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Please also see Post-Reform Umayyad Dirhams and their Mint Towns on the mints of the Umayyads.

Umayyad Caliphate

[Malik]20K JPG
'Abd al-Malik (AH 65 - 86 (685 - 705 AD))
AR Dirham
Mint: al-Basra
AH year: 80
Album 126
27 mm.
2.85 gm.
Die position=6h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

[al-Walid I]16K JPG
al-Walid I (AH 86 - 96 (705 - 715 AD))
AE 'Dirham'
Mint: Suq al-Ahwaz
AH year: 90
Album 129 (?)
23 mm.
5.88 gm.
Die position=7h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.
Note: This is a modern forgery.

[Yazid III]23K JPG
Hisham (AH 105 - 125 (724 - 743 AD))
AR Dirham
Mint: Wasit
AH year: 124
Album 137
25 mm.
2.86 gm.
Die position=3h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

[Yazid III]19K JPG
Yazid III (AH 126 (743 - 744 AD))
AR Dirham
Mint: Wasit
AH year: 126
Album 139
26 mm.
2.78 gm.
Die position=1h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

Umayyad copper coinage

[Umayyad AE]13K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: n/a
AH year: n/a
Walker 587; Album 155
19 x 17 mm.
2.14 gm.
Die position=11h
reverse
Obverse: Horseman, right; star in left field.
Reverse: Three line Arabic legend within double border.

[Umayyad AE]11K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: n/a
AH year: n/a
Walker 587; Album 155
18 x 17 mm.
2.14 gm.
Die position=11h
reverse
Obverse: Horseman, right; star in left field.
Reverse: Three line Arabic legend within double border.

[Umayyad AE]10K JPG
Anonymous (circa 120s AH; 737 - 747 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: n/a
AH year: n/a
Walker 603; Album 162 (?)
18 x 17 mm.
2.42 gm.
Die position=5h
reverse
Obverse: Lion, right; Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend within beaded circle; 5 annulets within inner and outer beaded circles.

[Umayyad AE]12K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Halab (?)
AH year: n/a
Walker 789; Album 176 (?)
21 x 20 mm.
3.84 gm.
Die position=11h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend; star.
Reverse: Arabic legend within beaded circle; Arabic legend around.

[Umayyad AE]9K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Qinnasrin (?)
AH year: (?)
Walker (?); Album (?)
17 mm.
3.97 gm.
Die position=1h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend , star to right; Arabic legend around.

[Umayyad AE]10K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Dimashq (?)
AH year: (?)
Walker (?); Album (?)
17 mm.
4.47 gm.
Die position=1h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend within beaded circle; Arabic legend around.

[Umayyad AE]9K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Hims
AH year: n/a
Walker 795; Album 178.1
17 x 15 mm.
2.19 gm.
Die position=5h
reverse
Obverse: Elephant, right; Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

[Umayyad AE]8K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Hims
AH year: n/a
Walker 795; Album 178.1
15 x 17 mm.
2.06 gm.
Die position=6h
reverse
Obverse: Elephant, right; Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend within double beaded border.

[Umayyad AE]7K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Hims
AH year: n/a
Walker 795; Album 178.1
15 mm.
1.91 gm.
Die position=4h
reverse
Obverse: Elephant, right; Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

[Umayyad AE]10K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Hims
AH year: n/a
Walker 795; Album 178.1
15 x 17 mm.
2.37 gm.
Die position=3h
reverse
Obverse: Elephant, right; Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend within double beaded border.

[Umayyad AE]9K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Hims
AH year: n/a
Walker 795; Album 178.1
17 x 16 mm.
2.41 gm.
Die position=n/a
reverse
Obverse: Elephant, right; Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend within border (?).

[Umayyad AE]8K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Hims
AH year: n/a
Walker 799; Album 177
15 mm.
1.51 gm.
Die position=11h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend in 3 lines.
Reverse: Arabic legend in 4 lines; star to left.

[Umayyad AE]8K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Hims
AH year: n/a
Walker 801; Album 177
16 mm.
2.08 gm.
Die position=n/a
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend around circle containing pellet.
Reverse: Arabic legend around crescent containing pellet.

[Umayyad AE]8K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Hims
AH year: n/a
Walker 802; Album 178.2
15 mm.
2.15 gm.
Die position=1h
reverse
Obverse: Jerboa left; Arabic legend around.
Reverse: Arabic legend in 3 lines within border.

[Umayyad AE]6K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Hims
AH year: n/a
Walker 806; Album 178.2
15 mm.
4.03 gm.
Die position=8h
reverse
Obverse: Jerboa right; Arabic legend around.
Reverse: Arabic legend in 3 lines within border.

[Umayyad AE]17K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: (?)
AH year: (?)
Walker 807v. (?); Album (?)
23 mm.
3.88 gm.
Die position=9h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend in 3 lines within border; legend around.
Reverse: Arabic legend in 3 lines within border; legend around.

[Umayyad AE]10K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Dimashq
AH year: none
Walker 812; Album 174 (?)
17 mm.
1.63 gm.
Die position=n/a
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend in 3 lines within border; retrograde legend around.
Reverse: Arabic legend in 3 lines within border; retrograde legend around.

[Umayyad AE]12K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: Dimashq
AH year: (?)
Walker 816v. (?); Album 174 (?)
17 x 20 mm.
4.29 gm.
Die position=6h
reverse
Obverse: Palm tree; Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend within solid circle; 4 (?) annulets within inner and outer solid circles.

[Umayyad AE]11K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: al Ramla
AH year: (?)
Walker 853; Album 185 (?)
18 x 19 mm.
2.95 gm.
Die position=10h
reverse
Obverse: 3 line Arabic legend within border; traces of blundered legend around.
Reverse: 3 line Arabic legend within border, palm tree to left; traces of blundered legend around.

[Umayyad AE]9K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: al Ramla
AH year: (?)
Walker 855; Album 185 (?)
17 mm.
1.99 gm.
Die position=n/a
reverse
Obverse: Palm tree within beaded circle; Arabic legend around.
Reverse: Crescent within beaded circle; Arabic legend around.

[Umayyad AE]9K JPG
Anonymous (circa 698 - 750 AD)
AE Fals
Mint: 'Amman
AH year: n/a
Walker 905; Album 166
16 x 17 mm.
2.64 gm.
Die position=10h
reverse
Obverse: Palm tree (?); Arabic legend around.
Reverse: Arabic legend.


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