ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals (29mm, 9.46 g, 6h). Justin II and Sophia type (Type I). Baysan (Scythopolis) mint. Struck circa AH 51-60 (circa AD 670-680 or later).Triton XXV – Session 5 Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 140. 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 (29mm, 9.46 g, 6h). Justin II and Sophia type (Type I). Baysan (Scythopolis) mint. Struck circa AH 51-60 (circa AD 670-680 or later). Two imperial figures enthroned facing, both nimbate and holding cruciform scepter; CKVΘ to left ΠOΛHC to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O Ч/II across field, A below, NIKO in exergue. APBQ Type A1; Album 3509.1; ICV 128. Earthen black-green surfaces, light roughness. VF. |