336, Lot: 397. Estimate $200. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate (Arab-Byzantine coinage). temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals (20.5mm, 3.02 g, 6h). Ilya (Jerusalem) mint. Struck circa 690s. Caliph standing facing, placing hand on hilt of sword; “Mohammed is the messenger of God” around / Large M; – above, “Ilya” to left, “Filastin” to right, pellet in exergue. Goodwin Type 1; Album 3545. VF, brown patina. Scarce.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXIX (30 March 1994), lot 1319.