Lot 853
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North Africa, temp. Sulayman bin 'Abd al-Malik (96-99 AH 715-7 AD), anonymous Solidus, 4.26g., Arabic and Latin type, Africa XCVII = 97 AH (F.2a; Walker 184), about very fine, very rare
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North Africa, temp. Sulayman bin 'Abd al-Malik (96-99 AH 715-7 AD), anonymous Solidus, 4.26g., Arabic and Latin type, Africa XCVII = 97 AH (F.2a; Walker 184), about very fine, very rare

Details
North Africa, temp. Sulayman bin 'Abd al-Malik (96-99 AH 715-7 AD), anonymous Solidus, 4.26g., Arabic and Latin type, Africa XCVII = 97 AH (F.2a; Walker 184), about very fine, very rare
Provenance
Spink, Zurich, Auction 22, 17 March 1987, lot 21
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Lot Essay

This is the earliest coin from Ifriqiya to bear a Hijra date