378, Lot: 623. Estimate $100.
Sold for $85. 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 (20mm, 2.88 g, 1h). Arab-Byzantine Standing Caliph type. Hims (Emesa) mint. Struck circa 690s. Caliph standing facing, holding hilt of sword / Modified cross potent set on steps;
darb in Arabic to left,
bi-hims in Arabic to right. SICA 1, 697-700; DOCAB –; Album 3539; ICV 1387. VF, brown surfaces.
