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Umayyad AE Fals overstruck on Arab Byzatine follis

Umayyad AE Fals overstruck on Arab Byzatine follis

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  • Origin: Islamic
  • Modified Item: No
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Denomination: Akce
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  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Era: Medieval

    Description

    Umayyad AE Fals overstruck on Arab-Byzatine follis.
    Host is
    Umayyad Caliphate, Arab-Byzantine: Anonymous (ca. 680 AD) Æ Fals, Dimashq (Album 3517.3)
    Rev: جائز/ ضرب / دمشق, Capital M with monogram above and "officina" symbol (a downturned crescent) below, Arabic inscription to left downwards, Arabic inscription to right downwards, Arabic inscription in exergue (mint name), all enclosed by beaded circle
    or
    temp.
    Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan.
    AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals Imperial standing figure type (Type VI). Dimashq (Damascus) mint. Struck circa 660s-680. Standing imperial figure, holding long cross and globus cruciger; to left, T surmounted by bird; [...]Є to right / Large M; monogram above; upturned crescent below;
    jaza hada
    up left;
    ja’iz
    down right;
    dimashq
    in exergue in Arabic. Cf. SICA 1, 569-72; cf. DOCAB 53-5; cf. Walker,
    Arab-Byzantine
    , 19; Album 3517.2