Arab Byzantine, Probably Military Mint of Arab Imitation, Arab Byzantine, temp. Heraclius with Heraclius Constantine, Nablus(?) mint, AE Follis, RY 25 = AD 634/35 – Countermark (HRC) Type 1 – RRRR

Repeat Title : Byzantine, Probably Military Mint of Arab Imitation, Heraclius with Heraclius Constantine, Nablus (?) Palestine Mint, AE Follis(bronze,5g,23.5mm), RY 25 = AD 634/35

Arabic Title : بيزنطي، على الأرجح ضرب في دار عسكري، هرقليوس مع هرقليوس كونستانتين، ضرب في نابلس(?) فلسطين، فلس برونزي، ما بعد ٦٣٤ م

Era/Ruler: Arab Byzantine, temp. Heraclius with Heraclius Constantine / Umayyad

Mint/Date : Nablus (?) West Bank, Post AD 634

Denom : AE Follis

Wt/Dia : 5 g / 23.5 mm

Obv: standing facing in military attire, with moustache and long beard, wearing crown surmounted by cross, holding long cross in his right hand; on the right, Heraclius Constantine standing facing, short bearded, wearing crown surmounted by cross and chlamys, holding globus cruciger in his right hand; between their heads, [K]

Rev: Large M, cross above, Γ below, ANNO to left, XX[Ч] to right and countermark below (HRC) Type 1 (slight difference); CON in exergue

Ref: MIB X 22-24 var.

Rarity/Choice: Very Rare with Countermark for this Type, aVF

Note: Whether the mint itself was set up permanently in Neapolis or moved around with the army during the war against the Arab Invaders is unclear, but the Roman rule in Palestine came to an abrupt end soon thereafter, in AD 636, following the disastrous defeat inflicted upon Heraclius by the Arabs in the Battle of Yarmouk.