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Follis / Fals - standing caliph type - Iliya with star - Jerusalem - Arab-Byzantine
Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
Year | 690-698 |
Type | Standard circulation
coins |
Value | 1 Fals / Nummus (1⁄180) |
Currency | Solidus (661-750) |
Composition | Copper |
Weight | 3.08 g |
Dimensions | 20 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular)
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Orientation | |
Engraver(s) | |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | A#3545A |
Obverse description | A single Caliph standing frontally with his hand on the scabbard of his sword; on either side of him is an inscription in kufic script. |
Obverse script | |
Obverse lettering | محمد
رسول الله (Translation: Muhamad rasul allah: `Mohammed is the messenger of God.`) |
Reverse description | M cursive (face value) surmounted by a star with eight points. On both sides the name of the workshop; a crescent moon below. |
Reverse script | |
Reverse lettering | *
M
أيلا
فلسطين (Translation: M: `Fals` Ayla, Filastin: `Eilat, Palestine.`) |
Edge | |
Mint | |
Mintage | ND
(690-698) - Ayla (Eilat) -
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Catalog ID | 3531009290 |
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