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Gold dinar with a standing caliph, Umayyad dynasty, 695-6. Probably from Syria. D: 1.9cm, W: 4.03g. Inv. CM 1954,1011.2. - The centre of this coin has an image which may represent the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik (reigned AD 685-705). He is shown here dressed in traditional Arab head-dress and robes and holding a sword. Around the margin is the Islamic profession of faith, the shahada.On the other side of the coin is a design modified from the image of a Byzantine cross on steps. The Arabic legend around it contains the date, AH 76 (AD 695-6). The inscriptions are in a style of angular script known as Kufic.

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART307908

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3600px × 1752px

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