ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals(?) (27mm, 5.02 g, 6h). Justin II and Sophia type (Type I). Baysan (Scythopolis) mint.

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Lot: 607. Estimated: $ 75

Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze

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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals(?) (27mm, 5.02 g, 6h). Justin II and Sophia type (Type I). Baysan (Scythopolis) mint. Two imperial figures enthroned facing, both nimbate and holding crucifom scepter; [CKVΘO] ΠOA[NC] / Large M; cross above, A/N/N Ч)II across field, A below, NI[...] in exergue. Cf. SICA 1 594 (for type); cf. Amitai-Preiss, Berman, and Qedar, "The Coinage of Scythopolis-Baysan and Gerasa-Jerash," INJ 13, Type A13 (for rev.); cf. DOCAB 82 (same); Album 3509.1; ICV 128. Orangish earthen dark green patina, roughness. Near VF.


Closing Date and Time: 26 February 2020 at 13:22:00 ET.

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