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LOT 3680
Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 (AD 685-705).
Halab mint. 'Standing Caliph' type. Caliph standing facing, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword, girdle band hanging from his right elbow; around, 'for the servant of God, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic / Transformed cross standing on three steps; in left field, 'full weight' in Kufic; in right field, mint halab in Kufic; around, part of the first Kalima in Kufic. DOCAB 118; Goodwin & Gyselen p. 54, 43. Near Very Fine.(4.03gr, 19mm, 11h).
Provenance
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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