Islamic Umayyad Caliphs Gold Imitative Solidus of Heraclius. Minted in Damascus(?), ca 70 AH, imitating coinage of 610-641 AD. 4.25 gr.

Obv: Heraclius, Heraclonas and Heraclius Constantine, the 
crosses removed from their crowns, standing, holding globes 
with crosses removed.
Rev: VICTORIA AVGY and officina letter I, cross potent on three 
steps, but with central arm removed, Pth monogram to left, I 
to right, mintmark CONOB.

copying Sear Byz. 763; MIB 44; DOC 38; cf Miles, pl. 45, 7-10 and 46, 11; cf. Friedberg p. 82, 1.

Notes: The earliest Islamic coinages copied those of the Byzantine 
emperors but with the Christian crosses from staff heads and 
reverse types removed. This partilcular example not apparently 
from recorded dies and possibly unique; perhaps from earlier in 
the series than those hitherto published.