282, Lot: 422. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Standing Caliph coinage. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals (17mm, 2.97 g, 6h). Ma'arrat Misrin mint. Struck circa 690s. Caliph standing facing, hand on sheathed sword; legend without Caliph’s name / Transformed cross; blundered Ma'arrat Misrin to left and right. SICA I, 674; Walker 99; DOCAB 124-5; Album 3534.1. Near VF, black desert patina. Rare.

From the J. S. Wagner Collection.