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Nummus / Fals - Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik - pseudo-Byzantine type, facing bust Arab-Byzantine
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 691-715 |
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| Currency | Solidus (661-750) |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust in the Byzantine imperial tradition, depicted wearing a crown surmounted by a cross patée; the effigy is rendered in a schematic, provincial style characteristic of early Arab-Byzantine coinage. A cross appears in the upper field above the crown. A Sasanian-derived Pahlavi legend runs around the periphery of the bust within a beaded border. The overall composition closely imitates late Byzantine follis iconography while incorporating Umayyad transitional elements. |
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| Reverse script | Greek/Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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