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Title	Spain, Umayyad Caliphate, Sulieman, AR Dirhem, 715-717 AD
Obverse	Inscription of the Kalima, Marginal Inscription of Mint Location and Date
Reverse	Inscription of Islamic Beliefs, Marginal Inscription About Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah
Type/denomination	AR Dirhem
Weight	2.8 grams
Origin	Umayyad Caliphate, Wasit
Period	715-717 AD
Description	This silver dirhem was minted in Wasit, which was part of the Umayyad Dynasty, during the reign of Suleiman (715-717 AD). The obverse of this coin bears an inscription of the Kalima or declaration of the Islamic faith in the field of the coin, which states: “There is no deity except Allah alone. He has no equal.” The marginal inscription says, “In the name of Allah this dirhem was struck in Wasit in the year six and ninety.” The reverse of this coin also bears an Islamic declaration that states that Allah is one God and is neither begotten nor begets. The marginal inscription says that Muhammad is the messenger or prophet of Allah and Allah sent him to reveal the truth over all religions. Umayyad coinage was originally copied from the Sasanian drachms, though they replaced the Sasanian images and writing with Arabic script and Hijri dating. Suleiman succeeded his brother, Walid I, as the ruler of the Umayyad Empire, and he reigned for two years (715-717 AD). Before his death, he strayed from the custom of hereditary succession and appointed his cousin, Umar b. Abd al-Aziz as the new caliph. The Umayyad Dynasty ended in 750 AD when the Abbasids overthrew it and murdered most of the ruling family. The Umayyad dynasty survived only in Spain, when Abd Al-Rahman I instituted the Umayyad emirate in Cordoba.
Publisher	Hillsdale College
Donor	Alwin C. Carus
Collection	Medieval, Islamic
Accession number	20051219
Catalog Number	M. 55v

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