Numismatic Auction #20

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Three Standing Figures, ca. 640s, AE fals (5.90g), "year 17 ", A-3561, MIB-X45, mint mark KYΠP for Cyprus, clear date, officina Γ, cross above capital M, lovely strike, lovely brown patination, choice VF to EF, RRR, ex Centaur Coins. 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 traditional style of the...

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Two Standing Figures, 670s-680s, AE fals (3.71g), Ba'albakk, A-3513.2, plain cross between the heads of the two obverse figures, bold VF to EF.

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Figure, ca. 670-700, AE fals (3.68g), MACP (Misr), ND, A-114B, D&B-34, standing figure, holding cross and glove, star beneath globe / cross on globe between I B, mint name below, mint identified as Fustat, now part of Cairo, Fine to VF, R.

ARAB-BYZANTINE:LOT of 6 Standing Caliph copper fulus: Halab (A-3529, 3 pcs, average Fine), Hims (A-3239, 1 pc, F-VF, but mint name weak), and Yubna (A-3546.1, 2 pcs, mint name off flan, but clearly of this mint by style, both VG), retail $400-500, lot of 6 pieces.

PERSIAN OCCUPATION OF SYRIA: "Heraclius & Constantine ", 610-629, AE follis (16.62g), "CHENO ", year 4, Pottier-20, same dies as Pottier-20.2, decent strike, lovely patination, cf. MIB-X30 of Heraclius, VF, ex Edward Waddell (1987). An important example, heavier than all the 150+ specimens listed by Pottier for all six classes, yet clearly a Syrian imitation and neither a standard Byzantine follis nor an imitation from elsewhere.

PERSIAN OCCUPATION OF SYRIA: "Heraclius & Constantine ", 610-629, AE follis (12.65g), ONIK, year 5, Pottier-30, officina Γ, probably same obverse die and possibly also same reverse die as Pottier-30.1, light porosity, obverse die as MIB-X29 through X33, Fine to VF.

PERSIAN OCCUPATION OF SYRIA: "Heraclius & Constantine ", 610-629, AE follis (11.19g), ONCX, year 8, Pottier-39, officina Γ, same reverse die as Pottier-39.1, blundered and heavily abbreviated obverse royal text, nice strike, VF.

PERSIAN OCCUPATION OF SYRIA: "Heraclius & Constantine ", 610-629, AE ½ follis (3.73g), no mint name, year 11, Pottier-66, officina X, different dies from the illustrated example of Pottier-66, decent strike, some nice patina, octagonal flan, About VF, RRR. Very rare denomination, of which Pottier only recorded three specimens, compared to more than 100 examples of the full follis (his class IV).

PERSIAN OCCUPATION OF SYRIA: "Heraclius & Constantine ", 610-629, AE follis (6.48g), ONIKO, year 12, Pottier-49var, officina Γ, same obverse die as Pottier-49 and MIB-X32, mint name somewhat different, K instead of H and the final O more like a large pellet, lovely brown patina, choice VF. Same obverse die as lot 222, which is year 13.

PERSIAN OCCUPATION OF SYRIA: "Heraclius & Constantine ", 610-629, AE follis (11.29g), ONIK(.), year 12, Pottier-—, officina B, generally as Pottier-47, but different "mint " (last letter weak), pleasing patination, VF, R, ex Edward Waddell (1988). Same obverse die as lot 223.

PERSIAN OCCUPATION OF SYRIA: "Heraclius & Constantine ", 610-629, AE follis (8.61g), ONIK, year 13, Cf. Pottier-54/57, same obverse die as Pottier-49 (dated year 12), exact type unlisted by Pottier, blundered royal legends, officina Γ, strong strike, pleasing patination, VF, R, ex Edward Waddell (1987). Same obverse die as lot 218.

PERSIAN OCCUPATION OF SYRIA: "Heraclius & Constantine ", 610-629, AE follis (6.29g), "ONIK C ", year 13, Pottier-55, possibly the same obverse die as Pottier-55.2, in any case same obverse die as MIB-X29 through X33, officina Γ, lovely patination, VF.