ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Fals (Bronze, 21 mm, 3.00 g, 6 h), 'Standing Caliph' type, Ma'arrat Misrin, 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, 'ma'arrat' in Kufic; in left field, 'misrin' 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 675. DOCAB 125. Goodwin, Standing Caliph Coinage, Ma'arrat Misrin, Type I. Very fine.

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