Islamic coin – HCR10479

Obverse

Inscription:

خليفة الله / امير المومنين

Design:

Standing Caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, long single loop girdle band, enclosed by partially obscured and blundered clockwise Arabic inscriptions from right and left downwards, all enclosed by traces of beaded circle

Reverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله

Design:

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

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Umayyad Caliphate

Reign

‘Abd al-Malik

Mint

Sarmīn (Islamic)

Denomination

Follis

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

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

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.88

Axis

Diameter (mm)

17.9

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1940

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, 1940.

Transliteration (obverse)

khalīfat allāh / amīr allāh

Translation (obverse)

caliph of God / commander of God

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)

مين / سر

Transliteration (reverse)

mīn / sar

Translation (reverse)

from / Sarmīn

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 1 : 651

This specimen

Yes

Reference

Walker Vol. 2 : cf. Walker 28/94

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher