File:First Umayyad gold dinar, Caliph Abd al-Malik, 695 CE.jpg
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English: 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. More over, the person portrayed is the caliph as per the Reverse field of A Mixed Arab-Sassanian And Arab-Byzantine Coin From The Time Of Caliph ʿAbd Al-Malik, 75 AH / 694-695 CE reads, "khalifa of God, Commander of the Faithful" https://www.islamic-awareness.org/history/islam/coins/drachm24.html |
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