Umayyad Post-Reform Fals — Sitting Lion Type, Tiberias Mint

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A fascinating post-reform Islamic bronze coin featuring the famous seated lion design from the Umayyad Caliphate.

Umayyad Post-Reform Fals — Sitting Lion Type, Tiberias Mint

$200.00

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🏛 Struck during the early Islamic Caliphate over 1,300 years ago
🦁 Features the iconic seated lion design of the Umayyad period
🌍 Minted in Tiberias during the expansion of early Islamic civilization

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Why This Coin Matters

The Umayyad Caliphate ruled one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Spain across North Africa and the Middle East into Central Asia.

This bronze fals belongs to the important “post-reform” coinage period that followed the sweeping monetary reforms of the Umayyad Caliphate in the late 7th and early 8th centuries AD.

Unlike many later Islamic coins composed almost entirely of inscriptions, this remarkable issue features the famous seated lion motif — one of the most distinctive and collectible animal designs in early Islamic numismatics.

Minted at Tiberias, an important city in the Levant with deep Roman, Byzantine, Jewish, and Islamic history, the coin reflects the cultural blending that characterized the early Islamic world.

The lion symbol likely conveyed power, authority, and royal legitimacy while also preserving artistic traditions inherited from earlier Byzantine and Near Eastern cultures.

Coins like this circulated during the formative centuries of Islamic civilization as Arabic administration, trade, and culture expanded across the Mediterranean and Near East.

Today, these Umayyad animal-type fals coins are highly sought after for their rarity, historical importance, and striking artistic character.

This coin is more than early Islamic currency — it is a surviving artifact from the birth of one of history’s great civilizations.

Perfect for:

• Early Islamic coin collectors
• Medieval history enthusiasts
• Collectors of animal-themed coinage
• Anyone seeking a rare and visually distinctive historical artifact

What You’ll Receive

• The exact Umayyad bronze fals shown
• Authentic early Islamic coin struck at Tiberias
• Features the famous seated lion reverse type
• Approximately 1,300 years old

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