ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Temp. Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, AH 105-125 / AD 724-743. Fals (Bronze, 21 mm, 2.74 g, 9 h), Wasit, AH 116 = AD 734/5. Within two concentric circles, ‘lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū lā / sharīka lahū’ (‘There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him’ in Arabic). Rev. Within a circle, ‘Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh’ (‘Muhammad is the messenger of Allah’ in Arabic); in the margin, ‘bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-fals bi Wāsiṭ sana sitta ʿashara wa miʾa’ (‘In the name of Allah. This fals was struck in Wasit in the year 116’ in Arabic). Album 205. Rare. Some scratches, otherwise, very fine.