Umayyad Caliphate. Tanukh. Uncertain period (post-reform) undated.
Fals AE

19 mm, 4,65 g

Legend in three lines within two circles / Legend in three lines; Legend in outer margin.

nearly extremely fine

ND, A-189 (R).

Tanukh was not a city, but a tribal region near the city of Aleppo. The Tanûkhids or Tanukh in arabic were a confederation of Arab tribes, sometimes characterized as Saracens. They first rose to prominence in northern Arabia and south of Syria in the 3rd century BC. Both Lakhmid and Tanukhid inscriptions have been found at Umm el-Jimal in Jordan and Namara in Syria. The ancient Tanukhi tribal confederation was largely taken over by several branches of the large Azd and Quda'a tribe. Their main base during the time of their most famous ruler, Queen Mavia, was in Aleppo. From the Tareq Hani collection.