427, Lot: 504. Estimate $300. 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 (19mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Standing Caliph type. Ilya (Jerusalem) mint. Struck circa 690s. Caliph standing facing; second portion of Shahada around / Large m; crescent above,
ilya in Arabic to left,
filastin in Arabic to right, pellet below exergue line. Goodwin Type 1; Album 3545. Good VF, earthen dark green patina.