Copying follis of Constans II?. Standing Emperor, branch to the right // Blank. 14mm, 2.93 grams. Uncertain, unlisted in Walket or Album.

Strange coin, imitating the folli of Constans II. Probably some sort of a local imitation. From an old US collection, with the original collection ticket.

These coins are the earliest coins of the first Islamic Caliphate - after conquering the Byzantine Middle East, they issued coins in the corrupted style of Byzantine folli (especially of Constans II). These circulates for about a few decades, until the end of the 7th century.