Savoca Coins

Silver | 100th Silver Auction  –  18 April 2021

Savoca Coins, Silver | 100th Silver Auction

Ancient and World Coins, and a special Collection of Islamic Coins

Su, 18.04.2021, from 6:00 PM CEST
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Description

★ Rare & among the finest known ★

Arab-Byzantine. Dimashq. Damascus (Syria). temp. Mu\'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan AH 41-60.
Fals AE

23 mm, 3,65 g

Two imperial figures standing facing, holding cruciform scepters in their left hands and globus cruciger in their right hands; above, cross / Large M surrounded by blundered Arabic legend reading darb dimashq ja'iz (current issue of Dimashq); above, cross; below, officina mark in shape of reversed crescent.

good very fine

Goodwin & Gyselen p. 50, 22 var. (figures holding cruciform scepter in right hand); Walker 42 var. (figures holding cruciform scepter in right hand). Cf. Leu Web Auction 4, lot 1346.

From the Tareq Hani collection.

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Starting price 75 EUR
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