Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 21 mm, 3.83 g, 5 h), 'Standing Caliph' type, Ba'albakk (Heliopolis), AH 74-80 / AD 693/4-699/700. Caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword and whip hanging from his right elbow; in field to left, star; around, 'bism Allah, 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 field to left, wāf ('full weight' in Kufic); in field to right, 'bi-hims' ('Baalbek' 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' in Kufic). DOCAB 108. Goodwin, Standing Caliph Coinage, Ba'albakk, Type I. SICA I, 701. Rare. Thick deposits, otherwise, very fine.