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Collections

Arab-Byzantine Falscirca 660s-680s

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Islamic Art and Late Antiquity
Ancient bronze coin with heavy green patina, scalloped edge, and low-relief design of a crowned robed figure holding a cross and staff
Byzantine bronze coin with green patina, reverse side showing a large M flanked by standing figures, a cross above, and Latin letters below a horizontal line.
Title
Arab-Byzantine Fals
Culture
Umayyad
Place Made
Syria, Damascus
Date Made
circa 660s-680s
Medium
Copper
Dimensions
Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.447
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic