Arab-Byzantine Authority, Copper, Fals, Damascus, 660-680
Obverse
Standing imperial figures wearing robe with herringbone design. Long cross in right hand, globus cruciger in left hand. Bird, facing right, appears on T in left field; Λ|Ε|Ο in right field.
Reverse
M with above, |Ν|Ο in left field, X||ΙΙ in right field, and below. Blundered exergue.
Exergue
ΔΜ\
Obverse
Standing imperial figures wearing robe with herringbone design. Long cross in right hand, globus cruciger in left hand. Bird, facing right, appears on T in left field; Λ|Ε|Ο in right field.
Reverse
M with above, |Ν|Ο in left field, X||ΙΙ in right field, and below. Blundered exergue.
Exergue
ΔΜ\
| Accession number | BZC.2004.32 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue ID | Foss 132, no. 50 |
| Ruler | Arab-Byzantine Authority |
| Metal | Copper |
| Denomination | Fals |
| Mint | Damascus |
| Date | 660 – 680 |
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Weight | 3.41 g |
| Relation of Dies | 5:00 |
| Shape | Flat |
Acquisition History
From Baldwin's Islamic Auction 9, 5 December 2004, lot 3059 (from the P. Pavlou Collection).
Commentary
C. Foss, Arab-Byzantine Coins: An Introduction, with a Catalogue of the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, 132, no. 50 (and pp. 45–46 for this series).