| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5707 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 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. Uncertain period (post-reform), AH 77-132 / AD 697-750. Fals (Bronze, 15 mm, 1.31 g, 3 h). [...]GLOR[...] [...EXERC...] Partly visible legend in Kufic; to right roman soldier standing front, head to left, holding spear in his left hand. Rev. [...]CON[...]AVG[...] Partly visible legend in Kufic with star in field to left. Repatinated and with an edge crack, otherwise, fine. From an American collection, acquired before 2011. This coin was overstruck on a Constantinian 'GLORIA EXERCITVS' follis. Overstrikes of Arab-Byzantine coins on Roman coins are well attested, dating mostly to the reigns of Mu'awiya I (AH 41-60 / AD 661-680) and Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (AH 65-86 / AD 685-705). Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
