Description

Gold 20 Dinar

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Umayyad-Style Gold Dinar (AH 77 / 696-697 CE Design)

Step back to the dawn of Islamic coinage with this meticulously struck tribute to Caliph
ʿAbd al-Malik’s famous monetary reform. In AH 77 (696-697 CE) the Umayyad ruler
replaced the earlier Arab-Byzantine imitations with a purely Islamic gold coin—the
dinar—whose standard and epigraphic design would dominate commerce from
al-Andalus to Central Asia for centuries.

Historical background

• First of its kind: ʿAbd al-Malik’s dinar is the earliest fully Islamic gold currency,
setting both the weight (one mithqāl ≈ 4.25 g) and the icon-free aesthetic that
became the hallmark of later Muslim coinage.
• Classical weight: The 4.25 g standard closely matched the Byzantine solidus,
ensuring smooth trade with neighbouring empires while giving the caliphate its own
identity.
• Name & legacy: The word “dinar” comes from the Roman denarius. Successive
dynasties adopted the term—and the standard—so successfully that modern
national currencies from Jordan to Algeria still bear the name today.

Devotional inscription

The obverse carries the concise salawāt (blessing) on the Prophet Muḥammad صلى الله عليه وسلم:

الله صل على محمد وسلام

Allah ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammad wa-sallim

“Allah, send blessings upon Muḥammad and grant him peace.”