A COLLECTION OF UMAYYAD OST-REFORM AND ABBASID COPPER COINAGE Fustât (Old Cairo, now a part of Cairo)
Marwân II, 127-132 H/744-750 AD and 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwân, finance director of Egypt 131-132 H/749-750 AD Fals no date. 6.44 g. Name of province Misr in circle, in marginal legend amara 'abd-allâh marwân amîr al-mu'minîn. Rv. name of mint in circle, the name of the finance director in marginal legend. Miles Egypt 4 Walker 909 Good style, well struck on slightly irregular flan, dark patina with terra rosso background Extremely fine