| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5685 Price realized: 220 CHF (Approx. 250 USD / 232 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 21 mm, 3.27 g, 1 h), 'the Mintless Jazira type' within the 'Standing Caliph' series, without mint, somewhere in Jazira, AH 74-80 = AD 693/4-699/700. Caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword; downwards to left, 'Rasul Allah' ('Prophet of Allah' in Kufic); downwards to right, 'Muhammad' in Kufic . Rev. Transformed cross standing on three steps; in field to left, I; in field to right, S; around, 'bism Allah la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu Muhammad rasul Allah' ('In the name of Allah, there is no God but Allah alone; Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah'). DOCAB -. Goodwin, Standing Caliph Coinage, p. 77, Fig. 32. SICA I, -. An extremely rare issue, only six examples were known to T. Goodwin. Some areas of weakness and with deposits, otherwise, about very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
