407, Lot: 635. Estimate $100. Sold for $650. 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, 2.98 g, 6h). Standing Caliph type. Harran (Carrhae) mint. Struck circa AH 73-78 (AD 693-697) or later. Caliph standing facing;
muhammad in Arabic to left;
haran in Arabic to right / Transformed Φ-type cross set on three steps; (HA) monogram to left;
muhammad in Arabic to right; Iς in exergue. SICA I 687; Walker,
Arab-Byzantine p. 25, Vat. 1; Album 3537; ICV –. Fine, orangish earthen dark green patina. Very rare.