{"product_id":"arab-byzantine-standing-caliph-follis-c-685-705-ad-amman-ummayad-caliphate-1","title":"Arab-Byzantine \"standing Caliph\" follis, c.685-705 AD, Ummayad Caliphate","description":"\u003cp\u003eArab-Byzantine follis, \"standing Caliph\" type, c.685-705 AD, Ummayad Caliphate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaliph standing facing, wearing long robes, holding pommel of sword; girdle band hanging from elbow, \"of Abd al-Malik, leader of the faithful\" in crude Kufic around \/ M, with Shahada around. 14mm, 3.62 grams. Amman or Iliya Filistin (Jerusalem) mint. Walker 104?.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRare type with the \"M\" (=40 nummi) on the reverse instead of the \"cross on steps\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese coins are the earliest coins of the first Islamic Caliphate - after conquering the Byzantine Middle East, they issued coins in the corrupted style of Byzantine (especially of Constans II). These circulates for about a few decades, until the end of the 7th century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMallstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67942211289403,"sku":"x7096-62363","price":68.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/w62363.jpg?v=1794349779","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/arab-byzantine-standing-caliph-follis-c-685-705-ad-amman-ummayad-caliphate-1","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}