345, Lot: 583. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals (16mm, 3.63 g, 12h). Arab-Byzantine Standing Caliph type. Halab (Aleppo) mint. Struck circa 690s. Caliph standing facing, placing hand on hilt of sword / Transformed cross;
bi-halab to left,
wāf to right. SICA 1, 615; Album 3529. VF, dark green patina, earthen highlights, a few cleaning marks.