208, Lot: 456. Estimate $100. Sold for $111. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Uncertain period (pre-reform). AH 41-77 / AD 661-697. Æ Fals (17mm, 1.55 g, 3h). Zaranj mint. Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; indistinct legend behind, “splendor” in Pahlavi before / Mint signature, “goodness”, and “growth” in Pahlavi in three lines. Gyselen type 50; Album 49. Good Fine, dark green and red patina, layer of earthen encrustation. Rare.