282, Lot: 425. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Standing Caliph coinage. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals (21mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Sarmin mint. Struck circa 690s. Caliph standing facing, hand on sheathed sword; legend without Caliph’s name / Transformed cross on steps; sar-min to left and right. SICA I, 645; Walker 94; DOCAB 128; Album 3532. Near VF, earthen black patina. Scarce.

From the J. S. Wagner Collection.