Islamic coin – HCR10344

Obverse

Inscription:

لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين

Design:

Standing Caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, long single loop girdle band, enclosed by partially-obscured clockwise Arabic inscription (likely inscription above), all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله

Design:

Transformed cross on four steps, Arabic inscription right upwards and left upwards (combining to form mint name), enclosed by Arabic inscription from 1h clockwise (shahāda), all enclosed by beaded circle partially off flan

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Umayyad Caliphate

Reign

‘Abd al-Malik

Person

‘Abd al-Malik, 685 - 705 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ma'arrat Miṣrīn (Islamic)

Denomination

Follis

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 70-77 AH (=AD 690-697)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.8

Axis

Diameter (mm)

16.1

Acquisition method

loan

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, XXX.

Transliteration (obverse)

i‛abd allāh ‛abd al-malik amīr al-mu’minīn

Translation (obverse)

for the servant of God, ‛Abd al-Malik, commander of the believers

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Transliteration (reverse)

lā ilāh illā allāh waḥdahu muḥammad rasūl allāh

Translation (reverse)

there is no God but God alone, Muḥammad is the messenger of God

Secondary inscription (reverse)

معرة / مصرين

Transliteration (obverse)

ma‛arrat miṣrīn (mint name)

Script (reverse)

(Arabic)

Reference

SICA 1 : 674

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson