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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 3833340, member: 99456"][USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER] Although I found<a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Arab-Byzantine-Coins-Introduction-Collection-Publications/dp/0884023184" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://smile.amazon.com/Arab-Byzantine-Coins-Introduction-Collection-Publications/dp/0884023184" rel="nofollow"> this book</a> (also <a href="https://www.doaks.org/research/publications/books/arab-byzantine-coins-an-introduction-with-a" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.doaks.org/research/publications/books/arab-byzantine-coins-an-introduction-with-a" rel="nofollow">here</a>) to have some gaps that I wish it filled in a bit better for the casual reader - it is well worth the ~$25. </p><p><br /></p><p>For example your last coin is easy to find on p.27 labelled as a "<b>Close Imitation</b>" from the<b> "Early Caliphate"</b> AD 647-670:</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Standing Imperial figure of Constan II type, with cross on crown, holding long cross in r.hand, globus cruciger in l. [EN] TɣTO NIKA</p><p><b>Rev: <font size="6">m</font></b>, star above, l. AɸA, r: ONΔ; illegible inscription in ex.</p><p><b>Ref:</b> C.Foss #8 p.124</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Edit: </b>Actually, [USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER] - not sure - your second coin has an <font size="6">M</font> - maybe the real thing and not a close imitation?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 3833340, member: 99456"][USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER] Although I found[URL='https://smile.amazon.com/Arab-Byzantine-Coins-Introduction-Collection-Publications/dp/0884023184'] this book[/URL] (also [URL='https://www.doaks.org/research/publications/books/arab-byzantine-coins-an-introduction-with-a']here[/URL]) to have some gaps that I wish it filled in a bit better for the casual reader - it is well worth the ~$25. For example your last coin is easy to find on p.27 labelled as a "[B]Close Imitation[/B]" from the[B] "Early Caliphate"[/B] AD 647-670: [B]Obv:[/B] Standing Imperial figure of Constan II type, with cross on crown, holding long cross in r.hand, globus cruciger in l. [EN] TɣTO NIKA [B]Rev: [SIZE=6]m[/SIZE][/B], star above, l. AɸA, r: ONΔ; illegible inscription in ex. [B]Ref:[/B] C.Foss #8 p.124 [B]Edit: [/B]Actually, [USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER] - not sure - your second coin has an [SIZE=6]M[/SIZE] - maybe the real thing and not a close imitation?[/QUOTE]
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