ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals (22mm, 3.21 g, 4h). Standing Caliph type. Ludd Filastin (Jerusalem) mint. Struck circa 690s.CNG Feature Auction 118 Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video Sold For $ 475. 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, 3.21 g, 4h). Standing Caliph type. Ludd Filastin (Jerusalem) mint. Struck circa 690s. Caliph standing facing / Large retrograde m, star above; lud in Arabic to left, filastin in Arabic to left; in exergue, upturned crescent flanked by pellets. DOCAB 101; S. Qedar, “Copper Coinage of Syria in the Seventh and Eighth Century A.D.,” INJ 10 (1988-89), pl. 6, 22 (same dies); SICA I –; Album 3547; ICV 136. Earthen dark green patina, some roughness, weakly struck obverse. Near VF. Rare. |