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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2678967, member: 19463"]<b>Anonymous, Umayyad Caliphate</b></p><p>AE fals</p><p><b>Obv</b>: KA/L/ON in left field, "bi-Hims" (in Arabic) in right field,</p><p>facing bust, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand</p><p><b>Rev</b>: Large m, E/M/I in left field, two birds eyes above, C/H/C in right field, "tayyib" (Arabic for "good") in ex</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Hims (Emessa)</p><p><b>Date</b>: 680-690 AD</p><p>[ATTACH=full]598435[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>In case it is not obvious to all, the unusual part of these bilingual coins is the split of Greek and Arabic on the two sides. Kalon on the obverse and tayyib both mean good while EMICHC and Hims are the city name of the mint. When I think of a bilingual coin I would expect a Greek side and an Arabic side but here we see the elements mixed with some on each side. Interesting coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2678967, member: 19463"][B]Anonymous, Umayyad Caliphate[/B] AE fals [B]Obv[/B]: KA/L/ON in left field, "bi-Hims" (in Arabic) in right field, facing bust, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand [B]Rev[/B]: Large m, E/M/I in left field, two birds eyes above, C/H/C in right field, "tayyib" (Arabic for "good") in ex [B]Mint[/B]: Hims (Emessa) [B]Date[/B]: 680-690 AD [ATTACH=full]598435[/ATTACH] In case it is not obvious to all, the unusual part of these bilingual coins is the split of Greek and Arabic on the two sides. Kalon on the obverse and tayyib both mean good while EMICHC and Hims are the city name of the mint. When I think of a bilingual coin I would expect a Greek side and an Arabic side but here we see the elements mixed with some on each side. Interesting coins![/QUOTE]
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