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Roman Emperor Heraclius lost Jerusalem to the Arabian Khalif Omar in 637
CE, after a few month's siege. One of the first coins struck in Palestine
by the Arabs (c. 650 CE) is an imitation of a Byzantine coin, picturing
Heraclius in the center, flanked by his sons Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas,
each holding a small globe with a cross; on the reverse is a large "M" (the
denomination), along with the name of the city in Latin and Arabic. (#125)

#125
Tiberias Copper Fals c. 650 CE (Coins of Tiberias, p. 105-6)
The Umayyad Governors also struck several varieties of small bronze coins
(fals denomination) in imitation of earlier Jewish coins. These feature
an amphora (like the First Revolt bronze prutah) (#126), 5-branched candelabrum
(like the Menorah coin of Antigonus Mattathias) (#127), and pomegranate
(like the pomegranate buds on the famous First Revolt shekels) (#128).
The Arabic inscriptions read "There is No God but Allah Alone" and "Muhammad
is the Apostle of Allah."

#126 Anonymous Copper Fals (Islamic Coins #66)
#127 Anonymous Copper Fals (Islamic Coins #68)
#128 Anonymous Copper Fals (Islamic Coins #70)
The Caliph himself was portrayed on coins struck in Jerusalem c. 670-685
CE. He stands facing, wearing a long robe and native head-dress; his right
hand is placed on a sword. The name of the mint in Arabic "Iliya Filistin"
is indicated on the reverse. (#129)
#129 Anonymous Copper Fals c. 670-685 CE (Islamic Coins #51)
Around the turn of the first millennium, the Arabs began striking gold dinars
in Palestine. Such a coin was issued in Ramla jointly by Ali b. Al-Ikshid
with the Caliph Al-Muti Iillah (960-965 CE). The legends read in part: "There
is No God but Allah Alone, He Has No Associate" and "Allah, Muhammad Is
the Apostle of Allah, God Bless Him." (#130)
#130 Ali b. Al-Ikshid and Caliph Al-Muti Iillah, Gold Dinar, Ramla, 960-965
CE (Islamic Coins #113)
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