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Gold coin of Abd al-Malik

696/697

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

This is the first issue of coins struck by the Umayyad caliph

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Title: Gold coin of Abd al-Malik
Date Created: 696/697
Physical Dimensions: Weight: 4.250g
External Link: British Museum collection online
Registration number: 1874,0706.1
Production place: Minted in Damascus
Period/culture: Umayyad dynasty
Material: gold
Copyright: Photo: © Trustees of the British Museum
Authority: Ruler 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan I

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