ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Half Fals (18mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Justin II and Sophia type – K reverse. Baysan (Scythopolis) mint.Electronic Auction 474 Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 120. 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 Half Fals (18mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Justin II and Sophia type – K reverse. Baysan (Scythopolis) mint. Two imperial figures enthroned facing. each holding scepter / Large K; trace of crescent above, X below, bysn in Arabic to left; – to right. SICA 1 –; Amitai-Preiss, Berman, and Qedar, "The Coinage of Scythopolis-Baysan and Gerasa-Jerash," INJ 13, Type B3; DOCAB 85; Album 3510; ICV 129. Earthen green patina, areas of weak strike at periphery, flan crack. Near VF. |