Follis / Fals - two standing figures type Arab-Byzantine
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Features
| Issuer |
Umayyad Caliphate
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 1 Fals / Nummus (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus (661-750) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 2.33 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 425771 |
| References | Album Islamic# 3513.2 Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States. |
Obverse
Two Standing Figures with one cross each above them and a plain cross between the heads of the figures. Figure to the left is also holding a cross.
Reverse
Cross above capital M.
Mint name alongside in Greek.
Mint name below in Arabic,
Scripts: Arabic, Greek
Lettering:
M
ΗλιƔπολϵ
بعلبك
Translation:
Heliopolis
Ba'albakk
Mint
Ba'albakk, LebanonComments
The coin has no date but is estimated to be from around 680s (~60 AH)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND | Approx. 680 AD (60 AH) | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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