![Group of Five [5] AR Dirhams of Umayyad Caliphate.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/218116.jpg "Group of Five [5] AR Dirhams of Umayyad Caliphate.")
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LOT 3607
Group of Five [5] AR Dirhams of Umayyad Caliphate. Circa AD 635-735.
Various rulers. Good Very Fine to Extremely Fine.(13.49gr total.). [5]
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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