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Auction 31  17-19 May 2018
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Lot 213

Starting price: 6500 USD
Price realized: 6500 USD
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ARAB-BYZANTINE: Anonymous, 715-718, AV solidus (4.24g), Africa, AH97, A-121M, BMC-P.49, Bernardi-34Ca, Latin & Arabic text both sides, with the Arabic kalima divided equally between obverse & reverse; the obverse Latin legend is SLD FRT IN AFRK AN XCVII (abbreviation of "Solidus Feritus In Afrika Anno XCVII", i.e., "solidus made in Africa in the year 97"), with an abbreviated Latin version of the Islamic kalima on the reverse, struck with slightly worn dies, especially noticeable on the reverse, attractive Fine to VF, RRR. The 4 examples illustrated by the British Museum and Bernardi catalogs are all from different sets of dies, and this example is from a fifth set of dies.

Estimate: 7,000-9,000 USD
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