Lot description:
Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate Æ Fals. Circa 680s-700s. Imperial figure standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger, uncertain symbol to left / Large cursive M, ANA to left, [...]NЄ to right, lazy S between annulets below; c/m: monogram (Goodwin A9). Cf. DOCAB 27-8; for countermark: T. Goodwin, 'Countermarking in Seventh Century Syria, Part II: Countermarks from after the Arab Conquest', Supplement to ONS Newsletter 183, 2005, A9. 3.33g, 22mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Estimate: 50 GBP | |