
Bust of Constans II facing, holding globus cruciger, crude degraded inscriptions around / Large M surrounded by degraded inscriptions. 26mmx19mm, 3.69 grams. Uncertain mint (imitating Cyzicus?). Walker -.
These 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 lli (especially of Constans II). These circulates for about a few decades, until the end of the 7th century.