Lot 6-307. Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. 65-86 / 685-705. Æ Fals. Ilya Filastin (Aelia Capitolina, Jerusalem). Extremely Rare.

Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. 65-86 / 685-705. Æ Fals (24.2 mm, 2.85 g, 6 h). Ilya Filastin (Aelia Capitolina, Jerusalem). Caliph standing, facing, with sword in scabbard; inscription around: Muhammad rasul Allah / Cursive m; Ilya on left, Filistin on right, line below. This coin cites both the city, Ilya (Jerusalem as Aelia [Capitolina]) and the province, Filistin (Palestine). Walker 75; SICA 731. VF. Extremely Rare.

One of the earliest Islamic types of the Umayyads, an extremely rare fals from the Jerusalem mint

 

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