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Follis / Fals - two standing figures type Arab-Byzantine
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Two standing male figures shown in full face, each surmounted by a small cross above the head; a plain cross on steps or staff appears between the two figures in the central field. The figure to the left holds a long cross or staff, referencing the Byzantine imperial iconographic tradition from which this type derives. The composition reflects the transitional Arab-Byzantine style, retaining Christian imperial imagery under early Umayyad administration before the Arabisation reforms of Abd al-Malik. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic, Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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