Description:
Obverse: Emperor standing facing, wearing chlamys and holding staff in right hand and globus cruciger in left.
Obverse legend: DAMACKOC [Greek in right field, transliteration: "Damaskos", translation: "Damascus"]
Reverse: Byzantine style "M" with Heraclian symbol above and omega-like symbol and line below.
Reverse legend: [Arabic in right and left fields and in exergue, Michael Bates' translation: "seems intended to be 'struck in Damascus, current money'"]

Tags:
ancient; archaeology

Subjects:
Copper; Civilization, Ancient; archaeological objects

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