ARAB-BYZANTINE: Three Standing Figures, ca. 640s, AE fals (4.93g), "year 17 ", A-3501, MIB-X51 (this piece), mint mark ΘEΛP, based on Thessalonika, officina B, fine style, on a cut half of a larger follis with the two corners clipped off, VF, R. This type is regarded by Foss as the earliest Arab issue. Cf. Lot 148 in our previous Auction #19 (same reverse die).
Estimate: 200- 250 USD