ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s-680s, AE fals (2.35g), Dimashq, "year 17 ", A-3517.1, bird above T to left, Greek ΛEO right / anchor above capital M, officina mark downward crescent, some light pitting, lovely obverse, VF, R.
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Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19
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Lot #252 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s, AE fals (3.84g), Dimashq, "year 17 ", A-3517.1, bird on T left, ΛEO right / anchor above & downward crescent below capital M, ΔAM below, nice patina, pleasing VF.
Lot #253 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s, AE fals (2.66g), Dimashq, "year 17 ", A-3517.1, bird on T left, part of ΛEO right / downward crescent below capital M, ΔAM below, anchor obscured by countermark, probably ludd for that city, VF-EF mark on VF-EF host, R.
Lot #254 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s-680s, AE fals (4.52g), Dimashq, ND, A-3517.2, Bone-5, T left, mint name in Greek right / anchor above capital M, officina mark 6-point star, bold strike, VF to EF, R. Reverse Arabic legend duriba / dimashq / ja'iz, very coarsely engraved.
Lot #255 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s, AE fals (5.09g), Dimashq, A-3517.2, bird on T left, mint name in Greek to right / anchor above and downward crescent below M, Arabic duriba / dimashq / ja'iz around, VF.
Lot #256 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s, AE fals (4.24g), Dimashq, A-3517.3, crescent above T left, ΛEO to right / anchor above and downward crescent below M, Arabic duriba / dimashq / ja'iz around, nice patina, VF to EF.
Lot #257 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s, AE fals (4.20g), Dimashq, A-3517.3, crescent above T left, ΛEO to right / anchor above and downward crescent below M, Arabic duriba / dimashq / ja'iz around, pleasing Fine to VF.
Lot #258 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s-680s or later, AE fals (4.45g), Tabariya, ND, A-3519var, mint name in Greek to right / reverse text ΧAΛE at right, NOB in exergue, AΛΛA left, unclear symbol above cursive m, lovely strike, evenly worn, Fine to VF, RRR. The word to the right on the reverse has been interpreted as the Arabic name Khalid in Greek. Goodwin type 1.
Lot #259 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s-680s or later, AE fals (5.76g), Tabariya, ND, A-3519var, possibly unpublished, mint name in Arabic to left, duriba to right of standing emperor on obverse, IKNO below cursive m on reverse, with N above a bar to the left, cross above, and E between 2 symbols to right, small corrosion spot on obverse, Fine, RRR. Same dies as lot 184 in our auction #10. Emperor holds normal long cross in right hand,...
Lot #260 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 670s-680s, AE fals (2.90g), Diospolis (Ludd), "year 4 ", A-3520, INJ-10, plate 5, #5 (same obverse die), mint name in Greek around the obverse / cursive m above "dumbbell ", ANN left, IIII right, NIKO below, cross above, VF, RRR.
Lot #261 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s-690s, AE fals (2.12g), "pseudo-Damascus ", A-3522.1, star & annulet above globus cruciger, no other symbols / cursive m, blundered mint name below (looks like KAT), nice patina, attractive VF, RR. Struck on an irregular flan, which is 1/3 of a much larger flan.
Lot #262 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s-690s, AE fals (4.30g), "pseudo-Damascus ", A-3522.1, left area uncertain, minuscule globus cruciger to right / cursive m, blundered date to right, arrow to right, thick bar below, VF, R.
Lot #263 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s-690s, AE fals (2.41g), "pseudo-Damascus ", A-3522.1, palm branch left, star & crescent above and star below globus cruciger / retrograde cursive m, blundered date left, annulet in place of mint name, nice patina, bold VF, R. Struck on an irregular flan, which is 1/3 of a much larger flan.
Lot #264 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s-690s, AE fals (3.62g), "pseudo-Damascus ", A-3522.1, annulet above globus cruciger, no other symbols / cursive m, Θ below, miscellaneous symbols around, 2 river-symbols within the cursive m, each attached to a pellet, nice patina, bold VF, R. The river symbols tie this piece to the pseudo-Damascus pieces published by Milstein in the INJ volume 10.
Lot #265 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s-690s, AE fals (4.18g), "pseudo-Damascus ", A-3522.1, traces of EN TOTO around, star in upper right / cursive m, row of pellets in place of mint name, choice VF, R.
Lot #266 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s-690s, AE fals (2.77g), "pseudo-Damascus ", A-3522.1, TΛΘ to left, star in lower right / cursive m, row of pellets in place of mint name, various symbols & letters around, slightly porous surfaces, VF, R. Countermarked Arabic bi-ludd for the city of Ludd, on the obverse.
Lot #267 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s-680s, AE fals (4.42g), "pseudo-Damascus ", A-3522.2, palm branch above T left / capital M, retrograde "mint " ANK, anchor above, blundered date around, probably representing year 17, lovely strike, attractive VF, R.
Lot #268 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 680s-690s, AE fals (2.91g), "pseudo-Damascus ", A-3522.2, palm tree left, ΛEO (very weak Λ) and star left / anchor above capital M, blundered ΔAM below, VF, R. Meaningless pseudo-Greek left & right of the M, probably derived from the "year 17 " formula.
Lot #269 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s-680s, AE fals (4.09g), NM, ND, A-3523, Milstein-14, with al-wafa lillah on both sides, coarsely engraved on obverse, more accurate on reverse, cross above retrograde cursive m, unusually nice strike for this series, VF. To the left and right of the cursive m appears a thoroughly blundered attempt at a date.
Lot #270 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s-680s, AE fals (4.17g), NM, ND, A-3523, Milstein-11, with al-wafa lillah on both sides, coarsely engraved on obverse, more accurate on reverse, cross above cursive m, VF. Foss has dated the al-wafa lillah series to circa 647-658, but that seems too early.
Lot #271 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s-680s, AE fals (3.79g), NM, ND, A-3523, Milstein-39, with al-wafa lillah only on reverse, no symbols on obverse / crosses left, above and right of cursive m, VF.
Lot #272 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s-680s, AE fals (3.05g), NM, ND, A-3523, Milstein-27var, with al-wafa lillah only on reverse, retrograde Greek E left of standing figure / star above cursive m, AO to left, HΣ to right, Fine to VF.
Lot #273 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s-680s, AE fals (3.85g), NM, ND, A-3523, Milstein—, with al-wafa lillah on both sides, coarsely engraved on obverse, more accurately on reverse, cross above retrograde cursive m, blundered version of what is likely "year 17 " left & right, wiggly lines within the cursive m, Fine.
Lot #274 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Standing Emperor, ca. 660s, AE square fals (5.01g), NM, A-3523A, Foss-31, muhammad left of standing figure / cross above and ba'd below cursive m, nice strike, without any weakness, VF, RRR. 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...
Lot #275 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-BYZANTINE: Imperial Bust, ca. 680s-690s, AE fals (4.18g), Hims, A-3524, KAΛON in full to left of bust, star above reverse flanked by a lazy S either side, bold VF.
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