Image: First Umayyad gold dinar, Caliph Abd al-Malik, 695 CE

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Description: Umayyad Caliph 'Abd al-Malik: 'Caliphal Image solidus' or Standing Caliph solidus struck from 74-77 AH. Based on Byzantine numismatic traditions. Note that, contrary to popular belief, there are official representations of the human figure in the Islamic context.
Title: First Umayyad gold dinar, Caliph Abd al-Malik, 695 CE
Credit: Own work, photographed at British Museum
Author: PHGCOM
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