umayyad , abd al- malik ibm c 685 ad hopefully close ???

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cdavid

need help with id please 5 g weight , fairly large coin approx , 22 mm diameter thanks for any input regards dave

aws22

Dear Dave, your coin:
Umayyad Caliphate, Anonymous, AE Fals, Dimashq (Damascus) mint (AH 79-133/698-750 AD)
Reverse (Left photo): within circle:
Star
محمد  , Muhammad
رسول  , Rasul
الله  , Allah
Obverse (Right photo):
لا اله  , La Ilah
الا الله  , Illa Allah
وحده  , Wahdahu

Maythem
Coin collecting has a curious name. It is also called the "Hobby of Kings".

cdavid


Figleaf

@Maythem how did you identify this coin with only standard religious texts?

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

aws22

Thank you Peter, the "star" was my lead in identifying this coin; I could be wrong; please see this link:
https://papyri.tripod.com/artifacts/coin1.html

Maythem
Coin collecting has a curious name. It is also called the "Hobby of Kings".