A Run of Rare Arab-Sasanian Bronzes

155, Lot: 358. Estimate $150. Sold for $167. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Uncertain period (pre-reform). AH 41-77 / AD 661-697. Æ Fals (23mm, 0.88 g, 3h). Bishapur(?) mint. Facing Byzantine-style bust / Cross potent on three steps. Cf. Gyselen Type 5. VF, black and brown patina.