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lot # 148 - islamic early pre-reform

Thursday May 15, 2014 08:00 to Saturday May 17, 2014 18:00 America/Los_Angeles
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May 15, 07:00 BST

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Three Standing Figures, ca. 640s, AE fals (4.58g), "year 17 ", A-3501, MIB-X51 (same reverse die), mint ΘECP for Thessalonika, but minted in Syria, officina B, decent strike, choice VF, R. Probably struck on half an older Byzantine follis, with the corners sliced off, regarded by Foss as the earliest Arab-Byzantine coinage.

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