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Numismatic Auction 35 23 June 2015
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Umayyad Caliphate. Anonymous. Ca. 80-90s/700-710s. Æ fals (23 mm, 3.03 g, 8 h). 'Akka (Acre), Struck ca. 80s/700s. Cf. Walker 904 (but without pellets after mint); Album 165. VF, pleasant dark brown patina with light earthen wash. Very rare.
From the Kenneth Miller Collection of Ake-Ptolemaïs and Related Biblical Coins.
Album notes two subtypes of this issue, those with broad irregular flans, such as this coin, and those with small round flans. The former he dates to the 80s, noting that they are all very rare (RR - "Seldom available. Collectors may have to wait years to locate one"), the later to the 90s, noting that they are all rare (R - "Demand outstrips supply, and specimens, when available, are often eagerly sought").
From the Kenneth Miller Collection of Ake-Ptolemaïs and Related Biblical Coins.
Album notes two subtypes of this issue, those with broad irregular flans, such as this coin, and those with small round flans. The former he dates to the 80s, noting that they are all very rare (RR - "Seldom available. Collectors may have to wait years to locate one"), the later to the 90s, noting that they are all rare (R - "Demand outstrips supply, and specimens, when available, are often eagerly sought").