Follis/Fals - Three Standing Figures
Features
| Issuer |
Rashidun Caliphate
(Islamic states)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 638-643 |
| Value | Follis (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Drachm (632-661) |
| Composition | Miedź |
| Weight | 4.3 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Nieregularny |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 462759 |
| References | Goodwin AB# 2 Tony Goodwin, Muʼassasat Nūr Al-Ḥusayn; 2005. Arab-Byzantine Coinage. Nour Foundation and Azimuth Editions, London, United Kingdom. Stephen Album, Tony Goodwin; 2002. Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean / Volume 1. Pre-Reform Coinage of the Early Islamic Period. Spink & Son, Ashmolean Museum, London, United Kingdom. Clive Foss; 2008. Arab-Byzantine Coins: An Introduction, with a Catalogue of the Dumbarton Oaks Collection. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Harvard University Press, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. |
Obverse
(en) Three standing imperial figures.
Reverse
(en) M with monogram above, imitative Greek lettering either side.
Script: grecki
Lettering: M
Comments
(en)
Goodwin Type B - “Copying three-figure folles (Class 3, 4 or 6) of Heraclius (610–41), usually with a reverse based on the year 17–19 folles of Cyprus.” According to Goodwin, this is the second most common type and is often struck on cut flans.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (638-643) | |||||||||||||||
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