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Lot 226 - le monde arabe arab-byzantine - circa ah 60-72 (679-691). - Numismatica Genevensis SA Public Numismatic Auction #8 THE FIRST ISLAMIC GOLD COINAGE : THE SOLIDUS. Dynastie Omeyyade. Lot de 2 monnaies en or : Solidus arabo-byzantin non daté, vers AH 60-72 (679-691), et Solidus byzantin d'Héraclius non daté, vers AH 16-20 (638-641). Trois personnages debout de face / VICTORIA - AVGUS. Pilier sur quatre degrés, entre deux monogrammes. CONOB en exergue. Même type, mais avec des croix à l'avers et au revers, pour le prototype byzantin. 4,42g. et 4,49g. Bernardi 4 var. ; Miles 8 pl. XLV var. ; SNG Ashmolean 606 var. (Sear 770 pour le prototype). Un témoin exceptionnel des débuts de l'Islam. Très beau à Superbe. The Byzantine solidus was the gold coin in universal use throughout the eastern Roman world. After the collapse of Byzantine rule in Syria the need for locally produced gold coinage prompted the Caliph Mu’awiya to produce his own. Several de-Christianised types were produced (without Christian symbols), copied from the Byzantine coinage of the Emperors Phocas and Heraclius. On this coin all Christian crosses have been removed from both the obverse headdresses of the three figures and the staffs that they carry in their right hands. On the reverse the Byzantine cross on steps was modified by removing the top of the cross and replacing it with a pole topped by a bar on four steps. This is the earliest, and very rare, example of the development of Islamic thinking on the coinage. This Arab-Byzantine gold coin is sold together with the Byzantine solidus after which it was modeled. Numismatica Genevensis SA Public Numismatic Auction #8 le monde arabe arab-byzantine - circa ah 60-72 (679-691).	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 227 - le monde arabe arab-byzantine - circa ah 60-72 (679-691). - Numismatica Genevensis SA Public Numismatic Auction #8 THE FIRST ISLAMIC GOLD COINAGE : AN UNKNOWN GOLD FRACTION OF A SOLIDUS. Dynastie Omeyyade. Tremissis non daté, vers AH 60-72 (679-691), atelier indéterminé. DN FOCA - [S]PP AVG. Buste de l'empereur Phocas, coiffé d'un diadème et drapé, à droite / VICTORI FOCAS AVG. Petit palmier. CONO[B] à l'exergue. 1,43g. Bernardi - (cf.1) ; Walker - ; SNG Ashmolean -. Une monnaie curieuse et remarquable. Très beau. This tremissis is inspired by that of the Byzantine emperor Phocas (602-610), but the cross on the reverse has been replaced by a small palm tree. There are examples of solidi of Phocas and Heraclius that were modified by removing the crosses found in Byzantine designs. While this tremissis is clearly the first known example of this kind, it nonetheless forms part of the same movement. The modification is symbolic but quite discreet visually, which would have prevented the coin from being rejected by users who were accustomed to the Byzantine coins then in circulation. A close examination reveals that it was the die, and not the coin, that was modified, revealing that this was an official innovation that can only have taken place between around AH 60 and 72. From 72 onwards, new coins bearing an Arabic legend put an end to imitations. (Thanks to Mr. Giulio Bernardi) Numismatica Genevensis SA Public Numismatic Auction #8 le monde arabe arab-byzantine - circa ah 60-72 (679-691).	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 228 - le monde arabe arab-byzantine - circa ah 60-72 (679-691). - Numismatica Genevensis SA Public Numismatic Auction #8 Dynastie Omeyyade. Fals non daté (vers 670-690), Baysan (Skythopolis). L’Empereur byzantin Justin II et sa femme Sophie auréolés, assis de face sur leurs trônes, tenant chacun un sceptre cruciforme / Lettre M majuscule. ANNO - XI de part et d'autre, CON à l’exergue. 12,55g. A - (cf. 3509.1); Walker - (cf. Pl 1, Nicomédie); Goodwin - (cf. 32, Nicomédie). Rare. Très bel exemplaire. An extremely rare imitation of a follis struck in Constantinople (inscribed "CON" on the reverse) and not in Nicomedia as it was commonly the case for this coinage. Unknown in all major references. Numismatica Genevensis SA Public Numismatic Auction #8 le monde arabe arab-byzantine - circa ah 60-72 (679-691).	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 229 - le monde arabe arab-byzantine - circa ah 60-72 (679-691). - Numismatica Genevensis SA Public Numismatic Auction #8 Banu Nu'man. Fals non daté (VIIème siècle), atelier indéterminé. Un empereur debout, couronné, tenant une lance et un globe, flanqué à gauche de l'inscription "Nu'man" en arabe / M cursif surmonté d'une croix, "Muhammad" en arabe à l'exergue. 3,7g. A -; Walker 140 ; Goodwin -; Foss - (cf. 31). Très rare. Très beau. The region bordering the Dead Sea was the scene of attacks and pillaging from the early 6th century. These were carried out by a clan known as the "Nu’man" (“head of the clan”). This bronze coin is based on the Byzantine type of the standing emperor. The name of the Prophet is written in Arabic on the reverse and the inscription "Nu’man" is written on the obverse. It seems very likely that the clan issued this coin unofficially to make up for the lack of smaller denominations, and it reflects the clan's early Islamisation. Although Foss refers to a fals bearing the name of the Prophet, which he believes was issued in Palestine in the mid-7th century (cf. Foss 31), this type including the name of the Nu'man clan seems rare. Only one specimen with an illegible legend had been published by Walker. Numismatica Genevensis SA Public Numismatic Auction #8 le monde arabe arab-byzantine - circa ah 60-72 (679-691).	In order to view Prices please Login or Join