Dinar of Abd al-Malik, mint of Damascus
subject: Dinar of Abd al-Malik, mint of Damascus, 696-697 (AH 77), gold, 4.25 g, British Museum
description: Inscriptions Obverse Inscription language: Arabic Inscription script: Arabic Inscription translation: Central inscription: There is no God but God, He is alone, He has no associate. Marginal inscription: Muhammad is the Messenger of God. He sent him with Guidance and the true religion that he might overcome all [religions even though the polytheists hate it]. Reverse Inscription language: Arabic Inscription script: Arabic Inscription translation: Central inscription: God is one, God is the eternal, He did not beget and He was not begotten Marginal inscription: In the name of God, this dinar was struck in the year 77.