ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 22 mm, 3.58 g, 8 h), 'Standing Caliph' type, Hims. Caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword and girdle band hanging from his right elbow; around, 'J li' abd allah' abd al-malik amir al-mu'minin' ('for the servant of God, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic). Rev. Transformed cross standing on three steps; in left field, six-pointed star; in right field, mint bi-hims ('in Hims' in Kufic); around, part of the first Kalima reading 'la ilaha illa allah wahdahu muhammad rasul allah' ('There is no God but God alone; Muhammad is the prophet of God'). DOCAB 108. Goodwin&Gyselen p. 56, 54. Very fine.
From a collection of Arab-Byzantine and Crusader coins, formed in the 1990s.