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ISLAMIC UMAYYAD GOLD COIN OF KHALIFA ABD AL MALIK IBN MARWAN

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ISLAMIC UMAYYAD GOLD COIN OF KHALIFA ABD AL MALIK IBN MARWAN
HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT ANCIENT EARLY ISLAMIC UMAYYAD CALIPHATE AV GOLD DINAR OF THE FAMOUS KHALIFA 'ABD AL MALIK IBN MARWAN. DATED 82 HIJRA, NM BUT MINTED IN DIMASHQ DAMASCUS ( CAPITAL OF UMAYYAD CALIPHATE IN SYRIA ). Weight: 4.26 grams.
'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. Reign AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. He was the first muslim ruler to struck a pure islamic coin, the first gold dinar coin was minted in the year 77 Hijra, and this present coin is 82 Hijra.