Umayyad Akka (Acre)
$250.00
SKU: LOT92D.
Period: Islamic Umayyad.
Weight: Æ Fals 4.31 grams.
Material: Bronze.
Description
Description
Umayyad Akka Fals
Ca. 80-90s/700-710s. Æ fals Akka (Acre)
Obv: No allah but allah is alone inside three Cercles لا اله الا الله وحده
Rev: Mohammad is the messenger of allah / in the name of the God this Fals struck at AKKA محمد رسول الله / بسم الله ضرب هذا الفلس بعكا
Album notes two subtypes of this issue, those with broad irregular flans, such as this coin, and those with small round flans. The former he dates to the 80s, noting that they are all very rare RR
the later to the 90s, noting that they are all rare
Cf. Walker 904 (but without pellets after mint); Album 165. VF,
pleasant dark brown patina Very rare.
