CNG 105, Lot: 1074. Estimate $200. Sold for $1400. 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 (31mm, 11.22 g, 6h). Justin II and Sophia type. Uncertain Levantine mint. Two imperial figures enthroned facing, both nimbate and holding crucifom scepter / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O (star)/X/II[I] across field, Δ below; in exergue, tayyib (= good) in Arabic in oval incuse. SICA 1 –; cf. Pottier Class V (for type, but without countermark); cf. Amitai-Preiss, Berman, and Qedar, “The Coinage of Scythopolis-Baysan and Gerasa-Jerash,” INJ 13, C1 (for c/m); cf. Album 3509G (for type countermarked on obverse); ICV –. Near VF, dark brown patina with earthen deposits. Apparently unique with the tayyib countermark engraved into the reverse die .