ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals. Imperial bust type (Type VII). Hims (Emesa) mint. Struck circa 685-690s.

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Lot: 467. Estimated: $ 100

Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze

Sold For $ 160. 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. Imperial bust type (Type VII). Hims (Emesa) mint. Struck circa 685-690s. Crowned facing imperial bust, holding globus cruciger; K/AΛ/O/N (= “good”) to left, bi-hims to right / Large m; above, star between annulets, Є/M/I-C/H/C across, tayyib (= “good”) in exergue. SICA 1, 548; DOCAB 74; cf. Walker, Arab-Byzantine, 57; Album 3524; ICV 133. Earthen black patina, some light cleaning marks. VF.


Closing Date and Time: 17 June 2020 at 12:35:20 ET.

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