Description: Persian occupation of Alexandria (618-628 AD). Crowned facing Persian style bust with cross on crown, star left, crescent right / Large IB with cross potent on globe, ΑΛΕΞ in ex.

Diameter: AE18 mm

Weight: 6,62 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: Sear 855; MIB 202b; DOC 191

Commentary: scarce; brown patina, some roughness and deposits

History: The Byzantine-Persian war at the beginning of the 7th century AD showed to some extent the potential for religious conflict between two monotheistic cultures.

Article Number: 051-10-04-41652