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Umayyad Caliphate: al-Walid bin Ta'id (731-739 AD) AE Fals, al-Mawsil Mint (Album-193; Walker-938; Nützel 2042-2045; SICA-2, 1273; Rotter-6d)
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Obv: Within two intersecting squares forming an octofoil, لا إله إلا الله وحده ("There is no God but Allah alone")
Rev: Within square, محمد رسول الله ("Muhammad is the apostle of Allah"); in margin, بسم الله مما أمر به الأمير الوليد بن تليد بالموصل ("In the name of God, which was ordered by the amir al-Walid bin Ta'id of al-Mawsil")
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