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ISLAMIC, Time of the Rashidun. Pseudo-Byzantine types. Fals (Bronze, 23 mm, 3.00 g, 7 h), imitating the EN T૪TO NIKA follis of Constans II, before AH 24 = AD 645. ЄN T૪TO NIKA Imperial figure standing facing, wearing crown surmounted by cross, holding long cross in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left. Rev. Large m flanked by A/Φ/A and [...]A/N/A; above, star; below, CJK. Goodwin, Khalili Collection, p. 34, 5 (type E). Minor edge cracks, otherwise, very fine.
Privately acquired at the London Stamp Exchange on 26 October 1977 (with original collector's ticket).
The Byzantine EN T૪TO NIKA ('in this [sign] conquer') issues, struck under Constans II in 641-648, commemorated the famous vision of a cross of light, which Constantine the Great allegedly saw the night before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312.
Privately acquired at the London Stamp Exchange on 26 October 1977 (with original collector's ticket).
The Byzantine EN T૪TO NIKA ('in this [sign] conquer') issues, struck under Constans II in 641-648, commemorated the famous vision of a cross of light, which Constantine the Great allegedly saw the night before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312.