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

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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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Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan caliph coin coinage currency dinar Fitz_CM gold Islamic legal tender Middle Eastern money obverse

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