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

Umayyad Caliphate. Manbij (Syria) Undated.
Fals AE

22 mm, 4,57 g

Muling of two reverses, the legend clockwise on the proper reverse (left photo).

very fine

cf. Zeno-130927. unknown to Walker. A-183. (RR).

Manbij is a city in the northeast of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria, west of the Euphrates. The Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid restored Manbij at the end of the 8th century, making it the capital of the frontier province of al-Awasim. Afterward, the city became a point of contention between the Byzantines, Arabs and Turkic groups. The Arab chieftain Salih ibn Mirdas captured it circa 1022, making Manbij, along with Balis and al-Rahba, the foundation of his Mirdasid emirate. At the time, Manbij was one of the most important fortresses in northern Syria. Ref: Cobb, Paul M. White Banners: Contention in 'Abbasid Syria, 750-880. SUNY Press. p. 12. Zakkar, Suhayl . The Emirate of Aleppo: 1004–1094. Aleppo: Dar al-Amanah. p. 53. From the Tareq Hani collection.

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