ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik, AH 86-96 / AD 705-715. Fals (Bronze, 24 mm, 3.84 g, 2 h), Dimashq, AH 87 = AD 705/6. 'lla ilah / illa allah / wahdahu' ('There is no God but God alone' in Kufic); around, 'amara bihi ‘abd allah al-walid amir al-mu’minin' ('ordered by the Servant of God al-Walid, Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic). Rev. 'muhammad / rasul / allah' ('Muhammad is the Prophet of God' in Kufic); around, 'bism allah duriba hadha’l-fals bi-dimashq fi sana sab‘ wa thamanin' ('in the name of God this fals was struck in Dimashq in the year seven and eighty' in Kufic). SICA II, 1189. Attractive green patina. Very fine.