413, Lot: 516. Estimate $75. Sold for $100. 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 (16mm, 2.83 g, 6h). ‘Standing Caliph’ coinage. Qinnasrīn mint. Struck circa 690s. Caliph standing facing, holding sword / Transformed cross set on three steps;
bi-qinnasrīn to left,
wāf to right. SICA I, 661; DOCAB 114; Walker 134-5; Album 3530. VF, earthen black patina.