Umayyad Caliphate, citing governor Hisham ibn ʿAmr, al-Mawsil mint, AH 127-132 / AD 744-750

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Islamic, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Marwan II ibn Muhammad, AH 127-132 / AD 744-750. al-Mawsil mint, Fals (Bronze, 1.66g, 19mm), citing governor Hisham ibn ʿAmr (AH 129-132 / AD 747-750)
Arabic Title : الخلافة الأموية، باسم الوالي هشام بن عمرو، ضرب الموصل، ١٢٧-١٣٢ هـ
Obv: Around an ornated square, ‘lā / ilāha / illā / Allāh’, within the square, ‘wahdahū’ (‘There is no deity but Allah, the One’ in Arabic)
Rev: Within a circle, ‘Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh’ (‘Muhammad is the messenger of Allah’ in Arabic); in the margin, ‘bism Allāh al-amīr Hishām ibn ʿAmr bi al-Mawṣil’ (‘In the name of Allah. Amir Hisham ibn ʿAmr in al-Mawsil’ in Arabic)
Ref: Album 193 Rarity/Choice: Common, Some earthen deposits, otherwise, VF
Note: Struck in al-Mawsil during the turbulent final years of the Umayyad Caliphate, this bronze fals names the governor Hisham ibn ʿAmr. Issued under Marwan II, it reflects a time of political upheaval and transition that would soon bring the Abbasids to power.

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