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Fals - Anonymous Hims
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 696-750 |
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| Reference(s) | BMC Walk 1#45 |
| Obverse description | Broad, irregularly shaped flan bearing a multi-line Arabic Kufic inscription occupying the central field, arranged in two or three lines with characteristic angular letterforms. The die-struck legend is set within a plain field, with no border ornament visible. The surface exhibits a patinated bronze finish with areas of olive-green encrustation consistent with prolonged burial. The striking is slightly off-center, typical of early Umayyad hammered coinage from provincial Syrian mints. No figural imagery is present, reflecting the aniconic reform coinage introduced under the Marwanid caliphs. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Plain bronze field bearing a bold multi-line Kufic Arabic inscription in the center, likely indicating the mint name Hims (حمص) and a religious formula. The letterforms are deeply struck and relatively crisp for a provincial fals, with tall vertical strokes characteristic of early Umayyad epigraphy. The flan edge is irregular and shows typical hammered flattening at the rim. No decorative border or inner circle is present, and the overall composition is typical of anonymous post-reform Umayyad copper coinage struck at the Hims mint. |
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