379, Lot: 428. Estimate $200. Sold for $200. 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 (24mm, 3.34 g, 6h). Arab-Byzantine - Standing Caliph type. Iliya Filastin (Aelia Capitolina [Jerusalem]) mint. Caliph standing facing / Large m;
iliya in Arabic to left,
filastin in Arabic to right. SICA I 730-1; Walker,
Arab-Byzantine 73-5; Album 111; ICV 136. Good VF, earthen green patina, distinctive die flaw on reverse.
From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1681.