Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 16 mm, 3.15 g, 12 h), 'Standing Caliph' type, Sarmin, AH 74-80 / AD 693/4-699/700. Caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword and girdle band hanging from his right elbow; downwards to left, 'amir al-mu'minin' ('Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic); downwards to right, 'khalifat allah' ('Caliph of God' in Kufic). Rev. Transformed cross standing on three steps; in right field, 'sar' in Kufic; in left field, 'min' 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'). Album 639. DOCAB 128. Goodwin, Standing Caliph Coinage, Sarmin, Type I. Rare and with beautiful earthen highlights. Very fine.


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