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Coin: 9855

Format: Coin
Numismatic Collection: Antioch
Issue: 6234

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Details

Object Type

coin

Denomination

fals

Metal

Region

Syria

State

City

Ruler

'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (685 to 705)

Date

Obverse Figure Description

Caliph, standing, center, standing caliph wearing long robes, r. hand on pommel of sword, which hangs in scabbard to the l.

Obverse Legend

around clockwise, لعبد الله عبد الملك امير المؤمنين

Reverse Figure Description

Modified cross on steps, center, Φ-shaped cross on steps

Reverse Legend

to l., upwards, واف; to r.,upwards, منبخ; around clockwise, لااله الا الله وحده محمد

Citations

References

Coin Description

Size: 22 in mm
Die Axis: 5
Weight: 3.05 in grams
Accession: Accession number: 179, 1939-01-01, Gift of: Antioch Excavation
Find Place: Antioch, Syria
Find Number: C6649
Find Date: 7-7-1936
Find Locus: 13-R NORTH
Find Feature: surface debres
Find Description: East 1.50
Citations: Miles, George Miles, Ceramics And Islamic Coins, 1948 page 109 18?
References: Miles
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