IS92102. Bronze fals, cf. Walker BMC p. 38 and pl VIII, 126; SIC Ashmolean 718; Khalili IV 60; Goodwin -; DOCAB -; Mitchiner WOI -, aVF, flatly struck, earthen deposits, Amman mint, weight 2.911g, maximum diameter 17.4mm, die axis 0
o, c. 74 - 77 AH, 693 - 697 A.D.; obverse Arabic inscription: for the servant of God, Abd al-Malik, commander of the believers, caliph standing facing, wearing Arab headdress and long robes, right hand on pommel of sword hanging on left side; reverse Arabic inscription: there is no deity but God, He is alone, Muhammad is the messenger of God, transformed cross resembling Φ on four steps, eight pointed star left, Arabic mint name downward on right: Amman; ex John Jencek;
scarce;
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