Bertolami Fine Art
Auction 44 20 Apr 2018
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Islamic, Arab-Byzantine, Anonymous Issue, Solidus, Spain, ca. AD 711-717 (AH 94, Indiction XI); EL (g 3,95; mm 11); Abbreviated Latin legend around a seven-pointed star, Rv. ° NSNIN[-]V ° S XCIIII; in field, INDC XI. Cfr. Album, 122; Walker, HSA.8.
Very rare, good very fine / extremely fine.
Recent research has concluded that there were multiple mints producing the gold solidi in Spain at this time. The principal mint was not permanently located, but traveled with the governor Musa b. Nusayr. The secondary mints were likely termporary locations, in operation only when needed. The cruder calligraphy on this example points to one of the secondary mints.
(1500 GBP)
Very rare, good very fine / extremely fine.
Recent research has concluded that there were multiple mints producing the gold solidi in Spain at this time. The principal mint was not permanently located, but traveled with the governor Musa b. Nusayr. The secondary mints were likely termporary locations, in operation only when needed. The cruder calligraphy on this example points to one of the secondary mints.
(1500 GBP)