ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals (20mm, 3.80 g, 6h). Imperial enthroned figure type (Type II). Dimashq (Damascus) mint. Struck circa AH 51-60 (circa AD 670-680 or later).Triton XXV – Session 6 Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze Estimate: $ 150 |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals (20mm, 3.80 g, 6h). Imperial enthroned figure type (Type II). Dimashq (Damascus) mint. Struck circa AH 51-60 (circa AD 670-680 or later). Standing imperial figure, holding long cross and globus cruciger; to left, T surmounted by bird; Λ/Є/O to right / Large M, monogram above; A/N/O and X/Ч/II flanking; below, inverted crescent above line; ΔAMI in exergue. Cf. DOCAB 48; SICA 1 – Album 3511.1; cf. ICV 131. Earthen dark green patina. VF. |