Lot 3294
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Yazid I ibn Mu'awiya, AH 60-64 / AD 680-683. Fals (Bronze, 21 mm, 3.51 g, 3 h), Arab-Byzantine type, 'Pseudo-Damascus' mint. Imperial figure seated on throne facing, holding long cross in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left; in field to left, stylized bird on T-shaped porch; to right, Λ/Є/Ο. Rev. Large M in center; above, monogram; below, officina mark of inverted crescent and short horizontal line; around slightly blundered legend reading 'darb dimashq ja'iz' ('current issue [of] Dimashq' in Arabic). Cf. Goodwin&Gyselen p. 81, Fig. 18 (for similar reverses of other close imitations). Well struck and with a lovely obverse. Good very fine.

Ex Nummitra E-Auction 34, 6 October 2024, 887 (expertly cleaned since).
Starting price:
50 CHF
Hammer price:
200 CHF
Bid increment:
Closed
Minimum bid:
Closed
Number of bids:
Time left: Closed
Closing time: 10-Dec-24, 13:25:30 CET
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee.

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