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Solidus / Dinar - Suleiman ibn 'Abd al-Malik
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 716 |
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| Currency | Solidus (661-750) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the first part of the Islamic declaration of faith (shahada) in two lines of bold Kufic script: لا اله الا الله ('There is no god but God'). The inscription is contained within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a circular marginal legend in Kufic script running along the border of the flan. The lettering is deeply struck and characteristic of the aniconic epigraphic coinage introduced under the Umayyad monetary reform. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, as typical of hammered gold dinars of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (Kufic) |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the continuation of the shahada in two lines of bold Kufic script: محمد رسول الله ('Muhammad is the Messenger of God'), with an additional line below bearing the mint and date formula in Kufic. The inscription is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with a marginal circular legend running around the outer border. The reverse completes the full Profession of Faith across both sides of the coin, consistent with the standard Umayyad epigraphic dinar type established by the reform of 696-697 CE and continued under Caliph Suleiman ibn 'Abd al-Malik. |
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