Struck at Damascus Mint AV Dinar AH 136 (725/6AD) Hisham I (10th) Umayyad Caliph 10mm. 4.28g. 6h. .999
I don't think it is there, I think they have ruler names and that's how they are dated. Maybe I am wrong, but I don't see any numerals here.
That is why I asked. I do not see any familiar numbers. I thought they might have been a little different 1400 years ago.
Are you sure about the attribution ? On the right side i'd read the date as "100". (It's in words, in the margin around one o'clock)
Yes, the date is AH 100. Reading anticlockwise from reverse top: bism Allah duriba hadha al-dinar sanat mi'at ("in the name of Allah was struck this dinar [in the] year [one] hundred"). https://thetyrantcollection.com/portfolio-item/umayyad-caliphate-gold-dinar-ah-100/ The obverse has the Kalima (or Shahada) at center: "There is no god but Allah alone. There are no others with Him". In the obverse margin is a verse from the Qur'an (9:33): "Muhammad is the apostle of Allah who sent him with guidance and a religion of truth in order that he might cause it to shine above [existing] religion". At reverse center is Qur'an 112: "Allah is One. Allah is the Eternal. He does not beget nor is He begotten, and there is none equal to Him".
Just came back from walking dog.... I see the date/ Caliph are not in tune with Stack's description That coin ws one I got from Stack 2012 Baltimore Sale. Guess,I will have to change my data label!
Not uncommon. Some time ago, I was asked to catalog a small Islamic collection that had previously been certified by one of the major TPGs. Most of the coins had the dates listed incorrectly on the holders.
