Umayyad Caliphate. Baysan (Palestine) undated.
Fals AE

22 mm, 3,24 g

Legends in three lines and in outer margin / Legends in three lines and in outer margin.

nearly extremely fine, an incredible quality example

SNAT IVa, 269. (S).

In 634, Byzantine forces were defeated by the Muslim army of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab and the city reverted to its Semitic name, being named 'Baysan' in Arabic. The Umayyad Baysan was completely devastated by a catastrophic earthquake. A few residential neighborhoods grew up on the ruins, probably established by the survivors, but the city never recovered its magnificence. The city center moved to the southern hill. Reference: Shahin, Mariam. Palestine: A Guide. Interlink Books. pp. 159–165. From the Tareq Hani collection.