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ARAB-SASANIAN: AV imitative tremissis (1.29g), 7th/8th century. VF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:550.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 900.00 USD
ARAB-SASANIAN: AV imitative tremissis (1.29g), 7th/8th century. VF
SOLD
1,700.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2016 May 19 @ 10:11UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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ARAB-SASANIAN: AV imitative tremissis (1.29g), 7th/8th century, stylized facing bust, derived from either Justinian I (527-565) or Mauritius (582-602), with his right hand holding up a cross potent, with pseudo-Greek OCCOA to right / standing figure, facing right, his arms stretched out to the right, meaningless "Greek" legend around, VF, RRR. Reportedly found in Afghanistan, this type was usually produced for ceremonial burial of the deceased, traditionally placed on the forehead of the corpse. The reverse design is conceivably based on the standing caliph design with his hands raised, as found on the reverse of Arab-Sasanian pashiz in the name of al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf (694-713) (Gyselen-78, 79). It could also represent the Christian angel of the Byzantine gold coinage, often facing right on the tremissis denomination, with the wings fashioned as a cloak, and a stylized long cross to the left.