‘Asqalan

UMAYYAD: AE fals (3.99g), ‘Asqalan, ND, A-167, W-P.139, tiny triangle above reverse field, nice strike with almost no weakness, F-VF, RR $240 - 300 ‘Asqalan is now the Israeli city of Ashkelon. The mint was in operation briefly during the post-reform Umayyad period for copper coins only, then again in the early 12th century for some exceedingly rare Fatimid gold dinars.