early pre-reform - Coin Auctions
 Lot 102 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-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. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 118 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-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. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 113 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-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. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 108 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-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, struck in Bishapur, AH66 = AD 685/686). Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 124 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-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. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 103 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-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. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 119 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-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. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 114 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-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 Byzantine holdout against the Arab conquest. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 109 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-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 in Bishapur, AH66 = AD 685/686). Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
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 Lot 125 - islamic early pre-reform - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ARAB-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. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22islamic early pre-reform |
