Islamic, Umayyad Caliphate. ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / 685-705 AD. AE Fals (3.28g, 20mm). Qinnasrin mint. Struck circa 690s. Foss 107

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Islamic, Umayyad Caliphate. ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / 685-705 AD. AE Fals (3.28g, 20mm). Qinnasrin mint. Struck circa 690s. Obv.: caliph standing facing, with left hand on sheathed sword; legend with Caliph’s name. Rev.: transformed cross. Foss 107. Reverse roughness, aVF.