ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. CU Fals (22mm, 2.37 g, 3h). 'Standing Caliph' coinage. Halab (Aleppo) mint. Struck circa AH 70s (AD 690s). Caliph standing facing, holding sword / Transformed cross set on three steps; waf in Arabic to left; bi-halab in Arabic to right. Cf. Goodwin, Standing 250 (for obv.); Album 3538; ICV 138. Brown surfaces, minor roughness. VF.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.