Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 19 mm, 2.21 g, 6 h), Arab-Byzantine type, without mint, AH 70s = AD 690s. Two imperial figures standing facing, each holding a globus cruciger in his right hand; around, 'no God but Allah, He is alone, He has no associate' (in Kufic); between figures, 'Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah' (in Kufic). Rev. Pole on steps surmounted by globe and flanked by stars; around, 'no God but Allah, He is alone, He has no associate' (in Kufic). Goodwin&Gyselen, p. 53, 38. Very rare. Scratches, otherwise, good fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.