Savoca Coins
Online Auction 108 | Silver 31 Jul 2021
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Umayyad Caliphate after AD 641. Scythopolis (Beth Shan) mint
Follis Æ
27 mm, 9,92 g
[...]KΛΘ-Є-ΠOΛHC (counterclockwise), Justin II and Sophia enthroned facing, holding cruciform sceptres and globus cruciger, cross between, illegible inscription in exergue / Large M, cross above, ANN (all Ns retrograde) XXIII across field, Α below, KNIO (retrograde) in exergue.
good very fine
Sofaer -; cf. Walker, Arab-Byzantine 1; cf. Album 98.
This is the earliest issue, having purely Byzantine types with Greek legends but retrograde, imitating the arabic writing.
From the Tareq Hani collection
Follis Æ
27 mm, 9,92 g
[...]KΛΘ-Є-ΠOΛHC (counterclockwise), Justin II and Sophia enthroned facing, holding cruciform sceptres and globus cruciger, cross between, illegible inscription in exergue / Large M, cross above, ANN (all Ns retrograde) XXIII across field, Α below, KNIO (retrograde) in exergue.
good very fine
Sofaer -; cf. Walker, Arab-Byzantine 1; cf. Album 98.
This is the earliest issue, having purely Byzantine types with Greek legends but retrograde, imitating the arabic writing.
From the Tareq Hani collection