LOT 4098
Umayyad Caliphate AE Follis. AH 41-77 (AD 661-697). Skythopolis mint. Imitating Justin II and Sophia type in Nikomedia. Arab-Byzantine type.
[CΚΥΘΟ]-ΠΟΛHC, Justin II and Sophia seated facing, each holding cruciform sceptre; cross between / Large M, cross above, ANNO Ч II (date 'year 7') flanking, A below, HIK O in exergue. ABQ-A1; Album 3509.1. Very Fine.(6.68gr, 27mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Umayyad Caliphate AE Follis. AH 41-77 (AD 661-697). Skythopolis mint. Imitating Justin II and Sophia type in Nikomedia. Arab-Byzantine type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CΚΥΘΟ-ΠΟΛHC, Justin II and Sophia seated facing, each holding cruciform sceptre; cross between / Large M, cross above, ANNO Ч II (date 'year 7') flanking, A below, NIK O (retrograde) in exergue. ABQ-A1; Album 3509.1. 5.09gr, 35mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Circa AH 19-39 (AD 641-660). Uncertain mint. Pseudo-Byzantine type, imitating a follis of Constans II.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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. 3.64gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Circa AD 650s-660s. Arab-Byzantine coinage (Pseudo-Byzantine types).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
[...] NΛΤΙΛ, imperial figure standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger / Large m; cross above; A[...] to left, N Є to right, [...]A in exergue. Cf. Goodwin Type E; cf. Album 3504. 3.34gr, 22mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
