CNG 97, Lot: 820. Estimate $500. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate (Arab-Byzantine coinage). Circa AD 675-700. Æ Half Fals (23mm, 4.35 g, 1h). Imitating Justin II and Sophia. Scythopolis (Baysan) mint. Dated “year 7”. Emperor and empress seated facing on double throne, each holding cruciform scepter; long cross between / Large K; cross above, “date” across field, I below. APBQ B1; DOCAB 84; Album 3510 (RR). Good VF, earthen green patina. Rare.

From the Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.