Gold dinar, struck in the rule of 'Abd al-Malik

An image of Coinage. Dinar. Struck in the rule of´Abd al-Malik (685-705). Obverse; Graffiti l. central legend. Production Place: Middle East. Islamic Series. Ummayad Post-Reform Coinage. Gold, height 19 mm, width 20 mm, weight 4.27 g, 701- 702. AH 82. Production Note: Without mint name.

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Coinage. Dinar. Struck in the rule of´Abd al-Malik (685-705). Obverse; Graffiti l. central legend. Production Place: Middle East. Islamic Series. Ummayad Post-Reform Coinage. Gold, height 19 mm, width 20 mm, weight 4.27 g, 701- 702. AH 82. Production Note: Without mint name.

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Accession Number: CM.PG.8449-2006
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1030 pixels
Image width: 674 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 453.52kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1

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