Umayyad, Sanding Caliph, Aleppo

Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AE Fals (bronze, 2g, 20mm), 'Standing Caliph' type, Halab (Aleppo) mint, AH 74-80 = AD 693/4-699/700.

Obv: Caliph standing facing, wearing long robes, holding pommel of sword; girdle band hanging from elbow

Rev: Transformed cross standing on three steps; in field to left, star; in field to right, 'Halab' in Kufic; around, part of the first Kalima reading 'la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu Muhammad rasul Allah' ('There is no God but God alone; Muhammad is the messenger of God').

Ref: Goodwin, Standing Caliph Coinage, Type I, 245; SICA I, 613

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