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LOT 4105
Umayyad Caliphate. Uncertain period AE Fals. Circa AH 77-132 (AD 697-750). Post-reform; uncertain mint.
Tree with fruits; around "Muhammad Rasul Allah" / Kufic inscription in three lines. Album B161(RR); SICA Vol.2, 1299; Zeno 118752; ICV -. Very Fine. Rare.(2.24gr, 17mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 113, 28 September 2023, lot 1288.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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