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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Fals (Bronze, 15x16 mm, 2.90 g, 4 h), Arab-Byzantine type, uncertain mint in Filastin. Crude imperial figure standing facing, holding globus cruciger in his left hand; in field to left, 'Muhammad' in Kufic. Rev. Large m in center flanked by A and A; above, cross; below, 'ba'd' (part or portion in Kufic). DOCAB, 31 var. (letters on the reverse illegible). Goodwin&Gyselen, p. 54, 39 var. (I and II flanking m). SICA I, -. An apparently unpublished variety of this interesting type with the letters A - A on the reverse. Very fine.
From the collection of J. Knudsen, formed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s.
T. Goodwin noted that this coin is very similar to a type with the name of the governor 'al-Amir Sa'id'. He therefore concludes that the name 'Muhammad' on the obverse of our coin is not that of the Prophet but of a local governor. The translation of the mysterious word 'ba'd', on the other hand, remains unresolved: it perhaps stands for 'part' or 'portion', but it could also be the name of a mint of part of a personal name. We kindly thank T. Goodwin for his valuable contributions to the discussion of this issue.
From the collection of J. Knudsen, formed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s.
T. Goodwin noted that this coin is very similar to a type with the name of the governor 'al-Amir Sa'id'. He therefore concludes that the name 'Muhammad' on the obverse of our coin is not that of the Prophet but of a local governor. The translation of the mysterious word 'ba'd', on the other hand, remains unresolved: it perhaps stands for 'part' or 'portion', but it could also be the name of a mint of part of a personal name. We kindly thank T. Goodwin for his valuable contributions to the discussion of this issue.