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Electronic Auction 561  1 May 2024
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Lot 831

Estimate: 100 USD
Price realized: 375 USD
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Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to 'Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz. AH 65-101 / AD 685-720. Æ Fals (27mm, 3.44 g, 10h). North Africa (Carthage) mint. Struck circa AH 79-90 (AD 698-710). Crowned and draped Byzantine-style older and younger facing busts (modeled on Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine) / Modified cross potent set on two steps. Walker, Arab-Byzantine 156-8; Album 118. Dark green patina, light porosity, cleaning marks, struck on cast flan with sprue remaining. Near VF.

From the William B. Porter Collection.
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