LOT 3485
Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 (AD 685-705).
Amman mint. Struck AH 74-80 (AD 693/4-699/700). 'Standing Caliph' type. Caliph standing facing, wearing long robes, holding pommel of sword; girdle band hanging from elbow; legend around / Transformed cross standing on three steps; 'Amman' in Kufic to right, six-rayed star to left; around, part of the first Kalima. Cf. SICA I, 718. Near Very Fine.(2.34gr, 18mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Circa AD 660-680.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Hims (Emesa) mint. Type VI, 'Standing Emperor'. Standing Imperial figure, holding long cross with right hand and globus cruciger with left; 'bism allah' in Arabic to left; K[AΛON] to right / Large M; staurogram above, Δ below, ЄMH-CIC to left and right; 'tayyib' in Arabic in exergue. SICA I, 531-2; Album 3516. 2.94gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 (AD 685-705).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Amman mint. Struck AH 74-80 (AD 693/4-699/700). 'Standing Caliph' type. Caliph standing facing, wearing long robes, holding pommel of sword; girdle band hanging from elbow; legend around / Transformed cross standing on three steps; 'Amman' in Kufic to right, six-rayed star to left; around, part of the first Kalima. Cf. SICA I, 718. 2.34gr, 18mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 (AD 685-705).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Amman mint. Struck AH 74-80 (AD 693/4-699/700). 'Standing Caliph' type. Caliph standing facing, wearing long robes, holding pommel of sword; girdle band hanging from elbow; legend around / Transformed cross standing on three steps; 'Amman' in Kufic to right, eight-rayed star to left; around, part of the first Kalima. Cf. SICA I, 718. 3.09gr, 17mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
