Extremely Rare Amman Mint Fals

347, Lot: 603. Estimate $100. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan to 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 41-86 / AD 661-705. Æ Fals (19mm, 4.20 g, 11h). Amman (Philadelphia) mint. Struck circa 670-690s. Two imperial figures, that on the left enthroned, that on the right standing, holding long cross between them / Large M; A below; mint formula around. Goodwin Type VIII; SICA I, p. 83; Khalili 27; Album 3526. Near VF, earthen dark green patina. Extremely rare.