Numismatic Auction #22

UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.99g), 'Asqalan, ND, A-167, W-P.139, tiny triangle above reverse field, nice strike with almost no weakness, Fine to VF, RR. 'Asqalan is now the Israeli city of Ashkelon. The mint was in operation briefly during the post-reform Umayyad period for copper coins only, then again in the early 12th century for some exceedingly rare Fatimid gold dinars.