UMAYYAD CALIPHS
    The earliest coinage of the Islamic caliphs imitated local Byzantine and Sasanian types.  Late in the 7th century AD the Umayyad caliph 'Abd Al-Malik decreed a currency reform which replaced the imitations of Byzantine and Persian types previously used by the Arabs with orthodoxly Muslim legends.  Possibly this was done to get back at the Byzantines for enhanced religious iconography on their coins, or maybe not.  Over "there" people collect the Umayyad dirhams by mint and date the way we collect Lincoln pennies.  There are albums with holes for each coin.  Pretty nice looking objects, no?

UMAYYAD, c. 650-97, copper fals, standing emperor / cursive M, P above, c/m 6-rayed star, IM-12265, crude cleaned F $45.00 sold
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UMAYYAD, c. 693-97 AD, copper fals, 22mm, W120, A112, standing caliph / non-cross on steps, 'Amman, ugly scraped spots rev., obv. nice, F/$92.00
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UMAYYAD, c. 693-97 AD, copper fals, W126, A112, standing caliph / non-cross on steps, Hims, F $110.00
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UMAYYAD, silver dirham, Dimeshq, 86 AH (705 AD), aVF $22.00 sold
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UMAYYAD, silver dirham, Dimeshq, 125 AH (743 AD), F $18.50 sold
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UMAYYAD, silver dirham, Al-Samiyyah, 131 AH (749 AD), scarce mint & last Umayyad year, aVF $65.00 sold
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UMAYYAD, silver dirham, Al-Samiyyah, 131 AH (749 AD), scarce mint & last Umayyad year, F+ $36.00 sold 11/12/2007
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UMAYYAD, silver dirham, Wasit, 87 AH (706 AD), VF+ $26.00 sold
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UMAYYAD, silver dirham, Wasit, 87 AH (706 AD), another, VF+ $26.00 sold
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UMAYYAD, silver dirham, Wasit, 91 AH ( 710 AD), lightly clipped, dents, cleaned, mount mark, VF $21.00 sold
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UMAYYAD, silver dirham, Wasit, 122 AH (740 AD), bit of light corrosion, VF $17.00 sold
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UMAYYAD, silver dirham, Wasit, 124 AH (742 AD), AU $30.00 sold
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UMAYYAD, silver dirham, Wasit, 125 AH (743 AD), clipped, dents, cleaned VF $13.00 sold
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UMAYYAD, silver dirham, Wasit, 126 AH (744 AD), edge chip, horn, F $8.50 sold
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UMAYYAD, silver dirham, Wasit, 130 AH (748 AD), bent, aVF $15.50 sold
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UMAYYAD, after c. 750 AD, copper fals, elephant facing right, Hims mint, BMC-795, F $24.00 sold
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UMAYYAD, after c. 750 AD, copper fals, palm tree / crescent, Ramlah, no date, SNAT-64, F+ $16.50 sold
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UMAYYAD, after c. 750 AD, copper fals, Baalbek, no date, La Illahu l'illah Muhammad in triple circle / Duribe hadha al fals Ba'lbek in circle, Bismillah Muhmammada Rasul Illah around, porous VF $30.00 sold
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UMAYYAD, c. 750 AD, copper fals, Ramlah, no date, palm tree / crescent with dot in center, SNAT-65, BMC-855+, porous F+ $21.00
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UMAYYAD, c. 750 AD, copper fals, no mint, no date, duck L, BMC notes this type from Palestine, SNAT-566, BMC-732, slightly porous F+ $21.00 sold
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UMAYYAD, c. 750 AD, copper fals, NM (probably Ba'albek), ND, 6-pointed star in circle, Kalima both sides, W-712, aVF $15.00 sold
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