ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.15 g, 6h). Unnamed (Dimashq [Damascus]?) mint. Dated AH 77 (AD 696/7).Triton XXIV Early Medieval & Islamic, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 48 000. 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. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.15 g, 6h). Unnamed (Dimashq [Damascus]?) mint. Dated AH 77 (AD 696/7). AGC I 41; SICA 2, 1 var. (no pellet); Walker, Arab-Byzantine, pp. lvi and 84; Album 125; ICV 155; Triton XXIII, lot 1227 (same obv. die); Roma XIV, lot 894 (same dies); Sotheby’s London, 18 April 1994, lot 290 (same dies). Prick marks and light scratches, trace of double strike, minor edge scuff, holed for suspension. Good VF. Extremely rare with addition of pellet in obverse marginal legend, and the key date in the series. |