Nysa-Scythopolis / Beisan AE Fals, EXTREMELY RARE, quasi unpublished - see notes, VF+, 7th Century C.E.

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NYSA-SCYTHOPOLIS / BEISAN (BEIT SHEAN), UMAYYAD AE FALS 

Sofaer 74 - see below, 29.3mm, 3.59 grams, edge chip. Struck Circa. 7th Century C.E., Arab Byzantine period

Obverse: Enthroned figures of Justin II and Sophia, holding cruciform scepters 

Reverse: Large M; ANNO VIII to sides, NIK in exergue

An EXTREMELY RARE coin and perhaps the ONLY die set for its type. Nicely centered and struck!

This Nysa / Beisan Fals is typically dated ANNO VII. This coin is an unpublished type dated ANNO VIII. There is actually an example of these dies published in the recent Sofaer collection tome. However the authors apparently did not notice the dating variation of this coin and left the VII attribution.