Coin, Dinar of Caliph Hisham, Ummayyad Caliphate, 110 AH
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
110 AH
Dinar coin issued by the Umayyad Caliph Hisham (723-743 AD). Struck at the Damascus mint (probable) in the year 110 AH (728-729 AD). On gold coins the date is of production is provided but not the name of the mint, it is believed that Damascus was the sole gold mint. On both sides, Kufic script in centre with more script around edge.
Obverse: At centre Arabic legend (Kufic script) in three lines (Translation: There is no deity except God alone, He has no equal); around Arabic legend (Translation: Muhammad is the prophet of God sent with guidance and the religion of truth to make it prevail over all religion, averse although idolaters may be). Reverse: At centre Arabic legend (Kufic script) in three lines (Translation: God is alone, God is eternal, He begets not and is not begotten); around Arabic legend (Translation: In the Name of Allah this dinar was struck in the year ten and one hundred). Edge: Plain.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Object Dimensions: 1 mm (Height), 19 mm (Outside Diameter), 4.232 (Weight)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Damascus (Mint)
- Place recorded
- Ummayyad Caliphate
- Denomination recorded
- Dinar
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Obverse: Kufic script at centre (Translation: There is no deity except God alone, He has no equal) and around (Translation: Muhammad is the prophet of God sent with guidance and the religion of truth to make it prevail over all religion, averse although idolaters may be) Reverse: Kufic script at centre (Translation: God is alone, God is eternal, He begets not and is not begotten) and around (Translation: In the Name of Allah this dinar was struck in the year ten and one hundred)
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-75518
- Museum object name
- Coin - Dinar, Caliph Hisham, Umayyad Caliphate, 110 AH (728-729 AD)
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- NU 33670
- Published references
- cf BMC 32 Source of translation for Kufic script: Codrington p.23
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.