377, Lot: 582. Estimate $100. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 65-96 / AD 685-715. Æ Pashiz (21mm, 0.92 g, 10h). Arab-Sasanian type. Uncertain Fars or Khuzestan mint. Struck circa AH 70-90 (AD 689-709). Facing busts of Heraclius (older) and Heraclius Constantine (younger), both wearing chlamys and elaborate crown with cross; cross in field above; pseudo-legend around / Cross potent on three steps. Curiel & Gyselen,
Monnaies –; SICA I –; Geyselen Type 81 var. (busts transposed); Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; Album 43B; ICV –; CNG E-354, lot 733. VF, brown surfaces, crimped flan.