Islamic Coins
Lot 4375 SESSION 17 (11.30AM FRIDAY 31ST MARCH) Islamic Coins
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $60
ARAB-BYZANTINE, Umayyad Caliphate, (c.685-692), AE fals, 18mm, (4.21 g), Hims (Emesa) mint. obv. crowned facing imperial bust, holding globus cruciger, K/A**L*/O/N (= "good") to left, bi-hims to right rev. large m, star between annulets above, E/M/I-C/H/C across each side, in exergue 'tayyib' (= "good"), (SICA 1, 544 var. [star after bi-hims], Album 3524, Wilkes 133 [$125 US]). Very fine with an earthen black patina.
Ex Tom Cederlind stock.
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