UMAYYAD: AE fals (1.38g), al-Mahfuza, ND (ca. 730-740), A-E204, duriba hadha al-fals bi'l-mahfuza // muhammad rasul Allah, decent strike, minor porosity, unique, VF, RRRR. This is the first known fals of al-Mahfuza, which was founded by al-Hakam b.'Awana, the second Umayyad governor of Sind. After a few years, al-Hakam replaced al-Mahfuza with his second foundation, the town of al-Mansura, which became the capital of Sind for more than 300 years. The two locations were on opposite sides of a small lake near the town of Shahdadpur, Pakistan.

Estimate: USD 450-550