Arab Byzantine
Main Bilingual Series : TARTUS (ANTARDUS)
AE Fals
Foss 79 ; Goodwin 16 ; DOCAB 80 var. (position of star and crescent reversed)
Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / 661-680 AD
Facing imperial Byzantine-style bust, holding cross and globus cruciger; K/A/OΛ/N to left; tayyib to right /
Large M, ANTAPAΔOY monogram; star to left, crescent to right.
A unique variety of a very rare type.