20070416

Arab-Byzantine Fals CE 660-700


AE Fals, circa CE 692-694, Emesa mint in Syria.
M. 9
O: Type imitates the bust of Constans II
on right vertical inscription in Greek KAΛON
On left vertical inscription in Arabic (bi-Hims “From Emesa”/Hims in Arabic) ﺺﻤﺤﺑ
R: on either side of large M is the Greek inscription

ЄMI (left vertical) CHC (right vertical)

In the exergue is the Arabic inscription: (Tayyib “good” ﺐﯿﻃ)


SOLD: 2007