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Copper Fals (Standing Caliph Type)
no date; (74-7 AH/ 693-7 AD)
The Khalili Collections
Obverse field: detailed, realistic image of bare-headed caliph facing, wearing long robes, right hand on pommel of sword hanging in its scabbard; margin: from top, clockwise: li-'Abd [Allah 'Abd] al-Malik amir al-mu'minin. Reverse field: 'transformed cross' on steps; margin: from top, clockwise: la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu Muhammad rasul Allah, to right downwards, Dimashq.
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- Title: Copper Fals (Standing Caliph Type)
- Date Created: no date; (74-7 AH/ 693-7 AD)
- Location Created: mint: Dimashq (Damascus, Syria)
- Type: ARTIFACT
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