Omeyyade. Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik. Dirham Dimashq mint/ dated: AH 118 = AD 736/7 (Sans Prix de Réserve)

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate, time of Caliphate of Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, AR Dirham Dimashq (Damascus), dated: AH 118 = AD 736/7
Obverse Inscription:
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ
Translation: "There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him."
Marginal Inscription:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ضُرِبَ هَذَا الدِّرْهَمُ بِدِمَشْقَ سَنَةَ ثَمَانِ عَشْرَةَ وَمِائَةٍ
Translation: "In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Dimashq in the year 118."
Reverse:
Central Inscription (Qurān 112:1-4):
اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ
Translation: "Allah is One, Allah is Absolute. He begets not, nor is He begotten, and none is like Him."

Marginal Inscription:
مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَرْسَلَهُ بِالْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَىٰ الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ
Translation: "Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it." References: Album 133.
This dirham, minted in Damascus (Dimashq) during the Umayyad Caliphate, exemplifies the early Islamic coinage style. Its design, dominated by Qurʾanic inscriptions, reflects the Islamic focus on monotheism and divine sovereignty, replacing earlier iconographic designs with scriptural proclamations. The choice of Qurʾān 112 (Surah Al-Ikhlas) on the reverse highlights the central tenet of Islamic faith: the oneness of Allah.
Diameter : 25 mm Weight: 2.93 grams