Savoca Coins
Online Auction 108 | Silver 31 Jul 2021
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Arab-Byzantine. Dimashq. Damascus (Syria). trmp. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan AH 65-86.
Fals Bronze
20 mm, 3,88 g
Standing imperial figure, holding long cross and globus cruciger, to left, bird standing right on T, ΔAMACKOC to right / Large M, monogram above, star (or crescent) below, ja'iz left, darb right, dimashq in exergue in Arabic.
very fine
SICA 1, 566; Album 3517.2; ICV -.
Falconry was so significant in Arab culture, that by the advent of Islam the Prophet Muhammad specifically mentions it in the Quran.
These birds have played a crucial part in the traditional culture of the Umayyad Caliphate and are also used as symbols of high status.
From the Tareq Hani collection
Fals Bronze
20 mm, 3,88 g
Standing imperial figure, holding long cross and globus cruciger, to left, bird standing right on T, ΔAMACKOC to right / Large M, monogram above, star (or crescent) below, ja'iz left, darb right, dimashq in exergue in Arabic.
very fine
SICA 1, 566; Album 3517.2; ICV -.
Falconry was so significant in Arab culture, that by the advent of Islam the Prophet Muhammad specifically mentions it in the Quran.
These birds have played a crucial part in the traditional culture of the Umayyad Caliphate and are also used as symbols of high status.
From the Tareq Hani collection