ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 21 mm, 3.21 g, 12 h), 'Mintless Jazira type' within the 'Standing Caliph' series, without mint, somewhere in Jazira, AH 74-80 = AD 693/4-699/700. Caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword; downwards to left, 'Rasul Allah' ('Prophet of Allah' in Kufic); downwards to right, 'Muhammad' in Kufic .
Rev. Transformed cross standing on three steps; in field to left, I; in field to right, S; around, 'bism Allah la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu Muhammad rasul Allah' ('In the name of Allah, there is no God but Allah alone; Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah'). DOCAB -. Goodwin, Standing Caliph Coinage, p. 77, Fig. 32. SICA I, -. Very rare. Faint cleaning scratches and with some deposits
, otherwise, about very fine.
From a European collection, formed before 2005.