282, Lot: 424. 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 (17mm, 4.01 g, 3h). Manbij mint. Struck circa 690s. Caliph standing facing, hand on sheathed sword / Transformed cross on steps;
wāf to left,
manbij to right. SICA I, -; Walker 136; DOCAB -; Album 3533.2. VF, black desert patina. Very rare.
From the J. S. Wagner Collection.