Africa - 97 هـ

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Anonymous, 715-718, AV solidus (4.24g), Africa, AH97, A-121M, BMC-P.49, Bernardi-34Ca, Latin & Arabic text both sides, with the Arabic kalima divided equally between obverse & reverse; the obverse Latin legend is SLD FRT IN AFRK AN XCVII (abbreviation of "Solidus Feritus In Afrika Anno XCVII", i.e., "solidus made in Africa in the year 97"), with an abbreviated Latin version of the Islamic kalima on the reverse, struck with slightly worn dies, especially noticeable on the revers...

Lot 213