early pre-reform - Coin Auctions
 Lot 101 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 670s-680s, AE fals (3.84g), Hims (Emisos), ND, A-3516, Foss-80, bism Allah left, uncertain Greek letters right / mint name EMI / CIC, capital M with cross above, officina Δ, Arabic tayyib below, Fine to VF, R. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 117 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-700, AE fals (3.77g), Tanukh, A-3531, mint name refers to the tribe, the Banu Tanukh, rather than a physical location, pleasant Fine to VF, R. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 112 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-BYZANTINE: Imperial Bust, ca. 680-690, AE fals (4.68g), Hims, A-3524, mint name in Arabic on obverse & Greek on reverse (Emises), cursive m (type VII), lovely full strike, choice VF. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 107 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s, AE square fals (4.24g), NM, A-3523A, muhammad left of standing figure / cross above and ba'd below cursive m, some weakness but both Arabic words fully legible, Very Good to Fine. Foss has suggested a date range of 647-658 but in my opinion, the 660s seem the most likely. In any case, this would be the earliest Islamic coin to bear the name Muhammad in Arabic, which first appears on silver drachms in AH66 (type A-20 of 'Abd al-Malik b. 'Abd Allah, struck in Bishapur, AH66 = AD 685/686). Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 123 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-BYZANTINE: Three Standing Figures, ca. 640s, AE fals (8.78g), year "17", A-3561, MIB-X45 (same reverse die), mint mark KYΠP for Cyprus, clear date, officina Γ, excellent strike, lovely brown patination, choice VF, RR, similar to our Auction 20, lot 201 (same reverse die). This seems to be a very early issue, possibly struck in Cyprus itself shortly after the Arab conquest, rather than in Syria, as the obverse closely resembles the standard style of the Byzantine Cypriot mint. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 86 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-SASANIAN: Khusraw type, ca. 680-700, AE pashiz (0.88g), NM, ND, A-K41, Gyselen-66, Arabic baraka in place of name on obverse, bism Allah and rabbi Allah in Arabic in place of date & mint, nice strike, VF, R. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 81 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd al-Malik b. 'Abd Allah, 685-686, AR drachm (4.07g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH67, A-20, with bism Allah muhammad rasul Allah in obverse margin, attractive strike, EF, RR. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 97 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-BYZANTINE: Three Standing Figures, ca. 670-700+, AE fals (5.50g), Tabariya/Tiberias, ND, A-3512, W-49, large, broad flan, VF. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 76 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (3.89g), GD (Jayy), AH62, A-12, date written as TLYNShST, with small annulet before the date, unusual variety, VF. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 92 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-BYZANTINE: Two Half-busts, ca. 640s-660s, AE fals (3.40g), NM, ND, A-3502var, two half-busts derived from the common gold solidus of Heraclius & Constantine, large cross above / capital M, AN to left, NN to right, officina Γ, pellet instead of mint name below, VF to EF, RRR. Appears to be unpublished. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
