Numismatic Auction #19

ARAB-BYZANTINE: Two Standing Figures, ca. 636-640s, AE fals (5.11g), Neapolis (Nablus), undated, A-3502N, MIB-X24, cross between the 2 standing figures / ANN both left & right of the capital M on reverse, mint formula NEA in exergue, officina A, lovely patination, choice VF, RRR. The type is derived from the follis of Heraclius & his son Heraclius Constantine, struck 630-640, his regnal years 20-30 (Sear-810). The mint name is inscribed as NEA in the reverse exergue. In the ANN to the right, the 2nd "N " resembles the numeral "5 ", revealing the die-sinker's illiteracy.