Islamic coin – HCR10542

Obverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله

Design:

Standing caliph facing wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword, girdle band shown as three separate strands, enclosed by partially obscured clockwise Arabic inscription from 1h (shahāda), all enclosed by beaded circle, partially off flan

Reverse

Inscription:

دمشق

Design:

Transformed cross on three steps, Arabic inscription to right downwards from 1h (mint name), all enclosed by beaded circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Umayyad Caliphate

Reign

‘Abd al-Malik

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denomination

Follis

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

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

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.822

Axis

Diameter (mm)

16.8

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

M. Thorburn

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn Collection

Source of funds

Committee for Advanced Studies Fund

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the assistance of the Committee for Advanced Studies Fund, 1966.

Transliteration (obverse)

lā ilāh illā allāh waḥdahu muḥammad rasūl allāh

Translation (obverse)

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

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Transliteration (reverse)

dimashq

Translation (reverse)

Damascus

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 1 : 712

This specimen

Yes

Reference

Walker Vol. 2 : cf. Walker 87

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson