★ Of Great Historical Significance ★

ISLAMIC. UMAYYAD CALIPHATE. temp. al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik or Suleiman ibn 'Abd al-Malik.
Gold Tremissis - 1/3 Dinar, AH 95-98 = AD 713-717. Uncertain North African mint.
Obv: ...S σS NISVNS CV NN ... around central SIMIΛIS (partially retrograde) (blundered form of 'non est Deus nisi unus cui non est alius similis'). Rev: NN ЄS σS NISV σSCVI N S A (partially retrograde) (blundered form of 'non est Deus nisi unus Deus cui non socius alius'), cross potent with crossbar removed, set on step.

Reference: Album-121; ICV-152.
Rarity: Exceptionally Rare; among the earliest issues struck in North Africa after the Arab conquest.
Die Axis: 2h.
Diameter: 10 mm.
Weight: 1.33 g.