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LOT 4085
Umayyad Caliphate, time of Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan AE Fals. AH 41-60 (AD 661-680). Hims (Emesa) mint. Arab-Byzantine type.
Crowned imperial bust facing, holding globus cruciger; KAΛON ('good') in Greek downwards to left, bi-hims ('in Hims') in Kufic to right / Large cursive M above exergual line; star lanked by two wavy lines above, ЄMI downwards to left, CHC downwards to right, tayyib ('good') in Kufic in exergue. SICA I 549-552. Very Fine.(4.13gr, 20mm, 7h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4085
Umayyad Caliphate, time of Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan AE Fals.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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