Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. Egyptian issues. Æ Dodecanummium – 12 Nummi (17mm, 6.98 g, 6h). Uncertain Egyptian mint, Fustat(?). Struck circa 685/90-circa 700/5. VF.

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Lot: 886. Estimated: $ 150

Islamic, Bronze

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Pre-reform issues, Arab-Byzantine. Egyptian issues. Æ Dodecanummium – 12 Nummi (17mm, 6.98 g, 6h). Uncertain Egyptian mint, Fustat(?). Struck circa 685/90-circa 700/5. Crowned and cuirassed facing imperial bust, holding globus surmounted by palm frond; */Θ to right / Large I B (denomination), large M between with small A above; ABAZ. Tony Goodwin, “The Egyptian Arab-Byzantine Coinage” in Oddy et al. Coinage and History in the Seventh Century Near East 4, 2015, Type II; cf. David Woods, “A Note on the Arab-Byzantine Dodecanummium Struck in the Name of ‘Abd al-’Aziz ibn Marwan” in INR, Vol. 16, 2021 (for discussion of issue). MIB X35 (Constans II); BMC 304-5 (Heraclius). Dark brown patina. VF. Rare. Well centered with almost all of the design present.

From an interesting Egyptian issue that has been the subject of some recent scholarship. Studied by Tony Goodwin and published in his 2015 article as well as by David Woods in 2021, the legend in the exergue is no longer thought to be entirely enigmatic but may be a reference to the contemporary Arab governor ‘Abd al-’Aziz rendered in Greek.

Closing Date and Time: 15 April 2026 at 14:55:00 ET.

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