ISLAMIC, Time of the Rashidun. Pseudo-Byzantine types. Fals (Bronze, 14 mm, 1.40 g, 12 h), possibly derived from a dodekanummi of Heraclius from Rome, struck in Egypt under Arab authority, circa AH 20s-30s = AD 640s-650s. Two imperial bust facing; between them, large cross. Rev. Cross flanked by A and Ω; below, ΠΟM. Album 114D. DOCAB 142. Goodwin&Gyselen, p. 56, Type V. Rare. Very fine.
From the collection of J. Knudsen, formed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s.