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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 8083486, member: 74712&quot;]I was getting ready to post my Top 10, but just won a coin that makes it in.&nbsp; Here’s what got pushed into spot 11:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404158[/ATTACH] Umayyad Caliphate</p><p>Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, r. 685-705 (693-697)</p><p>Haleb (Aleppo) Mint, AE Fals, 20.87 mm x 3.12 grams</p><p>Obv.: li-ʿabd allāh ʿabd al-malik amīr al-muʾ minīn (for the servant of God ʿAbd al-Malik, Commander of the Believers), Caliph standing holding sword right, with whip or ‘girdle’ hanging left</p><p>Rev.: lā ilāha illā allāh waḥdahu muḥammad rasūl allāh (there is no god but God, he is alone, Muḥammad is his messenger), symbol (transformed cross?) on steps wāfin upwards to left, ḥalab (mint name) downwards to right</p><p>Ref.: Album 3529 (p. 37), Goodwin, 43</p><p><br /></p><p>I had been keeping an eye out for one of these ‘standing caliph’ type Dirhams for a while now.&nbsp; The goal was to find one with pleasing details at a reasonable price.&nbsp; This one satisfied both of those requirements![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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