UMAYYAD: al-Junayd b. 'Abd al-Rahman, governor, ca. 730-735, AE fals (1.30g), NM, ND, A-205T, Zeno-291946, Bactrian monogram or tamgha in center, name around, al-amir al-junayd ... possibly followed by his father's name // two Bactrian letters in center, uncertain Bactrian legend in the margin (possibly with a few Arabic letters), unpublished (3 examples in our previous auction), crude Fine. Likely from eastern Khorasan or Tokharistan. This is the fourth reported Umayyad fals with Bactrian letters; the first appeared in our Auction 43, Lot 209.

Estimate: USD 100 - 150