Umayyad Caliphate, temp. Abd al-Malik, Early Post-Reform, AE Fals, Damascus mint, AH 77-132 / AD 697-750

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Islamic, Umayyad Caliphate, temp. Abd al-Malik, Early Post-Reform, AE Fals (bronze, 2.2g, 17mm), Damascus mint, AH 77-132 / AD 697-750
Arabic Title: Ų§Ł„Ų®Ł„Ų§ŁŲ© Ų§Ł„Ų£Ł…ŁˆŁŠŲ©ŲŒ ŁŁŠ Ų¹Ł‡ŲÆ Ų¹ŲØŲÆ Ų§Ł„Ł…Ł„ŁƒŲŒ ŲØŲ¹ŲÆ Ų§Ł„Ų„ŲµŁ„Ų§Ų­ŲŒ ŁŁ„Ų³ ŲØŲ±ŁˆŁ†Ų²ŁŠŲŒ Ų¶Ų±ŲØ ŲÆŁ…Ų“Ł‚ŲŒ Ł§Ł§-Ł”Ł£Ł¢ Ł‡Ł€
Obv:Ā  First part of Kalima around Star
Rev: Second part of Kalima around star motif
Ref: cf. Album 174 Rarity/Choice: Rare, VF and attractive
Note:Ā  Struck at Damascus, the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate, during the reign of ŹæAbd al-Malik ibn Marwan in the early post-reform period, this Fals reflects the caliphā€™s sweeping monetary reforms. Serving in daily commerce, it symbolized the new Islamic identity of coinage, issued from the heart of the empireā€™s political and economic power.

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