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UMAYYD CALIPHATE OF DAMAUncirculatedUS. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (65-86 AH). Felus. (Ae. 2.81g/20mm). 74-80 AH. Hims (Emesa) / حمص . (Walker 106; SICA 1, 691; Album 3533). Obv: Caliph standing facing forward, placing his right hand on the hilt of his sword; in the field to the left a whip, around the legend: “عبد الله عبد الملك أمير المؤمنين” (Servant of God, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Believers). Rev: Cross transformed into a Φ resting on a three-stepped base; on the sides mintmark “بحمص” (bi-Hims) and star, around: “لا إله إلا الله وحده محمد رسول الله” (There is no god but Allah, the only one; Muhammad is the messenger of God). Very Fine-.