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Umayyad, temp. 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan (AH 65-86/685-705 AD), gold Dinar, no mint [Damascus], AH 86, 4.22g, 7h (Album 125; Bernardi 43). Uncirculated.
In three lines in center:
la ilah illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lahu
("There is no god but God alone, He has no associate")
And around:
Muhammad rasul Allah arsalahu bi'l-huda wa din al-haqq li-yuzhirahu 'ala al-din kullihi
("Muhammad is the messenger of God, who sent him with guidance and the religion of truth that he might make it supreme over all religions"; Qu'ran 9:33)
And in three lines in center:
Allah ahad Allah al-samad lam yalid wa lam yulad
("God is one, God is eternal, He does not beget, nor is He begotten"; Qur'an 112:1-3)
And around:
bism Allah duriba hadha'l dinar fi sana ...
("In the name of God, this dinar was struck in the year...").
In three lines in center:
la ilah illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lahu
("There is no god but God alone, He has no associate")
And around:
Muhammad rasul Allah arsalahu bi'l-huda wa din al-haqq li-yuzhirahu 'ala al-din kullihi
("Muhammad is the messenger of God, who sent him with guidance and the religion of truth that he might make it supreme over all religions"; Qu'ran 9:33)
And in three lines in center:
Allah ahad Allah al-samad lam yalid wa lam yulad
("God is one, God is eternal, He does not beget, nor is He begotten"; Qur'an 112:1-3)
And around:
bism Allah duriba hadha'l dinar fi sana ...
("In the name of God, this dinar was struck in the year...").