Mint: Tayyib Region. The present example belongs to the cruder provincial bronze series often associated with local circulation throughout the Holy Land and surrounding regions during the late 7th century AD.
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This coin was struck in 603 AH (1206 AD) at Halab (Aleppo) under al-Zahir Ghazi, son of Saladin (Salah al-Din). Mint: Halab (Aleppo). Denomination: AE Fals. Obverse: Arabic legend within an eight-pointed star (achteckiger Stern), naming al-Zahir Ghazi with titles.
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Umayyad Caliphate Standing Caliph AE Fals Holy Land Levant 693-700AD Authentic Islamic Coin. Culture: Early Islamic / Umayyad Caliphate. The obverse depicts the Caliph standing facing, wearing Arab dress with sword at his side, representing both political and religious authority during the rapid expansion and consolidation of the Umayyad Caliphate.
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Umayyad Caliphate. Reverse: Arabic legend; typical kalima-style bronze issue of the Umayyad period. Mint: None visible (Levant region). Size: 19mm. Fine to Good Very Fine.
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Umayyad Caliphate – AE Fals, Epigraphic Type, Levantine Fabric, NM ND – Authentic Early Islamic Coin. This bronze fals represents the early Umayyad reform coinage struck in the Levantine region, where local fabric, flan preparation, and calligraphic style differ subtly from Iraqi issues such as Kufa.
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Type E examples represent a key phase in the evolution from imperial imagery toward the fully epigraphic coinage of the Umayyads. Denomination: AE Fals. Mint: Uncertain Syrian mint. K/I across field; traces of exergual legend.
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Umayyad Caliphate. Mint: None visible (Levant region). Size: 18mm. Fine to Good Very Fine. Reference: Unattributed double-circle type.
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Umayyad Caliphate – AE Fals, al-Ramla Mint, Epigraphic with Palm Branch, AH 77–132 / AD 697–750 – Authentic Early Islamic Coin. The inclusion of the palm branch is a distinctive Levantine symbol, likely referencing regional identity and prosperity.
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This bronze fals belongs to the early Islamic Umayyad monetary reform tradition, struck in Kufa, one of the most important administrative and military centers of the caliphate. These coins reflect the decisive shift away from Byzantine and Sasanian imagery toward purely epigraphic Islamic coinage under the Umayyads.
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Unlike later fully struck copper issues, certain early provincial fals were produced using casting techniques that reflect continuity with earlier local minting traditions. Denomination: AE Fals (Cast Fabric).
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