ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals (21mm, 5.99 g, 6h). Imperial bust (Type VII). Tartus (Antaradus) mint.Electronic Auction 461 Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals (21mm, 5.99 g, 6h). Imperial bust (Type VII). Tartus (Antaradus) mint. Facing imperial bust, holding cross and globus cruciger; K/A/OΛ/N to left; tayyib in Arabic to right / ANTAPAΔOY monogram; star to left, crescent to right. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Byzantine –; DOCAB 80 var. (position of star and crescent reversed); Studies Khalili IV 17 var. (same); Album –; ICV –. Orangish earthen dark green patina. VF. |