ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals (20mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Imperial standing figure type (Type VI). Ludd (Diospolis) mint. Struck circa AH 51-60 (circa AD 670-680 or later).Triton XXV – Session 6 Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 375. 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 Fals (20mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Imperial standing figure type (Type VI). Ludd (Diospolis) mint. Struck circa AH 51-60 (circa AD 670-680 or later). Standing imperial figure, holding long cross and globus cruciger; ΔIOCΠ to left. OΛHC to right / Large m, cross above; O/N/N/ and Ч/II flanking; NIK• in exergue. DOCAB –; SICA 1, p. 89; Album 3520; cf. ICV 126. Earthen dark green patina. Near VF. |