ARAB-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.
Numismatic Auction #22
By: Stephen Album Rare Coins
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May 14, 2015 America/Los_Angeles
Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22
Thursday May 14, 2015 09:00 to Friday May 15, 2015 19:00 America/Los_Angeles
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Thursday May 14, 2015 08:00 America/Los_Angeles
We offer over 1700 lots in this auction! Our auction features coins from all over the world, including:
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Lot #102 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 670-690, AE fals (3.16g), Damascus, "year 17", A-3517, W-8, uncertain object above T to left / capital M, ANO left, year right, ΔAM below, VF.
Lot #103 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 670-690, AE fals (3.39g), Damascus, "year 17", A-3517, W-8, bird on T to left / capital M, ANO left, year right, ΔAM below, VF.
Lot #104 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680-700+, AE fals (3.76g), "pseudo-Damascus", A-3522.1, cf. Milstein-79, annulet to right of globus cruciger / cursive m with river symbols within, uncertain symbols (if any) left & right, OMO below, VF, R.
Lot #105 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 670s-700s, AE fals (4.14g), NM, ND, A-3523, no text or extra symbols on obverse / al-wafa' lillah below cursive m, Greek ΔO left and long cross right, VF, R.
Lot #106 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s, AE square fals (4.48g), NM, A-3523A, muhammad left of standing figure, weak on this piece / cross above and ba'd below cursive m, 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...
Lot #107 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-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...
Lot #108 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s, AE square fals (3.89g), NM, A-3523A, muhammad left of standing figure / cross above and ba'd below cursive m, 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...
Lot #109 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s, AE square fals (4.65g), NM, A-3523A, muhammad left of standing figure / cross above and ba'd below cursive m, Very Good. 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...
Lot #110 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 670s-700s, AE fals (3.50g), NM, ND, A-3523var, no text or extra symbols on obverse / large cursive m, left & right symbols largely off flan, uncertain word below, perhaps bi-qinnasrin (instead of the normal al-wafa' lillah for this type), VF, RR. An important coin, although the reading of bi-qinnasrin seems improbable, as the generic al-wafa' lillah type was found in large quantities along with the...
Lot #111 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Imperial Bust, ca. 670-690, AE fals (3.44g), Ba'albakk (Emisos), ND, A-3524, W-57 ff, mint name in Arabic on obverse & Greek on reverse (Emises), cursive m, overstruck on undetermined host, VF to EF.
Lot #112 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-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.
Lot #113 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-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), attractive full strike, VF.
Lot #114 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Imperial Bust, ca. 680-690, AE fals (4.73g), Tardus (Antardos), ND, A-3525, mint name in Arabic on obverse & Greek on reverse, KAΛωN to right on obverse, Arabic tayyib beneath reverse, attractive Fine, RR. Tardus, modern Tartus, is a Syrian coastal city, together with the Arwad Island about one mile off the coast in the Mediterranean. The medieval mint was probably located on the island, which was the last significant...
Lot #115 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 690s, AE fals (2.70g), Halab, ND, A-3529, mint name right of the cross-on-steps, facing downwards, 6-point star and Greek letter E to left, struck on planchet which is ¼ of a Byzantine follis, VF, RRR.
Lot #116 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-700, AE fals (2.48g), Tanukh, A-3531, SNAT-656, almost full strike, lovely patina, choice VF, R.
Lot #117 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-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.
Lot #118 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-700, AE fals (3.88g), ['Amman], A-3532, SNAT-639 ff, first half of mint to right of circle-on-steps, second half to left, average strike, Fine to VF.
Lot #119 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-700, AE fals (3.23g), 'Amman, A-3542, SNAT-717 ff, mint right, star left, couple spots, Fine to VF.
Lot #120 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 692-700, AE fals (3.88g), ['Amman], A-M3545, W-104. SNAT-716, capital M instead of circle-on-steps, without mint and star, stylistically identical to the normal Standing Caliph fulus of 'Amman mint (A-3542), choice VF, RRR.
Lot #121 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 680-705, AE fals (2.98g), Iliya-Filastin, ND, A-3545, W-82, standing caliph type, Fine to VF.
Lot #122 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Caliph, ca. 690-698, AE fals (3.28g), Ayla, ND, A-3545A, unusually broad image of the caliph on obverse / standard reverse for this type, VF, RRR. There has been a long debate over whether the mint name on this coin refers to Ayla, now Eilat at the southern edge of Israel, together with Aqaba directly across the border in Jordan, or is simply an engraver's typo for Iliya (Aelia Capitolina), then the current name...
Lot #123 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-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...
Lot #124 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: LOT of 4 copper fulus; Hims (Imperial Bust, A-3524, 2 pieces, both pleasing VF), Halab (Standing Caliph, A-3529, VF), and Dimashq (Standing Emperor, A-3517.3, F-VF), retail about $300, lot of 4 pieces.
Lot #125 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: LOT of 3 copper fulus; Damascus, A-3517, Standing Emperor type with mint name in Arabic on reverse (F-VF), and Ba'albakk, A-3513.2, Two Standing Figures type, mint name in Greek and Arabic on reverse (2 pcs, both VF with porous surfaces), retail about $250-300, lot of 3 pieces.
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