The reverse shows a cursive M denomination with cross above and surrounding legend. Proper early Arab-Byzantine fabric and strike characteristics. No signs of casting or modern tooling. Denomination: Fals (Æ Bronze).
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The emperor was also forced to relinquish to the Seljuks the important cities of Edessa, Hieropolis, and Antioch. The defeat astonished Byzantium. The sword of Christendom could prove a very useful weapon in personal ambitions to gain the crown of Byzantium.
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