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Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate AE Fals. Circa AH 41-60 (AD 661-680).
"Pseudo-Damascus" mint. Imperial figure standing facing, holding spear over shoulder with right hand; AXЄ downwards to left; to right, cross set on steps, with saltire over globe at center / Large M, cross above, below, inverted crescent; 'darb dimashq ja'iz' (current issue [of] Dimashq) in Arabic around. Schulze, 'The al-wafā lillāh Coinage -; Schulze, Pseudo-Byzantine Coinage in Syria -; Goodwin&Gyselen -; Goodwin, Khalili Collection, -; DOCAB -; SICA 1, -. 5.20gr, 19mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Exceptionally rare with unpublished obverse type and of great numismatic importance.
PROVENANCE:
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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