Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 20 mm, 1.71 g, 1 h), 'Standing Caliph' type, Halab. 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, mint bi-halab ('in Halab' in Kufic); in right field, wāf ('full weight' 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 119. Repatinated and with minor areas of weakness, otherwise, good very fine.


From a collection of Arab-Byzantine and Crusader coins, formed in the 1990s.