295, Lot: 106. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Arab-Byzantine (Standing Caliph) coinage. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals (19mm, 1.73 g, 6h). Sarmin mint. Struck circa 690s. Caliph standing facing, with left hand on sheathed sword; legend without Caliph’s name / Transformed cross; sar-min flanking. SICA 1, 639; Album 3532. Fine, dark brown patina, earthen highlights. Struck on a thin flan. Scarce.