★ An unusually choice example! ★
Time of `Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan AD 685-705. (AH 65-86). 'Standing Caliph' type. Struck circa AD 690s. Hims (Emesa) mint
Fals Æ
19mm., 2,83g.
Caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword and whip hanging from his right elbow, around, legend with Caliph’s name in Kufic / Transformed cross standing on three steps, in field to left, darb, in right field, 'in Hims' in Kufic, around, legend in Kufic.
nearly extremely fine
SICA I, 697-700; Album 3539. From The Tareq Hani collection
An unusually choice example, Very well centered with an attractive earthen patina . Almost certainly one of the finest known example of this type, and definitely superior to the only other specimen offered in recent years.