Fals - Al-Hurr Ibn Yusuf al-Mawsil

Issuer Umayyad Caliphate
Year 673-680
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Fals (1⁄60)
Currency Dinar (661-750)
Composition Bronze
Weight 2.46 g
Diameter 21.5 mm
Thickness 1.2 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BMC Walk 1#930
Obverse description Within the circle `la ilah / illa allah / wahdahu`, double outer margin enclosing four annulets.
Obverse script Arabic
Obverse lettering لا اله الا الله وحده
(Translation: “There is no god but Allah alone”)
Reverse description Within circle, `Muhammad / rassul / Allah`, in margin `bism Allah mimma amara bihi al-amir al-Hurr bin Yusuf bi’l-Mawsil` - outer circle.
Reverse script Arabic
Reverse lettering Center: محمد رسول الله Margin: بسم الله مما امر به الأمير الحر بن يوسف بالموصل
(Translation: “Muhammad is the apostle of Allah” “In the name of Allah, from that ordered by the amir al-Hurr bin Yusuf of al-Mawsil”)
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (673-680) - al-Mawsil -
Numisquare ID 6046998310
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