ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Half Fals (21mm, 4.92 g, 1h). Justin II and Sophia type (Type I). Baysan (Scythopolis) mint. Two imperial figures enthroned facing, both nimbate and holding crucifom scepter; CKV[Θ...] / Large K; cross above, bi-bysn in Arabic, and = with (horizontal I) across field, trace of crescent below. Cf. APBQ B2-3; Album 3510; ICV 129. Green and brown surfaces. Good Fine.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection. Ex Spink Taisei 41 (30 April 1992), lot 101.