111, Lot: 214. Estimate $150. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ARAB-BYZANTINE. Ummayad Imperial Image. Circa 670-690 AD. Æ Fals (20mm, 3.77 gm). Hims (Emisa) mint. Crowned bust of emperor facing, holding globus cruciger; K/A/
L/NO (
sic) in left field; "bi-hims" down right field / Large M; star flanked by wavy lines above; E/M/I down left field, C/H/C down right; "tayyib" in exergue. CMC 57-62; SICA 548-554. VF, dark green patina.
From the Garth R, Drewry Collection. Ex Coin Galleries 112 (12 February 1997), lot 701.