348, Lot: 736. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
|
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals (18mm, 1.90 g, 12h). Standing caliph type. Halab (Aleppo) mint. Struck circa 690s. Caliph standing facing, placing hand on hilt of sword / Transformed cross;
bi-halab to left,
wāf to right. SICA 1, 615; Album 3529. Near VF, earthen green patina.