Umayyad Caliphate. Khunâsir, near Homs. Abd Allah b. Salih. In the names of 'Abd Allah b. Salih and his underling 'Abd al-Karim b. Habib.
Fals AE
17 mm, 0,82 g
Legends in two lines and in outer margin / Legends in three lines and in outer margin.
very fine
A-A290.
Mint near Hims, likely a temporary mint serving Hims for some reason lost to history. Khanasir, Khanāṣir), also spelt Khanaser, is a town located in Syria's as-Safira District. (Near homs). Khanasir, known to the early Arabs as "Khunasira", became a fortified estate and frequent residence of the Umayyad caliph Umar II, He died and was buried there.
From the Tareq Hani collection.