{"product_id":"arab-byzantine-bronze-fals-struck-around-640-680-ad-heavily-imitative-of-the-byzantine-emperor-constans-ii","title":"Arab-Byzantine bronze Fals struck around 640–680 AD, heavily imitative of the Byzantine Emperor Constans II.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiI24uDhrKXAxU7pCcCHcSpPPQQ-7AUeggIAggBCCYQAA\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgmEAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgmEAI\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eThe Design:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e The reverse face features a large, stylized \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eletter \"M\"\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-os-fs=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e, which was originally the Byzantine denomination marker for 40 nummi (a Follis).\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgmEAc\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Following the early Islamic conquests of the Levant, the Umayyad Caliphate initially continued to strike bronze coins that closely copied existing Byzantine types before transitioning to purely epigraphic Arabic designs.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgmEAo\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eCondition:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e The coin displays a notable green \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003ecuprite\/malachite patina\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (frequently called bronze disease where bright blue-green speckles flake away) along its edge and surfaces, sitting on top of an irregular, hand-struck bronze flan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Geekz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801704067303,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/9010\/1223\/files\/c3.jpg?v=1791724846","url":"https:\/\/geekz.store\/products\/arab-byzantine-bronze-fals-struck-around-640-680-ad-heavily-imitative-of-the-byzantine-emperor-constans-ii","provider":"Geekz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}