ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals (22mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Imperial bust type (Type VII). Hims (Emesa) mint. Struck circa 685-690s.

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Lot: 611. Estimated: $ 75

Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze

Sold For $ 80. 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. Æ Fals (22mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Imperial bust type (Type VII). Hims (Emesa) mint. Struck circa 685-690s. Crowned facing bust, holding globus cruciger; K/AΛ/O/N (= “good”) to left, bi-hims followed by pellet-in-annulet to right / Large m; above, star between annulets, Є/M/I-C/H/C across; in exergue tayyib (= “good”) above two pellets flanking an ornament of two annulets joined by bar. Bone 2.3b; SICA 1, –; DOCAB –; Album 3524; ICV 133; CNG E-288, lot 646. Orangish earthen black-green patina, flan crack. Near VF.


Closing Date and Time: 26 February 2020 at 13:23:20 ET.

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