LOT 4095
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Circa AH 19-39 (AD 641-660). Uncertain mint. Pseudo-Byzantine type, imitating a follis of Constans II.
Imperial figure standing facing, holding long cross in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left; inscription around / Large m, cross above, mintmark in exergue. Very Fine.(3.64gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-70 (AD 685-705). Arab-Byzantine type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Caliph standing facing, placing his right hand on the hilt of his sword, whip shown as long loop on left side; inscription in Kufic around / Cross transformed to Φ standing on base and two steps; mint name in Kufic on the left and eight-pointed star on the right, inscription in Kufic around. Cf. Goodwin, Standing Caliph 208. 1.06gr, 19mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Struck circa AD 685-693. Dimashq (Damascus) mint. Early Pseudo-Byzantine coinage. Pre-reform issues.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Crowned Byzantine-style emperor standing facing, holding cruciform sceptre and globus cruciger; bird standing to right on T to left, ΛЄO downwards to right / Large M; staurogram above, ANO to left, date to right, ΔAMI in exergue. Cf. SICA 1 560-2; cf. Album 3517.1; cf. ICV 131. 2.59gr, 19mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Time of Muhammad and the Rashidun AE Fals. Circa AH 1-55 (AD 622-675). Uncertain mint. Pseudo-Byzantine Type E.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Imperial Byzantine figure (Constans II) standing facing, holding cross-tipped staff and globus cruciger / Large m, [star or cross above]; date across fields, mintmark in exergue. Cf. SICA I, 515 (for type); cf. DOCAB 10 (same); Album 3504. 5.68gr, 26mm, 8h.
Very Fine. Overstruck on uncertain undertype.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
