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Umayyad Caliphate, Arab-Byzantine: Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (685-705 CE) Æ Fals, Halab (Aleppo) Mint (Album-3529; SICA I, 615-625)
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Obv: Caliph standing facing, holding hilt of sword; لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين (for the servant of God, 'Abd al-Malik, commander of the believers) in Arabic around
Rev: Modified cross potent set on steps; بحلب (bi-halab) in Arabic upward to left, واف (wāf) in Arabic downward to right; لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله (There is no God but Allah alone, Muhammad is the apostle of Allah) in Arabic around
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![Umayyad Caliphate, Arab-Byzantine: Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (685-705 CE) Æ Fals, Halab (Aleppo) Mint (Album-3529; SICA I, 615-625)
Obv: Caliph standing facing, holding hilt of sword; لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين ([i]for the servant of God, 'Abd al-Malik, commander of the believers[/i]) in Arabic around
Rev: Modified cross potent set on steps; بحلب ([i]bi-halab[/i]) in Arabic upward to left, واف ([i]wāf[/i]) in Arabic downward to right; لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله ([i]There is no God but Allah alone, Muhammad is the apostle of Allah[/i]) in Arabic around](albums/userpics/36484/normal_Album-3529.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Umayyad Caliphate, Arab-Byzantine: Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (685-705 CE) Æ Fals, Halab (Aleppo) Mint (Album-3529; SICA I, 615-625)
Obv: Caliph standing facing, holding hilt of sword; لعبد الله عبد الملك اميرالمومنين ([i]for the servant of God, 'Abd al-Malik, commander of the believers[/i]) in Arabic around
Rev: Modified cross potent set on steps; بحلب ([i]bi-halab[/i]) in Arabic upward to left, واف ([i]wāf[/i]) in Arabic downward to right; لا اله الا الله و حده محمد رسول الله ([i]There is no God but Allah alone, Muhammad is the apostle of Allah[/i]) in Arabic around")
