Lot 3297
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 16 mm, 3.09 g, 9 h), Amman, AH 74-80 = AD 693/4-699/700AH 74-80 = AD 693/4-699/700. Caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword and whip hanging from his right elbow; around, 'J li' abd Allah' abd al-Malik amir al-Mu'minin' ('for the servant of Allah, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic). Rev. Transformed cross standing on three steps; in field to left, eight-pointed star; in field to right, 'Amman' (in Kufic); around, part of the first Kalima reading 'la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu Muhammad Rasul Allah' ('There is no God but Allah alone; Muhammad is the prophet of Allah'). Goodwin, Standing Caliph Coinage, 150. SICA I, 718. Rare. Deposits, otherwise, very fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.
Starting price:
25 CHF
Hammer price:
480 CHF
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Closing time: 10-Dec-24, 13:27:00 CET
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