| Roma Numismatics Ltd. > E-Sale 115 | Auction date: 21 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 1395 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate Æ Fals. "Pseudo-Damascus" mint(?), AD 660-680. Imperial figure standing facing, holding spear over shoulder and bird; KIAXЄ (sic) / Large cursive M; cross flanked by two pellets above, two stars within, traces of inscription(?) to left and right, wavy line and five pellets below. Unpublished in the standard references; for a similar obv., cf. Roma E-111, 1395; for a similar rev., cf. I. Schulze, 'The al-wafā lillāh Coinage: A study of style' in A. Oddy, Coinage and history in the seventh century near east, Archetype Publications, 2010, p. 117, fig. 10, 5. 4.33g, 20mm, 12h. Very Fine; an usual derivative depiction of the imperial figure with spear over shoulder. Estimate: 50 GBP |  |
