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Maker(s):'Abd al-Malik (minted under)
Culture:Near Eastern; Umayyad
Title:Common fals
Date Made:698-705 CE
Type:Coin/Money
Materials:Copper
Place Made:Near East; Syria
Measurements:Overall: 7/8 in; 2.2 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2012.20.5
Credit Line:Purchase with the Marian Hayes (Class of 1925) Art Purchase Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Obverse: three lines of Arabic text with dotted border surrounding.
Obverse legend: Arabic in field (translation: "There is no god but God alone".)
Reverse: three lines of Arabic text with dotted border surrounding. Pellet to the left and right of "Allah" (the word in the third line of text).
Reverse legend: Arabic in field (translation: "Muhammad is the prophet of God".)

Subjects:
Copper

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