Mid. East, Africa, & Europe

Umayyad Caliphate Bronze Fals

661 - 750 CE

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Display Boxes Backordered: estimated to ship on October 1 $5.00 pre-order discount applied (regular price $21.99)

  • Ships around October 1. Display Boxes are backordered. Orders over $75 ship free!
  • Your purchase will match the quality of the items shown.

Item Description:

PLEASE READ: Our shipment of small display boxes has been delayed. Small display boxes are currently out of stock and are expected to arrive around October 1st.

You can still pre-order items that include a small display box. These items will not ship until the display boxes arrive.

Pre-orders receive $5 off each delayed item.

In-stock items in the same order will ship immediately as usual.

 These copper fals coins (a corruption of the Byzantine coin known as a "follis") date back to the 7th to 8th century CE. They were struck by the Umayyad Caliphate, an Islamic empire that stretched all the way from Spain to eastern India at its peak.

Islamic coins and art usually avoided displaying imagery of humans or other living beings, a practice known as aniconism. Because of this, these coins have only Arabic script and lack portraits or other designs commonly associated with ancient coins from other cultures like the Greeks or Romans.

The Umayyad Caliphate existed during a time known as "late antiquity," which was a transition period between ancient times and the Middle Ages. It was the second of four major Islamic caliphates to arise after the death of Muhammad just 30 years before its formation.

Each includes a Certificate of Authenticity.


Your order will include:

  • The historical item(s) shown above
  • Glass top leatherette display box
  • Information card and Certificate of Authenticity

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