ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik or Suleiman ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 86-99 / AD 705-717. AV Tremissis – Third Dinar (12mm, 1.34 g, 6h). Arab-Byzantine type. Uncertain North African mint. Struck circa AH 95-98 (AD 713-717).CNG Feature Auction 114 Early Medieval & Islamic, Gold Sold For $ 1 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik or Suleiman ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 86-99 / AD 705-717. AV Tremissis – Third Dinar (12mm, 1.34 g, 6h). Arab-Byzantine type. Uncertain North African mint. Struck circa AH 95-98 (AD 713-717). [...]S σS NISVNS CV (NN) [...] around SIMIΛIS (all S's except first in central legend retrograde) (blundered form of non est Deus nisi unus cui non est alius similis) / (NN) ЄS σS NISV σSCVI N S A (all S's retrograde) (blundered form of non est Deus nisi unus Deus cui non socius alius), transformed cross potent with crossbar removed, set on step. AGC I 25; cf. Walker, Arab-Byzantine, B.9; Album 121; ICV 152. Areas of flat strike. Good VF. Very rare. |