Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 48 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
Lot number: 1711 Price realized: 90 USD (Approx. 83 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: UMAYYAD: al-Junayd b. 'Abd al-Rahman, governor, ca. 730-735, AE fals (1.30g), NM, ND, A-205T, Zeno-291946, Bactrian monogram or tamgha in center, name around, al-amir al-junayd ... possibly followed by his father's name // two Bactrian letters in center, uncertain Bactrian legend in the margin (possibly with a few Arabic letters), unpublished (3 examples in our previous auction), crude Fine. Likely from eastern Khorasan or Tokharistan. This is the fourth reported Umayyad fals with Bactrian letters; the first appeared in our Auction 43, Lot 209. Estimate: 100-150 USD Starting price: 85 USD |