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LOT 3456

Time of the Rashidun AE Fals. Circa AH 11-55 (AD 632-675).

Pseudo-Byzantine type. Imitating a Follis of Constans II. Imperial Byzantine figure (Constans II) standing facing, holding staff and globus cruciger; [EN T૪T-]O [NIKA](?) around / Large m; cross above, A N N to left, [...] Φ A to right; [...]OINA (or CONA) in exergue. SICA 1 -; Walker, Arab-Byzantine -; cf. DOCAB p. 29 ("ΛITOIЄ" Type). Good Fine. Very rare example of a Pseudo-byzantine type.(2.86gr, 23mm, 5h.).

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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Very Rare Imitative Type

LOT 3456

Time of the Rashidun AE Fals.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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