638-650 AD., Arab-Byzantine, mint in Cyprus or Syria, Fals, cf. Album 3501A and 3561.
Arab-Byzantine, Cyprus or mint in Syria (?), "officina 3", ca. 638-650 AD.,
Æ Fals / Falus / Follis (ø 18-29 mm / 4,57 g), copper, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 0°), struck on half a follis, with the corners sliced off,
Obv.: three standing figures (Byzantine emperors).
Rev.: M / Γ (retrograde) / [mint name off flan] , cross above capital M (value), retrograde Γ officina.
cf. Album 3501A , - A. 3561 ; - MIB X45 .
seems to be a very early issue, possibly struck in Cyprus itself shortly after the Arab conquest, rather than in Syria