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BM01570

Umayyad, Spanish Type Globular Solidus.

Islamic Spain, Arab-Byzantine/Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I b. 'Abd al-Malik (AH 86-96 / 705-715 AD), pale gold Globular Solidus, indictional date INDC XI [= AH 94 = c.713 AD ] within legend, rev star within legend, 3.43g (Bernardi 30). Good very fine and scarce.

3.4 grams of 0.90 gold. Made in Spain.

HS Code: 9705 3100 00

Bernardi cites 21 specimens of this date. Peripheral legends in this series are known to vary and can be difficult to interpret but are abbreviated Latin and translate as an equivalent of "There is no God but God alone. In the name of God who has no equal this Solidus was struck in Spain in the year..."

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