407, Lot: 636. Estimate $100.
Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals (22mm, 4.77 g, 12h). Standing Caliph type. al-Ruha (Edessa) mint. Struck circa AH 73-78 (AD 693-697) or later. Caliph standing facing;
muhammad in Arabic to left;
rasul Allah in Arabic to right / Transformed Φ-type cross set on three steps;
al-ruha in Arabic to left. SICA I 688; Walker,
Arab-Byzantine 92; Album 3538; ICV –. Fine, earthen dark green patina. Very rare.
