Minting authority
Umayyad
Ruler
al Walid I
(705–715 CE)
Denomination
Dirhem
(Silver)
Mint
Wasit (Iraq)
Obverse
"And your god is one God; there is no god except He" (Surah 2:163) – "In the name of God this dirham was struck in Wasit in the year 95"
Reverse
Arabic inscription "God is One; God is Eternal; He begets not, nor is He begotten; and there is none like unto Him" (Surah 112) – "Mohammad is the messenger of God and He sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, that He might cause it to prevail over all religions, though the polytheists may be averse" (Surah 9:33)
Notes
from the year 95 AH (= 713/14 CE)
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