Umayyad Ifriqiyya

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An 8th-century Coin

This coin was minted under Walid (r. 705-715). On the obverse, it reads in abbreviated form: DeuS ETeRNuS DeuS MaGNuS DeuS OmnIum Deus; “God the Eternal, God the Mighty, God the Omniscient” along the margin with SOMNium Creator; “God the Creator of all” in the center. On the reverse, it reads in abbreviated form: IN Nomine DomINi MiSeRiCordis SoLidus FERitus IN AFRiCa; “in the name of the Lord, the Merciful, solidus made in Africa”

An 8th-century Coin

This coin was minted under Sulayman b. ‘Abd al-Malik (715-7). The obverse reads: Feritus in Africa; “made in Africa” along with the hijri year Anno: XCVIII in Latin along the margins and “there is no god except God” in Arabic in the center field. The reverse reads In nomine Domini Non Deus Nisi Solus Deus Non Deo Socius; “In the name of God there is no god but the one God God has no equal” in Latin along the margins and “Muhammad is the messenger of God” in Arabic in the center.