ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals (20mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Countermarked "Pseudo-Damascus" mint imperial standing figure type (Type VI). Struck circa AH 51-60 (circa AD 670-680 or later).Triton XXV – Session 6 Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals (20mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Countermarked "Pseudo-Damascus" mint imperial standing figure type (Type VI). Struck circa AH 51-60 (circa AD 670-680 or later). Standing imperial figure, holding long cross and globus cruciger / Large m, cross above, flanked by crescents to left [and right]; N/N/ and [...]flanking; [...]M in exergue; c/m: bi-lud in Arabic in incuse. DOCAB 34 (example with c/m); SICA 1, p. 89-90; Album 3522.1; cf. ICV 126 (example without c/m). Dark brown patina, earthen deposits. Near VF. |