in the name of in the name of Ishaq b. 'Issa Hals, 2.02g
Large glass vessel stamp for a Fals of beans in the name of Salama, executive under Yazid b. Khatim and Muhammad b. Said Governors and Finance Directors of Egypt, 22.06g
Glass stamp of uncertain purpose in the name of 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Umar of b. Tamin, executive in Egypt, 7.52g
Others (11)
Miscellaneous Fatimid, Mamluk, Byzantine and figurative glass weights

Estimate: £10,000-12,000
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