al-Walid bin 'Abd al-Malik (86-96AH/705-715AD), Dinar, 4.25g., with the mint name Ma'din Amir al-Mu'minin, dated 92 AH/710 AD, regular obverse, but with the additional central legend Ma'din amir/al-mu'minin, rev. marginal legend bism allah durib hadha'd-dinar sana thanatayn wa tis'in

Details

al-Walid bin 'Abd al-Malik (86-96AH/705-715AD), Dinar, 4.25g., with the mint name Ma'din Amir al-Mu'minin, dated 92 AH/710 AD, regular obverse, but with the additional central legend Ma'din amir/al-mu'minin, rev. marginal legend bism allah durib hadha'd-dinar sana thanatayn wa tis'in
uncirculated, with mint lustre, extremely rare

Provenance

Originally from a Syrian hoard which was found in 1978

Lot Essay

Only two coins with this mint and date combination are known. It has been suggested that they were struck upon the visit of al-Walid to Medina in 91-92 AH, but this is not certain. The other example is in the collection of Samir Shamma.