Umayyad, Standing Caliph type. Tanukh overstruck on Manbij (?), AH 65-86 - VR

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate, temp. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65–86 / AD 685–705. AE Fals (1.42 g, 18mm), Standing Caliph type. Tanukh issue overstruck on a probable Manbij host coin. The obverse type and style are consistent with issues of Manbij, while the reverse clearly displays traces of the underlying overstrike along with the Tanukh mint attribution.

Arabic title: الأمويون، طراز الخليفة الواقف. تنوخ سك فوق منبج (؟)، ٦٥–٨٦ هـ

Obv: Caliphal figure with schematic long hair standing facing, wearing flared robe and no girdle band; “amir al-mu’minin” in Arabic down left field; “khalifat allah” in Arabic down right

Rev: Transformed cross set on three steps; bi-tanukh to left

Ref:  Arab-Byzantine 102; Album 112 (for Manbij); DOCAB 129; Album 3531 (for Tanukh)

Note: Very Rare, Tanukh issue overstruck on a probable Manbij host coin. The obverse type and style are consistent with issues of Manbij, while the reverse clearly displays traces of the underlying overstrike along with the Tanukh mint attribution.