282, Lot: 423. Estimate $100. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Standing Caliph coinage. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals (19mm, 3.58 g, 9h). Manbij mint. Struck circa 690s. Caliph standing facing, hand on sheathed sword; legend without Caliph’s name / Transformed cross on steps;
wāf to left,
manbij to right. SICA I, 679; Walker 102; cf. DOCAB 125-6; Album 3533.1. VF, dark greenish-brown patina, earthen highlights. Rare.
From the J. S. Wagner Collection.