Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Silver, 17 mm, 3.00 g), Arab-Byzantine type, Tabariya (Tiberias), without date, circa AH 75-86 = AD 695-705. Three imperial figures standing facing, each wearing crown surmounted by cross and holding globus cruciger. Rev. Large M in center; above, monogram; below, officina symbol; to left, THE (Greek abbreviation); below, 'qutri' (in Kufic); to right, 'Tabariya' (in Kufic). Album 3512A. DOCAB -. Goodwin&Gyselen p. 52, 29. Very rare. Good fine.


From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, ex Album 29, 14 September 2017, 88.

This type is much rarer than the issue with the mint name in Greek. The word 'qutri' on the reverse perhaps indicates a connection to the Kharijite rebel al-Qatari ibn al-Fuja'a.